Quay Letters and Corelli on Baby Talk In 1900s Notes
The piece recounts how Senator M S Quay kept constituent letters and used them in a Senate bid, noting back page reminders to deliver favors. It also quotes Marie Corelli on baby talk and gendered language, suggesting early behavior shapes future development.
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M. S. Quay
Pennsylvania
Saturday Evening Post
Senate
John
Bill
Sendera
Quay
Marie Corelli
Were Superstitious Too
A woman entering a big department store balked at a porter on a ladder stretched across the doorway and cried out not to walk under it. She then laughed at her fear and saw five women behind her echo her remark as she walked away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
New York Press
M. Curley
Sixteenth St. Bay City
Mich
Fashion Trends Rise Across Classes, Says London Tatler
A London Tatler remark notes that fashion no longer drifts downwards. stylish looks arrive for rich and poor simultaneously. It laments vulgarized, crude trends spreading quickly, yet asserts the enduring core style remains the same across society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tatler
Left Him Pleasant Thoughts
A doctor advises a heart patient to avoid all company and meat fed vegetables and to drink nothing. The physician notes he cannot call again until Wednesday due to attending funerals of three patients.
North Star Shines 190 Times Brighter Than Sun
An astronomy note states the north star emits light about 190 times stronger than the sun, highlighting its brilliance as a fixed celestial beacon.
Rome in Her Glory Reveals Imperial City Restored
A German artist architect G. Gattwecht presents a reconstructed Imperial Rome from plans and fragments. The study highlights topography and Forum views on Palatine Hill with temples and Rostrum Julia, noting sacked ruins and ongoing archaeology.
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Rome
G. Gattwecht
Llanor Monts
Herr Gattwecht
Palatine Pic
Forum
Palatine Hill
Basilica Aemilia
Julius
Augustus
Julia
Actium
Phocas
A. Q. Tos
Remarkable African Craftworks in New York Collection
A 1100 piece Ironwork and craft collection from Congo tribes arrives at the American Museum of Natural History via trustees. The exhibit showcases throwing knives, copper and brass wirework, carved gourds, pottery, shields, and weapons whose forms parallel medieval Italian and Spanish metalwork, Greek urns, and Mexican patterns, suggesting cross cultural links and historic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Richard Douglas
Congo
Itly
Spain
Douglas
Bechuanaland
Sure Enough Ironic Church Wakeup Exchange
A fragmented dialogue shows a minister and a congregant bantering about dozing in church and collection time, reflecting informal rural church humor. The brief exchange centers on sleep in service and the collection moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Virginia Lawyer Death Linked Bell Incident Recalled
Unnatiated incident tied to a Virginia lawyer’s death described as a misinterpreted outcome of a bell tied to a front door pull knob. A messenger boy tugged the antique device and a white haired man warned that the sliver cord had been severed. The boy mocked the malfunction as the bell failed to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
N. Y
Reclamation Law Spurs Growth in Arid Regions
Official figures show since 1902 eight towns were built and 10,000 people settled on desert lands. One hundred miles of branch railways, 1,267 miles of canals, and 47 tunnels were excavated. The arid region covers 600 million acres, with about 60 million irrigable for productive farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
An Oversight and the Siamese Resistance to Walking
A comic sketch follows Chappie in pink pajamas distressed by uncreased trousers. His valet suggests the misstep caused his gloom. A Windsor Magazine note then surveys Siamese aversion to walking, favoring ride over stride due to cultural habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappie
Alphonse
Bangkok
Windsor Magazine
Grocer Credits Postum Over Coffee for Health
A Cleveland grocer touts Postum Food Coffee after his own two year switch from coffee. He describes nervousness and stomach troubles easing, credits his wife’s suggestion, and urges others to abandon coffee for Postum. The testimony cites his improved appetite and steadier nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Wellville
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sold For Nervous Women
A 19th century testimonial advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and female troubles. It features several women from New York and Massachusetts praising the remedy for sleeplessness irritability and emotional distress and invites others to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Makham
Morgan St
Buffalo, N. Y
Fathal
Gee. A. James
Fredonia
Pinkham
Lydia BE
Lynn
Mass
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Montpelier
Salt Lake City
Harry J. Robinson
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Mercantile Block
Uta
Signor Boni
Spade
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Europe
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Tiber
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Via
Appia
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Yale University
Yale
University
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Jaques Mfg. CO
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Allen
Ferre
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le Roy
N.Y
Sond. Psst
Uung Andrea
K. Paxton
Kostun
Mans
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