Deer hunt ends in quarrel with fishermen at Tennessee cove
Two hunting groups split at Tennessee cove California with one party chasing a deer at Tamalpais Club preserve and the other aboard Sunderland's launch for salmon. The deer dived from the cliff to the water and was shot by a hunter on the launch. Fishermen refused to surrender the deer prompting oaths and gunfire from the cliff before both parties retired to the club house.
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Tennessee Cove
California
Tamalpais Club
Sunderland
Sausalito
Bolinas Bay
Wise Words on Duty Ambition and Character
A compact aphorism collection urges duties neglected hinder progress and uplifted eyes keep a clean heart. It links ambition with avarice, greatness with vision, and loving God with serving others, noting prejudice and self focus impairment while patient effort ripens virtue and wisdom.
Coffee Nerves Vanish After Switching From Coffee
A Texas girl recalls starting coffee at a very young age and suffering nervousness, indigestion, and a sallow complexion. After four months on Postum Food Coffee her nerves, digestion, and skin improved, and she continued teaching. She notes easy switch from coffee and mentions boiling help and others trying Postum. Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan endorses its benefits in an old advertisement.
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Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Heir Fashions Ruskin and Dress
A New Haven Register essay argues fashion reflects social condition and criticizes flimsiness and gaudiness in lower classes. It says companionship and social contact relieve domestic strain, urging young people to cultivate friends beyond family.
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New Haven ‘Register
Paris debut for Flora Wilson daughter of Secretary Wilson
Flora Wilson daughter of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson who studies music in Paris under Jean de Reszke will debut on the concert and operatic stage. Her father objects while her teacher urges decisive training to become a leading prima donna of the world.
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Paris
Flora Wilson
Wilson
Jean de Reszke
New York
Bridal superstitions foretell luck for weddings
Home Chat offers wedding folklore: a bride dreams of fairies predicts luck. a groom with a miniature horseshoe brings future good fortune. kissing the bride after the ceremony ensures yearly happiness. finding a money spider on the dress means happiness and prosperity.
Popular Girls Names Through Time in England Chronicle Style
The London Chronicle notes shifts in girls names from Sophia and Carolina in the eighteenth century to Emma and Jane in the early nineteenth and Laura and Clara later, with Dorothys and Marjories giving way to Elizabeth as a reaction against quaint. Men’s names change less, though Alf and Gus faded. John remains a constant favored name.
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Sophia
Carolina
Emma
Jane
Laura
Clara
Dorothys
Marjories
Elizabeth
Alf
Gus
Leech
John
London’ Chronicle
Waist Reduction Threatens Athletic Women, Doctor Claims
The New York Press notes fashion dictates may shrink athletic women by waist training, limiting mountain climbs and long walks. Dr Charles Shaw counters that most women are naturally suited for exploration and can endure strenuous expeditions, citing past scientific trips.
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Goodby
Charles Shaw
New York Press
Women Not Weak Defend Against Mockery of Fashion
An observing woman questions the myth of female weakness and quotes a New York Tribune piece arguing women endure hardship and ridicule, citing short sleeves, granny muffs, and fears of pneumonia to defend bold attire and resilience.
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New York Tribune
Isolation Harmful Says Wise German Saying
The piece argues solitude harms mental health and happiness, comparing it to a lung’s need for fresh air. It cites ranch herders and lonely rural women and men who grow morbid, stressing the necessity of congenial contact to spark new ideas and prevent mental hunger.
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West
Selecting a Husband in a Woman’s Duty and Right
The article argues women should exercise care in choosing a husband, noting the right to select is modern and valued. It suggests targeting young, in love partners to train them for the woman's convenience and enduring effort.
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Plato
Lot
George Harvey
North American Review
Fashionable Coral Ornaments and 1900s Dress Trends
The article surveys late 19th century fashion with coral ornaments, soutache on dresses, halo coifs, gold and silver belts, creamy flannel albatross waists, and the plain shirtwaist revival. It highlights Paris gowns in Parma violet silk, sable fur coats, Frankfurter hats for ages 38 to 50, and high tan shoes. Large hair combs and tower hats are noted as season essentials.
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New York City
When I Consider the Human Noses and Angels
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt presents Brother Quackenboss railing at public opinion and civic leaders. He mocks smug elites and contrasts dissent with religion and humanity, lamenting vanity and folly in politics, religion, and society.
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Postoffice
Vox
Quackenboss
Muhsel
Commoner Brain Leaks Quotes on Work and Morals
A collection from Brain Leaks in the Commoner notes human folly and social ethics. It highlights jealousy, political ethics, honesty, labor, charity, and happiness with pithy maxims about leaders, energy, and neighborly conflicts.
Lobster Firm Lands Large Government Contract
Fred B Higgins Lobster Company of Boothbay Harbor won a government contract to supply 1500 live lobsters shipped by express to the Pacific Coast for experimental testing on lobster survivability and breeding in Pacific waters. The deal is among the largest for a lobster dealer and shipments begin this month.
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Fred B. Higgins Lobster Company
Boothbay Harbor
United States
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Kennebec Journal
Artificial Tee in Brazil Scarce Ice Factory
Rio de Janeiro relies on artificial ice with a single aging factory and outdated equipment. Grocers sell ice at about two and a half cents a pound.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Quote on Failure From New York Press
A sharp New York Press remark notes that the man who stamps his toe against the same stone is well suited to be a failure. It reflects a skeptical view of repetitive self-defeat and persistence failing to yield progress.
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New York Press
Cure for Measles Scalp Sores Ends After Cutiura Remedies
After measles the head and neck were covered with large scaly sores and hair loss. A six month persistence with medical salves failed. A week after starting Cutiura Remedies the sores improved and in three weeks the condition was fully resolved. Mrs Henry Porter Albion Neb August 25 706.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Amateur hunter heads to woods as guides brace for two week trip
A city hunter heads into a two week woodland expedition as guides in camp express concern and hope for his safe return. The exchange from a Chicago News report highlights the tension between eagerness and danger in remote camping.
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Petey
Chicago News
Cheney & Co to pay for catarrah cures in Toledo case
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co of Toledo swears the firm will pay 100 dollars for each catarrah case not cured by Ilan's Catarrh Cure. Rane J Cheney signs the oath before Notary W Gleasson on December 6, 886. Advertisement invites testimonials and notes contact in Toledo for the product, claims relief for constipation and other mucous issues.
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Crry
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.j.chenney & Co
Ilan
Rane J. Cheney
A. D
W. Gleasson
Cheney & Co
The Economy of Hats and Household Habits
A humorous Life column notes that buying a hat for 3.75 dollars when a better one costs four dollars illustrates economic folly. It says the practice harms the poor, while women may master it to January without touching their April allowance, prompting pride and renewed effort from husbands to fund the habit.
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Claim
Medina New York resident G W Winney reports being cured by Dean's Kidney Pills after eighteen months of pain across the back and joints. He credits weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds following 10 or 12 boxes and urges others to write for details. Pills sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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The
New Orleans Picayune
Hague
Axa
Japan
St. Vitus
Kline
Nora
H. Rine
Arch St
Phila
Woolford
France
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