Woman promoter leads Southern Independent Telephone venture
Mrs. An ney McElroy Brett is hailed as the telephone queen of the Southwest. She serves as president of the Southern Independent Telephone and Telegraph company and as president and general manager of the Brett Construction Telephone and Telegraph company. Her firms, built without initial capital, now represent more than half a million dollars.
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Texas
Anney McElroy Brett
Southwest
Southern Independent Telephone and Telegraph Company
Brett Construction, Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chicago Journal
Ideal Place to Faint in Church
A New York Press quip about fainting in church at St Patrick's Cathedral. The gag notes a water refreshment from a silver pitcher near the entrance and an usher who resembles Harry Lehr, framing the scene as a refined absurdity.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Harry Lehr
New York Press
Duchess Opens Creamery at Baronscourt
The Duchess of Abercorn runs a Baronscourt creamery supplying milk and dairy to London hotels and ocean liners. She is aunt to Lord Howe and sister to Vice-Admiral Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe and Lady Emily Kingscote, with royal connections shown by Queen Alexandra’s lady in waiting role. Her eldest son Lord Hamilton and his son Lord Paisley are both king’s godsons.
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Duchess of
Lord Paisley
Woman Wins Maiden Mississippi Trot at Jackson Fair
Mrs Minnie S Hesford a 26 year old Mississippi country girl won two straight heats driving her three year old Blue Nellie in the maiden trotters event at the state fair races in Jackson Mississippi. The other starter Miss Queen driven by a man was distanced in both heats. Hesford maintains her own stables and kennels and favors bifurcated skirts in the sulky.
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Minnie S. Hesford
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
New York World
The Art of Happiness and Simple Pleasures
The piece argues happiness stems from small joys rather than wealth or power. It contrasts the contentment of humble individuals with the dissatisfaction of leaders and the rich, noting a child gains more pleasure from a ten cent toy than a millionaire from a yacht. The message highlights that joy resides with ordinary people who value their own lives and small acts.
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New York Journal
What Finnish Women Want
Nineteen women sit in Finland’s Diet as Socialists and push a women’s agenda. They demand liquor ban, reform of marriage and divorce laws, recognition of illegitimate children, and universal education. They pledge to pressure male allies and leverage the party to advance feminist goals. Their Socialist Women’s Union swells with peasants' daughters joining as they aim to rule the country.
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Finland
Socialist Party
Land of the Midnight Sun
Socialist Women’s Union
Finland Women Demand Respect in New York World Dispatch
A Finland correspondent notes that women form a powerful and influential constituency and deserve respect and deference in political matters as discussed in a New York World dispatch.
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Finland
New York World
Marriage Without Love Warns Against Loveless Marriage
A Daily Mirror article cautions that a loveless marriage harms both spouses. It argues the husband loses ambition and respect while the wife endures misery as she suppresses her true feelings. Rarely does genuine love arise later, making such unions foolish.
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Daily Mirror
Indian Woman Lawyer Triumphs in Omaha Trial
Julia St. Cyr, the sole Indian woman lawyer in the United States, a Winnebago by birth, defended herself in Omaha federal court on a fee charge. The jury returned a not guilty verdict on the first ballot after a deft defense that included tears at a pivotal moment.
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United States
Julia St. Cyr
Omaha
Crook
Miss St. Cyr
Julian St. Cyr
Pittsburg
Fashion Notes on Lingerie and Evening Gowns
Lingerie waists are selling again with moire antique a favorite for waistcoats. Cutaway coats remain correct whether short or long, while chenille trims evening gowns. Paris mourning gowns feature wide crape bands and dotted filet frills with dull ribbon. Antiqued pendants and green stones remain popular for fine neck chains.
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Madame Fashion
Paris
The Wise Man
A satirical poem from the Detroit Free Press mocks a man who claims all knowledge yet often misstates facts. It ridicules his certainty about personal lives disasters and broader events while noting his constant chatter and spread of rumors.
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Brown
The
Detroit Free Press
Wit and repartee from vintage newspapers
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple papers. Punch and Puck lines mix with witty exchanges on travel economy philosophy and literary talk, featuring snippets about detectives, politicians, servants, and a minister’s probation discourse.
Origin of the Cravat Across Centuries and Nations
The word cravat dates from 1636 and stems from Austrian cavalry dress called the cravate. French and English forces borrowed and adapted the style, with the steamkirk of 1692 introducing a flowing lace edged neckscarf. Modern neckwear evolves from these 17th century uniforms and later adaptations.
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France
Croatia
England
Steamkirk
Flanders
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jamie
W.l.douglas Shoes
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Mass
S' Patrick
Ireland
Jacobs Oil
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New York City
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