Princess Irene Godfathered by Prussian Officers
Irene, born in 1866 after the Prussia Austria war ends, was named Peace by Prince Henry of Hesse to honor the peace declaration. He invited officers and men under his command to be her godfathers, and they all accepted. The Sketch notes the broader rise of women driving boats and owning launches, with examples of wealthy Boston society groups racing on Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Austria
Henry of Hesse
Irene
Lake of River
Lake Winhepesaukee
New Hampshire
Boston
Jordans
Shaws
Armstrongs
New York Press
Anna Steese Richardson
Where Woman Is Master in Khasi Matriarchate
A Washington Herald summary notes a 3 year government study of India’s tribes finding the Khasi people, numbering 176,614, preserve a matriarchate where the mother is head and owner of property, children belong to the mother’s clan, men abandon kinship ties, and the woman serves as high priestess in a matrilineal and feminine language culture.
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India
Indaw
Washington Herald
Work of Jane Addams and Hull House Reflections
A condensed look at Jane Addams and Hull House, noting the Chicago institution as a force for social view changes. The piece contrasts class perspectives, recalls Hull House receptions with observers from varied backgrounds, and reflects on personal sorrow as a shared human experience.
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Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Miss Addams
Hull
Flahrity
Lake Shore Drive
Ewing Street
Whims and beliefs in a literary and Indian world
A compiled reflection on diverse themes from childhood imagination to the burdens of modern womanhood, exploring how play shapes identity, the toll of dual roles, and the heroic yet costly acts of motherhood. It also surveys Indian beliefs linking weather phenomena to objects like moth cocoons, the whirlwind, and thunder, with ritual meanings and protective symbolism.
A New Kind of Bait in Dundee Tale
A Dundee Advertiser fragment shows a husband and wife preparing for a week of trout fishing. The wife presents old fly papers the husband misreads as needed gear, highlighting a light domestic joke about saving papers from last summer for fishing.
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Dundee Advertiser
Well Placed and Paris Gardens Big Hospitals Screened
A western millionaire seeks a job for his son at a New York firm promising hands on training. The reply notes a $60 weekly wage and peers in the office, a $50,000 yacht and a $9,000 motor car illustrate the stark contrast to his home life. Paris claims the largest public gardens and hospital, underscoring city scale.
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West
New York
Blank
Harper's Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure
State of Ohio Toledo City of Lucas Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co says firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure internal use acts on blood and mucous surfaces testimonials sent for Druggists Toledo Ohio Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation
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CiTy OF
Toledo
Igg
Tommy’s Dinner Misstep At Scholar’s House
A mother fears social missteps as Tommy visits a learned professor. After elab orate prep, he recalls slipping his meat to the floor and brushing it off with a sharp remark about tough meat, then continuing his meal. The tale appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Amantile Bronteness
Tommy
Philadelphia Ledger
Five Months in Hospital Discharged as Incurable
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells fainting and impaired sight and kidney issues before starting Dean's Kidney Pills which he credits with addressing the cause and restoring his health. Sold by dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Mirrors from cupric oxide by hydrazines tested
A 1907 Leicester read paper cites Faraday on copper oxide in olive oil for mirror making but notes poor luster and staining. The author reports that reducing cupric oxide with aromatic hydrazines yields deposits on clear glass as a bright coherent film with burnished copper red lustre, matching silver mirrors.
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British Association
Leicester
Faraday
Piles Cured in Sixteen to Seventeen Days Claim
Fragmentary notes claim cures for piles in six to fourteen days with references to fascal fishing and a patent or funded program. Mentions copper bottomea and early snips, but details are unclear and unverified.
The General Demand for a Gentle Laxative Remedy
The Well-Informed universally seeks a simple pleasant and efficient liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known wholesome remedy. Physicians approve its gentle yet prompt action and widely prefer the genuine product sold by leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Royal Dowry For Maids of Enor Traditions at Court
A long standing royal custom requires maids of honor to receive a dowry of £1000 on their wedding day. The tradition links court service to marriage prospects and high status. The notice also mentions Winslow's Syrup and a claim about Brazil's navy, with various product and vessel figures.
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Enor
Montreal Woman Credits Cuticura For Eczema Cure After 25 Years
Mrs. J. I. Renaud of 27 Montana Street Montreal says she suffered eczema for a quarter century with leg peeling and raw foot. After two Cuticura treatments swelling subsided, a new skin formed, and she has been cured for seven years. Her doctor reportedly urged amputation before the remedy healed her.
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Cutiura
J. i. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Quey Reb
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