Coronation Fashion Notes and Royal Dress Changes
Report on wax models at Norfolk House showing medieval coronation attire for peers and ladies. Queen Elizabeth favors changes to the velvet robes and kok. Details feature the Prince of Wales mantle with ermine and three plumes, and various royal rights and privileges for peers in attendance.
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London
Tuke
Norfolk
Edward
Norfolk House
Duke of Norfolk
Lord Kingsdale
Lord Forrester
John
Twrity
William III
George I
George Iv
Victorian
Forrester
Henry VII
Lord Inchequin
Thomond
Ireland
Admiral Fellowes
Beatrice Fellowes
Westminster Abbey
Prince of Wales
Alexandra
Maesty
Sir Henry Irving Rides Carriage in Prospect Park
New York Express reports Sir Henry Irving, staying at Hotel Margaret in Brooklyn, rode in a closed carriage in Prospect Park. The cabman, unaware the passenger was the famed actor, later brought him back claiming the old gentleman seemed dotty and muttered ominous lines about hatred.
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Sir Henry Irving
Brooklyn
Margaret
Columbia Heights
Prospect Park
New York
London Express
Cabby
Sir Henry
Dr Sven Hedin Returns From Long Orient Quest
Swedish explorer Dr Sven Hedin has reached the Vale of Cashmere on his two year visit to Thibet and the Gobi desert after a perilous return. Born 1865 in Stockholm he has earned doctorates from Uppsala Halle and Oxford and received honors from Russia for his discoveries in the Orient. The journey, funded by King Oscar, is expected to yield notable results.
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Sven Hedin
Vale of
Cashmere
Thibet
Gobi Desert
Europe
Stockholm
Upsala
Sweden
Halle
Germany
Oxford
Russia
Dr. Hedin
Orient
Hedin
Pekin
Oscar
Weedin
Tolstoi’s Independence Noted by Author on Nihilist Leader Visit
An author of The Czar and His People cites Tolstoi’s independent stance: General Loris Felikoff wielded vast power against Nihilists and claimed to be virtually created vice Emper or. He found a top Nihilist chief secretly visiting Tolstoi during official inquiries.
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Tolstoi
Loris “Felikoff
Tolstoy Expels Visitor Loris Melikot From Country House
Tolstoy refuses Melikot official entry and orders two servants to throw him out. Melikot, claiming not to come officially, is escorted from the premises with no attempt at redress allowed.
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Melikof
Infinite debt never paid in 4-cent algebraic tale
A man owes 4 cents and pays 2, then 1, then half a cent, and so on halving each day. The remaining balance never reaches zero even with immortality, as each payment leaves half of the previous day's amount, requiring infinitely small counters to complete the debt.
Pocket Satchel Designs From Grandmothers Era
In old fashion revival notes the piece describes pocketless satchels with black satin bags rising from black velvet half moons, embroidered with silk and silver beads or white velvet flowers edged in silver. Ribbons form the drawstring or slide through rings, with colored lining optional to show at the frill top.
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Young Ladies’ Journal
Women Drummers Prove Effective On Road Sales
A wholesale merchant in the southern city asserts women make better drummers than men in some lines. He notes women can outsell men on items like tea coffee spices and related goods due to sharper knowledge and conversation, though sales roles for women were once limited to books and apparel. The trend shows female drummers becoming valuable assets on the road.
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Washington Star
A Russian Princess Distinctive Traveler and Sportswoman
A Russian Princess Demidef noted for adventures with her husband in Europe Asia and Kamchatka. She stalks chamois in the Caucasus catches 130 trout in one day travels across Asia to Japan and Kamchatka and is famed for cooking and charm.
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Demidef
England
Europe
Asia
Caucasus
Laba
Japan
Kamchatka
Warnskoff Daschkoff
Two Good Swimmers Learn From Fathers and Brothers
The piece notes French and Spanish girls learning to swim early under male tutors. It cites the queen regent of Spain and Queen Amelie of Portugal as prominent examples who learned from youth. It describes the regent’s pleasure in being taken out to sea for boat trips then swimming back to shore quickly.
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Queen Regent
Spain
Amelie
Portugal
One Way Out of St Midkiff Cleopatra Was So Beautiful
The Philadelphia North American notes a dramatic line about Cleopatra described as extraordinarily beautiful, prompting Julius Caesar to beg to become her slave in a vivid aside.
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Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Mumaw
Philadelphia
Women can build business by breeding animals for profit
The Boston Globe urges women to start small with animal breeding as a business, detailing profitable options from Angora cats and Belgian hares to cavies, poultry, and birds. It notes cities like Chicago and Indianapolis already host women in such ventures and highlights skunk farming and frog culture as earners.
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Chicago
Louisville
St. Louis
San Francisco
New York City
Indianapolis
Denver
Los Angeles
New England
Boston Globe
Stated bench plane technique for embedding with pillows
The text describes using pillows to embed pietee and a jackplane set deep. It prescribes turning the tool bottom upward and moving the ice backward and forward over the cutter to shape or adjust the work.
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Peregraph
Ice preservation method for sick room with fire
A medical journal explains how to keep shaved ice cold for a full day and night in a sick room. Place the ice in a saucer set on a soup plate and cover with another plate, then stack the plates on a sturdy surface to insulate and shield the ice.
Debate on women's suffrage aims in Philadelphia Press dialogue
A Caiadelphia Press excerpt features a man arguing a distant objective for women's suffrage while a woman insists it should be its sole goal. The exchange contrasts strategic aims with direct gender rights advocacy.
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Caiadelphia Press
Vindictive and cheerful faces reveal character traits
The passage describes how a vindictive woman shows discomfort in home life, resents correction, and disturbs household items. It contrasts with a merry woman whose eyes smile and who jokes, while patient, serene women bear lines of endurance and hidden struggles.
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Hemeor
Charity
Very Much Married In Remarkable Long Marriages
The article cites extraordinary marriage histories including a widow who married her twenty second husband and a Florence woman who wed seven times at age seventy. It notes long-wedded couples in 1763 Essex where the couple had eighty one years together and ages 107 and around 103. The pattern shows many spouses dying soon after partners pass.
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St. Jerome
Bordeaux
Elizabeth Nase
Florence
Essex
Manners at Dinner for Women Guests in Fi guette
The piece outlines proper conduct for men when dining with women guests. It covers entering order, signaling departures, the man offering his left arm, the woman guiding seating, and the hostess or a name card directing placement. It emphasizes courteous, formal steps and assisting women before seating.
Wives In the Philippines and Property Law
The article notes Philippine law favors wives in marital property matters. It states that a husband cannot claim her property, except as administrator, and upon death the wife’s assets pass to children or relatives unless a deed in favor of the husband is executed. It also mentions wives keep their maiden names and add the husband’s, with a de prefix, and children inherit both names.
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Philippines
Novel Wall Paper From Receipted Bills and Music Sheets
Mme Christine Nilsson uses old hotel and shop bills as wall paper in a dining room showing the lavish expenses of great singers. Her bedroom is wallpapered with music from songs and parts she has performed during her career.
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Mme
Christine Nilsson
Nilseon
Tender Steaks From A Faulty OCR Fragment
A garbled passage discusses preparing steak with olive oil and proper timing but contains numerous misspellings. It mentions temperatures, cooling locations, and cooking steps though readability is limited.
Have you ever tried to write a novel asks young woman
A brief dialogue from the Washington Star features a young woman asking a student about writing a novel and the man replying he has written several. He compares them to Dickens works that were not appreciated until after his death.
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Washington Star
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