Bride and wardrobe details of Churchill wedding
The bride Mrs Clementine Hosier, soon to wed Winston Spencer Churchill, spent a busy week finalizing gowns and accessories. Descriptions include a light green high waisted dress with lace chemisette and black satin sash, a large black hat with velvet lining, a cream walking costume, and several gowns from a single firm in styles ranging from Directoire to Louis Quinze. The bride also oversaw her lingerie details, showing skilled needlework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mies Clementine Hosier
New York
Directoire
Countering disease amid national debate
A surreal exchange references authorities on diseases and a confusing analogy. One speaker challenges the implied link while another dismisses the comparison as a "crazy quilt" of ideas.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Sufferers
A pamphlet extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female troubles. It cites Mrs J M Tweedale of Toronto who reports relief from dreadful pains and easier childbirth after using the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. M. Tweedale
Napanee Street
Toronto
Canada
Mrs. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Butterflies, Tomatoes, and a Dinner Table Joke
At a Richmond Episcopal Convention a young lady asked the Bishop of London if the butter could fly because tomatoes could. The bishop laughed while a young Englishman pressed to know the point of the joke indicating a cultural mischief in a light dinner conversation.
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Richmond
London
Lippincott’s Magazine
Minard's Liniment Proved Effective for Rheumatism and Sprains
A letter from T. B. Lavers of St. John endorses Minard's Liniment for rheumatism and sprains, noting excellent results from personal use and recommending the remedy to readers.
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Minard’s Liaiment Co., Limited
Minard
Fruit Crop Report Signals Varied Yields Across Regions
August weather favors fruit, apples ripe early with Duchess and other varieties moving well from southern Ontario. Pears show medium to full crops in some areas, while peaches and plums vary by region. Grapes and tomatoes yield well. insects less prevalent. Great Britain reports below average tree fruit prospects. A. McNeill, Chief Fruit Division.
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Ontario
British Columbia
Moore’s
United States
Great Britain
A. Mc'neill
Absurd anecdotes define Lord Eskgrove in Henry Cockburn’s Memorials
Henry Cockburn relays how Lord Eskgrove’s fame rested on his absurdity rather than any merit. Sir Walter Scott’s era laughed at Eskgrove’s manner. listeners guessed the joke’s source, not the content. Eskgrove’s terrorized links to republican horrors framed his courtroom condemnations and odd asides.
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Lord Eskgrove
Eskgrove
Henry Cockburn
Walter Scott
Esky
Luss
James Colquhoun
Joost
Care of Pets in Summer Weather
Household pets suffer in heat. Provide fresh water in accessible dishes every morning. Cats need a milk based diet with occasional rice or barley. avoid excess meat. Young dogs require exercise in cool hours. kennels stay shaded. Birds should have air and shade. no direct sun during heat.
Miss Baxter Tries to Teach Obelisk Lesson
In a June classroom Miss Baxter struggles to engage a languid class. Frustrated, she demands students define an obelisk, and a girl replies that an obelisk is something that goes in one ear and out the other.
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Naa Magazine
Tea a Germicide in Tea Canteen Use
A Boston medical investigator reports tea as a strong germ killer, destroying typhoid bacilli within 24 hours. The Boston Transcript notes tea can protect canteens from infection by rinsing out germs and suggests military use where tea could render contamination nearly nil after a few hours.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
Boston Transcript
New Treasure Coal Field Linked by Rail Extensions
A vast coal reserve of 45 billion tons in Western North America is ready for exploitation as railroad extensions near completion connect the Crow's Nest Pass region with British Columbia lines. Spokane International Railroad's D C Corbin secures a BC charter for a CPR linked route east of Michel BC and a 14 mile southerly extension to access 10,800 acres of crown lands across 17 sections.
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North America
Technical World Magazine
D. C. Corbin
Spokane International Railroad
Provisional Government of
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Michel
B.C
How to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer in Winter
Instructions for extending the life of cut flowers with sharp straight stem cuts and fresh water each morning. Advice covers avoiding crowding in vases, keeping flowers out of direct sun or heat, and placing vases in cool places at night. Some readers may rewater stems in bowls and cover with newspapers on window sills unless freezing weather requires indoor storage.
Birds Flight Illusion By Observation And Size
The passage notes deception in bird flight perception with examples. It cites the cormorant as slow yet covering a mile in a minute ten seconds, the honey bee taking two minutes per mile, and comparisons among humming birds quail mallard challenging speed assumptions.
Four women and a change of phrase in a debate
The Atchison Globe notes a quick jab in a story about a large woman where a speaker corrected herself from saying a coarse insult to complimenting her as a great big fine looking woman. The crowd then shifts to a discussion where one man declares opposition to the death penalty and reveals his line of work as life insurance.
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Atchison Globe
Philadelphia Ledger
Gypsy Society Journal Excerpt on East Showmen and Tattoos
An excerpt notes gypsies as East showmen dominating sieve making wooden utensils and tattooing people in Syria Egypt and parts of Persia. It claims Arabs and gypsies sell wild animals and snakes and that gypsies travel widely including Europe United States Canada and Winnipeg. It cites the Journal of the Gypsy Society.
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East
Orient
Syria
Egypt
Persia
Canada
Winnipeg
Journal of the Gypsy Society
Porpoise and Dogfish Exchange Poetic Remarks
Beaton Tran script notes Porpoise questions the whale while a dogfish recalls Jonah swallowing notices. Adversity sharpens a man’s wit in a terse proverb about resilience.
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Jonah
Beaton
Little Old New York Population Boom The Text
A National Magazine excerpt notes New York City surpassing sixteen states in population and a 20 mile radius housing over ten million people. It predicts growth to a fifty mile radius with 2304 towns and a fifth of the US population, citing 400 000 yearly net gain and 5000 marriages annually. It also records daily average 150 000 transient visitors and peak seasonal tourism.
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New York City
New York
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
National Magazine
Opportunity Knocks Once In Humorous Tale
A parable unfolds with Minard's Liniment for sale as Opportunity arrives at a man’s house. Swifter than a doorbell, a loud double knock leads to a scowling rejection and Opportunity’s sad retreat, illustrating the axiom that opportunity only knocks once.
Salada Tea Flavor Tied to Care in Cultivation and Packaging
The article credits Salada Tea’s rich flavor to careful cultivation and preparation and to its sealed lead packaging which keeps it from contact with substances that could alter its taste.
Extinct Lemurs of Madagascar and Giant Relatives
Interest in extinct lemurs has revived after a lavish Zoological Society memoir on skulls and remains gathered by H. F. Standing. In Madagascar marshes these fossils show remarkable preservation and hint at late survival possibly into the seventeenth century. Some giants boasted skulls about a foot long, and one may have been aquatic.
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Madagascar
Transactions
the Zoological Society
H. F. Standing
Better Than Spanking Bed-Wetting Cure Offered
A Windsor Ontario address advertises a free home treatment for bed-wetting. The author claims spanking does not cure the condition and offers full instructions to mothers with no payment required. The treatment supposedly also helps adults with daytime or nighttime urinary difficulties.
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M. Summers
Windsor
Ont
Artists struggle for a livelihood criticizes self advertising paintings
In a commercial critique, Mr. Comrox argues that many real artists fail financially because they produce work that primarily advertises themselves rather than appealing to a broader audience. The remark highlights tension between artistic merit and market success.
Women and Music Should Ever Be Dated Says France
A French remark contends that women and music are inseparable from dating, prompting debate on gender and arts roles within cultural circles. Supporters argue for ongoing relevance while critics call for modernized views on expression and artistry.
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Trousseau
Nature
Torento
Yours Truly, T. B. Lavers
St. Johm
Fruit Crop Report
Liebig
Liebig CO
Phoebe St
DR. Hunt
the Edward's Medicine Company
Bathurst Street
Putnam's Corn
Putnam's
H. Kmowan
Losdes
Can
Piug
Rtrelt Sapply Co
Dundas Strex
Lss
Central Business College
Yonge and Gerrard
Little Old New York
Minard’s Liniment
The
E. B. Eddy Co
Hull
Por Eddy
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