Society Hastening to Summer Resorts Across the Nation
Washington society shifts from winter gatherings to summer elsewhere as embassies set in at Manchester Bar Harbor and Cape Ann. Diplomats entertain, Count Hatzfeldt and Prince Koudacheff join British Italian German and Russian houses, with Bar Harbor, Beverly Farms and Magnolia among favored spots.
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Ashington
Washington
Newport
Bar Harbor
Tucker
Lenox
Adirondacks
Manchester
Gayety
North Shore
Baroness Des Planches
Count Hatzfeldt
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Beverly Farms
Nicolas Koudacheff
Magnolia
Edward Loftus
Cape Ann
Baron Haymerle
Count Torok
Prince Vincent Zu Windisch-Graetz
Hengelmuller
Roosevelt to begin year long African big game hunt
President and his son Kermit plan a yearlong expedition to British East Africa starting after March 4 1909. The party will include guides and a full arsenal to study and hunt elephants and other species with the aim of collecting specimens and later writing about the journey. Mrs Roosevelt will stay at Sagamore Hill during the absence.
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Roosevelt
British East Africa
Kermit
Groton
Mass
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Cairo
Africa
Playgrounds Need Budget Boost in District Appropriation
The Senate amended the district appropriation bill raising playground funding from 31500 to 15000. Citizens praise the measure as a start though noting further work is needed to provide safe play spaces for Washington schoolchildren and keep streets free from unruly activity.
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Senate
House
Washington
Jack
Congress
Puzzle Prize Drive Puts Washington on Alert
A sensational wallet scam led Washington officials to chase a missing portfolio tied to a political puzzle featuring President Roosevelt. The ad offered 600 dollars for the papers, later revealed as a gimmick by a zealous salesman. The setup involved a pigs in clover image with a Roosevelt portrait and balls labeled Bryan Taft, hinting at a third term.
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Lew Dockastader
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Shoft
Loeb
Bryan
Taft
A Curious Letter Sealed Till Baby’s Thirteenth Birthday
A famed authoress unsettled by unknown correspondents recounts receiving a thick heavily sealed envelope addressed with a warning not to open until the baby’s thirteenth birthday. The sender claimed to have named her last child after the authoress and seeks her view, sparking anxiety about the envelope’s contents.
Latest Styles Walking Costume and Blouse Details
Describes a navy serge walking suit with seven-gored skirt, outside seams, pearl buttons, silk lined jacket, velvet collar, straw hat with roses. Includes fabric lists: 8 yards 46 in wool, 5 yards linenette, 4 yards lining silk, half yard velvet. Also outlines heliotrope chiffon blouse with lace vest, silk straps, and taffetas. material needs: 4 yards 22 in lace. Includes bodice for home dress with net vest, lace panels, and various trims. materials: 2 yards 46 in, 2 yards insertion, 3 yards lace, half yard net, 1 1/2 yards sateen.
Trimmings for Hats Highlight Revival of Fruit Themed Accents
Fashion notes describe hats featuring fruit motifs like peaches plums cherries and berries in natural and fancy hues. Velvet and silk geraniums crown or garland hats while rosebuds woodbine trimmings and tulle soften brims. Long pheasant quills and lophophore plumage add dramatic finish. new colors include blue after rain and vivid fuchsia per Vogue.
Avoid Cutting Lace With Steel Knife Trick
A sewing tip advises placing a flat steel knife between insertion lace and fabric when trimming. Run scissors along the knife to prevent cutting the lace and make cutting easier, preserving delicate lace inserts.
Keeping Dust From Pictures on Walls and Frames
Dust accumulates behind framed pictures, harming cardboard mounts and the image. A sturdy paper backing and thin backboards protect against dampness and discoloration while keeping the picture flat against the glass. Without protection, wear accelerates, ruin threatens heirlooms, and appearance suffer.
Clocked Stockings Offer Chic Embroidered Timepieces
Cheap plain stockings can be transformed into clocked stockings by sewing a straight line up the side from the ankle seam, adding clock attachments and a top arrow. A monogram on the front can complete the look. Embroidery should be done over an egg to prevent puckering.
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Thia
Oldest alumnus recalls Princeton days as a cub
Dr. J. C. Hepburn, ninety three, the last-surviving member of his Princeton class, recalls a era without railroads and with strict campus rules. He notes undergraduates focus on study, recounts Rutgers cannons thefts, and says baseball was unknown in the thirties. He later finished medical training at the University of Pennsylvania in 1836.
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J. C. Hepburn
Princeton
East Orange
N. J
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Milton
China
Japan
Glenwood Avenue
Rutgers
New Brunswick
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Princeton University
Japanese Treasure Story Forefather’s Buried Coins
A respected landholding figure hid coins in a chamber of secrecy, but the discovery proved disappointing. The tale frames a long history of hidden treasure linked to an esteemed family.
Princeton Then and Now in a Former Library Dormitory
The author recalls Nassau Hall as a burned rebuilt dormitory with a separate dining hall. Pranks such as a torpedo in a junior class stove are recounted, plus no hazing in early American colleges and rivalries between Clio and Whig societies. A later tale notes an earthen pot filled with ancient gold coins found beneath a floor, leading to a banquet and a dealer’s dubious assessment.
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Nassau Hall
Princeton
New York City
New York Supreme Court
Clio
Whig
Kitayama
Dove Killing in Georgia Stuns Local Hunters
A massive dove shoot on Ira Cook’s Lea county plantation drew 125 to 150 gunners and likely killed over 6000 birds in a few hours. Despite the slaughter doves remained plentiful, with ladies participating among the hunters. A separate hunt near Lumpkin at Stevens’ farm yielded 1000 to 2000 birds with sixty guns in a 200 acre field, followed by a barbecue feast.
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Ira Cook
Lea County
Albany
Leesburg
J. M. Stevens
J. T. Holder
Stevens
Lumpkin
Pioneer Veteran Claims Kidney Cure From Pills
Matthias Campbell, Civil War veteran and pioneer of Colorado, now Blair Nebraska, reports long back pain and urinary issues before using Dean's Kidney Pills. He and his wife say they were completely cured as doctors diagnosed advanced kidney troubles. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Matthias Campbell
Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Real Hard Luck Honeymoon Guide Purchases Spark Trade
A dialog shows tension as one party questions an offer while the other reveals buying a honeymoon guide. The exchange hints at planning and possible sacrifice within a strained relationship.
Eczema Relief Brings Sleep After Year of Pain
A Shiloh Ohio mother recalls her son Clyde trapped by eczema for a year with painful scabs and sleepless nights. After trying various doctors, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent brought a single night of rest and a six week recovery, endorsed by a leading physician.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
New York Sold for Twenty Four Dollars
In a National Magazine essay Bill Nye jokes about Peter Minuit’s 1628 purchase of Manhattan for 24 dollars. Nye notes the island’s rise from a modest trade to the heart of a vast metropolis and laments ancestors’ absence during the historic sale.
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Bill Nye
Peter Minuit
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
Greater
The
Giant City
National Magazine
Meesa Wilson Confesses a Breakage in Parlor Tale
A young Japanese servant in a Mrs Wilson household confesses to breaking dishes after being urged to tell truth. He greets guests with a bright, false smile and promises honesty, saying he broke his pants. The anecdote appears in Success Magazine.
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Meesa Wilson
Success Magazine
Fully Nourished by Grape Nuts Nutrition Claim
An advertisement lauds Grape Nuts as a balanced food supplying brain and nerve elements across life stages. It details a two year breakfast routine with milk and cream, claims improved nerve and brain power, and notes a mother over sixty and a son over seventy reporting better health after using Grape Nuts.
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Usl
Alxty
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