Hides and Leather Trade Talk in New York Swamp
A reporter tours a New York hide house in Frankfort Street exploring the global supply of hides from Europe Asia Africa and the Americas. He discusses curing methods chuenam arsenic drying and grain variation comparing imported and domestic Russia leather and noting buffalo skins from India and temperate zone hides as best for quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Horton
Para
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
North
Central
United States
India
Bogota
Montevideo
New York
Frankfort Street
Sole Leather
Russia
The Princesses Dairy at Sandringham in Detail
A vivid tour of the Sandringham dairy shows the princess churning cream into fragrant butter in a tiled room. Tiles from Bombay bear royal motifs while a white marble counter displays silver pans and heirloom items. The alderney cow head, milk jugs, and a special butter with coats of arms are described, along with the princess’s visits and the daily delivery to the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Louise
Alderney
London
Robert P. Porter
Philadelphia Press
The New York Boarding House Widow Book Agent Scam
A Chicago News recounts a female book agent posing as a widow in a fashionable boarding house. She moves in with in advance rent, sells newly published books to boarders, and uses a publisher’s letter as reference. She dazzles men to buy her wares, no one suspecting her charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago News
Autographs in State Department collection span American history
The Boston Budget reports the department of state preserves rare autographs and papers from European rulers and American leaders since the Declaration of Independence. Highlights include Napoleon and Marie Antoinette manuscripts, George Washington private papers, Maj. Andre papers, and Benedict Arnold’s letter, plus Gen. Jackson’s war sword mended by a camp blacksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Europe
Washington
Napoleon
Marie Antoinette
George III
Alexander
Russia
George Washington
Maj. Andre
Gen. Washington
Benedict Arnold
Gen
Jackson
Ben. Perley
Flowers sent daily to Grant tomb from many lands
New York letters describe daily floral remembrances at Grant's tomb. Col. Fred Grant explains his mother tends weekly designs and the guard replaces them with fresh garlands, while flowers from strangers arrive from across the United States to honor the general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Col
Fred Grant
Col. Grant
United States
New York
Patchwork Virginians At Richmond Review
Count de Joinville inspected the First Virginia near Richmond with Gen Lee nearby. The worn southern regiment wore patched gray uniforms revealing white cotton patches on their shoulders as they formed columns. The colonel explained that the enemy never sees their backs, underscoring improvised defenses amid ongoing war shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Count de Joinville
Richmond
Gen. Lee
Col. Carrington
Buffalo News
Fossil Labor Talk Sparks Morning Office Recall
A Detroit Tribune item records Chauncey M Depew and Lawrence Depew recalling early work hours. Depew jokes about forcing Larry to sweep and heat the office at 5 am to reach 6 am labor. The dialogue mocks labor scrutiny with pointed reminiscences from legal practice days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Depew
Lawrence Depew
Detroit
Larry
Chauncey M
Detroit Tribune
Shrinkage in Freight Car Weights Observed
The Pennsylvania Railroad cars built at Altoona and used by Westinghouse Brake at Burlington show shrinkage of 500 to 900 pounds per car off the marked weights after just weeks in use. Many report 800 pounds loss. This equals the weight of 100 gallons of water, prompting questions about possible scale differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Westinghouse Brake Company
Burlington
Railway Gazette
Hats From Central Africa Enter Summer Wardrobe
A new light brown summer hat for men appears. Its importer claims the hat is made from a tree bark growing near the equator in Central Africa, called El Marahaban di Targa in Arab, or African palm tree. A knowledgeable observer suggests it may be the rough outer husk of coconuts woven into cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equator
Central
Africa
Detroit Pree Press
Irregular pulse not always alarming says physician
Dr. W. H. Broadbent told the Royal College of Physicians that irregular pulse can occur in healthy people up to extreme old age. He also noted that pulse tension does not reliably indicate bodily or mental vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Physicians
London
W. H. Broadbent
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Princess’ Private Dairy
Sandringham
Prince of Wales
Hong Kong
China
Chicago Tribune
Grant
Rae
Portland and Loniville Cement
Plaster OF Paris
Cross Paints
Marshall and Welch
E. E. Snow & Coo
Colorado and Territory
Holladay St
Corner 5Th
Denver
Colorado
SPURS
Main Street
Greeley, Colorado
R. E. Hart
Grand Outfit
Thur & Co
Augusta
Maine
Addres George Stinson
Drs. S
D. Davieson
Olive Street
St. Louis, MO
G. Cook
Heaton
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
A. Z. Salomon & Company
A. L. Welch & CO
Greeley and
Weld County
City
Sixteenth and
Champa Streets
Loein
Hike
COCA
Fea
Greenlee & C9
Denver, Colorado
E. Brooks
Chauncey M. Depew
J. Jay Joslin
Lawrence Street
Denver, Col
Lawrence St
Jas. G. Kilpatrick
Central Africa
D. W. Elliott
H. A. Arches
J.D
Oxford
Brooklyn
Tas Centaur Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
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