Best Dressed Man in the World says London fashions favor both sides
An American popular in London and New York argues that true style arises from a mix of Bond Street tailoring and Fifth Avenue ready made. The piece contrasts English frock coats and tuxedos with American sack suits and overcoats, noting London store codes and mail orders.
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London
Broadway
Washington
New York
Bond Street
England
Express
New Yorker
Count Witte
Prince Albert
Fifth Avenue
Easter Fashion Beliefs Spark Old Gratitude Verse
A Dorsetshire poet notes Easter attire as a sign of luck and renewal. The custom, tied to church flowers symbolizing the Resurrection, prompts some to wear something new on Easter Day to ensure good fortune for the year.
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Barnes
Elderly Spinster Seeks Doctor Over Hallucination Fears
In a Sketch, an elderly spinster tells a doctor she feels men following her. The doctor confirms she is likely suffering from hallucinations, highlighting a mental strain or delusion. The exchange illustrates late 19th or early 20th century attitudes toward elderly women and paranoia.
Animal Heroes and the Wolf Hunt Saga by Ernest Thompson Seton
A review of Animal Heroes describing Setons vivid animal tales led by the dog Snap and a dramatic wolf hunt in North Dakota. The tale traces Snap the dog guiding cattlemen against gray wolves, culminating in a fatal climax where Snap dies after a valiant effort.
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Ernest Thom Seton
Mr. Seton
John
Roes
Mendoza
North Dakota
Seale-O-Nort
Hilton
Cattleman Recalls Killing a Wolf and Grit
The speaker recounts carrying a wounded steer and saying farewell as the animal died. A monstrous wolf skin is described and the narrator saddles the fearless animal on a ranch butte. Penroof proclaims the line about raising cattle requiring grit and determination.
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Penroof
The Fighting Instinct Revealed in a Brutal Foreman Battle
A Bristol Tennessee incident is described where foreman Haverly defends himself against a mob of workers armed with picks and axes. He uses a crowbar and, despite doubts about his character, the narrative dwells on his courage and combat prowess as he defeats seven attackers and repels the rest.
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Minneapolis
Bristol
Tennessee
Haverly
Little Cannibals in Flocks of Baby Chickens
Breeders report cannibalistic habits in young chicks kept in confinement with bare ground and limited animal matter. The piece warns such idle conditions lead to pecking and shredding of wounded birds. Remedies include wider range, busy feeding, and supplying animal protein by scattering chick feeds in litter or suspending greens for pecking.
A Sudden Change in Weather Jokes Across Oceans
A London traveler notes England suffers sudden weather shifts with outfits changing from summer to overcoat day to day. An American anecdote recalls Johnson and Jones arguing in heavy snow when a snowball transfer meets midair heat, resulting in Jones being scalded with hot water.
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London
New York
Johnson
Jones
Perils in Cold Storage From Bacteria in Frozen Food
The Agricultural Department pursues extended studies on perishable goods stored long term to determine safe storage periods. Dr. Wiley notes bacteria stay active in frozen meat and aims to identify when food loses value, with experiments in Philadelphia Washington and Cleveland revealing eleven year storage decays. No law limits storage length. only a rule requires fowls to be drawn before storage.
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Agricultural Department
Wiley
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Oregon's Long Pennant Sets Sail Homeward
The Oregon left Hongkong bearing a homeward bound pennant over feet in length to extend from the mast. Silk thread pennant required two small balloons at the end to keep it afloat. In earlier times a foot of pennant was used for each day of the cruise, making this one of the longest displayed from a homeward ship's mast.
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Hallowe
Snap
Skull
Soap
Hilton
Dander
Riley
Bis
Suep
Oreganes Steraeion
Diua
Ove
Cedar Ridge
Filton
George
Dender
Crim
Oregon
Hongkong
Asiatic
Brooklyn
New York
Uetae
Falcones
Aerope
Guna
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NEW French Motor Railroad
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Dage
Etrock
Old Penroof
Tome
Jookson
Glenn Ding
Allen
Walsh
Bowsieand
Epee
Old Bol
Yny
Tym Chance
M. Modiey
Datoth
Minn
Great Lakes
Gaxon
Meeers, Kirtland Bros. & Co
Kirtland Bros .& Co
Dept. A. M
Graeer
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