Bibles Used at Presidential Swearing In and Their Origins
Clerk of the Supreme Court James McKenney details the Bible’s role at inaugurations. He notes sometimes a personal or family Bible is used, as with Cleveland and McKinley, while Roosevelt’s oath used a Bible once employed as New York governor. A large moocco bound Bible featured for McKinley’s ceremony.
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United States
James. McKenney
Supreme Court
McKenney
Cleveland
McKinley
Senate
Capitol
Roosevelt
New York
Deserter claims Baron Schiller lineage in New York
A man in a Governors Island hospital awaiting court martial asserts he is Baron John Joseph von Schiller, a five generation descendant of the poet Schiller. He says documents prove his claim, including passports, birth certificates, and royal permits from England, Germany, and Napoleon’s era.
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New York
Governor's Island
United States Army
Baron John Joseph von Schiller
Schiller
England
Engineer Corps
Frank Goethe
Pine Plains
N. Y
New York City
London
South Africa
Canada
Canadian Mounted Bittermen
Schillers
Napoleon
Westphalia
Friedrich von Schiller
Germany
To End the Graft Bulbous Nose Rant Sparks Reform Plan
A Chicago Tribune excerpt rails at graft proposing hard measures to deter corruption. It contrasts a figure with a bulbous nose and a bulging brow delivering blunt talk about enforcement, threats of disruption, and curbing influence in hotel and restaurant circles.
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Chicago Tribune
Cure insomnia by aligning bed with earth magnetism
A vintage health column suggests sleep improves when head faces north to align with earth magnetism. It promotes magnetic harmony, describes how to position the body, and notes cold and hot baths aid skin, citing English use and methods for cleansing the face with tepid water and soap.
Fashion notes from Drevke and local society updates
In Drevke fashion trends lean toward soft suede neckties and shoulder scarfs while sixty year old shawls reappear with canary can be paired with pale pink satin for evening. daytime wear shifts to unusual shades as county visitors run social duties. A separate humane society notice features a widow with three children and a Finnish home remedy suggests raw potato slices soothe headaches.
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Bella
Humane Society
Colorado
Lace and Silk Mull Jabot for Low-Cost Turnover Collar
A brief craft note explains attaching Irish lace along a tiny scalloped edge to inexpensive silk mull. The combination yields a dainty, costly looking jabot suitable for a turnover collar at a small price.
Pretty Fashions and Household Tips for Her
A column offers fashion and domestic advice for married women. It covers cosmetic face care with cold water finishing, washing white cashmere using curd soap and hot water, Paris trends in foulares tulle jabots and striped dot swatches, a profile of Mrs. Catherine B. Bell balancing editing and probation work, and tips on handling water bags and a cheap quilt made from newspaper.
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Paris
Catherine B. Bell
The
Cannon
Cannon City
Colo
Quotable Snippets from 19th Century Humour Pages
A collage of witty exchanges and cartoons from various papers. Jokes span courtship, marriage, work, money, and daily annoyances featuring named readers and figures such as Jack, Md, Fritz, Parker, and Miss Kitty. It captures light gossip and social foibles with period tone.
Abyssinian Detectives and the Lie Abal Scheme
A Parisian report from Addis Ababa describes the Abyssinian practice of locating thieves by employing a secret beverage given to a child, who then leads officers to the suspected culprit. When the child halted near a European legation, pressure mounted to arrest an interpreter, provoking diplomatic protests against this odd method.
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Paris
Abyssinia
Addis Abab
Lieb Adal
Jesult
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Baron Schiller
Womens Interests
Drevke
Tan
Jack
Mack—De Broke
Tallor
New Orleans
Boston Transcript
Mr. Smith
Fritz
Meggendorfer Blatter
Wall Street
New York Herald
Philadelphia Record
Parker
Rounder
Chicago Daily News
Tom
Kitty
Puck
Bhlan
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