Mrs Choate Resigns From Woman's Exchange Presidency
Mrs. Choate resigns as president of the Woman's Exchange after thirty two years, the group having paid over 31 million to consignees since its founding. In the last year sales totaled 78000 with 68588 paid to consignees. Mrs W V Lawrence elected to succeed. Mrs Gathering Lambert becomes vice president.
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Choate
William G. Choate
Woman's Exchange
Exchange
Consignees
Ita
W. V. Lawrence
Gathering Lambert
Diamonds May Be Engraved In Paris
A Paris inventor creates tools for engraving diamond surfaces enabling floral and foliage designs, interior ring shaping, and artistic upper surfaces. Carved fish and bicycle motifs appear as examples of the new engraving craft.
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Iit
Brovirars
New York Press
Suffrage Settlements Led by Potter and Peck
Suffrage settlements nationwide will be headed by Frances Squire Potter and Mary Gray Peck under the National Woman's Suffrage Association. Originating with Mrs. C. H. Belmont, the plan started two settlements in New York and spread to Harlem, Henry Street, Baltimore, Chicago, and Spokane with three cities already established.
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Frances Squire Potter
Mary Gray Peck
National Woman's Suffrage Association
C. H. P. Belmont
New York
Harlem
Henry Street
Baltimore
Chicago
Spokane
New York Sun
Scrambled Eggs and Diamonds in Oddities and Gossip
A collage of kitchen tips on eggs with milk toast and cheese, plus notes on diamond polishing advances and a satirical take on a 3600 year old woman. It also covers a Gothic era prehistoric woman with militant suffragette traits, and a behavioral quiz about a domineering husband.
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Buckingham
Betty Talhings Fashion Trends in Hats and Gowns
A snapshot of early fashion trends highlights vibrant color palettes in dresses and madras fabrics, unique parasol handles, tulle trims, two tone maline ruching, and suede gloves for deep mourning. Chantilly lace bodies, ribbon sachet flowers, and net turbans dominate, while rough straws, black piping, Gibson pleats for children, and vivid yoke effects mark the season's styles with bold finishing stitches and lingerie color touches.
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Chantilly
Wound Care From a Historical Note On Healing
A sharp cut heals if edges are joined and kept clean, no salve, and good health. Jagged wounds from rusted or rough targets inflame. smoke the wound with burning wool to relieve pain, then repeat if needed to reduce inflammation.
Lavender Disinfectant Found Useful In Households
A historical note explains a disinfectant made from tea satpetra and water soaked in brown wrapping paper sheets. When dried, lavender flowers are burned on a shovel to mask kitchen odors, likened to burning coffee for the same purpose.
Stained Fingers and Watermelon Serving Tips Explored
A New York Times note advises oxalic acid for berry stains and lemon juice for minor stains while highlighting safety since acid is poisonous. It also suggests using tomato to whiten and soften hands and offers watermelon serving ideas from Fannie Merritt Farmer, including cube cuts and chilled presentation on green leaves.
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New York Times
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Coffee Souffle and Other Desserts Recipe List
A collection of old time dessert instructions including Coffee Souffle with strong coffee and gelatine, Soft Ginger Cake with molasses and raisins, Snow Custard with meringue topping, Dutch Apple Cake using a biscuit dough, and a note about an electric air purification machine.
Roosevelt on Europe’s road building and American neglect
In a Berlin speech, Theodore Roosevelt argues that road making underpins civilization. He cites Europe’s extensive highways as essential to prosperity and criticizes America for neglecting systematic highway funding, urging a modern European standard. He notes Georgia’s awakening but says the nation is far from European wisdom. Atlanta Constitution.
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University of Berlin
Theodore Roosevelt
Germany
Europe
Western
America
Old World
Republic
Duchy
Georgia
Atlanta
Crusade Against Consumption Warns Against Ignorance and Risk
Tip from the New York Press argues the anti consumption campaign should target youth and poverty to prevent illness. It notes that many learn from natural consequences, and physicians themselves are not immune to the disease or its dangers.
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Tip
New York
Wash Buy Monday They Report Winter Underwear Change
The Boston Transcript quotes a discussion on changing winter underwear as a recurring problem. The remarks suggest weekly routines and reflect social attitudes of the period about clothing and gender norms.
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Scott
Boston Transcript
Reading of 19th century periodicals list with Democrat ties
A fragmented OCR snippet lists periodicals such as Good Housekeeping American Magazine Cosmopolitan and Democrat with page markers and prices. It also references The New York Daily World and Democrat The New York Sunday World and Democrat weekly World and Democrat and Pittsburg Rally Post and Democrat, indicating a catalog of publications and costs.
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Good Housekeeping
The
Democrat
Democrary
Cosmopolitan
National Monthly
Commoner
New York Daily World
New York Sunday World
World
Pittsburg Rally Post
Suffrage and public life items from a 1900 era press
Summary of diverse society notes including Mrs. Belmont as speaker at a suffrage outing in Corona Long Island and a $50,000 slander suit by Mrs. Lavender against Rev Crawford in Chicago. It reports suffrage parades in London and New York City, gifts to the University of Pennsylvania, a murder inquiry in Lake Como, a divorce case and various personal affairs, plus a Boston women’s league convention with Mrs. H. H. Ollenheimer as president.
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C. H. P. Belmont
Corona
Long Island
Mary A. Lavender
B. Crawford
Chicago
Embankment
Albert Hall
London
Gaston
Martha
Washington
New York City
Josephine Lowe
Washington, D. C
Botanical Department
University of Pennsylvania
Mass
Leishman
Porter Chariton
Lake Como
Kathleen Horn
William
Horn
Prince Antoine Albert Radziwill
Dorothy Deacon
Rock Island
Greenville
National League of Women Workers
Boston
H. H. Ollenheimer
Lightning as a Fertilizer from Atmospheric Electricity
A New York Press tip notes lightning and clouding winds on mountain seacoasts and peaks show atmospheric electricity balancing earth and air. While potentially reducing lightning danger over miles, it suggests lightning loads the air with nitrous gases that rain down to enrich soil on farms and gardens nearby.
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New York
No Remedy Quote From Senator On Legislation
Senator Tilt man dismisses a proposed bill as impracticable. He cites a George Washington cherry tree tale, arguing that if the tree was chopped down it could be chopped up, implying the remedy cannot restore what is damaged.
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Tiltman
George Washington
George
Sporting Brevities From Across the Sports World
University of Maine seeks a track trainer. Dan O Leary challenges Howard Payson Weston to a walking match. Alexander Smith wins the Philadelphia golf playoff. Rockaway beats Bryn Mawr to claim the Ladies Cup. W B Cragin Jr defends Long Island tennis title. Dr Al Bull returns to Muhlenberg football coaching. Packey McFarland defeats Jack Goldswain for the welterweight crown. De Palma sets an auto record at Giant's Despair Hill. Melvin Sheppard runs 1000 yards in a near record at Pastime AC. Crescent AC beats St Catherine's 9 4 in lacrosse. National Polo Association asks British for date change. T R Pell retains New England tennis title by beating Holden. Hamilton College adds soccer with few outside rivals. Iowa discusses four oared crew at State U. A mile and a half river stretch lies at the hill's foot.
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University of Maine
Dan O'Leary
Howard Payson Weston
Alexander Smith
Philadelphia
Rockaway
Bryn Mawr
W. 2B. Cragin, Jr
Long Island
al Bull
Penn Centre
Muhlenberg College
Packey" McFarland
Chicago
Jack” Goldswain
de Palma
Wilkes-Barre
Melvin Sheppard
Crescent A.C. Lacross
State University of Iowa Ig
Englishman's comment on cricket and baseball at Cooper Union
At a national negro conference in Cooper Union New York City the Rev Percy Stickney Grant quoted an Englishman comparing cricket and baseball. He noted cricket crowds console with Well tried We'll tried after muffed balls while baseball crowds shouts Kill the son of a gun.
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Percy Stickney Grant
Cooper Union
New York City
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Arthur Keith
Royal College of Surgeons
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Keith
Betty Talhings
Gund
Stoad
Philadelphia Daily
North American and Democrat
Pittsburg
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Evening Telegraph
Democrat World Almanac
the Democrat
Church St
Indiana
Feminini News Notes
J Wood Clark
Marshall Building
David Blair
Philadelphia Street
John N. Banks
Omics In Banks Building
Philadelphia St
John H. Pierce
Omece
Cunningham Building
John H. Hill
Omics
Farmer's Bank
Court Place
M. C. Watson
Roome Land
George J. Feit
Rooma
Harry W. Fee
Marshal Building
D. H. Tomb
Farmer's Bank Building
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