Countess Czaykowski a New York Society Favorite
New York society entertains Countess Czaykowski formerly Edith Collins visiting her father Clarence L. Collins. She is Commodore Vanderbilt’s great granddaughter and was ward of Senator Depew after her mother’s death. Her husband, a wealthy diplomat, serves The Hague as representative of the Greek government, and the marriage is described as very happy.
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New York Society
Countess Czaykowski
Edith Collins
Clarence L. Collins
Commodore Vanderbilt
Depew
The
Hague
Sleeproom Advice From Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record urges bright sleeping conditions with sunlight and ventilation. It warns against dusty carpets and long worn feather beds, recommending high pillows, airing bedding daily, and keeping sleeping spaces clean and well lit.
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Philadelphia Record
Miss Hanford’s Gift to Olympia Ends Fund Drive
Ada Levering Hanford of Seattle organized a near solo drive to raise funds for a silver service for the Olympia. She ordered a finer, more elaborate set than any other ship’s equipment in the navy, in appreciation of the flagship’s role in the Dewey squadron.
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Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Ada Levering Hanford
Seattle
Manila
Hanford
San Francisco
Ill Fates Tie Two Classmates In Opera Box Plot
Ettie Hall schemes to rescue Justine Maynard from poverty by seizing a satin dress and mailing it to Markham Fernley, a nobleman courting Justine, in a tale of class tension and entangled loyalties set around an opera invitation. The plan promises financial relief but risks exposure as motives collide with pride and friendship.
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Ettie
Justine
Justine Maynard
Mme. Paulini’ & Trims
Uncle Critchley
Maynard
Markham Fernley
Barbara
Etta Hall
Etttie
Ettie Hall Confronts Dressmaker Bargain Beset by Fernley Heiress
Ettie Hall visits the Fernleys in Middleton-square to collect a dressmaker's payment. A confrontation with Markham Fernley ends with his sudden departure after Ettie reveals her identity as Henrietta Hall, changing the dynamic and leaving him unsettled.
Full Meal for 10c and Ladies Lunch at Ormonde
Daily business lunch from 10 a m to 2 p m offers a full meal for 10c. A ladies lunch is served on the second floor at Ormonde located at 16 W Pearl St. Dr W B Craig veterinary surgeon treats dogs at Wood's stable, telephone 1097.
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Ormonde
W. Pearlst
W.b.craig
Wood's Stable
Tel
Smiles Bits and Quick Witty Exchanges Across Papers
A collage of brief quotes spans humorous and sharp exchanges. Uncle Rich laments inheritance woes while nephews and wives debate perspectives, letters on the road, and dressmaker bills prompt practical, tongue in cheek responses from various papers.
Maryland girl Mary Shane detained in St. Louis
Mary Shane a 15 year old girl from Bridgeton New Jersey is detained at the Four Courts in St Louis. She has spent seven months traveling as a boy at times working in a foundry. She says a novel influenced her choice and that she saw life without becoming a moth in the flame.
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Mary Shane
Bridgeton
N. J
Four Courts
St. Louis
Mary
I Would Buckle Down to Work If Not for My Drawbacks
A Washington Star verse notes a speaker who imagines turning leisure into useful projects to impress neighbors with grand improvements yet laments many tasks blocking effort. The poem expresses idle despair and imagined productive schemes.
Aphorisms by Bulwer Thomson Jones La Fontaine and others
A collection of quotations on virtue gratitude ambition and self knowledge. Notable lines include a good man’s deeds arise from living well ingratitude as treason to mankind and moral straight lines.
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Bulwer
Thomson
J. S. Jones
la Fontaine
Rachel
Laplace
Baby parasol covers brighten baby carriages in spring
Parasol covers for baby carriages come in white or colored silk and lace, sold separately for mix and match. Designs include a blue ribbon center with ten rows of blue ribbon, white lace bands, and net frills edged with pink ribbon, plus a Frenchy beaded zigzag style with forget-me-not accents.
A Brave Kansas Girl Olivia OBrien Nurses in Manila
Miss Olivia OBrien, daughter of an army officer from Topeka, Kansas, accompanied Col. and Mrs. Stotsenberg to Manila where she served as a nurse. Soldier boys write home praising her bravery and attentions in the hospital.
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Olivia O’brien
Anit
Col
Mrs. Stotsenberg
Manila
Miss O'Brien
Portrait of a Girl
A verse portrait from Chicago News praising a girl’s beauty and attire but criticizing her show-off air. The lines describe gold hair blue eyes pink cheeks and a striking hat and gown as the focal points of the image.
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Chicago News
Care of Woolens to Prevent Moth Damage in Storage
The New York Sun advises timely moth prevention for furs and woolens. Clean thoroughly, beat and brush, then fold and pack items tightly in sealed chests with paper over cracks. Wrap each article separately in sheets or old towels and store with a protective top sheet to keep moths out. Ensure no crevices remain.
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New York Sun
Pocket fashion in the 1900s seam
A discussion on pockets in the season's skirts notes a silk bag carried by the French woman as essential alongside gloves and handkerchiefs. The bags are described as plain or brocaded satin and styled best in leather with clasps and monogram.
Cream Soup of Vegetables and Hood products
A meatless vegetable soup recipe uses potatoes onion salt butter flour milk and water with steps to boil scald mash and sieve. The note promotes Hood sarsaparilla as blood purifying stomach toning and nerve strengthening and Hood s Pills as a reliable vegetable cathartic.
Cincinnati Excursion and City Advertisements Flier
An old newspaper fragment advertises a Cincinnati excursion on via C., H. & D. on Sunday April 30 with a 7 15 a m departure and 6 30 p m return stopping at Rushville Connersville and Hamilton. It promotes Merchants Lunch Onion station restaurant Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething and a Grand Hotel Cafe meals. Also mentions Big Four route to Denver via Peoria division with a 7 25 a m departure and 6 20 a m arrival next day. Includes ads for upright pianos 10 down 5 a month and local real estate brick covering.
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Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Big Four
Denver
Pacific Coast
Peoria
Indianapolis
Union Depot
H. M. Bronson, A. G. PA
Model Households in German American Upbringing
A German American mother embodies conscience in guiding children. Her six year old boy’s late night humor amuses his father and mother’s callers while a daughter learns dressmaking knitting reading aloud dusting and cooking. From childhood she instills order duty and the value of a future housewife and money sense.
Vary the Meals to Brighten the Winter Season
The text urges housewives to break winter monotony by varying meals and table arrangements. It recommends delicious cream vegetable soups, rotating meats, and trying new desserts to refresh the daily menu.
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism in West Virginia Lady
A Jackson County West Virginia resident reports her wife suffered rheumatism for over a month and could not walk without help. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm as directed, she recovered enough to walk to breakfast the next day, marking a dramatic improvement in mobility.
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Morrow
J. J. Mullier
East McCarty Street
Indianapolis
Sloan Drug Co
John Morrow &Co. Chemists
Springfield
Ohio
KENNA
Jackson Co
W. Va
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Mlorine Fernley
Fernleys
Middleton-square
Markham
Florine
Henrietta
Soi-Disant
Arain
Miss Ettie
Miss Fernley
Fernley
Ettie Hall
Henrietta Hall
London News
Gen. Grant
Rich
Ben Poore
Boston Transcript
Jetter
Brooklyn
Chicago Post
Washington Star
Baby
Kansas
Hood
Grand Hotel Cafe
Plaza Cafe
Monument-place
Wulschner’s
Pennsylvania-st
H. L. Shute
Talbot Block
Samson
Oung
Old, Nut and Cereal Food CO
Mass. Ave
G. H. Cook
Cae Bres
Grocers
W. Washingtons
al Sarsaparilia
di Ists
Rame
Daffy
Duffy Shalt Whiskey CO
Rochester
N.Y
R. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
Haut-Ton
Gouraud
U. S
Canadas
Europe
Ferd
T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
Furniture and Carpet CO
South Plineda Street
Stai
Thev
Walschner & Son
Pennsylvania St
Turing
the Union Trust
Ets Capital Urplas Fund
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