Parties Teach Little Folks Hospitality and Refinement
A Victorian style guide for hosting children parties detailing invitations, afternoon or evening timings, cake and tea, simple decor, and a range of entertainment from dances and cake-walks to tableaux and living statuary. Suggested themes include juvenile fiction and history, with costumes described and emphasis on children managing parts of the program.
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Roger de Coverts
The
Washington Post
Jack and
Jill
Women’s rights plea and Dr. Pierce remedy review
A long article extols women's rights to vote and public voice, then profiles Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, non alcoholic tonic for women. It praises its fit for overworked mothers and other female ailments, urging consultations with Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Adavese
Dr. V. Pierce
Invalide’ Hi and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
The Aug 17 1908 Edalji case unfolds with police raid
The narrative shows constables watching the vicarage at night, Edalji's 8:05 visit to a bootmaker, and a cascade of disputed evidence. Police seize clothes and claim horse hairs on a coat, while Edalji disputes the hair findings and questions the conduct of investigators. The chapter ends with more outrage pending in bail and a forthcoming chapter.
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Edalji
Birmingham
John Hands
Walter Whitehouse
Weyrley
Parsons
Henry Garrett
Lewis
George Edalji
Mr. Hands
Inspattur Campbell
Butter
Campbell
Inspector Campbell
Haly
Beauty Tip From Miss Carroll McComas on Farm Life
Special to The Sun. Los Angeles February 1 Miss Carroll McComas hailed as the most beautiful woman of California shares a beauty method. She advocates plain country plow work for an hour each morning while dressed in old clothes. McComas vacations yearly in farm life on her father Deputy District Attorney C. C. McComas ranch at San Vimas California.
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Los Angeles
Carroll McComas
California
Geles
C. C. McComas
San Vimas
Cal
Miss McComas
President Roosevelts Railroad Bonds Stir Few Concerns
Roosevelt's friends say his ownership of 100000 in St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba railroad bonds does not deter his push for federal curbs on railroads. They note his role as mortgagee, not manager, and his stake as a stockholder would implicate moral accountability for state law violations.
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Roosevelt
Wallst
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
Young
Minnesota
Thirty Bodies Found in Stuart Mines Tragedy
Charleston, W Va Feb. After an explosion of dust, 30 miners lay in mangled heaps at the foot of the Stuart mine shaft. The first explorers report all killed instantly. While the exact number in the mine is uncertain, at least 75 are believed to be trapped, with some chance of more.
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Scrippa-McRae Press Association
Charleston
W. Va
Stuart Mines
Fine Paintings at the Art Institute
An exhibit of nearly 300 Collier's Weekly illustrations comes to the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, with Frederick Remington, A. B. Frost, Fred Yohn and others featured. The Collier collection, owned by P. F. Collier of New York, tours the Midwest to broaden public appreciation for modern illustration, with Indianapolis the last western stop.
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John Herron Art Institute
Collier's Weekly
Indianapolis
Art Association of Indianapolis
Collier
Frederick Remington
Herron
A. B. Frost
Fred Yohn
Charles Dana Gibson
Howard Chandler Christy
Alfice Barber Stephens
P. F. Collier
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Cleveland
Middle West
Calery Velor Harmless Kingston Specialty Note
Calery Velor is deemed harmless while Kingston specializes in off whisty items.
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Kingston
Dolly's Dilemma Cat Intervenes In Brixton Misadventure
In a daily tale, Bob Brixton faces misfortune when his play is shelved and his engagement with Alice ends. A gray Maltese cat ally drifts into his life, inspiring strange consequences as Brixton discovers Miss Sylvis’s affection for him, revealed through a back‑of‑photo note and a cat’s inscrutable presence.
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Bob Brixton
Dolly's
Old Henderson
Angel
Alice
Mr. Brixton
Suite 13
Brixton
Harum Scarum
Billy Tompkins
Her Majesty
Henderson
Kitty
Miss Sylvis
Billy
Bobby Brixton
Humor and quotes mix in curious 19th century snapshot
A collage of witty lines touches on theatre by George Ade, London directories, politics, and social snubs. It questions the reach of fame, scandals, love, and progress with quips about 4 680 Smiths in London, mothers in law, Bilker, Paris girls, railroads, and John D Rockefeller.
The Sun S Fashion Department Offers 10 Cent Patterns
The Sun partners with a top pattern firm to deliver daily patterns at ten cents each. Each pattern description highlights seam allowances and postpaid delivery. Send the pattern number size and your name and address to The Sun Fashion Department.
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the Sun
Fashion Department
Ice Cream Cones At Banquets And Receptions
Ice cream cones promoted as proper for banquets receptions and parties with contact using Old Phone Main 211 for service and orders in the local ad notice.
Gayety Buffet in city boast and services
The item proclaims the Gayety Buffet as best in the city and advertises the Hotel English Tailoring and Pressing Parlor open all night with after hours service. It notes they will call for and deliver goods and provides the phone number Main 247.
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Hotel English Tailoring and Pressing
Accordion Panas Plaiting Reem 8 644 Fellows Building
Buttons recovered at 644 Fellows Building in the Fenn and Wash area. Reem 8 reported inspection of an accordionPan as a local item. Police noted buttons found and secured at the scene.
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Fenn
Idea for Evening Gown at the Opera
A Philadelphia society report describes an elegant gown seen at the opera. It features a white satin skirt and puffed sleeves, a black satin bodice with crisscrossed ribbons, a high belt, a yoke silhouette, and an orchid bouquet with an Empress Eugenia sash of black tulle. A large white ostrich feather fan tipped with black finishes the ensemble.
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Philadelphia
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Ring
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United States
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Paris
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Yim
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