Weeds in the Dock and a Night of British Resolve
In a grim court scene two youths Snipey and Kipper face drunk and disorderly charges and a harsh sentence. A China battlefield tale unfolds as a damaged British detachment survives a Chinese ambush after a daring plan by the two men ends in sacrifice and rescue, the tale ending in a heroic mess-tent recount.
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Snipey
Kipper
House of Correction
China
Majer
Pal
Jipper
Kip
Garden of Society
Chicago Herald
Modish Reminders on Dress Details and Fabrics
A fashion notes column advises on yellow lace shifts to Dame Fashion, slow buying of yellow lace for castor gowns, and bronze buttons on fawn fabrics. It praises double breasted girdles, lace boleros, sashes over backs, and varied button sizing. Ripple collars replace flat ones, and strapping grows elaborate.
Observations on women, greatness, and fashion notes
A reflective piece argues women should shatter pedestal myths, criticizes female beauty standards, and claims blunt honesty wounds the masculine ego. It cites Burdock Blood Bitters as a testimonial of cure from a skin ailment by Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwall, Conn.
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Burdock
Julia Filbridge
West’ Cornwell
Conn
Men seek wit and modesty in a wife not mere beauty
A 19th century guide urges men prefer neatness and tact over beauty. It warns against fast behavior and shows that a good figure and proper manners matter more for marriage prospects. It stresses self-respect, tasteful appearance, and discretion as crucial traits for women.
NISW Shirt Waist Fashion Seeks Slim Lovely Shape
The shirt waist parade this summer aims for a curvier, more dainty silhouette. Front remains plain with long slightly drooping shoulder seams and small sleeves. back yokeless, under arm seams updated. stripes and chosen fabrics shape the figure.
Miss Maude Case Wed 5000 Miles From Home
Miss L Maude Case of South Lyon traveled from New York on January 22 to Alexandria Egypt to wed Warren H Thompson a Michigan University mechanical engineering graduate and Brown Hoisting Machinery superintendent now in Egypt. They married February 7 after spending a year abroad. They plan to visit holy land cities before returning to Michigan.
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L. Maude Case
South Lyon
New York
Alexandria
Egypt
Warren H. Thompson
Miss Case
Michigan University Mechanical Engineering Department
Brown Hoisting Machinery Company
Cleveland
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Michigan
Holy Land
Measuring Brain Waste Among Professions
A French investigator concludes military and naval men deteriorate fastest mentally, with 199 per 100 000 becoming hopeless lunatics. Among liberal professions artists lead in brain strain, followed by lawyers and doctors. other groups show varying rates, while commercial men remain sanest at 42 per 100 000.
Deadly Curiosities at Bostock’s Tigers
The Buffalo Times argues that a young man’s death caused by one of Bostock’s tigers shows the danger of keeping ferocious beasts in captivity. It condemns public display of ugly wild animals and calls for drastic action, suggesting such animals should be shot.
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Bostock
Buffalo Times
NEW RIBBONS FOR TWENTIETH CENTURY GOWNS
Twenty century gowns will feature elaborate ribbon trims not the old flower covered kinds. Gold and silver thread ribbons create stiff heavy effects used sparingly. Wide ribbons adorn plastrons waistcoats and girdles while narrow ribbons give an oriental finish to shirt waists and bodices. White serge shirt waists look striking with these ribbons.
The Single Rose in Plateau Hat Fashion
Brunettes embrace the one rose under the brim of plateau hats. The underbrim decoration, crimson pink or white rose, complements a clear complexion and pairs with white satin and white chiffon for the facing of the plateau.
Dying in Foreign Country A Leland Wife In Florence
Mrs. Charles Godfrey Leland lies near death in Florence Italy. She is a Philadelphia born daughter of Rodney Fisher and relative of Caesar Rodney. Her husband Charles Leland famed for Hans Breitmann and a literary circle friend of Eliot Bulwer Lytton Ruskin and Collins.
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Florence
Italy
Charles Godfrey Leland
Thackeray
America
Leland
Hans Breitmann
Rodney Fisher
Philadelphia
Caesar Rodney
Col
Thomas Rodney
Trenton
Princeton
Vincent
Gen
Anthony Wayne
London
George Eliot
Lord Bulwer Lytton
Froude
Ruskin
Walter Pesant
Max Muller
Wilkie Collins
The Cost and Craft of Lace Through History
Lace remains costly and sought after though worn by few men today. Valenciennes and Brussels threads fetch high prices. spinners toil long hours, often losing sight, while fine threads must be kept in damp air. Origin stories link lace to ancient needlework and early curtains and borders.
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Afencan
Valenciennes
Ypres
Brussels
Brabant
New York Commercial Advertiser
How to Talk Plainly Avoiding Slurred Speech
A National Magazine piece argues Americans should learn precise consonant use from cradle to curb slurred speech. It stresses ending sounds, mouth shape, and practicing the alphabet silently to ensure intelligible speech.
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The
National Magazine
War talk and gossip mix in a mosaic of quotes
Snippets from papers and chatter mix in playful misquotes and banter. A Mrs Kidder praises a man’s “intelligent” war talk about South Africa while a friend asks for proof. A joke about a jam closet and a doctor’s syrup finish the fragmentary column.
From a Girl's Notebook Holiday Kitchen Notes
A playful section extols hosting as a social game to win friends and get meals for free through chafing dish skills. It muses on thrift and superstition, noting how youth and hair fade while wisdom grows, and people willingly join the “pack” of smart, economical hosts.
Nash to christen the battleship Ohio at San Francisco
Gov. Nash will preside over the christening in May with President McKinley possibly attending. Mrs. Worthington Babcock, Nash’s stepdaughter, will break the champagne bottle. The president’s party, including most cabinet members, plans to depart Washington May 1 and arrive in San Francisco May 13 aboard a Southern Pacific special.
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Gov. Nash
San Francisco
McKinley
Worthington Babcock
Poultry and Produce Price List Offerings
Poultry prices: turkey hens 7c per lb, young toms 8c, young chickens 7c, hens 7c, cocks 42c, ducks 7c, geese 5c per lb. Cheese varieties range 13-17c, eggs 15c per dozen, wool values listed by grade, green salted hides and calves priced, greases and tallow by type and price.
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New York
Peter Cece
Java
Golden Rio
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Ariosa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dillsworth’s
Gates
Columbia A
Windsor
Ridgewood
Cassia
Bee Teatro
New ‘Orleans
Armen
The Jobbing Trade Prices Listed for Groceries
A compact list shows selling prices for candies nuts corn peaches and other goods from wholesale dealer quotes. Entries include cand ies and nuts with per pound prices, canned fruits like peaches and strawberries, oysters and vegetables, various coal and chemical items, coffee and sugar rates, and general cargoes with unit costs. The page reflects wholesale market quotes and typical regional goods.
An Old Nurse for Children Advertises Soothing Syrup
An 19th century advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums relieve wind colic and cure diarrhoea. The bottle is priced at twenty five cents.
Dentist Offers Patient Care From Morning To Five
Ss W Cor Delaware and Chiosis advertises dental services from early morning to five in the afternoon. It notes fees are set to cover only the cost of care.
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Ss. W. Cor
Delaware and Chiosis
Cheap California colonist tickets offered by Southern Pacific routes
Special low rate colonist passes announced for February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 to California. From Chicago 30 dollars, from St. Louis Memphis and New Orleans 21 dollars, from Omaha Kansas City 2 dollars, with similar east and north routes. For details contact WG Neimyer G W Chi:sarily Co. for route information and rates.
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Southern Pacific Company
Ogden
Sunget
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
Etna
The
Pacific
Une
WG. Neimyer
G.W.' Chi
Sarily
Co. Er
Price List with Groceries and Produce Items
Comprehensive price list covering Shot and Lead per bag, pressed bars, various woods and woodenware by lot, along with fruits vegetables and staples. Includes cabbage celery onions grapes apples bananas oranges lemons potatoes sweet potatoes parsnips carrots beets turnips cranberries figs hams bacon lard pickled pork sausages beef oysters fish and seafood, and prices for species and cuts.
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Jersey
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Scribner’s
Speeke
Chummy
Kigper
England
Magdalene
Our
Fink
NISW
Ywarry
Kidder
de BiNoty
Philadelphia Press
Fliegende Blaetter
Bobby
Satan
Ohio
Brazil
Coal and Coke
C. & O. Kanawha
H. Pittsburg
Winifrede
Raymond
Jackson
Island City
Blossburg
Connellsville
Castile
Indiana Dental College
Star Store
Pri
Granger
Rochester Shoe Company
United States
Granger Store
Dlinois Street
Dara
Lée
Elmira
Baldwin
Florida
Kingan & Co
Indiana
Dyasters Fish and Game
Baltimore
F. Brand
O. N
Larkin &Co
Mass
Indianapolis
Billy
Stalnaker
Washington St
Indianapolis Gas
Solid
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
H. M. Bronson
Central Printing Company
E. Court St
KO Bowe EN Merrili
W. Washington St
Mechanical Department
W. Pearl ,St
Monument Place
Vod Tely
Vonnegut Hard Are CO
Aladdin
Oo. Ve
Mbe
N. Penn
Prise ‘Aves
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