Ghosts and a bottle in a club tale of belief
In a club dispute over occult claims, Willoughby bets on three attendees, with Billy Cotton recounting a haunting memory. He describes waking at 3 am, bicycling to his distressed fiancée, and finding a laudanum bottle her stepfather had forced her to consider suicide, noting his name had just escaped her lips.
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Willoughby
Adams
Warlloughby
Jones
Poser
Jacobine
Jolly Billy Cotton
Billy
Cotton
Shad
Nursing Mothers and Over-burdened Women
Nursing mothers and over-burdened women in all stations of life, whose vigor has been undermined by overwork, social duties, or frequent childbearing, will find in
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription promoted for women's health
A promotional block touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent remedy for countless женские weaknesses and menstrual disorders. It claims safety for all states, highlights glyceric extract roots, and urges readers to request more information and purchase Lotion Tablets and Antiseptic Suppositories.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Ineffective English Girls in Society Critique
An essay laments upper class Singlish girls educated hazily, noting their beauty yet social ineptitude. It argues that despite youth and health concerns, intellectual strain is avoided, leaving girls to learn conversation and grace only through society contact rather than formal schooling.
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Rags
Pratt Institute Receives Residue Of Pratt Widow Will
The will of Mrs Mary H Pratt widow of Charles Pratt founder of Pratt Institute leaves the residue of her large fortune to the institution in which her husband took a strong interest.
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Mary H. Pratt
Charles Pratt
Pratt Institute
Ribbon Flowers for the Table
Special to The Sun. A new artistic table decoration uses ribbons and green to imitate roses. Miss Saiterlee shares a luncheon in eastern Maryland where a hostess adorns the table with pale pink ribbon roses, honey suckle accents, and a box of ribbon roses as souvenirs for toilet tables or cushions.
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Washington, D. C
Saiterlee
Maryland
Leghorn Straw Hats From Paris Millinery Gain Popularity
From Paris comes a Leghorn hat that signals early summer fashion with flowers and feathers. A pure white brim is slashed on the left, short in front to show hair, with pink roses along the slash and larger blooms on the left. An osprey sweeps over the low crown, blending pink and white.
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Paris
Pulajanes Fighting Man In Easy Marching Order
A photograph shows a Pulajanes warrior in marching gear. The tribe’s fighters are skilled with the spear and increasingly armed with rifles pistols and swords taken from Spanish, American and Filipino constabulary. They are small but dangerous to encounter at night.
Alfalfa at the South in the Delta Regions
In the Mississippi delta near Vicksburg to the state line along the Southern railway, alfalfa leads southern crops. Farmers adopted the crop in recent years with success, as one planter harvested five cuttings from one field last season, yielding over ten tons per acre across cuts worth $16 to $18 per ton in that region.
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Zargoo Delta
Mississippi
Vicksburg
State Line
Southern Railway
Delta
Abundant Health With Sarsaparilla Medicine Claim
An advertisement touts Abundant Health claiming abundant blood health through Hoods Sarsapariila. It promises to improve appetite, steady nerves, and provide the body with needed substances, urging readers to begin taking the medicine now.
Hunting the Bean Bag A New Classroom Game
A no music classroom game called Hunting the Bean Bag trains pupils to pass a bean bag along desks. The front girl vaults the desks to the end, passes to the next, and the line continues until someone vaults, causing a scramble at the finish. The activity lasts two to three minutes as a relief exercise.
Fashion Decree Promotes New Wasp Waist Couture
New York fashion advocates a wasp waist via fasting and strict corsetry. A straight front corset extends over hips to thighs, laced upward, with skin-tight underwear and slender panel-front dresses. striped fabrics emphasize a slender silhouette as Lent approaches.
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New York
Maud Muller Verse Recited With Humorous Exchange
A playful summer scene unfolds as Maud Muller hides a jug in hay while a dry judge on an Arab steed passes by. She teasingly hints at a drink, and the judge rides off swiftly, underscoring Maud’s wit.
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Maud Muller
Waistline illusion through draped bodices and wide skirts
The article notes that loose drapery on bodices and extra fullness at the skirt bottom heightens a slender waist appearance. It advises women with excess waist flesh to exercise every morning, take long walks, and avoid fattening foods, warning that many sacringes are involved if the extreme fashion is pursued.
Old Time Candy Pull Special to The Sus
Washington gossip notes a themed candy pull in a grand kitchen of the Albi club. Dark oak woodwork, garlands of peppers and herbs, a wide fireplace set a medieval mood as New Orleans molasses butter and nuts are shared. The prize goes to the best confection.
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Washington
D. C
Bettes and the Beans of
New Orleans
Ten Cent Patterns Offer From The Sun Fashion Dept
The Sun announces daily ten cent patterns from a leading pattern house. Each issue describes a new pattern that includes steam allowances. Patterns can be ordered postpaid by sending ten cents, noting the number and size, and the recipient's name and address to The Run Fashion Department.
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