Fine Dwellings Added to Citys Handsome Homes List
Modern architecture thrives in Lockport with double houses and Italianate details. The article spotlights James Hopwell’s dreamlike enclosure and notes prominent designs by Feltz & Parker including J K Lilly and Sutherland, Blase, and the Country Club house, all reflecting durable brick and stone, large living spaces, and refined interiors.
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Air Castle
James Hopwell
Lockport
N. Y
Meredith Nickelson
Nicholson
Reid
Feltz & Parker
William Reid
Mr. Reid
Merchants’ Heat and Light Company
J. K. Lilly
N. Meridianst
Potts
Country Club
United States
Felts & Parker
J. W. Sutherland
Sutherland Ave
Henry Blases
N. Meridlan St
Blases
Purity or Purpose of Pure Food Law Highlighted
The Pure Food and Drugs Act, approved by Congress on June 30, 1906 and effective January 1, 1907, aims to protect Americans from adulterated or misrepresented food drink and medicine, ensuring public health safety. The foundation of the act emphasizes the nation’s entitlement to health protection through honest labeling and safe products.
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Congress
America
Purity Purposes Behind Cascarets Candy Cure
A historic promotional piece extols a laxative candy Cascarets Candy Cigars under the banner PURITY and PURPOSE. It credits public demand for regulation and a national act, praising a vegetable based, palatable tablet designed for family use. The message emphasizes honesty, perfection, and belief in public endorsement.
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Cascarets Candy i
Hoosiers in Gotham special to The Sun
A New York report lists Indiana residents visiting the city including F. H. Miller W. O. Bates H. H. Condit O. R. Muir C. B. Wright J. B. F. Cates S. W. Pierson A. M. Kirschbaum G. A. McClellan from Indianapolis W. H. Albrecht Jr D. Wheeler from Terre Haute C. W. Ebel of Lafayette G. N. Rohrer of South Bend and J. L. Head of Peru.
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New York
Indiana
F. H. Miller
W. O. Bates
H. H.condit
O. R. Muir
C. B. Wright
J. B. F. Cates
W. Pierson
A. M. Kirschbaum
G. A. McClellan
Indianapolis
W. H. Albrecht, Jr
D. Wheeler
Terre Haute
C. W. Ebel
Lafayette
G. N. Rohrer
South Bend
J. L. Head
Peru
Specialty Case firm placed in receivership at Goshen
Special to The Suz reports creditors froze the Specialty Case company turning it over to a receiver in Goshen Indiana as equipment was being moved toward Kendallville where residents sought a factory bonus. The action disrupts planned relocation and local interests scramble to salvage jobs and investment.
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Suz. Goshen, Ind
Kendallville
Ind
Pretty Girl Mermaids Hide in Raging Sea at Hippodrome
Special to The Sun reports on a January Hippodrome thriller where chorus girls appear as mermaids in a stage tank. Lightweight suits, rubber caps, and spangled costumes hide air sources via mushroom-shaped kettles under water. Air is supplied, costs and safety measures noted, while performers simulate swimming.
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New York
Hippodrome
Neptune
Tramp Becomes Hero in Westward Train Tragedy
On a westbound Pullman voyage John St Clair, a wealthy man, recalls a collusive past with a tramp. A dynamite wreck slams the train, leaving St Clair injured and a foreign mother clutching her burned child. The tramp, seizing a chance at vengeance, spares the mother, dies a hero, and the tragedy ends with both men in hospital and a grave for the hobo.
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John St. Clair
St. Clair
Tramp
Pennsylvania
Murmer
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Patient outreach advertises a home cure for piles with a new absorption treatment. It offers guidance via address reply and promises free samples for trial, targeting quick relief and locality specific instructions.
Ross adopts prayer start at Kalamazoo Morning Gazette
John A. Ross managing editor in Kalamazoo Michigan announced he will begin each workday with prayer. He plans to invite an evangelist to visit the office to discuss night living. Ross, formerly with papers at Anderson Indiana, is a noted convert amid a local religious revival.
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A. Ross
Kalamazoo
Elephants Tug Mile Pegs Along Rhodesian Rail Line
In Rhodesia elephants resist mile posts along the railway, pulling the pegs from the ground with their trunks and creating ongoing nuisance and trouble for the line.
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Rhodesia
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page Noted For Charity Gifts
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page wife of the author is described as a liberal Washington donor to city charities She contributes annually to the Christmas fund for the associated charities totaling a sum to support needy residents through seasonal giving.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Washington
Associated Charities
Whimsical Headlines and Snippets From Hearst
A collage of quick quips from political skits to literary jabs features Hearst, Anna Gould, Whitelaw Reid, and reactions to Binger and Cromwell. It mixes sly remarks on Republicans, Yale professors, and shifting American tallness with playful barbs about Shaw and Henry VIII letters.
Memorial window honors actress G H Gilbert in New York church
A memorial window unveiled in a New York church honors the late actress Mrs G H Gilbert described as the most saintly old lady of the modern stage. The selection committee includes Rev W C Stinson and notable figures such as Charles Frohman Thaniel Frohman Maude Adams Annie Russell Mrs George J Gould Mrs A W Kelsey Runyon Platt and John Drew. Contributors feature Yale President Hadley Princeton President Woodrow Wilson Dr Robert Collyer Bishop Mackay Smith and S Weir Mitchell among others.
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New York
G. H. Gilbert
W. C. Stinson
Charles Frohman
Thaniel Frohman
George J. Gould
Maude Adams
Annie Russell
Charles I. Terhune
A. W. Kelsey
Runyon Platt
John Drew
Hadley
Yale
Woodrow
Princeton
Robert Collyer
Mackay Smith
Weir Mitchell
Nuts for Candles from Pacific Candle Nut
The candle nut, native to Pacific islands, yields oil rich kernels used as candles when dried. In Hawaii, roasted kernels are peeled and mashed with pepper and salt as a tasty dish. The husk and tree gum have medicinal value, and the burned shell makes indelible ink for tattooing.
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Pacific Islands
Hawaii
Up-to-Date Patterns from The Sun at Ten Cents Each
The Sun offers ten-cent patterns from a leading company with daily descriptions. The chic black ribbon schemes feature a seven-gored kilts style jumper and close sheath-like fit with soft folds. Patterns mail postpaid with size and address, price ten cents.
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the Sun
Scotch Croquettes and Oyster Pie Recipe Fragments
Fragmented home kitchen notes describe Scotc h pea croquettes made with mashed peas eggs and crumbs, plus an oyster pie layered with mashed potatoes and a buttered sauce. Also listed are cheese straws and a ginger cordial drink with sugar, water, and ginger extract for serving iced.
Countess Spottiswood Mackin Recalls Old Pageants
Countess Spottiswood Mackin spoke in New York last week about historic pageants. She wore a gown by Worth once worn by Empress Eugenie and seen at coronations. She denied buying titles, saying hers was given for devotion and philanthropy.
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Countess Spottiswood Mackin
College Club
New York
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