Parisian gown prices and wealth in early headlines
The article muses on couture costs, arguing one thousand dollars is not excessive for Parisian hand made gowns and noting Indiana residents’ tastes for home production. It discusses reputation pricing by Parisian dressmakers and questions New York society’s access to top fashion, while linking wealth to French national affluence and mentioning Rockefeller. It ends by noting General Regalado of Salvador facing a disrupted peace.
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New York
Paris
John D. Rockefeller
Winona Assembly
Wit
War Department
Powder Trust
Warsaw
Goshen
Assembly
Iberar
Ratirond
Regal Orches
Ohio
Dickey
Anve P
Chicago
The Sun in Summer Subscription Ad
Summer travel note promote subscribing to The Sun for home delivery. The Indianapolis News is mailed to any address for 2.50 per month with flexible address changes.
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SUN
Indianapolin
City crusade to remove dangerous overhead wires urged
Editorial lauds Indianapolis Board of Public Works for launching a drive to remove overhead electrical wires in downtown and alleys. It cites a police fatality from contact with a high tension line, urges immediate investigation and corrective action, and notes Brazil's purchase of battleships amid global tension.
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Una
Indianapolis
Cueh
Board of Public Works
A Saving Extravagance in Wardrobe Costs
A discussion led by Miss Morosin, daughter of a millionaire banker, explains how a fashionable young woman can spend about $100,000 yearly on clothing. A dress costing $1,000 is worn only once for a single function, raising questions about the logic of such expenditures and the wardrobes required.
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Miss Morosin
Proper Appointment of E. Clark as ICC Commissioner
The appointment of E. Clark, head of the Order of American Railway Conductors, as an Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner draws mixed reactions. Labor groups praise the choice for experience, while some railroads fear bias against the rate bill. Clark’s railroad career spans from brakeman to conductor, with role in the 1902 coal strike settlement, and he is viewed as fair minded and well versed in economic matters. Jacksonville, Florida, reports a trial over a price-fixing conspiracy finding no such plot, only price adjustment observable by the public.
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E. ©. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
Order of American Railway Condnators
Roosevelt
Principles and Truth in Motor Truck Marketing
A critic argues Motor Age overstates truck claims, urging honesty to boost industry growth. The piece notes fewer operating costs, better city use, and warns against overpromising. It cites broader business ethics, a Russian assassination photo, and local council weigh stations as context.
Winona assembly faces pressure to compromise on morality
The passage denounces temptations to chase money and urges the Winona assembly to stay firm in moral standards. It credits Indiana's assembly with significant moral progress, warns against compromising to aid business schemes, and suggests sensational publicity from a high-profile trial could boost showgirl visibility.
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Winona Assembly
Assembly
Indiana
Bequest and romance mix in scattered gossip notes
Brief items note actor Jozeph Jefferson leaving his best Kentucky reel to Grover Cleveland, while Mrs. Lesila Carter discusses a married son and a baldheaded husband. Dispatches call it a romance as the Thaw trial attracts more lawyers than witnesses and provincial jurors contemplate moving to New York as a first reserve.
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Jozeph Jefferson
Kentucky
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Lesila Carter
Dispatches
New York
Wedding and travel notes from a San Francisco event
The extract describes Art T. E. Earl and wife at the Claypool Hotel witnessing San Francisco tremors and exodus scenes. Albert Tague discusses lucrative pecan farming in the southern states, while T. Suppten remarks on farm telephone use and a humorous anecdote about a hired man. It reflects railroads as civilization’s backbone and notes July four-track news.
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T. E. Earl
Claypool
Tay
Ike
Nigginn
San Francisco
Galdto
Entertaining Gossip and Theatrical Sketches Review
Frank Thompson Searight comments on current theater life, naming actors like Anna Held and Edna May while discussing Meyerbeer and Leoncarallo tours. Chicago Post disputes Miss Anglin links to a sensational play and notes vaudeville sketches popular in the season with “Six Sophomores and a Freshman” and “College Chums” among others.
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Anna
John
Coln Kyrie Bellew
Hackett
Tony Pastor
Edna May
Doug Lillian
Cisay Loftus
Sothern
Primrose
Mansfeld
Goodwin
Gillette
Meyarbeee
Mr. Deerbohm
Frank Thompson Searight
Judes
Chicago
Bivan
George Ade
Dawn
Rudeville
The Mother Builders And Public Sympathy In Scandal
A collection of editorials reflects communal sympathy for the mother of a man linked to a high profile case. The Cincinnati Times-Star notes her strength amid notoriety. Chauncey Depew is humorously referenced for his fame and his recovery from nervous strain, with a hint he will resume duties when sessions reopen.
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Cincinnati Times- Star
Chauncey Depsy
Renals
St. Paul Dispatch
Raising Things Seven Months and Seconds
A fragmented reminiscence lists odd timeframes for raising various livestock and poultry from years to seconds, mentioning Alozondria I T and an unclear local context. The lines imply a rural or agricultural note on effort versus outcome with scattered terms and names.
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W. Duck
I. T
On Mothers in Law from Uncle Josh Khin Morning
A fragment from an Uncle Josh Khin morning piece notes time when a fellow in glad t ann hin mothers in-law. It hints at a humorous scene where she drops in and a dog mastic is hired while his wife is alex.
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Josh Khin
Alex
Fragmentary note on companionship and weather impact
Fragmented text recalls a person reflecting on a shared lifetime and times of hardship. The speaker notes a sorrow and possible recompense in the future, while another person faces bad weather and sadness today. The passage conveys emotional tension and unsteady sentiment without clear events or names.
Yiddish Drama Rise in Jewish Ghetto Culture
A discussion notes the rapid development of Yiddish drama from Goldfaden’s early operettas to a full repertory. It highlights Gordin, Peretz, and Sholom Aleichem as key figures, and praises the Jewish people’s assimilative literary power as the drama evolves beyond its Romanian roots.
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Goldfaden
Roumania
Ilent
Jacob Gordin
Sven
Peretz and
Sholom Alchem
Jas
Health in Hot Weather Advice for July Meals
Health in hot weather warns against heavy meals and excess food in July. Alcoholic drinks are especially dangerous. Use ice-free chilled water at 42 degrees and avoid fatigue. The guidance, from New York World, emphasizes minimal fuel for the body and careful hydration.
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Java
New York World
Bull of Plutocracy Tackled by the People
Henry Watterson quotes urging action against plutocracy. A call to seize the bull by the horns and remove it from the garden, sending it to the pasture where it belongs. Noted as a strong metaphor for corporate influence over society.
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Henry Watterson
Tales of Charity and Courtly Wit Across Benighted Lands
A collection of anecdotes praises Dr. Algerston Crapsey of Rochester for charity, recounting his act washing dishes and aiding a poor diphtheria family. It also features a magistrate’s humorous timing story, a Persian shah’s motor car caper, and a note on Persia’s shortage of motor spirit, with whimsical explanations and lessons on prudence and generosity.
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Algerston
Crapsey
Rochester
Anid
Leslie's Weekly
Paria
Persia
Europa
Kanaan City Journal
Indian Triad Feathers Help In New Contraption Story
A Neapolis Journal item describes a contest between an Advertising Lb and a man in old clothes over a feather bed device. A millionaire merchant praises Mt. John while the scene shifts to an Indian mock trial and a feather planking test.
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Mt. John
Ainneapolis Journal
Sufficient Grounds Stir Pittsburg Talk About Thanos
In Pittsburg social circles chatter grows over Thanos and a looming large debate, as the Smoky City faces rising pressure and potential clashes in a strong local discourse.
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Pittsburg Society
Smoky City
Ibel, & Ie
Paterson—Atlants Journal
Controversy Over Rates and A Gambling Claim
The article discusses the rate controversy involving ex senator W and Chandler, noting that Taggart was excluded. It mentions a gambler's conduct claim and questions a subscriber about a room rental tied to "Maphoodia" while reporting hotel rates at $90,009 per year. The piece preserves names and places as readable in the OCR.
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Taggart
Tommaso
Provencal poet Mistral revives tomb art in village tribute
Frederick Mistral, famed for reviving Provencal language, works on a local tomb at Baux in a handicraft effort praised as lasting for generations. He crafts without tools or aid, asserting beauty as a lasting home for the departed. The tale links to community life and regional culture.
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Frederick Mistral
Facts About Yourself From the Minneapolis Journal
An assortment of curious, fragmented statistics from the Minneapolis Journal citing averages for blood weight and circulation, brain weights for men and women, breaths per hour, and typical American and French heights, framed as a light informational piece.
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Minneapolis Journal
Troublesome demon watcher described in dialect notes
A fragmentary, dialect heavy reminiscence depicts a restless, elusive figure named Troublesome. The piece blends rustic speech with observations on time, seasons, and fate as it muses on visions of Father Time and unsettling warnings about what may come.
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