Miss Enid Yandell Wins Providence Fountain Design Prize
New York artist Miss Enid Yandell, a Kentucky native and Paris-trained sculptor, won the prize for the best fountain design to be erected in Providence R I in memory of Carrie Mathilde Pan iott. Her central group titled The struggle of life impressed the selection commission over designs from New York Boston and Providence. Yandell is the sole woman member of the National sculptors' Society of America.
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Enid Yandell
New York
Providence
R. 1
Paul Paniotti
Turin
Italy
Carrie Mathilde Brown Paniott
Miss. Yandell
Boston
Miss Yandell
Kentucky
Cincinnati Art School
Paris
Europe
National Sculptors’ É Society of America
The Farewell Between a Soldier and a Girl
A dark haired Italian architect-bugler bids farewell to Natalie West on the village street as armies gather. He slips past guards with the adjutant’s pass to say goodbye at the camp ground before dawn. The adjutant warns of punishment if the breach is found, and the lovers face an uncertain departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Nebody
Natalie
West
Antoine
Washington
Lugler
Lucretia
Deaf attorney and wife translate courtroom speech in lip reading partnership
Nelson B. Lutes, a partly deaf lawyer, relies on his wife to read lip language in trials. She follows judges and witnesses, translating spoken words for him as they argue high profile cases. The couple, with three daughters skilled in lip reading, have built a notable legal practice together.
Married under fire and a doomed wedding in Blackwood
In Blackwood's Magazine a veteran narrator recalls a soldier’s quick marriage to Natalie amid artillery orders and a chaplain’s blessing. The bride learns of the union only after a fatal bullet ends the bugler's life, leaving memories of youth and the Brabla burn.
Household Tips for Stain Removal and Storage
Keep absorbent cotton in a cedar drawer to erase stains from woolen garments using oil milk or cream. Clarify molasses by heating with sweet milk and skimming the scum before boiling. Store onions with tops and roots intact, dried thoroughly, in a well ventilated barn away from rain, not more than three inches deep.
Their Remarkable Elopement Across the Border
Harry, 19, and Florence eloped to marry amid parental opposition from both Ohio and Michigan families. They vanished after Easter, and have not been heard from since. Harry's father reportedly has gone insane over the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Florence
Ohio
Camden
Mich
Natalie Keeps Faith After Chaplain’s Death at Farmhouse
The chaplain died from exposure and fatigue leaving Natalie alone in the farmhouse. Village children mock her as an old maid, but she smiles with steadfast love and faith awaiting the hour she will rejoin him.
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Natalie
New York News
Humorous Snippets from Papers on Marriage and Fashion
A collage of brief quips from newspapers and magazines. The Detroit Free Press jokes about a poodle and the cool end, the Boston Transcript questions marriage dynamics, Puck shows a bathing suit remark, and Jewelers' Weekly imagines a toast to a heart rich in gems.
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Tommy
Detroit Free Press
Jotted Jokes From The Table Of Wit And Wordplay
A collection of brief quips about mislaid eggs banana skins silent syllables and cross language banter. Anecdotes include a picnic hunt for hard boiled eggs a shopkeeper explaining butterine and a traveler joking about German language gaps in a garden cafe.
Royal London Party Hosts Mrs Ogden Goelet After Husband's Death
The first big royal style party in London honors Mrs. Ogden Goelet after the death of her husband at Cowes. Vanity Fair notes her beauty and youth as she returns to society. Her daughter is lively, charming, and reputedly declined several offers from titled Englishmen.
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London
Ogden Goelet
Cowes
Goelet
Vanity Fair
Dowbdt
Aphorisms of Famous Thinkers on Conduct and Wisdom
A compilation of sayings from Arnold Napoleon Bovee Garfield Emerson Horace Greeley Quintilian Franklin Magoon emphasizing virtue
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Lfe
Matthew Arnold
Napoleon
Bovee
Garfield
Emerson
Horace Greeley
Quintilian
Franklin
Magoon
Hoffmann Estate Tops Rich Clergyman's Wealth in America
Rev Eugene Hoffmann head of Union Theological Seminary is cited as the wealthiest clergyman in the nation. His Hoffmann estate, valued conservatively at 15 to 20 million dollars, has grown since the founding era and now comprises extensive downtown and uptown properties. The Hoffmann house alone is valued over 1 million.
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Eugene Augustus Hoffmann
Union Theological Seminary
New York
America
Protestant Episcopal Church
Dean Hoffmann
Martinus Hoffmann
Samuel Verplanck Hoffmann
New York City
Hoffmann
Dean
Republic
The Same Old Way and a Puzzling Promise
Fragments reflect on recurring burdens and fleeting cheer through love and faith. A quote from Frank L. Stanton contemplates light after darkness. The ad proclaims a cure for severe itching piles with Dean's Ointment as a guaranteed remedy.
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Dean
Pearl White Pique Shirt Waist Description
A summer shirt waist made of pique in pearl white reads as a soft shade between white and gray. It is sometimes accented with black trimming and small touches of pure white to emphasize the pearl tone, flattering women with fresh color and most young girls.
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Madras
Draw Ribbon Trimming For Summer Frocks
Draw ribbons looped through velvet and silken bands trim a light summer frock. Ribbons pass through slits in embroidered insertions and protrude beneath panels and from sheer lawn or barge fabric. A pretty, cool look pairs well with a bebe waist for midsummer styles.
English Pockets and Beaded Accessories in Fashion
English pockets are modish bead articles the size of a woman’s hand with satin shades, heavy embroidery, and bead fringe to match. A bead chain ends in a matching ornament attached to the belt. Also includes a health ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and a laundry notice with contact.
Dewey tale and milk from Manila to New York harbor
A Manila to New York anecdote recalls Admiral Dewey and a beautiful mestiza. The Olympia’s Manila voyage sparks gifts of Australian cow’s milk daily, sent by a Britisher father, with a dresser photo of a Manila beauty aboard. Also promotional line for Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry claims cures for dysentery seasickness and nausea.
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Dewey
Manila
Leslie
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
England
New York Harbor
Louisville to Louisville special train schedule
Pennsylvania Lines announces a round trip fare of 1.50 with a 31.50 Sunday rate. A special train departs Union Station at 7 20 a m and returns from Louisville Fourteenth Street Station at 7 16 p m on Sunday August 6th.
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Louisville
Pennsylvania Lines
Union Station
Fourteenth St
Wabash Railroad Sells Round Trip Tickets From Indianapolis
The Wabash Railroad announces a one fare plus 22 round trip to the west southwest and northwest from Indianapolis territory. For rates and full details contact George D. Maxfield D P A 42 Jackson Place Indianapolis Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railroad
Indianapolis
George D. Maxfield
Jackson Place
Ind
General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad
The request seeks the Denver office of the General Passenger Agent for maps, views, and descriptive matter indicating travel routes. It implies obtaining guidance on where to go and what resources are available for trip planning. The note points to the railroad’s Denver contact for informational material.
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Colorado Midland Railroad
Denver
Shop-Worn Bicycles Sold Cheap at White & Featherstone
Closing out a selection of shop-worn bicycles at White & Featherstone located at 332 E Washington Street. Limited stock, prices cut to sell quickly.
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White & Featherstone
Washington St
Cover Your Old Brisk Buildings With Imitation Stone
In SHUTE and MH Talbot blocks a brisk build shows faux rock-faced stone and is noted for its sturdy appearance. BH highlights the trend as a practical facade update for existing structures.
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Shute
Talbot - Block
Big Four Route Acton Camp Meeting Schedule 99
Acton Camp Meeting runs July 25 to August 17, 1899 with round trip fare 50 cents. Weekday trains leave Indianapolis at 7:60 am 10:50 am and 5:30 pm arriving Acton at 7:26 am 11:20 am 6:00 pm. Return from Acton at 8:30 am 10:43 am 6:08 pm 11:21 pm arriving Indianapolis 9:00 am 11:15 am 6:40 pm 11:50 pm. Sunday service lists same endpoints with special times. For full information visit Big Four offices at No 1 East Washington Street or Union Station.
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Acton Camp Meeting
Indpls
Acton
Ly. Indpis
Indpis
Big Four
No. 1
East Washington Street
Union Station
Patent Teething Syrup Targeting Children Comfort
An old advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children promises soothing effects and gum relief. It claims pain relief and cure of wind colic with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
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Kitty
Tom
Boston Transcript
Puck
Mr. Ush
Madeline
Germany
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Frank L. Stanton
India
Marseilles
Ise
Illinois Street
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D. H. Baldwin & CO
N. Pong
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