Thornton Wins Bride by Proving Worth in Court
George Thornton must prove his value to Judge Woodson to win Ethel Woodson. The judge, a stern father figure, demands a strong record before consent. Thornton, now county prosecuting attorney, delivers in a murder defense case by arguing the slaying followed a robbery, a gambit that becomes a local joke in Apple Center.
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Ethel Woodson
Judge Woodson
Ethel
Blackstone
Apple Center
Woodson
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Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Ad Urges Women Relief
An advertisement promoting Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, alcohol and narcotic free remedy for weak nervous, overworked women. It lists ingredients, endorsing authorities, and invites free consultation and mail order of related medical guides and products.
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Murderer’s Bertillon Record Shocks Courtroom and Jury
In a 1901 trial scene Thornton presents a photo with a back-record of charges and dates for a suspect. Judge Woodson objects to the back, but the record is told to be ignored. The jurors fixate on the image, leading to tension. the case ends with the defendant hanged and a posthumous courthouse sketch.
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Bertillon
Woodson
Thornton
Sing Sing
Apple Corner
Woodson & Thornton
Long Ago Style in This Suit
Description of a yellow brown Directoire style suit with a tight fitting coat, cutaway back, full circular skirt, eight inch wide stitched hem, godet sleeves with box pleats, embroidery bands along the inner seam, oriental trim at armholes and neck, brown satin buttons, and multihued embroidery.
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Directoire
Gold in City's Gutters: Curbstone Placer Mining Revival
Special from Sacramento reports a curbside gold rush as gutters are panned for gold. Merchants spend hours daily cleaning mud in the streets, with one man earning 2.75 dollars. The flood of sand from the hills prompts prospectors to hope for a rich lode behind Sacramento.
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San Sacramento
Cal
Grace culture fad spreads among society women
MARION ASHE reports a rising trend in grace culture where society women seek deportment training beyond sport. Schools teach graceful walking, posture, sitting, and controlled speech to earn a diploma from grace culture teachers, emphasizing relaxed knees, light heel strike, and well modulated voices.
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Marion Ashe
Teacher of Grace Culture
Grace School
Home Recipes and Cooking Tips from a Historic Kitchen
A collection of old time kitchen directions including mincemeat with beef suet and various fruit lards, a yolk and white eye preparation for toast, Fruitt cereal steps with wheat germs and dates, and a stuffing method for poultry or pork with sausage meat potatoes and sage.
Perfuming the Hair for Delicate Scents and Shine
A historical note advises that shiny hair earns approval and suggests simple methods. Lightly scent with jasmine or bergamot oil rubbed in the palm and brushed through clean hair. Avoid alcohol in perfumes and keep a scented brush clean and stored airtight, with jasmine oil applied twice weekly.
Egypt and the Lion's Mouth in Ancient Custom
The lion's mouth vent for fountains traces to Egypt where Nile floods align with Leo. The oldest fixed date 4241 B C appears in Egyptian calendars, and modern shipbuilding begins there around 3000 B C. Egypt boasts about 11,000 years of uninterrupted cultural history and mystique.
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Egypt
Nile
Condemning the muff and its walking burden
A physician denounces the muff for causing stooped shoulders and rapid unhealthy walking. He claims women who wear muffs lose proper breathing and chest expansion, becoming ungainly when not using their hands. The piece notes readers may resist such claims yet urges maintaining posture with muffs as a light accessory.
Woman Cabby in Paris Sparks Domestic Divorce Talk
In Paris cab stands women challenge male drivers. M. and Mme. Dufants, a husband and wife, quarreled in their cabs and were arrested after a gendarme intervened at the station. The wife, seeking independence, plans divorce once she earns her own livelihood and secures a cab license.
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Paris
Mme. Dufants
Parodied Bits and Banter Across School and Commerce
A miscellany of quips and quotes mocks education, labor, trusts, and society. A Chicago professor jokes on ships, wine, and love while officials, actors, and parents comicly clash over manners and motives. Rivalries, reforms, and minor gibes surface in a collage of witty lines.
Easter Hats Describe Striking Coquettish Toques
The illustration features burnt orange and brown toques with dented medium straw and a tan brown braid buckle securing a white osprey plume. A golden brown ribbon surrounds the hat, with pink button accents and a mushroom Panama style lower hat. Velvet bands match straw tones and rhinestone pins finish the look.
Berlin Messenger Boy Put To Many Uses
In Berlin a messenger boy, long unused, is now valued for taking babies out for airing and as a cheaper alternative to a nurse maid. He is in demand to escort ladies who are detached, embodying a kind of versatile servant in the city.
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Berlin
Rockefeller Wealth Debate Echoes in Public Hall
In a heated exchange a speaker denounces Rockefeller’s fortune as worth a billion dollars while a counterclaim cites a memo stating $300 million. The dispute centers on the magnate’s wealth and public perception during the rally.
When Women Have Wings
Special to The Saw reports Dr Charles Loomis says women’s arms are degenerating from disuse and may vanish or be replaced by wings. He notes increased brachial neuralgia in leisure-class women and compares future arm disappearance to the wisdom tooth. He offers no practical canine advice beyond running.
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New York
Charles Loomis
Gray Hair Becomes Fashion Says Men Favor It
A writer notes men influence women’s hair fashions and praises prematurely gray locks as stylish. Mention of Hackett performances last week describes a gounne woman with a single gray lock as fetching, suggesting wider trend toward gray appears.
Patterns For Readers Available At Ten Cents Each
The Sun partners with a top pattern company to deliver daily patterns for ten cents. Each day a new pattern is featured and the ad claims it is the only ten cent pattern that can be mailed with a scam allowance. Send ten cents plus the pattern number and size along with name and address to the Fashion Department of The July.
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