SS to Millions Become Bride of the Church
Miss Josephine Drexel, daughter of the late Joseph W. Drexel, is said to be retiring into a convent. She is 19, educated, a skilled musician, and resembles Helen Gould in independence. Her income is $86,100 a year, with a Flor legacy estimated at $10,000,000. She travels in the South with her aunt, Miss Drexel, a nun and Mother Catherine of a Pittsburgh convent.
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Josephine Drexel
Joseph W. Drexel
Flor
Helen Gould
Admiral Dahlgren
Miss Drexel
Philadelphia
Catherine
Pittsburg
South
Misunderstandings of a Lawyer in a Posthumous Gift
Frederick H. Marsdale, a lawyer, reads a posthumous letter offering a $100,000 windfall from a benefactor. He imagines success and an upgraded life in Broadway offices, yet hesitates over whether the benefactor’s motive includes love or other intentions as he awaits a meeting with the woman who holds his heart.
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Frederick H. Morsdale
Marsdale
Gettysburg
Frederick H. Marsdale
Brilliant American Novelist Entangled in Kimberley Siege
Miss Narcy Nancy Banks a noted American novelist and essayist, on staff at Bookman Magazine and a contributor to Harper's Bazar, was in Kimberley, South Africa as a war correspondent. She arrived in Cape Town before the siege and planned to sail home on the steamship St Louis, Sept 30, but war rumors interrupted her return.
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Narcy
Huston Banks
New York
Kimberley
South ‘Africa
Miss Banks
Cape Town
Sh Ganet
Amelia
Kussner
Nancy Banks
Bookman
Harper's
Bazar
London
St. Louis
South Africa
In Love and Preliminaries on a Moonlit Avenue
Marsdale and Dolores share good news and growing affection in a tense parlor scene. He hopes to confess love but misreads her signals as she hints at a separate plan. After a comic turn about a singable surprise, their misunderstanding clears, leaving both hopeful and amused by men.
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Marsdale
Dolores
Swith
Tie
Mersdale
Marsdate
Child's Home Petticoat Novel Stocking Method
A recent fair showcased a clever reuse of old black stockings to craft a child's petticoat. Three stockings were slit and joined to form the skirt, with feather stitching and bright silks along the seams, gathered on a band for a neat finish.
The Feminine Parisian Fashion Contrast
The Parisian critiques stiff collars box coats and mannish dress seen in English and American styles. She urges femininity in frocks warning against severe tailoring and advises Parisian fashion favors softer, feminine lines over strict tailor gowns.
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Coutouriere
Paris
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Liver Health
An old note extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as famous pills for constipation and liver troubles. The ad emphasizes keeping the liver clean to avoid issues and mentions availability at all druggists.
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DeWitt’s
Selling Out Robes Blankets Harness Cand Trunks
A brief notice announces a sale of robes blankets harness cand trunks by The Van Derpool. The item list suggests a liquidation of personal effects and household textiles with no stated date or venue.
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the van Derpool
Mrs Ruth Shaffner Etnier and her remarkable journey ends in love
Mrs Ruth Shaffner Etnier founded the first American women club in Porto Rico and traveled worldwide as a Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizer. Once engaged as Miss Shaffner, she later learned her former fiancé Mr Estner drifted into business overseas. They married years after meeting again in adjacent worlds, guiding relief work after a Porto Rico storm.
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Ruth Shaffner-Etnier
Porto Rico
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Iceland
Miss Shaffner
China
Estner
Fach
Good Taste In Dress Warns On Color And Silhouette
A Philadelphia Record article advises readers on fashion color choices and silhouettes to suit complexion and body type. It cautions against black near the face for poor complexions, recommends red and cream for brunettes, blues and greens for blondes, and warns that light colors exaggerate embowpoint on stout figures. It notes hats and accessories can flatter or highlight traits, and criticizes close-fitting styles for all figures.
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Mesdamesz
Philadelphia Record
When Peggy Goes to Market
A New Orleans Times-Democrat poem praising Peggy as she visits the market with a critic’s eye. She判 tests freshness of fish and eggs, distinguishes fowl from chicken, and greets stalls by name. The speaker accompanies her, marveling at her knowledge and pride.
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Peggy
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Tears Through the centuries of losses and mercy
Poem fragment reflecting on tears, sorrow, and endurance across history, concluding with a plea for God’s mercy for unwept hearts.
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Eden
Old Earth
Flowers in Cookery Through The Ages
A compact note on the culinary value of flowers in dishes and confections, noting their historic use and modern appeal. It cites antique practices such as yellow broom buds in sauces, elder blossoms whisked into batter, and roses and cowslips used as delicate novelties, with a nod to chemists recognizing their usefulness.
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Pittsburg
How Women Dress in Siberia
A traveler reports Siberian women dress codes, noting common shawls or kerchiefs for poor women and bare heads for the rich. The observer describes trim, modern women with hair exposed, even in windy, muddy streets, risking disheveled hairstyles and wearing thin slippers as breezes disturb their hair and outfits.
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Siberia
Boer Women in War Train With Rifles and Resolve
President Kruger's followers rely on women who learn to shoot as soon as they can lift a rifle. Boer girls are educated in firearms and terrain, patrolling mountain villages and proving formidable marksmen ready to defend households as their men go to war.
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Kruger
Transvaal
Idenit Kruger
Recalled Town Theatre Antics in Old Papers
A collage of 19th century quips features a piano concert with Prof Gridley, a celebrity intoxication remark, a manager defending a risky French farce as safe money, and a poised beauty retorting to flattery.
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Prof
Gridley
Yonkers Statesman
Washington Star
The Best, A Philosophical Verse from Hazen J Hill
A fragmentary quotation from Hazen J Hill in the New York Home Journal extols the Best as a goal beyond controversy. It envisions a steady soul guided by a star toward higher knowledge, linking divine mind, evolution and moral ascent, with the journey from Bethlehem to distant paths.
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Bethlehem
Hazen J. Hill
New York Home Journal
No-Need Medical Fear Says Golden Medical Discovery
A health advisory extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a preventive tonic for men avoiding doctors and violent drugs. It claims improved appetite, blood, and flesh while avoiding corpulence, citing a Wisconsin woman's six year recovery from grip and bronchitis after using the medicines and praising their restorative effects.
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Dr. Pierce
Large sale on wool blankets and fabrics at discount prices
Wide assortment of all wool white blankets 81.69 each and yardage on plain taffeta and imported curtain Swiss. Silk and wool novelty suitings 49 inch wide in colors. Tapestry cushion tops and lace bed sets on sale from 1.38 to 4.50. Lace pillow shams 35 to 65 cents per pair.
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Porte
Local liquor license notice for sixth ward Indianapolis 1899
Archie Greathouse gives notice to Marion county Indiana Board of Commissioners of his intent to obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities less than five gallons with on premises drinking privileges at 220 Indiana Ave in a three story brick building fronting east on Indiana Ave. He also applies for pool table and restaurant privileges in the same room during the December term 1899.
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Sixth Ward
Center Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Indiana Ave
Indianapolis
Archie
Notices of liquor licenses for ward ten and ward eleven
Voters of the Tenth ward Center township Marion county Indiana apply to the board of commissioners at the December term 1899 for a license to sell intoxicating vinous malt and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with premises drinking. Locations: 19 1/2 feet north of 201 1/2 feet south end of lot 8 and 9 feet south of 37 feet north end of lot 9 square 64 18 Delaware street No 18 S Delaware St Ward 10. Rudolf Stiegemeier voter of Eleventh ward Center township applies for license to sell and drink at 708 Madison Ave in a two story brick building lot 1 McCarty’s subdivision outlet 114 Ward 11. Also requests zoo table privileges in same room. Jacob Zimmermann.
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Tenth Ward
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of
Indiana
Delaware St
Indianapolis
S. Deaware St
Rudolf Stiegemeier
Center Towneship
Madison Ave
McCarty's
Jacob Zimmerman
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Chicago
Tos. R. Adams
Hudson Street
Ohio St
Tlinois Street
the Sun
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