Holland's devout queen hosts daily palace services
A visitor recounts Queen Wilhelmina of Holland leading a private daily religious service in the palace. The queen reads from the Bible, prays, and joins in a hymn with invited household members, reflecting deep faith and charitable spirit.
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Holland
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Black as Trimming in Spring Gowns
Black touches are common on spring gowns and velvet ribbon in dark tones tops the list of smart decorations for summer. When used, trim colors usually match the dress, differing only in shade, and garments like chiffon with coarse embroidery may feature black chine ribbon outlines as in a white model with vandyke flounce.
Three Ways Women Can Beautify the World From the Washington Times
The article outlines three actions for women to enhance life: maintain health and inner calm, improve dress through thoughtful choices and fit, and beautify the living space by decluttering and arranging to reflect personal beauty and truth. It emphasizes small, personal influence as meaningful reform.
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Good Cleaning Fluid From Castile Soap Recipe
A recipe printed in the Somerville Journal describes a cleaning fluid made from four ounces of castile soap to one quart rain water boiled, then cooled with ammonia glycerine ether and alcohol, plus rain water. It claims use for carpets curtains table covers clothing and sponging. The text abruptly shifts to a fragment about a girl who is usually seventeen.
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Castile
The
Somerville Journal
Hop Waltz and Proposals of Marriage
A brief, quirky note on the hop waltz and its impact on proposals of marriage. The text humorously claims the dance style may hinder marriage plans, while suggesting husbands become more agreeable after a fond moment on the floor.
Coffee Complexion and the Coffee Link to Skin Tone
An article argues coffee causes dark blotches on the skin and links complexion to stomach disturbance. It claims Posatum Mood Coffee aids digestion and improves color, while warning against coffee and wine for fair skin. The piece cites Micah The Road to Wellville as context.
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Port Edes Tale of Piracy and a Mysterious Explosive
On a Mersey bound voyage Port Edes sails in gulf stream heat while Cambel and Captain Kettle plan a bold piracy. An anarchist speech alarms the crew then a disguised explosive box is found aboard and swiftly judged harmless by the skipper amid warnings and offshore drama.
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Costs of Steam and Electric Railways Rise and Fall
The share of operating costs for steam railways stands at about 19 percent in the latest figures. Electrical railways show costs reduced to a little over 10 percent, reflecting shifts in efficiency and expenditure across the sector.
Social Hour Notes on Liquor, Coughs, and English Riding
A collage of social items from the New York social scene includes Miss Elizabeth Marbury weighing whether the Colony should sell liquor if licensed. A humorous exchange about coughs reveals gendered vocal cues, while pieces recount Aldrich’s reception of contemporary novels, fashion in riding wear, and tales of private libraries and country vacations.
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Peruna and Manalin Promote Cures for Catarrh and Digestive Ailments
Aline Depasse of New York City testifies after using Peruna and Manalin for seven years of head and throat catarrh and digestive issues. She reports full cure after twelve bottles and shares that her children benefited as well. Mildred Grey of Appleton Wisconsin also praises Peruna for stomach catarrh after years of discomfort and relief from the first use.
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Ee House
Miss Mildred Grey
Weimar St
Appleton
Wis
The Color for Autumn in Fashion Forecast
Autumn fashion predicts dark green as the season color with brown accents resembling Van Dyck tones. Khaki stays calm while black dominates. Stripes and checks in large or small scales edge wardrobes with folded trims and plaids, blending tones. Bias weaving fades after autumn.
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Autun
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Dean's Kidney Pills Backed By Taunton Woman
Mrs James French of 65 Well Street Taunton Massachusetts says after two terrible years with back pains and disordered kidney secretions Dean's Kidney Pills gave her relief. She used six boxes and reports a complete cure with no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Well Street
Taunton
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Credit and cash purchases debated in a brisk polemic
A writer attacks the credit habit arguing bills grow larger than expected, driven by account running and miscalculation. He claims retailers prefer credit to spur spending and notes bills arrive at bad times, urging readers to pay cash and question future purchases. The piece ends with a firm wager that the reader will never buy on credit again.
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Goalnet
Jewelry fashions of the worn era and ornate adornments
The passage notes a shift from simple earrings brooches and hats to extensive jeweled outfits. Coiffure ornaments rise with coats and capes as jeweled buckles collars belts embroideries and bracelets multiply. It remarks how a man’s claim to know a woman is often tied to youth and dress.
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