Curiosities and concerns in early 1900s trade notes
Arbitration notes in Stoke show potters seek wage hikes while Judge Ridgeway blames London dining habits for dining ware decline. Two Wampanoag princesses in Mass live in poverty, seeking recognition of Massasoit era services. Lackawanna stock remains high priced, controlled by Rockefeller era magnates, with large dividends despite modest mileage.
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Stoke
Ridgeway
London
Germany
Slute
Lackawanna
Rockefellers
Stillmans and Astors
Standard Oil
Campaign Craze Sparks Novel Voter Tablets
National campaigns spur clever gadgets like dissolving tablets that reveal Taft or Bryan images in a finger bowl. The piece notes thousands sold amid hotel activity and highlights Nebraska rural schools declaring a co up day for locals to repair and beautify schools before fall.
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Taft
Bryan
New York
Restauran
Nebraska
European Finds Progress in Egyptian Necropolis Study
The Italian expedition led by Professor Schiaparelli advances in the Azin necropolis with 200 workers, uncovering wooden effigies and inscriptions linked to early history. In the U S census Bureau cotton report for year to August 31, 1908, Southern mills used 2,256,613 bales, down from 2,410,993 in 1906-07. Miss Selma Lagerlöf received an honorary Upsala University degree, first Swedish woman to do so. Mrs Emma Barry, returning from Circle trip, says she went farther north than any white woman. China buys British Columbia lumber for railway construction. Oregon pine ships to Shanghai. Profesor Jowett’s remarks on Balliol men are quoted. English gardening aims to force vegetables year-round, and a cocoon-like apple is noted. An American device enables submarine photography of Santa Catalina Island. A Cordillera tunnel project linking Val with Huenon Ayres progresses, expected opening soon. British ships, damaged by a Cape Flattery hurricane, are reassessed by Americans. The Weather News notes a fur coat mishap. French tapestry craft and an updated newspaper-cutting transfer method are mentioned.
Entertainer George Sitwill Brings Bedside Theatre To Convalescents
Londoners can hire entertainer George Sitwill to perform at the bedside for convalescents. A skilled elocutionist with a sharp wit and studies of literature, Sitwill offers refined bedside amusements at 2 50 a hour. His service can be tried before committing, and he has published a pamphlet detailing soothing effects for insomnia and depression in the sick room.
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George Sitwill
Silwill
Sitwill
Dickens
Vergil
Homer
Shah
James J. Morgan
Marcene
Siftwill
George Silwill
Gubernatorial Nomination Tale On Prohibition Question
Washington Star recounts a humorous exchange on a train between Jeff Truly a gubernatorial candidate and a well known minister. The minister asks Do you drink and Truly replies I decline to answer until I know whether it is an inquiry or an invitation.
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The
Washington Star
John Aevere
Williams
Jeff Truly
Williama
Mr. Truly
Beloved siblings seek solace in silent years
The fragment recalls a plea for comfort from a bereaved speaker addressing a higher guiding presence. It laments aging and discontent, asking for wisdom and relief from sorrow, referencing Theodowla Gurriaon in Appleton's.
Harpers Weekly Tale of Nat Goodwin Maine Visit
Nat Goodwin the actor visits a hospitable friend who owns a country place in Maine ten miles from a railway or telegraph office. The friend offers a ready room for him whenever he chooses to come. Goodwin sends a cable from Lavandon asking about timing on the third Sunday in September, then asks why not when told not to cable.
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Harper's Weekly
Nat Goodwin
Maine
W Hi Godwin
Tima Ind Agein
Goodwin
Lavnadun
Niay Jatay
Garibaldi's Granddaughter Heads Local School
Savita Garibaldi appointed head of Methlet Girlie Howe School in Rome near the statue of Garibaldi. She is active in suffrage movement, supporting women’s advancement and addressing funds in the community.
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Garibaldi
Ls Proaa
Stlvita Garibaldi
Paogdeu
Methlet Girlie’ Howe School
Rote
Fioneral Caribaldi
Brygland
Pomsenani
Muathinn
New Fashion Tips of Miscellaneous Order
An article surveys autumn and winter millinery and dress trends. Long sleeves on both street and formal wear dominate, with short kid gloves for daily use. Gowns feature chiffon or silk, with suede trims. Tatted suits in blue serge and sable tan are popular, trimmed with black satin. Braids, buttons, and decorative pins update the look, while ornamental wings and exotic feathers appear in new colorways.
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Pepone
Culture Poli
Rouen
Sirene
New Millinery Styles with Ribbon Streamers and Bows
Fashion notes describe new hats featuring satin ribbon streamers and wide bows. Back bow designs fall over the collar to the waist, while brims with buttonhole-like slots allow ribbon threading. Dark blue horsehair hats with matching satin ribbons showcase versatile trims and front bow options.
Keeping in Touch and Social Etiquette for Mental Growth
The article urges women to avoid isolation and engage with society to stimulate the brain. It warns against shunning social invitations and emphasizes that Monotony dulls talent while even modest vanity can have value. It praises making acquaintances and turning impressions into tangible insights.
Plain and Plaid Skirts Trend for Young Girls
The article notes novelties in skirts for young girls including inverted pleats with plain color between plaid sections. It highlights thin colored pleats as popular and mentions designs with a four inch front panel and a five inch solid color hem fold to vary the look.
Odor Removal From Metal Utensils Housewife Question
The fragment describes a housewife seeking a reliable remedy to remove fish odor from knives, forks, and utensils. It suggests burying silverware in fresh earth for about half an hour and then rinsing, noting stubborn odors and ineffective washing with hoop and water. The text is incomplete and contains garbled phrases.
iRIGH Lace Scarfs In Fashion For Winter
The gause scarf in lovely colors has led fashion all summer and remains popular for winter. Its rival is a baby Trinh lace scarf two and a half yards long. Though very expensive, women will pay for style. It is worn over the shoulders especially for evening wear.
New Hairpin Adornments Describe Latent Hair Accessories
A historical note describes hairpins with oblong heads in amber, amethyst, jade and pearl. Each pin is about a finger long and used to secure hats and hair, reflecting period fashion in head adornments.
An Evening Dress For A School Girl
A guide for modest dress upending fashion costs for schoolgirls. It urges affordable muslin frocks with simple trims, warns against cheap lace, favors China silk or plain muslin, and notes proper wear for home company and outings.
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Fabrica
Fashion Prophecies Foresee Satin Dominance This Fall
Prophesies anticipate satin faced materials leading fall wear with velvet and broadcloths in demand. Glossy fabrics for elaborate occasions and satin faced wools for day use appear popular. Checks plaids and stripes expected, with sheath skirts and modified French coats in velvet for cloth. The petticoat may evolve but not disappear.
Sensible Autumn Bride Gift Petticoat Fashion Idea
A practical autumn bride gift suggests a net evening petticoat to avoid shop prices. The article favors a short ankle length petticoat with lace trim and satin ribbons, prioritizing ease of movement and a refined look for social wear.
Life's Gifts and the Bitter Toll of Life's End
Poem fragment reflects on aging and the value of living as the speaker laments time passed and the inevitability of death. It evokes memories of youth and glow, mentioning a gracious lover and the changing withering of life set against enduring longing for meaning.
Almost A New Stitch for Decorative Sewing
The article describes wheeling stitch as a simple variation of buttonhole and outline stitches. Stitches are kept short to avoid a solid fill, enabling easy curved outlines and adaptable patterns for semi-embroidery used on gowns and cloaks.
Frugal stain remedies from a past home guide
A quoted home remedy suggests using sulfur fumes and alcohol to remove stubborn stains from linen. The instructions warn to light the sulfur fumes while holding the stained fabric over the funnel and to wash the linen promptly to prevent rotting.
Florence Nightingale and Her War Time Legacy
Florence Nightingale, recently decorated by King Edward with the Order of Merit, gained world fame during the Crimean War for nursing and tending wounded soldiers. Her leadership improved hospital care and inspired medical reform, though she endured years of illness and bedridden decline.
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nigtingale
Edward
Umea
Uses of camphor in travel and daily care
A guide notes camphor helps with travel discomforts by cooling the skin and refreshing the face. It suggests camphor in water to aid a queasy stomach, to keep pores clear, and to brighten eyes. It also claims camphor repels mosquitoes when the body is bathed with it and can be used after insect bites.
A Well Ordered Dinner Table
The most elegant tables are not the most elaborate. Linen clean and shining, well cared for china and silver, and a simple centerpiece make a dinner table impressive more than lace and costly adornments.
Twain Tribute to Queen Victoria Inspires Quiet Reflection
Fragmentary lines recount Mark Twain offering a solemn tribute to Queen Victoria. The quoted passage praises her character and a noble rule, contrasting with ambition and emphasizing enduring love and virtue despite royal constraints.
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Mark Twain
Valuable Hints for the Kitchen From Classic Tips
A compact list offers kitchen maintenance tricks such as keeping a marble in the tle to prevent Beale or crust, covering spilled coffee with dry malt before sweeping, testing coffee with water to spot adulteration, boiling milk with water to prevent scorching, mending range creaks with ash salt paste, avoiding hot soapsuds on oilcloths, and using teapots stored with a sugar lump to prevent musty flavors.
Stevenson's Farewell to England From Scribinor a
A fragmented reminiscence shows Stevenson choosing life over art as he contemplates leaving England. He voices longing for independence from illness and art, pledging to live bravely despite invalidism while recalling family ties and past memories.
Dream episode in a peculiar local diary
Fragmentary lines describe a dream where the speaker imagines being a pelican and a mouse broker. Names like Mr De Broke and a landlady appear in a surreal, disjointed recollection with odd phrases and unclear context.
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