Diverse Global Notes From The Era In 1908
Reports cover Nagasaki harbor plans in Japan and land reclamation, Miss P Stella Michelson planning to study and organize William R George republics, Mme Edna Bertonelle as a youthful great grandmother, Madeline Lucette Ryley presiding at the Actresses Franchise League, Argentina rail expansions and profits, Mexico Central railroad tiebath, Paris Academy of Sciences on sterilizing milk with ultraviolet rays, a small baby whale landed near Grimsby, a Paris beggar’s ad, and varied global science and industry notes.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Orient
P. Stella Michelson
Los Angeles
Cal
Thas
William R. George
Freeville
N. J
Mme Edna Bertonelle
Quartier Montmarte
Paris
Edna
Mme. Hertonélle
Madeline Lucette Ryley
Actresses’ Franchise League
London
Doings in the World of Fashion for Children
The mushroom and straw bonnets dominate styles for young girls with small heads. Delicate Hagerle lace hats feature tiny plaits, fringe and ribbons in pink and blue, while lace frills and Valenciennes trim crown bonnets. Summer wear includes lace frill knots, dainty flowers, and soft ribbons forming crowns and ruched faces.
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Phoebe A. Reed
Hagerle
Valenciennes
Autumnal Glory Song Performance Noted at St. event
A fragmented report praises a hymn performance under a bright sky at St. venue. Observers mention a wind affected scene and a choir delivering the praise hymn with vigor.
Picturneque Dinner Gown for Smart Restaurant Dinners
Ivory white gatin gown with fichu draperies and long ecru lace stole ends. Butterfly ornament in mother-of-pearl sequina accents the short-waisted bodice with turquoise velvet belt. White Neapolitan chapeau swathed in white tulle and feather cluster completes the ensemble.
The Collarless Blouse Fashion Trend in Summer
The piece discusses the square Dutch neck as the season’s new blouse feature for ready-to-wear garments. It notes its modestly high cut, cool look, and versatility with Irish lace, heavy colony lace inserts, or English eyelet embroidery to suit various outfits and times of day.
Potato Griddle Cakes from Grated Spuds and Egg
Wash and grate large raw potatoes and an onion. Salt and pepper to taste. Beat three eggs and add to the mixture. Cook on a well greased griddle spreading mixture flat. Serve piping hot with butter.
Death by longest fall in New York City rocks 42 year old rigger
Thomas Mortimore a 42 year old rigger with 20 years on perilous sites fell 500 feet from the 4th story of the Metropolitan Life Insurance building at 1 Madison Avenue. He was foreman of a rigging crew for Alfred Parsons and had been using a swinging seat when he lost balance. Spectators witnessed the tragedy as a frightened crowd gathered.
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New York
Thomas Mortimore
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Madison Avenue
Mortimore
Alfred Parsons
Twenty-first Street
Mortiniore
Powerful fertile country in Texas confuses a colonel
Not Hie Business from Everybody's Magazine features a comical exchange about the Texas landscape. A colonel boasts of forests so dense that deer with eight foot antlers can fit between trunks. When asked how, he replies that it is their business.
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Everybody's Magazine
Texas
Potter County
Pentiars
Art Appreciation in La Rire Drawing Gift
A light exchange shows an artist offering a drawing to a boy, with the father noting the child enjoys cutting up pictures. The snippet reflects a playful, domestic scene centered on art and a child's hobby.
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la Rire
Rumor of theater fever grips Washington society
Miss Welen and Washingtons Special Mociety hear a rumor that army navy and diplomatic circle women may desert society for amateur theatricals. The Belasco theater charity play About Thebes is blamed for stage fever with Miss Helen Hunt, daughter of Judge William H. Hunt, reportedly courted to appear before footlights.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Arey
Thebes
Belasco Theater
Tod
Helen Hunt
Miss Hunt
William H. Hunt
Yale
Admirals Discuss Peace and War Myths in Los Angeles Visit
Two high ranking admirals in Los Angeles spoke to the possibility of war between the United States and Japan and dismissed it as impossible. Admiral Ifohi and Rear Admiral Evans praised mutual understanding and friendship between the nations. The article notes port visits, a banquet, and preparations for welcoming the Japanese training squadron in San Francisco with a $6000 entertainment fund and garden party plans.
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Los Angeles
H. Wichi
San Pedro
Robley D. Evans
United States
Japan
Yah “Tos
Iich
Admiral Evans
Admiral Iichi
Ifohi
Port Arthur
Rarajana
Evans
Ijich
Frieco Ma
San Francisco
Taylor
Gulden Gate Park
Pope on Woman's Rights The Home Is Her Sphere
His Holiness Plus X denounces feminist aims and argues women belong under man's influence yet have a social mission. He condemns equal rights rhetoric, stresses woman's duties within and beyond home, and calls for charitable work and protection of women and children.
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Pope
St. Paul
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Inter Mountain’ Globe
H. H. Gunderson
Saul Wiulett
Crook County
Wyoming
Argentina
Mexican Central Railroad
Academy of Sciences
Grimsby
North Sea
Robert Boyce
F. R
Liverpool School of ‘Tropical Medicine
Colonial Office
West Indies
Ice Glass Works
Baocgrat
France
Wate
Gies
Colchester
Rochester
Agrippa
Pantheon
Friedrich ‘Thell
Hauda
Saxony
Trudeau
Colorado
Utah
New South Wales
Firme
Ia Thome
Principe
University of Heidelberg
Pennsylvania
Pmovinde
Washington Maidens
Miss Welen Ant
Nichi
Coudersport
Molly
Brookland
Mins Wightman
Amd
Foster County
Valhill
Peak
Jennie Wightman
Lansles
Joel
Johnny
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