Fragmented World News From The Era Of Steam
A long, garbled page of 1910 era notes covers varied topics. It mentions Persian suffrage, terra cotta use in Albany building facades, Mrs Taft’s reputation, oil engine ships crossing the Atlantic, Maj. John R. Lynch, a Hamburg telephone exchange, Broward’s daughter joining law, conscription army numbers, Blanchard and egyptology, a Alberta gas well, coroners reports on violence, wood block pavement for cars, drinking cups, Elizabethan spoons, British coal output, Havana doctors fined, moisture proof lining, US paper use, Japanese beer, Korean goat umbrellas, Servia ordering American typewriters, Arctic wedding, miners’ crisis reports, Perkins engravings, and air brushing in galleries.
Mr Wysp And His Wife
Helena Smith Dayton narrates Henry Wysp and Isabel facing move chaos. Isabel bears most burdens while Henry flits between duties and excuses. A later reveal shows Isabel handing off moving costs, leaving Henry with the bill as he finally accepts responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Wysp
His Wife
Helena Smith Dayton
Guard Against Poison From Utensils In Kitchen Use
A city faced poisonings after a musical event traced to a metal spoon left in mayonnaise overnight. Cheaper metalware wears, causing lead poisoning from ice cream freezers and enamel wear in coffee pots. Use heavy plated utensils, earthenware molds, and discard tin contact with acids. Open canned goods promptly and avoid tin for mayonnaise or jellies and tomatoes.
How To Pick Partners At A Cotillion Or Card Party
The article suggests selecting partners by distributing small cakes colored by marital status and concealing favors like keys rings or hooks inside. Alternative is using Japanese masks and capes to disguise participants then reunite them to identify partners after five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Ta
A New Combination In Veiled Gown Materials
A fashion note outlines a new alliance of tafteta and mousseline for veiled gowns. The text references a foundational series and an unknown manuscript, leaving the details unclear but signaling innovative fabric pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taffeta and
Mousseline Do
Elegant Trim Variations In Taffeta And Mousseline Frocks
The article describes dresses combining taffeta and mousseline with embroidery in Bulgarian tones. It notes lacing, eye sash trims, and bold raised embroidery. Some gowns use minimal trimming with lace necks and cord waist girdles, yet remain distinctly smart when well cut.
Child's Wash Dresses Have Grow-With-You Hem Finishing
Instructions for little girl dresses explain adding six inches to skirt length by a deep tuck above the hem and multiple small tucks on the right side to conceal the alteration. When lengthening, pull the deep tuck thread to drop the skirt, leaving the small right side tucks intact for a neat finish.
Yella Items and Care for Delicate Toilet Accessories
The article describes careful handling of Yella filmy perishable net items used in women's toilet routines. It advises storing in a special case shaped like a large flat book covered with silk or leather, tied with ribbon and lightly perfumed. Rolls made with stuffed hair and lace cushions hold pins, with cushions attached to flat canes for stability.
Oriental colorings in evening gowns with rich blue red and yellow
An evening gown features a tunic of wide chiffon with an ornate border in blue red and yellow and a black velvet hem. A contrasting gown uses white satin with a cane chiffon tunic and oriental embroidered figures at the hem and shoulders, trimmed only with silver thread and bugle fringe.
California women win vote exults editor in New York
From The World the San Francisco Bulletin editor Fremont Older, famed graft hunter, reflects on California’s suffrage victory. He praises women as investigators who will tackle issues from tax spending to white slavery, notes the need for education of female voters, and predicts broader national progress toward women’s suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
Erem
Fremont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
Pacific
Frisco
Mr. Older
Hotel Plaza
America
Older
Mra
Francis Henry Club
Henry
Providence
East
Pacific Slope
West
Aittona
The
Bulletin
Miriam Michaelson
Ita
England
Wouldn't It Be Funny The Chicago Pure Food Law Cartoon
A humorous mock dialogue imagines a city full of people and places joining in a comic scenario about Mr Brown Mrs Henderson and a chorus of characters from Chicago. The spoof references Dr. Wiley and the pure food law in a playful, colloquial voice with many named locales and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Dr. Wiley
Mr. Brown
Hove
Cote
Uae
Hammonds
Pratta
Annie Henderson
Jimmy Pence
A Visit to Sir Walter Scott’s Abbottsford Home
A detailed, affectionate tour of Walter Scott’s Abbotsford in Scotland, comparing it to Cecil Rhodes’s Cape home. The piece notes Scott’s vast library, private study, famed portraits, and a garden, plus anecdotes of his dogs, horses, and a moonlit Melrose Abbey memory. It also reflects on Mary Queen of Scots and Tennyson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
Walter Ahree Abbottsford
Scotland
Scott
Bruce
Napoleon
Mary
Beotas
Beott
Deak
Mercurean
Constable & Co
James Ballentine & Co
Scott Security
Mark Twain
Alde
Princess Street
Edinborough
Tweed Valley
Abbottsford
Dryburg Abbey
Walter Scott
Son Inlaw
Inlaw
Lockhart
Tennyson
Tom Paine
Bob Ingersell
Maxwell Scott
Sir Walter
Abbotaford
Mary, Queen of Scots
Fotheringay
John the Baptist
Weatminster Abbey
Queen Elisabeth
Elizabeth
England
Geottiah Chiefa
Melrose
Dryburg
Princony Street
Edinburgh
Melrose Abbey
The Gure Bright Hour Nighttime Rides and Circus Cheer
A garbled nocturnal scene recalls children and parents enjoying evening rides, a London excursion, a trolley trip to Dover, and circus tricks. A three year old performs deftly while streetcars and street aromas blend with bedtime rituals and playful children.
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London
Dover
Brass Workers Die Young in Emery Survey Findings
A brass foundry mortality rate is two and a half times that of farmers with respiratory diseases driving the gap. Among 1,761 brass foundrymen only 17 are over 60, while 260 are over 40. Officials blame age and fatigue, noting many cannot meet daily output. Comparisons to iron moulders show stark health differences. We note Birmingham England brass workers and limited superannuation in insurance. No cure exists for brass chills. prevention relies on steady work and lifting practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery BR. Hayhurat
Chicago
Namester
Birmingham
England
Brass fumes safety in foundries and ventilation
In a modern community the workmen must be protected from breathing brass fumes and foundry smoke. In large foundries with good ventilation either natural or artificial brass chills practically never occur.
Farming as Hazardous Industry in Minnesota Agriculture
Article discusses how substitution of power machinery for hand labor turns farming into a hazardous industry. Corn shredders, grain separators, engines, and threshers raise factory-like risk. Minnesota’s Bureau of Labor notes many machines are more dangerous than factory gear, with accidents widespread and underreported. 146 accidents in ten months, including fatalities, illustrate the need for protection, though figures are preliminary.
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Don D. Lescohler
Minnesota State Bureau of Labor
Burney
Minnesota
A Good Demonstrator From Harper's Weekly
A garbled excerpt shows a car scene with a demonstrator and a man named Jobleigh debating economy and a potential sale. The dialogue hints at tensions between practicality and cost savings as they discuss the value of an item and its affordability. The text is incomplete and reads like a fragment from a period illustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Jobleigh
Ames
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iter Mountain Globe
H. H. Qundergon
Pub
Hulett
Crook County
Wyoming
Persia
State Educational Department
Albany
Lincoln Taft
Kansas
Dent
White House
Mrs. Taft
Atlantic
United States
John R. Lynch
Ege
Mississippi
Congress
Hamburg
Annie Dorcas Broward
Napoleon B. Broward
Jacksonville
Fila
United States Senate
John Kronmiller
Maryland
Baltimore
Prelise
Blanchard
Alberta
Can
Sas
Ion
Eads
Havana
China
Korea
Servia
Jacob Perkins
Philadelphia
Europe
Aise
Germany
Isabel
George
Jibbetson
Yeabel
Diljax
Iljax
Henry Wasp
Sarah
Wlye
Uncle Sam
James W. Witten
Fremont
Milkiman Cross
W. D. Nesbit
Around the
Roo
Jesus Christ
Mel
Scott and
Woatminater
Rena
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