Drinking at meals and southern prospects in 1909
Missouri readers learn that drinking at meals is being reconsidered by medical authorities in Illinois with experiments showing digestive benefits. The piece surveys southern agricultural and industrial gains, notably cotton, corn, rice, and fruit, plus notes on Christmas trees and emerging economic hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strolf
Physiological Chemistry Department
University of Miinois
Ufi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabaroare
West Virginia
Berkeley County
South
Bull Fights Seen As Relic Of Barbarism In Mexico
PF EVAN JONES argues that bullfighting in Mexico is a relic of barbarism. He recalls a 1906 Mexico City spectacle with 7 bulls and 17 horses killed before 20,000 spectators, contrasting it with Roman gladiator cruelty and criticizing Mexican rulers for promoting gambling and lotteries. He predicts bullfights will end when Mexico becomes a true republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Stina
Rome
Caesar
Newler
Strictly Modern Stucco Houses
A visitor notes Chicago’s wooden town history with frame houses fading as plastered cement exteriors rise. The trend spreads from fashionable suburbs to blanket wood with stucco, offering durable, stone like walls and lighter tints for a more uniform, attractive cityscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Halley's Comet and Weather Across the Ages
The piece notes Noah Webster's view that great comets bring harsh winters and cites a Flagstaff Arizona observer claiming early Antarctic snowfall on November 16. It questions whether Halley’s Comet near Mars could affect the coming winter and asks if a comet’s dense matter could still have magnetic or electric effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Webster
Halley
Mars
Webster
Flagstall
Ariz
Mara
Football Is Too Violent as Played This Season
The piece decries college football’s brutality citing player injuries and deaths this season. It argues universities promote the sport despite harms to student athletes and questions the value of such violent play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collees
Allmngiving and Prayer Sunday School Lesson 1910
A historical lesson for February 6 1910 focuses on sincerity in giving and prayer from Matthew 6. The text discusses motives behind charity and worship, contrasts hypocrisy, and outlines a form of prayer centered on dependence and deliverance, highlighting the Lord’s Prayer framework and the need for genuine spiritual intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Hattin
Bea of
Galilee
KR. V
Jesus
Fashion Advice for Small Figures in Misses Gowns
A guide for petite figures favoring one piece misses and empire lines to gain height. It warns against midsection or knee cuts, favors shortwatered empire waists, and suggests hats, skirts, and fabrics that suit small frames. It references schoolgirl gowns and wearable drapery ideas using net, lace, and silk with affordable trims.
Mexico's Deep Religion Shapes Rural Life
A traveler notes Mexico's devout Catholicism shaping countryside life among Monten descendants. Signs on farms and ranches display images of the Virgin and saints, reflecting a moral influence that is described as benevolent yet not universally beneficial.
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Monten
Artistic gowns inspired by nature and color schemes
Artistic women seek “impressstomatic lounging" robes and tea gowns drawn from natural scenes such as sunsets, moonlight on water, and woods. A viewer recalls a green net tea gown with copper gold embroidery, another dressed in lichen browns fading to greens, and a sunset transitioning to gray and pink chiffons.
Clothes and Character in Morning Dress Styles
The article urges women to reflect character through morning attire, stressing neat, tasteful dressing as a daily duty. It notes two piece morning dresses and princess-line outfits, praising fabric choices and coordinated belts while advising against contrasting belts, with emphasis on personal preference and home pride.
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Neo
Turbans Offered in Various Colors and Finishes
Goods describe good looking turbans in all colors and felt qualities. The shape is generally stable with minimal trimming needed, a velvet band, cabochon, and one or two plumes arranged as shown.
Threading Needles Hint for Easier Eye Entry
A vintage tip explains threading a needle becomes easier if the finger holds the needle firmly between the thumb and first finger while the thread is kept taut. Pressing the two thumb joints together helps guide the thread into the eye with less effort.
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Missouri
New England
New York
Cornell
Posterby
M. Paulban
Tig Warehipa
France
Evan Jones
Elmer Schimpfky
Maldene
Count Rotart
Catherine
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