A Hodgepodge of Arcade Ideas and Oddities
A garbled column of jokes and musings touches on pork and beef prices, telegraphy, tobacco, coal, cement, life insurance, and a chorus of whimsical observations. It speculates on hog farming shifts, volcanic-like weather talk, and a mix of then-modern curiosities from Alaska mineral wealth to New York bananas and public debt in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Behring River District
Cuba
United States
New York State
Auburn
New York
Critics challenge Loyalists book on Massachu setts founders
Historian James H. Stark portrays several leading Massachusetts families as flawed ancestors in The Loyalists of Massachusetts. He argues Washington aligned with disunionists late, calls Patrick Henry unreliable, and questions Adams tax records, detailing Boston mobs and the 1770 massacre with sharp, corrective language.
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James H. Stark
Massachusetta
Massachusetts
Sons of the Revolution
Doym
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Washington
Cana
Stark
Thyron
Demosthenes
Jefferson
John Adana
Thia
Guede
Adams
Boston
Attucks
Garven Faces Beef Trust Challenge in Jersey City
Hudson County prosecutor Pierre P Garven targets the meat packers conspiracy case against the Standard Oil dominated firms. Born in Bayonne, he rose from railway work to law, clashed with a Democratic ring, served as Bayonne mayor, then pressed for higher taxes on trusts. Garven secured a $2.5 million assessment against the Standard, settling a larger claim at $5.6 million attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre P. Garven
Jersey City
Mr. Garven
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Garven
Bayonne
Jersey Central Railway Company
of Trust
Rockefeller
British Speaker James W. Lowther Reelected Leader
The British House of Commons reelected James W. Lowther as speaker. Previously a staunch Tory, he now presides impartially with no political stance. The role carries £25,000 yearly plus a residence, equipment funds, and annual hunts, with a £20,000 pension upon retirement.
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House of Commons
James W. Lowther
Uncle Joe" Cannon
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
O “Cvar
Nis
Bia
Lowther
Ireland
Spade
Percy elected U S senator from Mississippi in 1912
Leroy Percy, lawyer and planter, son of Col A W Percy, won the unexpired term of A J McLaurin after a long legislative contest. He resides in Greenville, Washington County, a Yazoo delta region city on the Mississippi. The coming Democratic primary will test Percy’s popularity ahead of his term ending March 3, 1913.
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Leroy Percy
United States
A. J. McLaurin
Col
A. W. Percy
Mississippi
Yazoo Delta
Senator Percy
Greenville
Mississippi River
Washington County
Percy
Manjoity
Vardaman
Louisiana
Memphis
Birmingham
Ala
Fashion notes on smart costumes and dressmaking details
Descriptions of costume designs and sewing details including a velvet trimmed dress with braiding and fringe, a blue delaine dressing gown with plastron and sash, and a serviceable dress with box-pleat skirt. Materials listed include cloth widths, velvet, buttons, and lace.
Lace and velvet fashions sweep junior to Russian turbans
Lace girdles appear with four to five lace trims in gowns while black silk stockings gleam with bead embroidery. Children's wear favors black and white checks and little coats. Sleeves puff and cuff below the elbow in afternoon gowns. The Russian turban in fur or velvet leads styles with cotton plaids promising well in all grades.
Splendid Bleach For Neck From Arsenic Mix
A crude recipe describes two grains of arsenious acid in a china bowl with boiled water. After stirring, sediment is removed, then rose water glycerine and distilled water are added to make half a pint. The nurse hints at cautions about acids and metals. application uses a camel hair brush and overnight soaking.
Lingerie Gowns Seen Growing in Next Season Fashion
The editor notes embroidery details rivaling laces and predicts a rise in lingerie dress popularity for summer styles. Importers stay optimistic about broader embroidery use due to the lingerie dress trend at fashionable American and some foreign resorts.
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Tt Ia
Tiger Skin Coats Seen in Paris Fashion
The article notes tiger skin garments have been made, with striking coats not yet worn in America but shown in Paris. Corbans and muffs of tawny skin match these coats, creating a bold, barbaric effect reflecting contemporary fashion desires.
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America
Paris
Dress description for a twelve year old girl
A period sewing description outlines a dress using cashmere or fine serge or cloth. The garment features a closely pleated skirt with stitched detailing, a bodice with shoulder tucks and a shaped embroidered trimming, a tucked silk yoke, bishop sleeves with embroidered cuffs, and materials listed as five yards of 48 inch fabric and 4½ yards of silk.
Easy to Keep Laces Tied and Neat
A practical guide on preventing lace undoing advice for waxed laces and mohair or silk threads. It recommends flat square bows with ends pulled through twice and favors heavy gros grain ribbon for shape and security. It notes waxed ends and net or lace fabrics as fashion refinements.
Simple Yet Potent Rheumatic Remedy Promoted
A simple at home cure claims to ease rheumatic and lame back pain. The recipe blends sarsaparilla syrup and Torls Compound with whiskey, to be taken a spoonful before meals and at bedtime. Drugstores are urged to stock or source the ingredients.
Betrayed by the tipping habit in a salon tale
A millionaire teases his daughter about a mysterious man he calls a count. The daughter explains the man’s gesture hints at a social ruse, suggesting Alphonse is not a noble but a lowly shoe shiner in a barber shop, exposing deception.
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Alphonse
The English Way on Baseball in England
A quirky excerpt contrasts English tea culture with baseball and mockingly notes disbelief in the sport gaining traction. An advertisement touts Rheumatiam relief in hours, claiming rapid cure and dramatic benefits from Detohorn’s Hetlef, promising quick pain and disease relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Detohorn
Fragmented ad filler with varied snippets and names
A mosaic of ad like lines and quotes including references to henna money prizes, Defiance Starch, private phones, and various scattered names and product mentions. The text reads as a collection of unrelated phrases, slogans, and ironic musings with no single cohesive event.
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Beef Trust
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Transsmort
Tete
Terry Davis
Soren Biewer
Sarsing
Yeatease
Fellahie
Reomedy
Urey Stibbes
Wilgon
Lewis
Dodds
Carter
Wiers
Pete
Autaina
Gioltire
F. Young
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