Dewey to Leave Home Shifts to Rhode Island Ave House
Admiral Dewey and wife plan to lease the Rhode Island Avenue residence furnished after gifting the home by Americans. The small dining room seats 14, prompting Mrs. Dewey to seek greater hospitality. They prefer the K Street home for its proximity to her mother, though the Rhode Island site remains a rumor in London society circles. The Langhorne engagement rumor ties into Astor family fortunes and English society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Avenue
Indra
Dewey
Miss Nora Langhorne May Become Princess
The article notes Nora Langhorne, popular debutante in London society, potential princess, with kin rising in social circles. It mentions her sisters, prominent Boston and New York socialites, and their Virginia estate Mirado in Albemarle County, long held by the family and still admired despite wartime wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Langhorne
Nononle Langhorne
Waldorf Astor
Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw
Boston
London
R. Monecure Perkins
Richmond
Charles Dana Gibson
New York
Reginald Brooks
Mirado
Albemarle County
Teaching School Boys to Shoot With Rifles
President Roosevelts push to arm public school youths with rifles sparks debate. Shooting clubs form nationwide, instructors sent from the War Department to teach load, sight, and firing positions. Washington schools test marksmen while some groups dispute training youths for potential combat. International peace advocates warn against fostering a warlike spirit in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
America
War Department
Congress
Washington
Interparliament Art Union
World
Movement For Universal Peace
Government Makes Big Saving in Cost of Ink
Irregularities in purchasing dry colors for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing led to about 1 million dollars being paid too much for supplies. Investigation by United States Attorney Baker follows Treasury scrutiny and House hearings. A prior contract paid 46 to 60 cents per pound, then a new method cut costs to 12 cents, saving over 114 thousand dollars in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States
Baker
District of Columbia
Treasury Department
House Committee On Appropriations
Snally
Bureau
Sullivan
Women in New Fields and Berlin Vet Inspector
London society women seek health cures by hopping in hop fields claiming a week’s work is better than any resort. Their camps are lavish with easy chairs beds and modern gear. In Berlin a woman veterinary surgeon serves as an animal inspector riding the streets to assess horses’ injuries and provide care when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Spring Blood Tonic Recipe Promised in Advert
A home remedy advert offers a blood cleansing tonic made from Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kar yon, and Syrup Sarsaparilla. It instructs one teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime, claims to restore kidney function, cleanse blood, destroy micro-organisms, and urges readers to mix it themselves to know exactly what they consume.
Proper Manner of Reading and a Kaiser Prince
A reflective piece argues for measured reading over Encyclopaedia Britannica excess noting books demand reverence and depth. It cites a German prince tale where Von Bülow gains a title after an inheritance and the Kaiser humorously questions why the prince did not declare it sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr von Bulow
von Bulow
True way to eat and drink according to a conservative woman
A conservative Maryland woman touts Granex Nuts as a versatile food for all ages and health conditions. She claims it substituted meat, eased rheumatic symptoms, and aided coffee withdrawal when served dry with cream and hot water, alongside fruit for breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merves
Comfcr
Wallvilla
Tired Back and Kidney Trouble Relief Claim
Mrs. A. Moore of Waterville Missouri reports long lasting kidney trouble with backache headaches dizziness and urinary distress eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She says she was cured after a short course and praises the product. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Moore
Waterville, Mo
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Fanny Crosby Celebrates 87th Birthday in Bridgeport
Fanny Crosby, the renowned blind hymn writer, turns eighty seven in Bridgeport Connecticut. Misa Crosby reports many gifts and messages from across the nation while Crosby credits cheerfulness work and love for mankind as the key to staying young. She jokes she feels not much above forty and has not missed a dinner in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Crosby
Bridgeport
Conn
Misa Crosby
Important to Mothers Covery Bottle of Castorta Cure Remedy
An advisory notice urges careful examination of a product labeled Castorta as a supposed child remedy. It warns mothers to verify ingredients and avoid unsafe tinctures for infants and children. The brief emphasizes caution and informed use of health products marketed for young patients.
Privileged Hats For Lords Before the Sovereign
Two British peers Lord Forester and Lord Kinsale may wear hats in the presence of the sovereign on rare formal occasions. Garfield Too is advertised as a practical household remedy for constipation indigestion and general blood impurity cures and complexion issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Forester
Lord Kinsale
Garfield
Potato Crops Rise in Aroostook County Maine
February shipments from Aroostook County Maine reached 1 125 173 bushels with a season total to February 28 1907 of 7 678 873 bushels Defiance Starch sixteen ounces for ten cents others twelve ounces Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for children teething not help pills reduces inflammation and pains wind colic 25 cents bottle It is easier to tell a He than to make people believe it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroostook County
Maine
Pink Pills touted as universal cure with guarantee
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a trusted prescription and long standing household remedy in the United States. It claims no harmful drugs and cites Mrs M B Whitley of Bosley Ark detailing relief from stomach problems after using the pills. The copy lists ailments treated from rheumatism to anemia and states pills sell for 50 cents a box or six for $2 50 from Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
United States
M. B. Whitley
Bosley, Ark
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N, Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
C. D. Langhorne
Prince Francis of
Teck
Princess of Wales
Prince Francis
Miss Langhorne
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
Smart Society
Encyclopaedia Britannica
France
Arthur Symonda
London Saturday Review
Beare
Defiance
Dodd
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Dor. Williams
Carters
Sver
Hess
Mall Arata Hee Howerte
THE
I, Paxton CO
Mass
Marnegs
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Misson’ & Children's
Bargers
Brockton
Masa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!