Russian Embassy Staff Leave Magnolia Amid Courtship Rumors
Washington gossip centers on Baron and Baroness accompanying the Russian embassy staff as they depart Magnolia, Mass., with plans to return to Washington for winter. The 17 year old baroness, described as well educated and fluent in French Italian and German, may be presented at court and socialized with administration families during a future U S visit.
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Ashington
Baron Sen
Magnolia
Mass
Washington
Brutht
America
Peth
Ethel ‘Roosevelt
Mien
Hélen Taft
Miga
Bacon
Heas
Elizabeth
Europe
Aristocratic Cats Get Summer Home Plan
Prominent society women organize to build or acquire a summer home for boarding pets. Leaders include Mme Eleanore de Remosat Guys and Miss Mathile Townsend with Henry L. Weat as Cat Club president. Mrs Harlan’s wife, owner of three Maltese cats, also supports. Mrs Robinson cites need after last summer lacked boarding for six short haired cats.
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Mme
Eleanore de Remosat
Guys
Mire Marya
Pest
New Postal Cards Front May Carry Messages
The Post Office Department approves a new format for postal cards starting August 1. A vertical line one third from the left divides the card into address space on the left and message space on the right. Front side messaging becomes allowed, ending the former restriction and enabling advertisements, pictures, and notes to appear on the front.
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Post Office Department
Meyer
Far East Bureau Created For Japan China Affairs
The State Department forms a Far Astern Bureau to handle all diplomatic and consular matters relating to Japan and China. The new unit will manage correspondence and preliminary treaty negotiations with orient governments and may inspire similar bureaus for other regions. Officials include secretary to the legation and embassy at Peking and aides in Canton and London, with duties extending to handling issues commonly reserved for higher diplomacy.
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Japan
China
Cbids
Orient
State Department
Tha ‘Oriettal
Ence
Bui
Percival ‘Heintsiemin
Pennsylvania
Forar
Po Peking
Pips
Fateh Vice
Uopae
Cobb Getaral
Canton
Ane
Danny
William Phillips
Arene
Dhamane Z Choate
London
Tion
Peking
W. Deraiee Tre
State Department Sibuanan Cha
United States
Waiving for the Fun on a Bench in Vibe
An old gentleman sits portly on a brass bench across a wall from a youthful boy. The man asks why the boy is quiet and not playing. The boy says he is waiting for the man to get up, noting someone painted the bench fifteen minutes ago.
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Navy
Leva
Aolillers
Entrica
W. E. Moses
California Building
Denver
Colo
Sisters Report Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Two sisters share success with Cuticura Soap Ointment and solvents. A woman from Morrison Illinois states eczema of the head was cured by one cake of soap and one box of ointment and notes another sister improved with Cuticura Resolvent pills. Edith Hammer, Morrison, Illinois, October 3, 1906.
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Cuticura
Edith Hammer
Morrison, Il
Jack and the Apple in a Country School Tale
A classroom riddle features Jake Boggs refusing to give his brother an apple, quipping that even if he did, only a fool would remain. The diary-like item blends a humorous anecdote with a moral about stubbornness and wit. Also mentions white goods laundering and Defiance Starch for stiffening fabrics. In Cornwall, villagers greet bells drawn by horses with a procession led by a band as wreaths are laid on the bells.
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Jack
Jake Boggs
Jake
Bellis
St. Keverne
Cornwall
London Graphic
Vocal Influence on Burglar Sparks Dramatic Window Exit
A burglar pausing at a crime scene is startled by a child and mother’s voices. When a deep bass voice of an elderly man is heard, he abandons the pause and jumps through a window. The piece includes ads for laundry products and quotes from Mirabeau and Ruskin.
Largest Wooden Structure in New Zealand Parliament Building
The Parliament building in Wellington is described as the largest wooden structure in the world with much of Wellington and other towns featuring wooden houses. Churches and business houses are noted as likewise built from wood.
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Wellington
New Zealand
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