Society Hastening to Summer Resorts in Washington
Washington's social season shifts from a single winter hub to a national tapestry as diplomats and society heads migrate to Newport Lenox Bar Harbor Manchester by the Sea and Beverly Farms. Embassies line the coast with Italian British and Russian presences and several prominent bachelors join Bar Harbor as Austrian ambassador and Baroness Hengelmüller coordinate entertaining weekends for the diplomatic set.
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President Roosevelt to Begin Year-Long African Hunting Expedition
President Roosevelt plans a year long hunting trip in British East Africa starting March 4 after his term ends with son Kermit as companion. They will sail from New York for Cairo in April 1909, aiming to study wild animals and bring back specimens. The expedition will use modern elephant hunting arms and include guides and retainers as arrangements finalize.
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Practical joke fuels alarm over Roosevelts portrait puzzle
Advertisers circulated a $500 reward for a wallet said to hold private executive papers of the president. Washington officials traced the wallet to a stunt featuring Lew Dockstader dressed as Roosevelt and a puzzle device with a pigs in clover design and balls labeled Bryan and Taft. The prize is to insert a third term ball into the president's open mouth.
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Appropriation for Washington play grounds grows
A senate amendment boosts the district appropriation for playgrounds from 1600 to 15000, deemed wise and healthful. The piece argues streets are no place for play and urges Washington to expand parks and schoolyard spaces to protect children and aid parents.
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Walking Costume Styles in Navy Serge and Finishes
This excerpt outlines latest walking costume styles featuring a navy serge seven-gored skirt with outside wrapped seams and interior pointed straps, a semi fitting velvet collar jacket, and a coarse straw hat with roses. It lists materials: 8 yards of 46 inch fabric, 5 yards linenette, 4 yards lining silk, 1/2 yard velvet. It also mentions a delicate hellotrope chiffon blouse with lace vest and taffetas details, plus a home dress bodice with net vest and lace, detailing fabrics and trims for each item.
Trimmings for the Hats in Vintage Vogue Style
The article notes revival in fruit trims for hats including peaches plums cherries and berries attached to brims and crowns. It highlights rosebuds velvets and garlands as popular trims with pheasant quills and lophophore plumage, jeweled eyes, and bold color shades in large sailor hats as described in Vogue.
Popular coiffure trends in Grecian styling
The article notes Grecian influence in evening, street, and house dress. It highlights a large pointed knot at the back and hair drawn back softly from the face, forming a curl-friendly silhouette for prevailing fashion data.
Dust and Dampness Threaten Framed Pictures
Household dust and dampness steadily corrode old framed pictures kept in homes. Backed by a paper shield, the boards hold the print flat against glass to protect the front, while regular cleaning and sturdy backing prevent discoloration and detachment that spoils cherished heirlooms.
Feathers and Birds in a Duallay News note
A compact saying appears in Duallay News noting that fine feathers do not ensure fine birds and often hint at a humble goose. The aphorism underscores appearances versus substance in a local context.
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Pleasant for Papa Message in a Sermon Moment
A preacher asks a boy if he enjoyed the sermon and the boy replies no, but states his father would spank him for waking him up. The exchange suggests a domestic setting with a humorous undertone and a focus on parental authority. The dialogue centers on a child narrator and a minister addressing a disrupted wakefulness.
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Eczema Vanishes After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio reports her son Clyde suffered years of eczema with head and neck covered and bleeding lesions. After a year of doctors’ care, Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent brought a dramatic nightly improvement and within six weeks he was perfectly well.
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Subtle Difference in Boston Household Revealed
A Woman's Home Companion anecdote recalls Mrs Blank, wife of a Boston minister, employing a recently hired Black cook. Mrs Blank asks for oatmeal for breakfast to suit her Scotch husband. The cook playfully wonders if the husband is truly Scotch or if others suspect.
Business Amounts to Something
Last year Braz! needed over 20,000,000 jute bags to hold the year's coffee production. Each bag costs the shipper a trifle over 18 cents. The business of making coffee bags thus amounted last year to nearly $4,000,000. Mrs. Pinkham of the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Company and her son Arthur W. Pinkham sailed for Naples on May 20 for a three months’ tour of Europe.
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Lotteries Pay Big Dividends In Mexico City
Nearly $100000 is spent weekly on lottery tickets in Mexico City with only about $70000 returned in premiums during the same period. The figures suggest a heavy turnover and limited payout relative to wagering.
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It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease as a cure for hot sweaty calloused feet with a trial offer and price. It also includes marketing lines for Red Crossall Blue laundry product and various taglines from different brands. The fragmentary text references druggists and distributors in generic terms.
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