Labor and Industry Traditions clash over mission and union ends
A long article surveys the Machinists Union meeting focusing on governance and ritual shifts, noting near abolition of old secret work practices and a move toward business aims. It details finances, local receipts, and benefits while quoting a dissenting view on missionary effort and union purpose. Also described are Cuba bound workers facing a bad contract with Connolly, including pay struggles and poor conditions in Havana.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Chicago
Havana
Connolly
Union
Sraples
Ben Abbott
Denver
New York
Maine
Tampa
American Labor Debates Global Competition and Output
A U S official cites American superiority in bridges and railway plans while Britain argues English output cannot rise. Mr Barnes claims surplus orders favoring American arms, yet Halsted notes American workers’ longer hours and fewer holidays. He urges U S unions to weigh trade impact as exports drive prosperity and American labor remains efficient and value-driven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Barnes
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Hay
America
Halsted Jaya
Ttese
Machinists Convetion Report Highlights Growth and Wins
The eighth biennial International Association of Machinists session in Buffalo reports strong growth with 6960 lodges organized in two years and 8025 women added to the roll. It notes wage gains, overtime protections, and measures reducing overtime and Sunday work, signaling a robust union expansion and improved labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists
Buffalo
Inet
Lovely Little Widow's Revenge as Told by a Paying Donor
A Washington Post item recounts a state department man, self made and bold, pursuing a widow who resists. He sends an ornate gift in a catin box with gem‑studded buckles. The widow replies with a note praising Fido’s birthday and references a loss amount of 420 dollars.
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State Department
Mr. Brash
Fido
Washington Post
River talk of sawmills and water power in Georgia
A poet and a practical man debate river energy and a future sawmill on the banks of a river. The practical man imagines water power grinding corn into meat and wonders about profits while the poet jokes about finding dinner. The exchange reflects rural optimism about industry and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Anld
Atlanta Constitution
Our Gent of Rinwr U With apologise to Mr. Kipling
Inquiries from the son in law regarding his mother’s house are noted amid references to New York Commercial Advertiser and apologies to Kipling. The fragmented text hints at a family matter and a press mention without clear resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinwr U
Kipling
New York Commercial Advertiser
Fashions and Poems in a 19th Century Page
A fragment from a 19th century periodical lists current fashions for girls and women and includes a poetic excerpt with lines about waiting, love, and a call to wander the mountains at eventide, attributed to Randlo F H Leighton in a magazine.
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Toni
Rannlo F H. Leighton
Summer Millinery Shapes In Straw In The Season
Summer millinery features endless straw varieties with intricate brims and layers. The piece highlights paillars on braids, multi layer brims, violet tulle drapery on bergere hats, and two color paillarsons. It notes colors like coral roses, red and blue tulles, and two tone straws forming bold arrangements.
Latent Tien in Miners Hat Styles Featured in Millinery
A description from the Millinery Trade Review details several hat designs. A small golden yellow gutin straw hat features two white ostrich feathers and tea roses. A bergere hat uses pink to blue hydrangea blooms tied under the chin with pale blue tulle. A black Tuscan toques up front showcases a pale turquoise scarf as the main decoration, with forget me not leaves on the side.
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Millinery Trade Review
Sarah
Ribbon Sapatituter and Narrow Gauze Ribbons in Fashion
The text details fashion trims including ribbons, gauze rib bons with center drawing strings for nar row niches, and narrow ruchea in gauge tarlatan and thin fabrics. It notes edgings, chiffon or net insertions, straw work, and decorative accents featuring silver, diamonds, jet, and gold sheeting with straw designs.
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Rippons Pare
Change in Walet Styles For This Season Attends Dressy Forms
The article notes a shift in conventional white walet styles this season toward dressier forms. Inverted fronts, embroidered yokes in pink or red dotted with white, and matching belts are described, with trimness and severity guiding the change despite fewer expensive options.
A Summer Fancy in Green and Purple Gown
A midsummer gown in green muslin with pale purple violets features a Dewey ruffle trim and long ribbon ends. The design includes a short bolero waist, small sleeves with lace, and a matching English walking hat in rose green with purple satin ribbon loops and pale green roses, promoting youthful elegance.
Fashion of the Day Dresses in New Fabrics and Embroidered Trim
Fashion of the Day notes a stylish white lawn dress with embroidered insertion and edging. It describes a fitted waist, yoke overlay, scalloped brim elements, a two seamed sleeve with scalloped epaulets, and a band collar with back center closure. It mentions pattern variations in organdie lawn chin, and new silks glyrinet and glove skin with velvet sheen for clinging gowns.
Fashion Trim Techniques From Standard Fashion Company
The article describes trimming methods for fabrics including chains, braids, ribbons, lace, insertion, embroidery or ruching. It notes these embellishments are copyrighted by Standard Fashion Company.
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Standard Fashion Company
New Fashion Trimmings Impress with Velvet and Chiffon
The text notes chiffon and velvet towers with paillettes, embroidered mousseline de sole flounces, and spangled trims in a wide range of novel designs. It presents a vivid view of current decorative styles and materials used in upscale dress accessories.
One Who Encaped
A quip between two railway car passengers references a literary man and his career. The exchange notes the author laid down the pen when tired and jokes about letting “one of the hogs out.” Chicago Tribune tone.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Tell the foe we will never yield says Hisspino chief
A Washington Star excerpt reproduces a dramatic exchange in which the Hisspino chief vows to fight on, responding to a command to yield and to accept any cash compromise if foes push toward Duxiness. The dialogue emphasizes unwavering resolve and readiness to act on regal holidays if needed.
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Regal
Duxiness
Washington Star
Soured of the Trouble A Separation That Won’t End
A Philadelphia North American quip notes a troubled marriage with amid jokes about separation, referencing a stubborn spouse and a strained domestic scene. The tone blends sarcasm and local social commentary about marital discord.
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Pat
Philadelphia
Reporter Jones Tricks Governor Interview Scoop
A St. Louis reporter named Jones betrays rival Jackson by sending a card bearing Jackson’s name to gain admission to a governor on a secret mission. The governor erupts, threats fly, and Jackson later receives credit when his paper prints a capital interview and scoop about the governor’s visit.
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Jones
St. Louis
Argonaut
Jackson
Star
Lee
Vices and Fortunes of Napoleon III as Emperor
A compact portrait of Napoleon III tracing his rise from fugitive beginnings to Emperor and European statesman. It notes his imprisonment, coups, and shifts in fortune, contrasted with Otto von Bismarck who outmatched him in energy and strategy.
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Louis Nae Poleen
Stragburg
Lorient
Ham
Skrasburg
Inter
Boulogne
Napoleon
Europe
Bismarck
Biarrita
Prosper Merimee
Otto von Blamarck
Archibald Forbes
Making Bead Blinds from Macrame Cord and Beads
Instructions describe creating bead blinds to hide unwanted views from back windows using macrame cord and glass beads. Measure window width, have a carpenter fit a narrow latch groove, thread beads with knots to form strings, attach securely along grooves, and space strings closely to form patterns like flowers or birds.
What Do You Consider the Greatest Object of Interest
A clipped dialogue from a humorous exchange features Misa Cayenne asking about the greatest object of interest in America. The lecturer replies with a day-old arrival remark, corrected as a joke about self reference. The piece continues with social notices about Mrs Hardy and next door neighbor gossip in a breezy column style.
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America
Misa Cayenne
Washington
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