Estee aS De G A R MEETING AT CHATTANOOGA
A Chattanooga column recalls Union Army sites from 1863 used as generals headquarters hospitals and social venues. The 47th encampment draws old soldiers to see mission houses at Byrd's mill and other structures bearing Civil War memories.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
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Byrd’s Mill
Missionary Ridge
Gideon Blackburn
Pennsylvania
Blackburn
Curtain Style to Improve Long Passageway Decor
An expert recommends a curtain holder over the door to a long passage to create visual depth. Pale amber walls with cherry curtains and black oak furniture craft a cozy look. reed and bead curtains offer a cool alternative in warm weather. A monk’s berth serves as storage and a table, with a small oak chair and octagonal table completing the scheme.
War era Hotel Hubs in Chattanooga's Civil War Scene
The Crutchfield Read House served as army hospital after Chickamauga and sheltered Confederate leaders, Union generals, and generals’ staff. nearby Crutchfield farm and Brabson Loveman Nottingham mansions link to Sherman, Bragg, and McPherson with sites preserved or noted for wartime significance.
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Tennessee Presbytery
Chattanooga
Crutchfield
Read House
Chickamauga
Crutchfield House
Chatamooga
Presdent
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
South
Tennessee River
Sherman
Missionary Ridge
Brown's Ferry
Cresk
Tennessee
Patrick Cleburne
Tunnel Hill
James A. Garfield
D. M. Key
Haye
Simplicity Keynote Paquin Gown and Matching Wraps Described
A Paquin gown in dull blue mousqueline features a slender tunic with a satin trim and coral pink silk rose at the belt. A blue crepe de chine wrap with dull Persian colored embroidery accompanies it, while other gowns show white louisine silk, green silk collars, and changing satin taffeta wraps with frills.
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Harper's Bazar
Bathrobe Hood Styles Featured In New Designs
The article describes new bathrobe hoods noted for variety and size. Hoods include long peaks that flop to the side or back and a cape effect over the shoulders. Some designs feature a space cut over the shoulders to reveal the neck and keep cool.
Sashes Revived In Bright Brocade Styles Boost Fashion
Narrow sashes of the 608 revival come in many styles with bright brocade colors and bold designs. Plain sashes feature embroidered ends and fringed finishes. They knot at the side or tie at the back and are worn with shorts or somber gowns to add color.
Vanished Zuider Zee Towns Hoorn Enkhuizen and Edam
An illustrated travel note surveys Hoorn Enkhuizen and Edam on the Zuider Zee shore. It laments Enkhuizen’s decline after harbor silted up and trade waned while praising Hoorn’s preserved buildings and Edam’s cheese heritage and canalside charm.
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Edan
Holland
Zuider Zee
Hoorn
Doelhuis
Enkhuizen
John Haring
Paul Potter
Hague
L Ike Hoorn
Witt Visit Fanges Grave Miss Menn Plans Austria Trip
Olga Menn daughter of Dr and Mrs Rudolph Menn of 1832 Lincoln avenue Chicago prepares to visit Austria to mourn and honor fianc Baron Oskar Rothschild three years after his suicide. The engagement ended after Baron Albert Rothschild blocked a union.
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Chicago
Baron Oskar Rothschild
Olga Menn
Rudolph Menn
Lincoln Avenue
Austria
Mrs. Menn
Olga
Rothschilds
Baron Rothschild
Rothschild
Menn
Vienna
Baron Albert Rothschild
Baron Oskar
Miss Menn
Prisoner’s Fifty Dollar Note From Andersonville Survives
Edgar County historian recounts John Arterburn of Kansas a Civil War veteran who spent fifteen months in Andersonville and kept a fifty dollar note for two dozen potatoes as a prized relic. The note arose from potato purchases to aid starving prisoners a knife fashioned to a saw and a break for freedom are also noted in Arterburn’s memorabilia.
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Edgar County
John Arterburn
Kansas
Andersonville
Arterburn
Edagar
Chickamauga
Danville
Florence
Afterburn
Washed Ashore Alive After Jump From Spokane
Seattle, Mia K Ask wife of Skagway merchant jumped overboard off Prince Rupert B C while Spokane sailed. She was found unconscious on the beach by fishermen next morning. Mrs Ask, an invalid, occupied a stateroom with her husband and two year old child. Wireless alerts sent to steamers. Spokane operator later reported she had been picked up and taken to hospital.
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Wash
Mia
K. R. Ask
Skagway
Alaska
Spokane
Prince Rupert
B. C
Ask
Prince ‘Rupert
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Brooklyn Woman Reclaims $2600 After Death Decree
Mabel E. Allen of Brooklyn, once declared legally dead by Massachusetts and U S Supreme Courts, reclaims about $2600 from the estate of Jonathan Merry after a Finder of Lost Heirs case. A letter carrier revealed her identity prompting Judge Grant to revoke the death decree and direct payment to Miss Allen.
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Boston
Mabel E. Allen F
Brooklyn
Massachusetts Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Suffolk
Grant
Misa Allen
Jonathan’ Merry
Marchants
Merry
Miss Allen
George R. Bling
Bal de St Martin Promises Marriages From Daring Dances
Paris introduces the balmar novelty for wallflowers and forty somethings. Hostess parcels a new style named bal de St Martin to crown late bloomers with romance. The first event drew wide interest and, within two months, thirty seven marriages followed. One wedding paired a 28 year old groom with a 62 year old bride.
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Paris
St .Martin
Great Britain Withdraws From 1915 Panama Exposition
Great Britain decides not to participate in the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Official notification sent to Washington cites no reasons, reversing earlier in principle support. The tolls dispute on the Panama Canal is suspected to influence the decision.
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San Francisco
Washington
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Walter Hines
Page
United States
Panama Canal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney Company
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional illness best treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces, prescribed by physicians, with testimonials available. The text also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and notes product sale by druggists at a listed price.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Price
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