From hats to a gas burner tale of ambition and fate
A fashion note on tall hats gives way to a comic slice of life as Soba Gardner, down on his luck, tries selling a patent gas burner. He meets a sharp young woman who guides his misadventures from door to library, ending with a twist of romance and a lesson on incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soba Gardner
File
Ap-Ooter
Ife
Gardner
Poyam
Bagatelle
Tom
Harry
Jin
John
Mira
Handaifort
In a Woman's World Lamp Shades and Lace Motifs
The article describes lamp shade ideas for lengthening evenings in a country cottage or girl’s room. It highlights flowered cretonne shades, white muslin with applique, and broderie anglaise trims. It notes lace frills, liberty satin shades with ribbon work, and dooring flower trails, plus homemaking bead fringes as a relaxing craft.
The Ruling Passion in a Village Poison Mix
An Englishwoman famed for economy ingested mercurial poison by mistake. As doctors prepared the antidote of egg whites, she whispered a final quip to Mary to save the yolks for puddings, signaling her last humor amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Mary
One-Sided Jabot Trend Reaches Sleeve Top
A fashion note describes oversized jabots worn predominantly on the left side extending toward the sleeve top. This new style limits width to a single side.
Revival of Civil War fiction stirs public appetite
The piece notes a revival of civil war stories as a half century since Appomattox passes, urging writers to produce new war tales for modern readers. It contrasts old hero and heroine pairs with the call for fresh romance and adventure amid a market hungry for thrill and historical flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appomattox
Lieutenant Pertins
New Hampshire
Lucille Fairfax
Virginia
Riley gifts Indianapolis property for library and school building
Poet Riley donates property in Indianapolis valued at 75000 dollars to fund a public library and a school administration building. The piece warns that neglect could prove deadly, echoing a cautionary tone akin to Andrew Carnegie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Indianapolis
Carnegie
Highest Railway Across Andes Claims Global Top
The Central Railway of Peru reaches 15,865 feet above sea level at its highest point, with fifty-seven tunnels and thirteen switchbacks. It avoids gradients above 4 percent and requires no rack propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Central Railway
Ticlia
Callao
Antofagasin
Chile
Toforura Zand
la Roz
Bolgia- Simis
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed for Back and Kidney Pain
Public endorsement from Marshall resident William Purcell praises Dean's Kidney Pills as the cure for backache and "disordered kidneys." Advertises 50 cent price, Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. sole agents, with Dean's Doan's name emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Marshall
William Purcell
S. Fourth St
Fosters Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ad Speia
Mutual
Mercantile Agency
North St Marshall
Hinds ‘Marshall
Wi “Minpis
UL S.A
Doll Grocery
Weir & Weir
Physicians & Surgeons
Weir
J. Weir
I W. Weir
D.swiff & CO
Seventh St
Washington, D. Cy
Paris Commercial University
Paris
The
U.S
Gallagher
R. A. Mitchell
Public Square
Wabash
Wabdazh
Trefz
Jones
S. Lift Street
Tate
Echoree
Sena
Celia Atkinson
American Press Association
Ora
Companion
Ralph D. Paine
New England
Berkeley St
Boston
Mass
State Bank
Thave S
H. M. Dewey
Dulaney
T- J. Golden E. ML. Copean
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!