Rockefeller's Foot Talk Sparks French Woman Fashion Debate
The New York American quotes John D Rockefeller praising American women's small feet while a French consul general counters that Parisian women favor chic style and smaller feet. He says Rockefeller knows about Standard Oil but not the Parisian foot, noting Americans have larger feet and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
New York
H. F. Biggar
Hin
France
Compiegne
Rockefeller
Dr. Biggar
M. Lucien Bonzom
Mr. Rockefeller
Zose
America
Neiter
Jersey cow nurses orphaned colt on Indiana farm
A tenant on the James Reeson farm near Cambridge City Indiana reports a Jersey cow nursing a young colt after its mother died. The cow immediately adopted the colt, providing care and affection in the barn. The dispatch notes the unusual maternal behavior observed on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reeson
Cambridge City
Ind
Amusing Toole anecdotes from Birmingham theater visit
The late John Lawrence Toole caused laughter and unease during a Birmingham visit when an aristocratic audience misread his backstage seating. Another tale recalls his Sadler’s Wells cab escape in makeup while en route to Sadler’s Wells for a benefit. Toole’s talent extended beyond jokes to a moving performance as Caleb Plummer in The Cricket on the Hearth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benet
Birmingham
England
John Lawrence Toole
Toole
Fom Cranky
Tle Bristal Dodger
Sadler's Wells
London
Surrey Theater
Adelphi
Surrey
Mr. Sprigeins
Mr. Spriggins
Caleb Plummer
Banker's Son a Scullion in Lake Geneva Club
Philip Vanzant son of Prairie State bank president works as a kitchen scullion at a Lake Geneva club as part of a personal uplift plan. The University of Chicago theology student aims for the ministry and reports how ideals clash with club members while he runs a Bible class for staff and endures social resistance. Also notes the Kansas relics and Mine Creek battle hospital history in Mound City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Vanzant
George Vanzant
Prairie State Bank
Lake Geneva
Chicago Dispatch
Mr. Vanzant
University of Chicago
Vanzant
Mound City
Kan
Linn County
Wilson County
Kansas
Mine Creek
Modern Discus Thrower Captures Graceful Poise
A journalist describes Martin J Sheridan's discus exhibition, noting a tall athlete in white jersey with broad shoulders and deep chest. The observer compares the thrower’s poised, restrained demeanor and fluid, sculptural movement to classical figures, predicting masterful bronze work if captured by a sculptor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Sheridan
Jess
Diana
Sherman
New York Press
Our Railways Passenger Averages in 1904 and Abroad
The article reports U S passenger per train averages at 50.25 in 1904, up from about 39 in 1898, with Germany at 71 and India at 189 in 1898. It notes 212000 miles of track carried 104 19g passengers per year, and compares international figures from 1868 to 1897, while Britain figures are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
India
France
Austria
Great Britain
Absinthe From a Paris School Child in the Classroom
A seven year old pupil at a Paris communal school shows morning delirium fits after ten o clock, slams classmates, and groans. He carries a small bottle of absinth replenished daily by his mother, leading to repeated absinthe use during class escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Deer and a Man in Westboro Me Ends with Unlikely Wreck
In Westboro Maine Percy M Arnold encountered a deer that allowed a close approach. The animal bolted through bushes and walls. Arnold, exhausted after clinging to the animal, collapsed against a tree and will need a new suit after the scuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westboro
Percy M. Arnold
Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Mottle Making Machine Aimed at Bottles From Strife to Invention
Claude Boucher, once forced to close his Cognac bottle works after repeated strikes and ex actions, developed a bottle making machine now in use nationwide. Stally produces a quarter of a million bottles. one machine makes 35,000 bottles in a day, and anyone can learn its operation in a week. The bottles are stronger and aesthetically superior to those from traditional blowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Boucher
Cognac
France
Stally
Colorado River Battle to Restore Original Course
An army of men prepares to challenge the Colorado River’s altered path amid vast destruction across two states. The flood washed out 200 miles of railroad, flooded 300 square miles, and wiped out the Salton salt industry, forcing abandonment of Salton village and its once thriving salt farm powered by a cable-driven plow system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Colorado
Colorado River
Arizona
California
Yura
Iso
Landusky
Californiia
Saltan
Southern Pacific Railroad
Salton
New York Tribune
Pike's Peak birthday marked as centennial event
Colorado will observe the birth day of Pike's Peak in September to mark the discovery by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike and the centennial of the event. President Roosevelt and cabinet members are invited guests. Pike was captured in 1807 and lost maps and manuscripts said to be sent to Madrid. A search by Secretary Root for the papers has been requested of the Spanish government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike's Peak
America
Colorado
Roosevelt
Zebulon Pike
Pike
Santa Fe
City
Mexico
Madrid
Brooks
Root Las
Forest Fires Plague Nation Despite Patrol Gains
Last year forest fires burned over 150000 acres, less than half of the prior year due to improved U S forest service patrols. Foresters warn owners to clear underbrush, as fires often start from brush and a brush-free wood resists ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forest Service
Forestry Service
We Like Fruit We Like Fruit And The Fruits Of The Year
We Like Fruit reports that for the year ending June 30, 1905 American orchard products markets and consumption yielded $83,751,640 to farmers. American vineyards produced 1,500,000,000 pounds of grapes, earning over $15,000,000 more. Subtropical fruits added nearly $10,000,000, while imports from the West Indies and southern Europe reached $20,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Europe
Ernest C. Rowe
Leslie's
Developing Empire in Sacramento Valley
The slicing of large Sacramento valley land holdings into small farms, alongside completion of irrigation systems, spurs a regional development era in northern California. The growth is far reaching for the state and especially San Francisco, as reported by the San Francisco Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Valley
San Francisco
The Nines of Pope Pius Cardinal Elevation Notes
The pope celebrated at dinner for his cardinalate. a guest recalled nine years at the seminary nine years as curate at Tombolo nine years as rector of Salzene and nine years bishop of Mantua Pius X also served as patriarch of Venice and was cardinal for nine years.
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Tombolo
Salzene
Mantua
Pius X
Venice
Home colony plan proposed near New York city
Suetsin’s home colony idea outlined by Upton Sinclair aims to found a cooperative settlement where children are raised communally and women have equal rights. The project expects $50,000 to launch, with a $10 entrance fee per family and democratic decision making on details. Governor Folk’s anecdote about favors illustrates a light political aside. Queen Maud’s boot note to a reporter highlights royal wit from a London Tatler item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Sinclatr
Sincliir
New York
Sinchuir
King Edward
Queen Maud
Norway
London Tatler
Blackburn for Kentucky Governor Seen as Likely
The piece argues Senator Joe C. Blackburn may become Kentucky's next governor. He is described as a popular figure and a hopeful for Democrats opposing Governor Beckham and his machine administration. The text notes growing defection within the Democratic party as Beckham seeks a U.S. Senate seat succeeding J. B. McCreary.
Kentucky Senator Blackburn Reenters Anti Beckham Drive
In Kentucky Senator Blackburn who left politics after defeat by the Beckham machine has reversed his stance and now leads the anti Beckham forces. Blackburn first entered Washington thirty years ago as a representative and is nearing the end of his third term in the Senate at age sixty eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Blackburn
United States Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Washing Minid and Laundry Recipe
A household cleaning and laundry recipe instructs making a solution from minute amount of am mounit, salts of tare tar, patent rye and cold water. Soak clothes overnight or twenty minutes, boil twenty minutes, rinse and color white. The suds can be used for funnels and colored pieces.
Mustard Sauce Recipe From Historic Plain Cookery
A sharp sauce for fish or boiled beef combines one cup grated horse radish with one cup dry mustard. Chop a small bunch of sweet herbs such as basil thyme savory or parsley, grate a large onion, add salt, and mix in enough cold vinegar to reach a visht consistency. Best consumed fresh. if stored, cook thoroughly before bottling.
How to Clean Marble with Paste Mixture and Turpentine
To remove stains from marble mix half a pound of soda half a pound of soft soap and a pound of whiting. Boil until thick as paste and cool. Spread on marble surface and leave a whole day. Use soft water to wash off and wipe with soft cloths. Lor Wack marble nothing beats spirits of turpentine.
Currant and Raspberry Shrub Recipe Serve Cold
Currant and raspberry shrub instructions mix currants and raspberries until juice runs. For each quart of juice add two teaspoonfuls of sugar and stir until dissolved. Beat whites of two eggs and pour into a tall pitcher half full of cracked ice. Serve when perfectly cold.
Bedstead cabinet with retractable bedside storage device
A newly patented bedstead attachment provides a cabinet for bedrooms to hold items within easy reach of a bed bound or ill person. The unit swings on hinges, attaching to the bed with clamps and metal brace loops, allowing convenient access or storage away from the bed. Also notes a method to brighten cut glass and ordinary glass using warm soapy water, sawdust drying, and polishing.
Household Tips From A Historic Page
A late page offers practical advice on insomnia relief through a warm glass of milk sipped slowly for ten minutes. It covers whitewash mixing with lime and water plus salt to prevent rubbing off, dish cleaning with ashes, vase stability with sand, and charcoal to keep meat and perishables fresh and disinfected.
Notable Snapshots of Public Life Across Continents
James Cobb and Jennie Korn wed at Hobart Oklo. The Berlin wireless conference will include General James Allen Rear Admiral H X Manney and John S Waterbury. Major General O O Howard and Lieutenant General Stephen I Lee plan a joint Civil War history. Lord Curzon as viceroy fulfilled Kedleston Hall dream. Edward Iveson Goldsmith is Lynn Mass oldest native citizen and veteran at ninety four. M T Freeman of Crawford County Pa remains an eighty one year Fremont Republican who swore not to shave since 1856.
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James Cobb
Jennie Korn
Hobart
Oklo
Portugal
Camille Saint-Saens
America
Henry Broadhurst
United States
Berlin
James Allen
H. X. Manney
John S. Waterbury
O. O. Howard
Stephen I. Lee
West Point
Alexander Smith Cochran
Yonkers
Martin Farm
Lord Curzon
India
Government House
Calcutta
Kedleston Hall
Derby
Edward Iveson Goldsmith
Lynn
Mass
Bay State
M. T. Freeman
Crawford County
Fremont
Plays and Players Draft Summer Plans Across Theaters
Moe Bernhardt will spend the summer at her chateau on the French coast near Trouble. D. L. Don is engaged to support Montgomery and Stone next season in The Sted Mill. Thompson and Dundy will present Edward Abeles in Brewster's Millions. Bernhardt favors Tre Mission and Hamlet as male roles. Richard Carle writes his own lyrics for comic operas and shows verse skill. Walter D. Nealand is re-engaged as manager of The Yankee Counselor. Frohman secured American rights for a new Brigadier Gerard adaptation. Charlotte Hunt, Bowdoin Square leading lady, has been on stage since age four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moe
Bernhardt
Trouble
D. L. Don
Montgomery and Stone
Walter D. Nealand
John P. Slocum
Charles’ Frohman
Brigadier Gerard
Sir A. Conan Doyle
Charlotte Hunt
Bowdoin Square Theater
Boston
Esperanto Might Be Taught At St Cyr French College
Notes from Frange report Esperanto is to be taught to the cadets at the French military college of St Cyr. In France opium sale in port cities has been forbidden amid rising abuse. A 12 year old in Paris police custody offered to reveal his name and address. The French are heavy wine consumers, noted as more common than milk in the United States. Yellow spectacles for weak eyes were praised by Dr. Morals at a Paris medical academy meeting, claiming fifteen years of successful use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cyr
France
Paris
United States
Morals
Academy of Medicine
PITH AND POINT. Who has to suffer for your fool acts
A brief editorial note from the Atchison Globe warns that wrongdoing brings eventual accountability and that what is discarded can gain value later. It reflects on human weakness and the idea that some people seek to be brought in during trouble to “break the news.”
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Xnou
Atchison Globe
Advertising guidance on effective ad design and returns
An old exchange critique explains that a picture ad must tell the story at a glance. It warns that wealthy buyers seek more than puzzle pictures and stresses the need for a strong first impression plus substantive value. Advertising is likened to duck hunting, requiring careful advance, targeted aim, and suitable ammunition where game may be found.
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Higwar
Kaiser Wilhelm Grossvater
Heer
Gott
Teddy
Grandpa
Thomas R. Ybarra
New York Times
Pope Pius
Suetsin
Pion Sinclair
New York City
Folk
Sarper
Joe C
Blackbull
Hall OF Fame
Frange
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