Wealthy Promoters Plan Exclusive Chicago Apartment Hotel
Chicago and Midwest millionaires organize advisory boards to design a lavish high end apartment hotel on the Otto Young property in Michigan Avenue. The plan envisions private elevators, scattered garages, athletic quarters, cafes run by native chefs, and gardens with rooms of magnificent fittings. Private apartments will have private staffs with imported service personnel.
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Chicago
Otto Young
Michigan Avenue
Middle West
New York City
West
England
Continent
Thumb Print Expert Instructs Secret Service In DC
Mrs. M. E. Holland of Chicago, a 34 year old wife of Phil Holland, editor of the Detective, has been named instructor in the Secret Service at Washington after fifteen years studying thumb prints. She trained under Detective Fernier of Scotland Yard and asserts prints can identify both infants and adults when other methods fail. The government reportedly plans to use prints for payroll day identification of thousands of laborers.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Washington
M. E. Holland
Chicago Dispatch
New Signal System For Railways
The Great Western railway plans an experimental signaling shift that would replace semaphore arms with audible alerts. Line clear would be a bell toll, line blocked a whistle that the driver deactivates, with alarms built into the engine cabin for fault detection.
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Great Western Railway
London Express
Leather Cups Won From Historic English Drinking Vessels
Leather drinking cups revive an old English custom with vessels made in the sixteenth and seventeenth century shapes. Goblets roving cups and tankards are handsomely mounted in silver, echoing historic designs as prizes for sports.
Health and Beauty Tips for Gaining Flesh Safely
Nutrition guide advises a raisins prune fig soak for a tonic, suggests daily lemon water, and promotes outdoor activity to turn fat into lean muscle. It warns pimples mean toxin buildup and urges cleanliness, hydration, fruit, and minimal fats.
When on Woman Naga Doctor’s view on nagging wives
A doctor explains nine of ten cases of nagging wives arise from fatigue and illness not malice. He notes these women suffer from tiredness, broken sleep, poor diet, lack of outdoor activity, and insufficient objective thinking. Even devoted women may fall into this state seeking relief.
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Hea
Proper Mattress Care To Extend Its Life
The daily turning of a mattress is not the only care needed. The operation can strain the ticking and pull the stuffing out of shape over time. Sew handles to the sides using webbing or a crosspiece to avoid grasping the mattress surface.
Gabrielle Dress Novel Use for Guimpe
A gabrielle dress article describes an overdress constructed from seven pieces with a deep round neckline and two shoulder straps. The back closes with an inverted box plait to manage fullness, and a wide hem with three tucléé finish the lower edge in a versatile garment.
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Gabrielle
Edison Plans Concrete Homes Cast in Four Days for Workers
Thomas A. Edison seeks to mold entire concrete houses in a single cast within four days, costing $500 to $600 each. He envisions detachable molds, nickel plated interiors, and integrated plumbing and electricals, with dormers spouts and built in features, to provide durable low cost homes for working families.
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Thomas A. Edison
New York
Edison
New Village
Warren County
N. J
Delaware River
Easton
Mr. Edison
United States
Dollsen
Wast Wheat Crop in Canadian Northwest Forecast
The wheat crop in the Canadian northwest this year will be about 97-000,000 bushels, worth probably $63,000,000. The forecast signals significant output amid market expectations and regional agricultural impact.
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Canadian Northwest
Nurse Quotes About Caring for Isolated Leper in Appalachia
New York nurse Charles Cosman of Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids spoke to a New York Herald reporter about George Possett, the Syrian leper isolated in the mountains of West Virginia. Cosman, a Hollander fluent in several languages, offered to live in the forest for years to care for Possett if his expenses could be guaranteed. He criticized civilization for failing the isolated man and proposed self-segregation until Possett's death.
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West
Tle
Syria
Sam
Cancer theory from Dr. Senn after Africa trip causes stir
Dr. Nicholas Senn reports cancer is a disease of civilization not a parasitic affliction. He cites native health in Africa, claims cancer is errant tissue growth that can be cured once undeveloped tissue is ripened. He notes Africans are largely free of civilization diseases except pneumonia. Louisiana plots immigration drive to Europe. state funds envoy tour to Ireland Germany Italy Austria to lure settlers.
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Nicholas Senn
Chicago
Africa
Lim
Saya
Peary
Dr. Senn
America
Americans
Senn
Louisiana
Europe
Francis Dodge
Baton Rouge
New World
Ireland
Germany
Italy
Austria
A Church For Children Organizes In Kansas City
The Rev. Harry F. King plans a children’s church at Oakley Methodist Episcopal in Kansas City. It will include children on the board, a child organist, child officers, deacons, ushers, and a child congregation, following general conference forms. Weekly services are planned this fall to attract neighborhood children.
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Harry 4. King
Oakley Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas City
General Conference
Billy's Ruse And a Fiery Drive To Mrs Monteiths Tea
A vivid spring motor ride brings Billy Weston and Miss Katherine Huston close as he pretends to date another girl. As they travel a winding country road, past maple trees, they rekindle feelings and reach Mrs Monteiths where Billy introduces his supposed fiancée, while Miss Huston confronts her own changed regard for him. The scene shifts to a humorous shipboard anecdote about engineers and a mate asking what boilers are for.
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Billy Weston
Pally
Linn
Katherine Huston
Dilly
Huston
Billy
Miss Sluston
Killy
Miss Juston
Scott
Miss Huston
Mrs. Monteith
Katherine
Bollers
Mac
Cnaurne of Adam's Fall Scotchman and the Lost Cause
A Scotsman Adam MacThers famed for whisky stumbles home and falls, confining him to bed. Presbyterians and a visiting minister discuss Eden as the old wife, whispering that the fall was caused by the drink, a sly joke at home.
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Cnaurne
Adam
Adam MacThers
London
Garden of Eden
Becoming Silk Covered Rubber Bathing Caps Charm Beach Fashion
Silk covered rubber bathing caps matching new sea sor suits appear as natty versatile accessories. Designs include tricornered pieces with a forehead point and bowknot ties, ruffles, two toned or plain colors, and contrasting white linings. Practical yet decorative, they let a girl paddle or swim without hair wetting while cap pockets hold handkerchiefs and valuables for promenade beachgoers.
An Economical Fashion Edges Summer Quilts
A description of the purpose of edge bands on summer quilts. The solid color band, darker than the quilt, protects the edges from wear. Bands should be closely woven so the foundation design does not show through and can be easily replaced when soiled.
Lemon Peel and Spirits Preparation Tip
Keep lemon peel and fit ao bottle with rectified spirits. When using lemons cut off the yellow part of the rind and place in the spirits. This method yields a lemon essence comparable to shop bought varieties. Essence of orange can be made in the same way.
Novel Embroidered Parasol Trend Brightens Personal Belongings
A new decorative trend showcases embroidered parasols with solid four to five inch initials. Linen stunshades are preferred, and monograms should be bold but not heavy. Instructions include clipping stitches on ready made parasols to insert embroidery before reattaching.
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Families of Millionaires
Health and Beauty
M&he
Panama
Taffeta
Lansdowne
Albatross
Linen
Duck
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