Perfume tastes of queens and czars across Europe
A 19th century survey notes Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra favor limited scents while the Czarina uses lilac jasmine and violet essences. It mentions the Fas Bouquet used since 1823, Grasso's jasmine sources, and perfumes from Madrid Paris and Roumania.
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Mary
West End
Alexandra
England
Czarina
Royal Palace
Grasso
St. Petersburg
Roumania
What World Lost and Russia Census Growth
A debonaire young woman laments a ruined modern society novel after a servant used its pages to start a fire. The article then notes Russia's census shows a population of 160 million, rising by 2.5 million yearly despite wars and epidemics.
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Miss Tartan
Russia
Russian Empire
Csar
Man with Sling Says No Joke Marred His Day
A man walking with one arm in a sling and eyes in mourning explains to a friend that an incident disrupted him. He clarifies the event was not an automobile accident but a somber encounter after a man failed to take a joke. The exchange ends with a reflection on truth and games.
Eager to Work Health Restored by Right Food
A Michigan woman recounts recovering after a year of indigestion and weakness. After starting Grape-Nuts, her appetite improved, nerves steadied, energy returned, and she could work again. The letter promotes the product with a testimonial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Woellville
Mexican Troops Route Seditionists Near Cerro Prieto
Dispatch from Mexican Foreign Minister Enrique Creel says Gen Navarro’s forces defeated the seditionists at Cerro Prieto Chi huahua with sixty killed and many wounded. Seditionists fled as loyalist troops pursued them and Gen Prieto was reported captured by Mexican officials in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senor de la Barra
Enrique Creel
Navarro
Cerro Prieto
Chihauhau
Antonio V. Lomeli
el Pass
Tex
Gen. Prieto
Corpse Comes to Life in Minnesota Undertaking Room
John Regnell of Westbrook Minnesota revived on an embalming table just as Undertaker H R Steadman prepared to inject embalming fluid. Regnell spoke, a physician soon got him free from danger, but his face bears acid scars. He says he is now willing to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Westbrook
Minn
John Regnell
Regnell
Bill
H. R. Steadman
Omaha stockman pays alimony judgment in full
Lincoln Neb Mark M Coad through his attorney has paid the district court the sum of 20 780 21 dollars. This is the amount Valeria W Coad received as alimony against the defendant.
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Lincoln, Neb
Mark M. Coad
Omaha Stockman
District Court
Valeria W. Coad
Earthquake Recorded Off California Coast
Nine shocks were recorded by the St. Louis University seismograph between 6:10 and 7:30 Tuesday morning. The center of the disturbance was estimated about 240 miles southwest by west of the lower California coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Louis University
California
Tragic double tragedy and fatal arson blaze reported
Enid Oklahoma tale of a 35 year old William Hoffer who shot Florence Hayes 18 five times then killed himself after she rejected his advances. New Orleans report notes William Jackson Jr pleas guilty to highway robbery. Gravett Arkansas reports three Peregoy children perished in a house fire. mother severely burned and likely to die.
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Enid
Okla
William Hoffer
Florence Hayes
New Orleans
William Jackson, Jr
New Jersey
Gravett
Ark
J £. Peregoy
Here
Aunt of Mrs Taft Dies in Decatur at 89
Decatur Illinois reports the death of Hannah J. Jack aged 89, aunt of Mrs William H Taft and sister of Judge John W Herron of Cincinnati, from pneumonia.
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Taft
Decatur, N
Hannah J. Jack
William H. Taft
John W. Herron
Cincinnati
Thresholds of Western Canada Wheat Returns Highlight Profitable Prospects
The Western Canada harvest shows unexpectedly high yields across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with sample Marque's wheat at 53 bushels an acre. A field of 100 acres could net about 5300 bushels and $37 per acre profit after costs, signaling strong settlement and growing interest from farmers and government agents alike.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
St. Louis
Western Canada
Spokane
John Kennedy
Edmonton
Baskatciows
Estern Canaada
Biie
Prater
Ottawa
Arlees
Jackson St
St. Peel
Mies
J.M. Meclachlan
Watertown SB
Taste Sensitivity Varies by Gender in Kansas Experiments
University of Kansas experiments show average persons taste quinine at 1 part in 62,000 water, salt at 1 in 640, sugar at 1 in 228, and soda at 1 in 48. In nearly all tests women detected smaller quantities than men.
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University of Kansas
Heiress claims fiancé vows mercy if wed
The beautiful heiress tells her father that the count has promised never to beat or kick her if they marry. He asks if he will also work for her, but she rebuffs the point, urging her father to accept the arrangement.
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Papa
Decision on church sign sparks faction splits
The community debates placing an electric sign atop the church. Some favor featuring the minister, others want the soprano of the choir. Tensions rise as fears about the minister’s tongue divide opinion.
Week in Brief Global and Local Happenings
Robert Charles Hannon of East Windsor heads the Christian Science church and claims Mrs Eddy commissioned him as successor in 1890. Secretary of War Dickinson urges expanded aero nautical gear for the U S military. Michael Fogarty, a Newburg hotelkeeper, is dead after a recent armed hold up. German elites fear Signora Maria Tarragona may publish memoirs exposing private lives. Manchuria’s viceroy seeks open ports to all nations to counter Japanese Russian activity. Judge Lorin C Collins ends Panamanian service and returns to Chicago. Mrs Theodore P Shonts arrives with jewels and faces customs scrutiny. Kyrle Bellew plans a world tour with Frohman and a London steamship partner.
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Robert Charles Hannon
East Windsor
Peking
Manchuria
Panama Zone
Lorin C. Collins
Chicago
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Railway
New York City
Kyrle Bellew
Charles Frohman
London
Nation's turmoil and reform era highlights new data and events
Attorney General Wickersham reports success in prosecuting smugglers and import frauds with promises of continued enforcement. Census shows U S population at 93 402 151 with 20 9 percent growth. total with possessions about 101 000 000. Marine corps mutiny at Cobra Island. Brazil battleships bombard for 17 hours with over 200 casualties. Dethroned king seeks asylum in England. smoking vehicle crackdown yields nearly 600 arrests. 500 fines paid. Lizard remains found in a Cleveland death. U S navy remains global power. Kansas murder on Bernhard farm. two teens kill each other in shooting. Oakland adopts commission form government by narrow margin.
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Wickersham
Olympia
Wash
Hay
United States
Alsaka
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Marine Corps
Cobra Island
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Orty
Duke of Portland
England
New York Health Department
Lovie Hermann
Cleveland
Germany
Great Britain
Emeline Bernhard
George
Tom Morgan
Worth
Bernhard
Kansas
Martin City
Albert Perin
Jesse Osborn
Indianapolis
Oakland
Cal
Two World Famous Grannies Visit United States
The Rochester Post Express highlights grandmothers Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry as distinguished visitors. Bernhardt remains energetic and youthful in spirit, while Terry, who has retired from acting, lectures on Shakespeare’s heroines with renowned expressive features and velvet voice.
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Rochester Post Express
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Ellen Terry
Henry Irving
England
Miss Terry
Portia
Beatrice
Voila
Rosalind
Does Your Cat Cough A Purrsome Public Health Warning
A Manchester physician links a diphtheria outbreak to a house cat and urges owners to watch coughing felines. He warns against hugs and petting a coughing cat and even recommends destroying a persistent sufferer to prevent spread.
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G. J. Auburn
Manchester
England
Awburn
Literary honesty and a wry baseball quip
The editor questions a hero’s night steal of home as impossible in darkness since a game would be called. A philosopher notes we live in thoughts not years, and a quote about women past thirty. An ad touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets as easy to take and restorative.
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Tacoma
Isaac Pincus & Son
Pacific Coast
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Eperjes
Hungary
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Franco
Lisbon
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Western
Ufe
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the Hague
General News
Galilea
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Centaur Company
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Iowa
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Washington
Best Sean
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