New York Millionaire Pleads For Water At Sea
An on board encounter with First United States Volunteer Cavalry known as the Rough Riders reveals thirst and harsh conditions aboard a ship. A New York millionaire plainly asks for water, is offered a fresh pitcher by the purser, and shares the water with comrades, illustrating contrasts with Croton water and strict regulations.
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Untteates Volunteer Cavalry
Rough Riders
Croton
New York
Yucatan
Denison
Delmonico's
Chicago
Earthquake and Typhoon House Designs Compared in Manila
The piece describes two story dwellings with stone basements and wooden upper floors built to withstand quakes. It notes cloth ceilings, wide stairways, sliding blinds and conchas, and iron roofing to resist earthquakes, while typhoons threaten the front roof. Native nipa houses are bamboo elevated structures with thatched nipa palm roofs.
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Manila
Fashion's Mirror: Summer Dress Trends In a Boston Budget Note
Tinted hat trims and gray walking dresses dominate this season with fawn browns bright purples blues and yellows. Organdie and lace trimmed muslins batistes and percale remain in demand with linen sults and gingham well sold. Paquin coats silk satin and plaid muslins appear for early autumn while leather belts and Boston bags suit travelers. Frills on silk and crepe de chine gowns stay fashionable though kept under three inches for proper effect.
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Milan
Boston
Embalming and Styling Offered by Experienced Masons
A local shop advertises a large display of latest styles now in stock with embalming services provided by experienced practitioners. The note references Frene.
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Frene
Mena
Arkansas
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Wallace Cumming
Enpeck
Puck
Fashion’s Mirror
de Queen Street
Zwolle Ave
Eureka Addition
A. H. Holt
W. R- Blocksom & CO
Undertakers
Ayer
Dk. J. OC
Lowell i Maas
Chicago Brokerage Co
Clark St
Ill
The
Arkansaw Store
North de Queen Street
J.B. Littlejohn & CO
C. E. Hope
Agt
Waters Pierce Oil Co
Mena Opera House
R. H. James, Mer
Clover
W.R. Blocksom
Sherwood Avenue
Vine Hill Nursery
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Black Bros
Dickover
Geo. Dickover
Phaely
Harry, Wlyn
Dea
Century Carriage GO
Lombard Sts
ST. Louis
the Electric Studio
Winn & Fansler
Polk County
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