Fates of Famous Horses From Turf to Tranquil Ends
A survey contrasts the later lives of celebrated racehorses and war horses. Banquet, once a reliable race winner, now pulls a hansom in London. War horses Copenhagen Nellie Gray Sorrel Her Majesty amble through dignified memorials and retirements. Derby winners Hermit Amato Blair Athol Kisber and Lord Lyon enjoy long, honored ends, with monuments and estates marking their legacies.
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United States
London
Copenhagen
Royal United Service Institution
Fitzhugh Lee
Nellie Gray
Winchester
Sorrel
Stonewall Jackson
Soldiers’ Home
Virginia
Royal Veterinary College
Amato
Lord Rosebery
Epsom
Blair Athol
Kisber
Lord Lyon
Famed Racehorses End in Misfortune and Quiet Obscurity
The article recalls famous horses once bought for fortune and used in science or war, later sold or driven to hardship. It highlights Canrobert’s charger, St Claude, Derby winners like George Frederick, and others such as Blue Gown and Klarikoff, noting their decline and varied fates from cabbies to hospital or exhibition use.
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England
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Marshal Canrobert
Baron Flint
St. Claude
Auteuil
George Frederick
Gen. Boulanger
Blue Gown
America
Klarikoff
Kingcraft
Fitzroy
Silvio
Bt. Leger
Sleepy Col Barbur Plans World Trip Amid Travel Mess
Col Barbur of Philadelphia and his valet travel via Hamburg American line to Germany. Barbur, at Mayer's hotel in Hoboken, meets Fred Lorch who seeks $20 a month to globe-trot through Berlin and Paris expos. Barbur, sleepy yet practical, boards later voyage plans around the world.
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New York World
Charles Barbur
Philadelphia
Germany
Mayer's
Hoboken
Pennsylvania
Col. Barbur
Fred Lorch
Berlin
Lorch
Hamburg
Bismarck
The Real Thing From San Fernando
A Kansan recalls supper of apple dumplings and an old soldier laughing at them on the firing line. He dreamed of Filipinos with long knives as he spoke from the scene in San Fernando.
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San Fernando
Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Boston Builds Largest Tricycle Ever Weighing A Ton
The Boston Woven Hose company unveiled a nine rider tricycle nearly a ton in weight and eleven feet tall. It requires one operator to steer and eight to pedal, reaching speeds over thirty miles per hour on streets of Boston. The huge machine features eleven foot driving wheels, ball geared subs, and a front steering wheel over seven feet in diameter controlled by a single rider.
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Boston
Boston Woven Hose Company
If Every Day Was Sunday in Our Living Rooms
Poetic prose from the Memphis Scimitar extols enduring faith through hardship. The piece contrasts imagined perpetual joy with real trial, noting a night of darkness yields a brighter day and every scar on the path of truth becomes a badge of honor for a knight of honor.
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Italy
Memphis
Woman's Independence and the New Woman Debate
Sara Y. Stevenson in July Lippincott's argues the rise of self supporting women changes both economy and morality. If women become men's intellectual equals while maintaining moral superiority a competitive order emerges. Yet, education and collaboration strengthen both sexes and safeguard mutual affection.
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Sara Y. Stevenson
Lippincott’s
Mr. Kipling
Frock Details and Home Life Vignettes
A description of a white muslin frock with Valenciennes lace and trim, followed by a domestic note on cozy rooms. Maud Ames remarks on the charm of an open fireplace and mantel decorations in a home, detailing a square iron grate and added wooden shelf above.
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Maud
Ornate Mantel Ideas and Elegant Teatime Recipes
The article describes decorative mantel ideas using strong iron brackets, shelves, brass candelabra, a black twine tennis net, and a canopy of net for wall decor. It then offers a refined tea menu with Raspberry Mousse and Spanish Custard, detailing preparation steps and garnishes.
Wet Chocolate Cream Pudding Recipe For Cooking School
The article describes making wet chocolate cream pudding by boiling milk yolk and grated chocolate, then folding in sugar butter and milk, adding flour baking powder and vanilla, baking thirty minutes, and finishing with hot chocolate icing and whipped cream. It also details cod or halibut preparation with a mayonnaise sauce, serving on a pyramid of fish flakes garnished with parsley and grated egg yolk.
Toilets and Wardrobe Advice from a Stay-at-Home Guide
The article offers beauty and health tips for women including sea salt baths for energy, jet jewelry options in metallic tones, and cosmetic remedies. It details an eyebrow and eyelash growth mixture with red Vaseline, tincture cantharides, lavender and rosemary oils, plus cautions about eye contact. A sunburn ointment and a permanent card for facial veiling are described with recipes using lead compounds and rose water, olive oil, and arrowroot.
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Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Strathfieldsaye
Marengo
Napoleon
Europe
Cirl
Cas
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