Che Weekly Capital and Miscellany Snippets
A patchy column notes advertising ethics and public manners in New York. It references Li Hung Chang redress, rent markets, Ysaye pronunciation, and a rumor of Colonel Ingersoll delivering a new lecture. Curiosity turns to jokes about Minnesota rival cities and a Townley fraud case.
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Li Hung Chang
R. G. Ingersoll
Novel Logan County banquet hallmarks division vote
At Logan County Courthouse West Virginia a banquet followed an overwhelming vote to divide Logan County. Devil Anse Hatfield presided with revolver pistols showing while bears and wild game fed hundreds of locals. The event mixed celebration with warnings of rural delivery and national development concerns.
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Logan County
West Virginia
Court House
Anse” Tratfield
Hatfield-McCoy
Ile
Devil Anse
President Havemeyer Draws Two Salaries
The text notes that President Havemeyer earns two salaries totaling $100000 annually and laments that hard times force him to dismiss several thousand American workers. It adds that effective advertising requires a strong offer, clear wording, skilled composition, and a good medium, with quality driving immediate success.
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Havemeyer
Ferdinand de Lesseps A Life Of Triumph And Decline
The life of Ferdinand de Lesseps spans imperial triumphs and bitter disgrace. He built the Suez Canal despite early skepticism, earning global honors, then faced ruin after the Panama scandal. Though condemned in his final years, his role in revolutionizing Europe remains historically pivotal.
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Ferdinand de Lesseps
de Lesseps
Europe
Panama
Suez
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Ingenious device aids smokers to quit by illusion
A recent invention lets a smoker pretend to smoke while avoiding nicotine. A rubber bulb and a smoke chamber create a vacuum so smoke exits near the nostrils but not the mouth, disabling throat cancer risk claims. Also notes on brick wall heights and hollow fire bricks in modern offices. A Waterloo robbery ends with the thieves kissing the women, then good night. People often eat apple skin, especially with guests.
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Cromwell
Chicago
Chicago University
Carol I. Haskell
Chica
Low Necked Costumes Stir Fashion Reformers Debate
New York fashion correspondence notes persistent support for low necklines despite reformer opposition. Describes several gowns with shoulder exposure, detailing materials, cuts, and staid alternatives especially for older figures. Trends include off-shoulder and square-cut designs, blue and green fabrics, and evolving skirt styles with godets and ornate trims.
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UCI
Amegeree
Oseers
World of Women features on child care and fashion
The column urges quiet for infants in early months, critiques the careless girl, and discusses muff furs, aims to help mothers manage youngsters. It covers tips on weight gain, home setup for rest, and fashion notes on headgear and restraint from overeffort.
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Baby
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