Delightful SPARS Musical Evening at the Club
A crowded lounge hosted a fine musical program led by Prof Rutolph F Otto with several city musicians. Otto performed four solos including an aria and My Dreams, backed by Sibby Nichols and others, drawing a keen audience and praising the singing quality throughout.
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Rutolph F.otto
Sit
Tesback Eee Aare
Tannhauser
Otto
Acoe
Sibby-Nichols
Panaers
Baldwin Co
C Basin Asa
Zinelopita
Woman and Fashion: Smart Waists and Wide Skirts
The article describes ivory white draped waists with embroidered mull details and green velvet accents, removable chemisettes, and shirred sleeve designs. It notes skirts remaining very wide at the bottom with cling, and various coat trim styles in lace, embroidery, or plain finishes.
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Xace Boteres
The Stork Brings Joy and a Cautious Mother's Health
A fragment blending advice on maternal health with patent remedies and fashion notes. It cites Dr. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription praised by a correspondent, shares a testimonial about relief from female ailments, and topics shift to clothing trends and the Invincible Armada history.
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Pierce
Bnicon Roche
Fox
Miss Winnapean
Elm St
Toro
Doctor Pierce
Microscope powers lens aid boosts life science claims
Fragmentary note describes a tri lity with concentrated artificial lenses and powerful magnification. It mentions proofs of impact on living creatures and human blood, implying strong claims about enhanced observation and effects.
The Maroons of Jamaica and their fate in 18th century struggle
The Maroons, descendants of African slaves brought to Jamaica by Spaniards, fled to mountain fastnesses during English conquest. They grew formidable through desertion, plundering and killing white settlers. An 1738 agreement granted independence for 140 years before Britain pursued them with bloodhounds, leaving only 600 survivors sent to Nova Scotia where they perished.
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Jamaice
Jamaica
Nova Scotia
Sunday stone calendar from Oxford museum colliery drain
The Sunday stone from an Oxford museum was grown in a colliery drain as carbonate of lime. Black layers from coal dust during work hours and clear white layers when water ran clear form a calendar of days and holidays. White streaks mark rest hours and Sundays, giving the stone its name.
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Oxford ‘Museum
London Mail
Advertisement lists impressive cattle pedigrees for sale
The ad notes several cattle with strong ancestry including Are Imp. Golden Banner 186169, sired by Imp. Golden Drop Victor and dammed by Maud 8th. It promises a complete catalogue by mail upon receipt of name and address.
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Golden Banner
Maud
Giant gorilla photograph shown of massive killed specimen
A Faris display features a photograph of a giant gorilla recently killed. The animal weighed over 700 pounds and stood about seven and a half feet tall. Its breast and abdomen were nearly bare while its shoulders and thighs were thickly haired.
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Faris
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