Atlantis Quest by Bernard Meeker Aims for Caribbean Depths
English explorer Bernard Meeker sails for the Caribbean with two submarines to seek ancient submerged cities and a lost continent Atlantis. He asserts the ruins lie on the ocean floor beneath Yucatan and plans divers, armored suits, and underwater arcs to uncover wealth and a vanished civilization.
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Earth
Marco Polo
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Livingstone
Peary
Bernard Meeker
Caribbean Sea
Meeker
England
Liverpool
Nemo
Yucatan
Mexico
Atlantis
Greece
New York Sun
London
Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Africa
America
Ignatius Donnelly
Mr. Meeker
Lodger Tales and Grattan Speeches in Parlimentary Life
The Evening Standard recalls how John Bright prepared his speeches by pacing the room and addressing unseen audiences. It likens Grattan’s speaking habits to haranguing Windsor park oaks and even an empty gibbet, illustrating 18th century parliamentary quirks.
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Howard Marsh
John Bright
Grattan
Speaker
Windsor Park
Eivening Standard and
St. James Gazette
Conrad Sittenfeld Paralyzed
Conrad Alberti Sittenfeld, noted author, globe trotter and editor of the Berliner Morgenpost, is described as paralyzed after a recent incident involving Prince.
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Conrad Sittenfeld
Conrad Alberti Sittenfeld
Globe Trotter
Berliner Morgenpost
Her Mother's Inquiry in a Society Dialogue
A mother questions her daughter's suitor selections noting the man must earn at least 5000 a year. The daughter retorts that she cannot find such prospects among the callers she receives.
Henry of Prussia Suffers Stroke and Illness Doubts Return
Henry of Prussia, previously visiting the United States, reports from Berlin that a stroke has weakened his left side. He says he can use a cane and write some, though recovery to his former self is doubtful, while doctors remain hopeful. He thanks friends in New York for their kind messages.
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Henry of
Prussia
United States
Berlin
New York
American Fashions Claim Home Talent Surpasses Imports
The Society of American Fashions for American Women argues that American design can rival imported attire. The piece contends that home talent proves itself by producing fashions equal to or better than foreign rivals.
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Society of American Fashions
Metal flowers and fancies in the season’s elegant attire
The piece notes the bold return of metallic effects in evening wear with cloth of gold and gold shot brocades. It highlights gold and silver buckles, metal embroidery motifs on hats, jet ornaments, and a paradise plume fringed by a large double bow, marking a high fashion focus on luxe accessories.
Handsome Handbags Feature Velvets and Silks
Handsome handbags in brocaded velvet and heavy silk plush with silver filigree fastenings suit middle aged women. They hold handkerchiefs eyeglasses or lorgnette and small articles. Pocketbooks with multiple compartments match the materials and styles. Silk and plush purses resemble vintage reticules about ten inches by three.
Fashion Notes on Modern Hair and Headwear
The look favors flat plain hair with soft waves and minimal puffing. Earrings remain visible as waves sweep down past the ears. Outdoor hats feature close fitting gold lace caps while indoors boudoir caps of sheer embroidery cover the hair.
Odor of Linoleum Remedies Published in La Nature
A recipe from La Nature advises removing the persistent odor of new linoleum by mopping the floor with a specific solution. The article notes that odors linger for long periods and affect many people, especially those sensitive to smells.
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la Nature
New handbag handles shorten for practical use
The article notes bags with clasps at each end and a steel ring for finger slipping, convenient for muff carrying. Handles are reduced from last year's extreme lengths, though still long, two to three feet. Leather straps often use silk, velvet, or chenille cords, with a new black taffeta silk cord handle shirred over heavy cord.
Imitation Made a Fine Art in Fashion and Beauty
The piece argues imitation dominates fashion from furniture to dress, calling it a renaissance of copied styles. It asserts beauty is now replica based on imitated looks and jewels, praising how rags to sirens are achieved through skillful replication.
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New York Press
Children’s Colored Dresses Trend in Fabrics
The Dry Goods Economist notes colored dresses for children use gingham percale linen chambray and many cotton tissues. Plaid and stripe combinations with plain color trimmings are stylish with examples like plaid gingham collars belts and cuffs in plain color. Ratine fabrics and colored crepes are gaining popularity in children’s wear.
Fringed and Embroidered Sashes Highlight Paris Style
Fringed and embroidered sashes grow in popularity as a Parisian touch. Sashes vary in width from four to six inches, with examples in dark blue satin with bright floral embroidery, black velvet with wide plaid ribbon tied in a front bow, and a slack charmeuse gown paired with a black sash and silver fringe.
Leather Pin Boxes for Various Pins
Leather pin boxes sold to organize pins on dressers measure five by seven inches and feature a dozen compartments. Safety pins large and small occupy two sections while other compartments hold hairpins ordinary pins and pins with colored heads.
Fashion Notes From Paris and Bulgaria
Fashions Farici Bulgarian colors are seen in peplum jackets worn with satin gowns. Low corsets and brassieres preserve the lines of soft gowns. Velvet and lace trims with plaited skirts, bold jet bead girdles, and Wa tteau draping define chic evening wear. Belts across the back shape coats and skirts.
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Marie Stuart
Paris
Cleaning method with Javelle water and bisulphide treatment
The text describes soaking a sponge or carpet fragment in Javelle water at a ratio of one to ten and leaving it overnight with all doors and windows closed. The next morning air the area, then mop a diluted solution of ten percent sodic bisulphide over the dried surface, leave overnight again with the area sealed, and finally wash thoroughly with water several times the next morning.
Popular Towels With Embroidered Monograms and Trim
Towels with embroidered or knitted bands and monograms are popular. Endings feature scallop edges or trimming bands. punchwork and cross stitch guest towels remain stylish. Guest towels measure about 15x24 inches and cost from $3 per dozen for fine unembroidered towels.
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Harper’s Bazar
Essential Points in Horse Breeding for Mares
A breeder should match a mare to a suitable sire to avoid scrubs and improve finish. Avoid large sires for small mares as mismating harms value and health. aim for a compact, stylish, well-boned progeny. Work mares before foaling but prevent overwork and strain. adjust harness and transport to reduce injury. maintain roomy stables and controlled gestation activity.
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Amisa
Farm Progress
England
Profit in Raising Sweet Peas Across Soils and Climates
A practical guide shows sweet peas adapt to diverse soils with tips from several growers. It covers soil enrichment with cow manure, deep spading, thick sowing, and firm soil to curb weeds. Water in dry seasons, use weak fertilizer for blooms, and even soap-suds boosts color.
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West
Start Seeds in Boxes for Early Spring Planting
Use discarded quart berry boxes as seed starting trays and break away the boxes when transplanting. Roots stay intact and plants go into the ground as they have grown. Starting now yields early plants in spring and avoids long blossom waits.
Keen Tools Provide Time Saving Efficiency
Keen Tools delivers efficient performance saving time and labor with best in class tools. The software emphasizes speed, accuracy, and streamlined workflows for professional users.
Seed Purchasing Habit Backed by Early Growers
Cabbage and lettuce growers often buy seed a year ahead to secure early harvests. This practice allows some crops to be harvested before the main sowing of the larger crop.
Market Advice On Hiring Help For Money Crops
A note suggests hiring temporary help to market money crops. It argues this is cheaper than maintaining extra horses year round and could improve efficiency during marketing periods.
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Beziers
France
Farici
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