The Spanish Way at Exposition Barracks Foil Kiss Incident
In Manila the officer Fogarty pursues Senorita Lola despite Spanish suitors. After a charged encounter at Teatro Libertad, Lola provokes jealousy and an insult leads to a duel like confrontation. Fogarty defeats Cervillo and takes Lola through the city to a discreet home, amid a tense, festive crowd.
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Exposition Barracks
Lieut
Fogarty
Howard
Sam
Legarty
Grentlieman
Stanhope
Loretto Cervillo
Senorita
Lola
Calle Las Vegas
Teatro Libertad
Panama
Togarty
Senor Teniente
Cerville
Carrejo
Teniente
Cervillo
Cosa
Esmeralda
Mezziola
Fenward
Senor
Punta Espana
Manila
Old City
Spanish Cochero and Officer in Fatal Chest Wound
An aging cochero wheels a carriage as a tense exchange occurs with an officer. The driver repeats his inquiry in Spanish while the officer remains still. A sudden dagger punctures the officer’s chest, ending the encounter in a grim Spanish fashion.
Minister's Bitter Criticism Sparks Atlantic City Debate
Rev. A J L Moore of Atlantic City drew sharp reactions within the New Jersey Baptist convention after condemning women in church choirs in a satirical address. Critics argued his claim that corseted figures cannot sing was medical and practical nonsense, noting a woman’s ability to sing despite tight lacing.
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A. J L. Moore
Atlantic City
Atir
New Jersey Baptist Convention
Moore
Anaesthesia Without Drugs Discovered by Dutch Doctor
Dutch physician Dr Steiner, touring Java, learned Javanese prison hospital practitioners anesthetize patients by applying finger pressure to the carotid artery. He documented their method, noting it may mirror ancient practices and render patients insensible to pain without modern drugs.
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Steiner
Java
London Chronicle
Sourabaya
Death of Kossuth’s Sister Louise Ruttkay at Buda-Pesth
Louise Kossuth Ruttkay sister of Hungarian patriot Louis Kossuth and wife of the late Joseph Ruttkay has died in Buda-Pesth at over eighty six. Banished after the 1853 rising, she lived in America until 1881 then with her brother at Turin where she remained with him to his death. She helped maintain his correspondence with old American friends in later years.
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Kossuth
Louise Kossuth Ruttkay
Buda-Pesth
Substitutes for Fuel Amid Coal Shortage Reflected in Debates
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the capitol at Washington, faced a flood of substitute fuel ideas during a coal famine. Proposals included storing heat from debates, seasoned timber for cabinets, planks from conventions, dried old fossils in the senate, logs rolled by members, and steps to remedy all matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Woods
Washington
Senate
Be the Powers plan tea party for great alliance
The New York Evening Sun notes talk of a plan to unite Russia Japan and England but flags complexities. Russia linked with France, France courting Italy, Italy needing Germany, creating a web of alliances. The piece playfully asks if Lord Rector Andrew Carnegie is at the root of the scheme.
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Russia
Japan
England
France
Republic
Italy
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
New York Evening Sun
Donkey Hide Boots Displayed at Strand Bootmaker
A Strand London bootmaker showcases a unique pair of boots made from donkey hide tanned in Spain. Claimed to be the only pair of their kind in London. Also notes on the word pen tracing to Latin penna and a reflection on debt and credit.
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Strand
London
Spain
Mirrors and shadows in East Indian fashion trends
The piece surveys graceful draperies from East Indian wear, noting mirror inset skirts and phulkarries used as shoulder shawls for decorative drapery. It discusses the allure of inheriting exotic customs, potential hobbyist collecting, and the value of genuine Orient imports in wardrobes and parlors.
Embroidered Linen Stock Highlights of Season
An odd and pretty stock features natural colored embroidered linen with a pointed turnover and a triple row of brown stitching above a tiny hem. Triple pointed tabs from the back cross in front and fasten with a pearl button.
An Autumn Toilette Fashion Sketch Description
A detailed note on a royal blue cloth toilette featuring an embroidered collar and waist band. The autumn walking skirt showcases a box pleat at the seams, expanding fullness below the knees, paired with a Rus sing blouse style coat easy to sew at home.
The Latest Ideas From Paris Fashion Notes
The article previews Paris fashion trends with plaited materials, mossy and hairy textures, fur trim, broad crown English walking hats, Persian embroideries, and decorative ribbons. It highlights a chic loose coat called the Chinese honeymoon, feather rogette veils, draped scarf effects, beaded hats, and black gulpure lace accents on hats and dresses.
Household tips and home remedies from an old page
A collection of practical instructions for daily tasks. Tips include whipping egg whites with salt, stiffening fabrics with horax in starch, tenderizing boiled meats with vinegar, soothing headaches with red clover, rust prevention for iron, wrinkle prevention with tissue in skirts, and making quince honey from fully ripe quinces.
Peruna Praised By Maggie Welch Of Chicago
Miss Maggie Welch secretary of the Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society writes from 328 North State Street Chicago praising Peruna for curing a severe lung and throat illness after other remedies failed. She reports relief began the first day of use and the cough and soreness diminished with continued treatment.
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Maggie Welch
The
Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Chicago
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Nothing in the world is sweeter than girl's attention to his parents
A brief, reflective note on filial affection highlighting a girl’s care for her parents as a valued virtue in everyday life.
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Luther A. Lawhon
Don Claric Wilson
Corrabet
DatLr
Phobs Cary
Cendigas
Cochero
Paris
Pittsburg Telegraph
Chinatown
Bojland T
Gray's
Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Tongraet
Beckman
Sues & CO
Omaha
Nebr
Ben’s Sons
Box B
Atlante
B.B
Des Moines
Ank. Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticatto
Ths
Worteomery Ward
Chigago
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