White decor and embossed embroideries for season dining
The piece outlines choral white table decor, round dinner arrangements, and woven color inlays, favoring white glass and linen. It also describes embroidery trends, Russian cross stitch bands, and blotting book cover designs, alongside recipes for Chicken Hash and polishing shirts. It notes electricity as a future cooling method and mentions a cannonball tree in Guiana.
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Qinor
Ibaen
Wirf
Iceland
Old Colonial Design for Cottages Impresses
An old colonial cottage design showcases troth simplicity and beauty. The plans emphasize efficient use of space and an attractive exterior, highlighting a one story form suited to cottages.
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American Press Association
Gothic Style House Described With Modern Finish and Cost
A detailed 19th century description outlines a balloon framed residence with gable light, large dormers, and a central hall. Interior spaces feature pine woodwork, oak stairs, bronze hardware, and a hot air furnace. The house is valued at 2000 dollars and associated with D. Ww. Rove.
Powerful Ostrich Legs Matter of Fact
The article describes the immense strength of ostriches noting their ability to carry riders and the danger of their forward kicks. It cites observed instances of hens carrying full grown Kaffirs and warns that a kick from an ostrich can injure severely, comparable to a horse kick.
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Macnullan
Dream-Inspired Arrest Recovers Stolen Watch
A Georgia man dreamed a thief stole his watch from his trunk and later saw the same man in town. He identified the robber, leading to arrest and the watch being recovered from the thief.
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Georgia
Climbing the Dome of St Pauls and a Note on Boiling Points
An eclectic mix of curiosities describes climbers reaching the St Pauls dome ball and observing London from the crown, followed by explanations of boiling points across substances, boiling basics under varying pressures, and a brief history of the United States seal.
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St. Paul’s
Galleey
Earth
Bix
persOte
London
Various Old World Inventions and Building Notes
A collage of brief items covers tin siding, chimney construction rules, and fire safety. It notes tin plate and sheet steel siding, strict New York building flue standards, and the use of metal linings. Also discussed are cream of tartar origins, rubber from cottonseed oil, ocean bed geology, underwater navigation, tannin plants, and mourners’ grievances in Paris. A runaway couple uses red kerchiefs to elope aboard an eastern express.
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Bova Fide
Savannah
India
Sam
Ind
How to Make s Bet Without Worry or Fatigue
A guide on skilled sickroom care and safe bedmaking tactics. It advises trained help for ill patients, careful linen handling, and minimizing drafts during transfers. It quotes nosing and scent cautions, notes dangers of strong odors, and mentions electricity for diarrhea, plus potash cleaning methods.
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Maine
Cis
Invitations and Etiquette for Large and Small Weddings
The bride’s mother issues invitations to relatives and friends, and if she is motherless the bride’s father or sister’s name is used. The groom lists invitees or provides blank invitations. Guests should leave cards within a week after the wedding, and the couple greet and receive congratulations in the drawing room. Large weddings may include luncheon or extensive receptions with carriages supplied by guests or hired. A church ceremony invitation requires no reply. A separate opinion column urges considerate speech and warns against rude frankness, advising gentleness and restraint. The piece also notes farmers benefit most from good roads, countering the view that road quality is for the wealthy.
Wealthy New York women stage own social empire
A New York World piece describes Miss May Callender and Miss de Forest, two wealthy unmarried women, creating an urban salon style enterprise with luxury apartments and a drama room, hosting performances by renowned artists to boost social stature. The plan marks an unprecedented shift as married men and women historically held such social leadership. The venture begins with a Newport cottage era and culminates in city drawing rooms, music rooms, and a bid for elite influence.
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New York
Tavinis
Miss May Callender
Mise de Burest
Miss Callender
T. J. Gakrey Rhenelander
Linpeseird Stewart
Mieady Forest
George Bode Forest
Wea
Audot
Metropolitan Opera House
Atles Callender
Miss de Foresterr
Shee Wals
Wolffand Folungn
Walter Danuvech
Two Indies
Newport
Tiffany
Miss de Forest
New York World
Airs Barrill's Able Dog Saves Woman From Attack at Leeds Inn
A woman at the Boar's Head tavern in Leeds is saved from a murderous assault when a dog belonging to the hotel awakens a sleeping porter and helps subdue the attacker. The assailant then wounds himself, and the dog keeps the woman safe until aid arrives. Rothery plans to add this tale to his dog-stoke collection, while Tex News Steam Job Rooms in Frederick, Md offers advertising services.
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Barrill
Boar's Head
Leeds
Rothery
Stoke
Niflian
Eness
Frederick, Md
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