New York Fashions Show Bulgarian Embroidery and Fall Styles
The feature outlines upcoming autumn and winter dress trends from Paris patterns. Bulg arian embroidery appears on waists and sleeves, with loose bishop sleeves and velvet trims, plus notes on crepe, mohairs, drag and drape skirts, and a sea of colors from ashes of roses to indigo blue. It highlights gowns for garden parties and youthful outfits, with emphasis on sleeves, collars, and draped belts.
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Sarah
Dresden
Naval War College at Newport and its training origins
The article traces the Naval War College at Newport from its 1881 apprenticeship school beginnings on Coaster's Harbor Island to its 1884 formal founding under Admiral Luce and Captain Alfred T. Mahan. It details facilities, such as the torpedo station and the Constelation hull, leadership changes, and a planned summer war problem simulating a Halifax to Boston invasion with a reader’s forecast of significant work in 1805.
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United States Naval War College At
Newport
Admiral Luce
United States
Coaster
Rhode Island
Cushing
Sir
Heat holidays in Swiss public schools report
The article states that heat holidays are set by law for Swiss public schools. It notes children are dismissed when the thermometer rises above a threshold, reflecting belief that high heat impairs learning.
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Switzerland
Sleep as the Great Beautifier for Women
The Chicago Tribune notes that women who sleep long and comfortably, aiming for nine hours of wholesome rest, defy time with fewer wrinkles and brighter eyes. It cites Diane de Poictieres as a historic example, famed for guarding sleep’s value and even carrying her own bed on journeys to protect rest.
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Hhese
Diane de Poictiers
Chicago
Food for the Baby and Feeding Etiquette from the Past
The passage argues a strict feeding rule for children, stating that a child should not share the adult table before 134 years old at the earliest, ideally not until age two. Solid foods are discouraged for the first year and, when introduced, should be simple and prepared separately. The text condemns teaching a child to beg at the table and urges feeding the child before the adults.
Origin of The Bonnie Blue Flag S Origins T
The article traces the song The Bonnie Blue Flag to an Irish tune The Irish Jaunting Car and credits Irish comedian Harry McCarthy for the Civil War version. It notes Annie Chambers-Ketchum rewrote the lyrics in Memphis under pressure from British envoy Sir Henry Percy Anderson, then left Memphis with her husband in the Confederate cause. It adds biographical notes on Chambers-Ketchum and a digression on Morkeil and magnetic sand by John Stetson associate.
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Annie Chambers-Ketchum
New York
Larry Doolan
Harry McCarthy
South
Wolf
Louisiana Tigers
Henry Percy Anderson
Legation
Memphis
Annie Chambers- Ketchum
Ketcham
Benjamin Stuart Chambers
Kentucky
Arkansas
Jackson
Annie
Leonidas Ketchum
Shiloh
Sister Amabilis
Gold Mining in Vermont Near Bethel Draws Miners
The White river four miles from Bethel on the Boston and Maine railway hosts a sluice half a mile long where Nelson Morkell, a veteran prospector, heads a company extracting gold from the river dirt. Yields range from 250 to 480 dollars per ton with potential for larger pockets as deeper beds are explored and quartz mining may begin. Morkell plans a larger labor force of Italians, claiming Vermont offers a superior natural setting for gold and comparing it favorably with western finds.
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Vermont
White River
Bethel
Boston and Maine
Nelson Morkell
Bestan
Morkell
Boston
Canada
Tokyo Unitarian School Promotes Free Thought in Japan
Dr. Clay MacCauley leads the Senshin Sakuin School for Advanced Learning in Tokyo, funded by the American Unitarian Association. The institute teaches religion ethics and social science without orthodoxy, welcoming Christians Buddhists Confucianists and Shintoists, aiming to bring Western ideas to Japan.
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Dr. MacCauley
Japan
Tokyo
Clay MacCauley
Senshin Sakuin
School For Advanced Learning
American Unitarian Association
Chambersburg
Princeton College
Pennsylvania
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Bull Run
Chancellorsville
Libby
Seminary of the Northwest
Chicago
Detroit
Rochester
Waltham
Mass
Unitarian Church
Washington
All Souls
Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Turns One
The infant Prince Edward Albert, son of the Duke and Duchess of York, celebrated his first birthday on June 20. The article notes his robust health and the potential future role as ruler, with Queen Victoria aging and her heir Prince of Wales nearing 54. It discusses the line of succession toward a possible reign as King George V.
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Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Duke and Duchess of York
Juder
Great Britain and Ireland
Maori Bloomers Cause Stir In Napier Streets
A Maori chief’s daughter known as Pansy becomes New Zealand’s first bloomer wearing cyclist. She rides in rational dress, drawing crowds and suspending business as she passes. Critics warn of improper attire at theaters while others praise dress reform.
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New Zealand
Pansy
America
Napier
Admuir
Baby Prince Edward Duke of York heir to throne
Inte 18 to report CANE NOs Gentaria ware. The rumor is discredited, however, and thus far the Duke and Duchess of York have disdained to pay any attention to it. In all probability Edward hears as well and makes as hard work of talking as any other baby in the United Kingdom. He has plump arms and luxuriant, wavy hair and seems to be an unusually bright and healthy defant. The picture that accom panies this article was taken on his frst birthday. The little prince is the only son of the only living son of the Prince of Wates. His mother was Princess May of Teck, who was enraged to be married to the Duke of Clarence, the Prince of Wales' elder son, at the time of his death three years ago. After Princess May had had time to dry her tears she was married to Prince George, "the sailor,'" her deceased fiance's brother and the present Duke of York.
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Prince Edward
India
Prince Edward Albert
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
George V
Edward Albert
York
Edward
United Kingdom
Prince of Wates
Princess May of
Teck
Duke of Clarence
May
Prince George
Plucky Woman Patriot Aids Cuban Insurgents With Ammunition
Mrs De Pichardo, a Puerto Principe matron, smuggled 800 rounds of ammunition and hospital supplies to Cuban insurgents. She hid cartridges in trunks and letters on her person to evade Spanish checkpoints, helping Puerto Principe patriots join the fight. She then fled to New York to raise funds for the cause.
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Cuba
Caridad Agrucio de Pichardo
DE Pichardo
Puerto Principe
Hagan
Spain
Havana
New York
About Archbishops and Metropolitans in the American Church
The piece explains that a metropolitan is an archbishop who presides over a provincial chief city and has suffragan bishops, while an archbishop without such province is not a metropolitan. It lists 14 U.S. metropolitans and notes wealth varies. Archbishop Ireland and Corrigan among the wealthier, while several others are comparatively poor. It also mentions Archbishops Kain and Williams in context.
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West Virginia
Methodist Church
Kain
United States
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dubuque
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Oregon
Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Paul
San Francisco
Santa Fe
Mgr. Satelli
Grace
Anyoaenes
Corrigan
Ireland
McCtlossey
Hughes
Wood
Bishop Loughlin
Brooklyn
Bisheap Loughlin
Este
Cardinal Gibbons
Fle
Williams
Feehan
Riordan
Sian Francisco
Gross
Ryan
Chapelle
Katzer
Dansems
Hennessy
Dubiugue
Elder
Archdiocese of
Purcell
Parker Mo. Lavelle
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Africa explorer finds large Usambara tree yielding tallowlike fat
Dr Stuhlmann in Africa discovers a massive Usambara forest tree whose fruit produces a tallowlike fat. The fruit measures about a foot long and half a foot in diameter, marking one of the largest trees seen in the region.
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Stuhlmann
Africa
Usambara
California Fruit In India Wins Bombay Market Favor
California canned fruits and preserves are praised as the best in the Bombay market and offered at the lowest prices. The note highlights India as a key destination for California fruit products and suggests competitive pricing attracts buyers.
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California
Bombay
Lodia
Good Medicine Sold in Carterville Warrants Old-Time Feel
An Indian medicine sold at Carterville Missouri is advertised as warranted to restore a man to the feelings he had before the Waur. The claim centers on reviving prior vigor through a folk remedy marketed to local customers.
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Carterville
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Unitarian School
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