The Heroine of Today and Past in Modern Life
An essay contrasts the new self-reliant heroine of contemporary fiction with Amelia Sedley and other past figures. It notes how the Gibson girl embodies progress from dolllike roles to companion status, while praising broader opportunities for girls and suggesting improvements for children spaces with practical furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grant
Judge Grant
Amelia Sedleys
Marcellas
Amelia Sedley
Amelia
Liem
Gibson
Was &O
The Children s Own Room Opens for Young Households
A feature on creating a dedicated space for children within a home. It advocates safe, inviting design, organized storage, and age appropriate activities to foster independence and imagination.
Dress details and style notes from a vintage fashion piece
The column describes an ensemble in ensign blue cheviot serge with a pintucked side and back skirt and extravagant flare from graduated circular ruffles. It notes a jacket with military braiding in flat black and gold, panne velvet inlay, a light blue velvet folded toque, and trim that stays low. It ends with a moral line about lust.
Tragedies on the Stage Show Dangers and Ridicule
A Paris theatre accident inspires a survey of onstage peril from historic actors. Notable incidents include Benoii in Prague and Farquhar in London, with Macready, Garrick, and Bernhardt among others. A legendary Swedish tale ends with a king’s fury and a death. An anecdote praises German waiters in Berlin and the Emperor's patronage of restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenelle
Parta
Mme. Benoii
Prague
William Moritz
Temple Crozier
London
Farquhar
Guyomar
Macready
Dunsinane
Macduff
Garrick
Charles Kemble
Mra.idéons
Sarah Bernhardt
Darmont
Armand Duval
John II
Sweden
Longus
Spain
Gaudier de Branault
Pavia
New York Sun
Odd Showcases Draw New York Tailor’s Display
A downtown women’s tailor uses a large glass-front truck as a moving shopfront. Three horses pull the vehicle at a funeral pace through streets where women rarely shop, with bells and prominent ads showing the tailor’s address and skills. Cab drivers curse the slow, but pedestrians admire the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lee’s preserved study at Washington and Lee University
In Lexington Virginia the basement chapel room of the late Robert E Lee remains untouched exactly as he left it. The desk holds the last morning letters and a paper weight while the morning faculty reports stay sealed and unexamined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Robert BH. Lee
Chicago Chronicle
Pleases the French Lord Lansdowne as British foreign secretary
The French are pleased by the appointment of Lord Lansdowne as foreign secretary due to his French maternal lineage. His Canadian governorship earned him praise from French Canadians, and his French speech to Canadian French audiences drew cheers, highlighting his French blood. The Marquis of Lansdowne is linked to General Flahault and Queen Hortense, tracing lineage to Napoleon.
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Franco
Lord Lansdowne
Canada
Megssieurs
Marquis of Lansdowne
Finhault
Napoleon
Duke de Moray
Napoleon III
Lora Lansdowne
Qeen Hortense
Flahault
Open Letter Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs. H. D. Hyde of Folsom South Dakota credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her three year heart pains and aiding her daughter's weak kidneys. She urges publication to warn others of the medicine's benefits and notes the pills are sold by all dealers with a 60 cent box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Custer Co
South Dakota
H. D. Hyde
Dodd
The Devils Bible at Stockholm Royal Library
The Devil's Bible is one of Stockholm's royal library volumes with about 200 600 books and 10 000 manuscripts. It is written on 300 prepared asses skins and traditions claim it took 500 years to complete from the eighth to the thirteenth century or was copied in a single night with the devil aiding the monk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Palace
Stockholm
Sweden
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure and Oath
Frank J Cheney of Cheney Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered. sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Bola
Pill-Size Meal Fails Appetites In Army Diet
A physician argues that emergency rations like a large pill cannot replace real meals. He notes the body’s teeth palate jaw muscles and other machinery are ignored or insulted when a tab is swallowed and offered as dinner.
TOUR OF MEXICO AND PUERTO RICO BY SPECIAL TRAIN
The American Tourist Association offers a 38 day Tour of Mexico with open top observation cars and deluxe dining in the Tropics plus a Puerto Rico special from Chicago with steamship connections. Departures start January 22 for Mexico and January 17 and February 14 for Puerto Rico. Tickets cover all expenses and include escort services.
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Ponce
San Juan
New York
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette’ Building
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Low rates to the South offered by Chicago Milwaukee St Paul
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway sells excursion tickets at reduced prices to popular southern resorts including Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans Savannah El Paso. Tickets are valid for return passage any time before June 1 1901. Inquiries on rates routes and times can be made with any coupon ticket agent.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Savannah
el Paso
Tex
Chicago, Miwaukee & St. Paul Railway
News Telephone Service Establishes Budapest Reporter Line
A Budapest news telephone service provides subscribers with reports of major events. The network spans 168 miles with connections to private homes and public spots. From 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. twenty eight daily editions are broadcast by ten workers in two shifts.
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Budapest
Grain-O: A Grain Beverage Said to Replace Coffee
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims quick acceptance by delicate stomachs, similar taste to coffee, and lower cost. markets in grocery stores offer 15 and 25 cent packages.
Australian Caves and Noted Formations
The eastern portion of Australia hosts extensive lime stone cave systems including Jenolan Arrangebilly and Wombe yan. Caves are largely picturesque and managed by colonial government caretakers.
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Australia
Jenolan
Best for the Bowels Cascarents Candy Cathartic Ad
An old advertisement promises health by curing bowel issues with Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It claims quick relief from headaches to cancer and urges starting for 10 cents, warns against imitations, and notes genuine tablets stamped GC.
Rats and plague spread by rat fur, not plague itself
Epidemics of plague are thought to be traced to rats in many places, but in Glasgow and other areas rats were not found infected. The transmission to humans is believed to occur through vermin in the rat’s coat.
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Glasgow
Man
Red Cross Orders Million Strawberry Plants for Texas Growers
Miss Clara Barton head of the Red Cross orders 1,000,000 strawberry plants from a Kittrell North Carolina firm. The plants will be distributed to fruit growers in Texas who endured the devastating September storm.
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Red Cross
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Kittrell
N. C
Texas
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample
A classic 19th century advertisement promises a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease to readers writing Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The powder is claimed to cure sweating damp swollen and aching feet and to ease new or tight shoes. It also reputedly treats chilblains and frost bites with a 25 cent price at druggists and shoe shops.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Silken Garments in Ancient Days
Silken raiment formed some of the oldest garments in the world. Robes of silk were worn by men and women alike more than 2,500 years before Christ.
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Christ
Curiositica of Maman Hands
A curious observation notes that the right hand, though more sensitive to touch, is less sensitive to heat and cold than the left. The remark highlights asymmetry in sensory perception and invites speculation about nerve distribution.
Lane's Family Medicine Moves the Bowels Daily
An advertisement cites Lane's Family Medicine as necessary for health and describes gentle action on liver and kidneys. It claims to cure Bick headache and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Reverse of Fortune and a City Hall Cigar Stand
A Denver city hall builder now sells cigars inside the building corridor. The Youth's Companion announces its 75th volume with varied features from science to travel and stories by noted authors. The page includes quips about missions, tea benefits, and reflections on life and degrees.
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City Hall of
Denver
G. W. Cable
F. R. Stockton
Sarah Orne Jewett
Mary E. Wilkins
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Margaret B. Sangster
Harriet Prescott Spofford
F. T. Bullen
Beer production climbs to 39 million barrels in 1900
Last year output rose by 2 749 687 barrels bringing total production in 1899 to 36 581 114 barrels and in 1900 to 39 330 840 barrels. Garfield Tenn is advertised as a remedy for bowel and stomach disorders including chronic constipation. Silence is noted as an eloquent response.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Ad Promotes Kemp's Balsam
An old advertisement promises immediate cough relief with Kemp's Balsam. It offers free sample bottles and sells 20 and 60 cent sizes. The copy urges readers to act quickly, warning that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Mrs Brewer Endorses Peruna For Grip And Catarrh
A Westerly Rhode Island letter from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer praises Peruna as a sure cure for grip and female catarrh. She claims rapid relief from colds and insists no other remedy matches Peruna for women’s weakness, irregularities, and nervous debility, urging readers to study the company’s catarrh treatise.
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Hartman
Brewer
Westerly
R. I
la Grippe
Peruna
Lizzie M. Brewer
la Perippe
J. W. Reynolds
New Lisdon
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Immense Cargo of Coffee Lands at New York Port
The port of New York received what is described as the largest cargo of coffee ever landed there, totaling 101,260 sacks from Santos. The shipment highlights a booming coffee trade and marks a historic arrivals record for the harbor.
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New York
Santos
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