Glass care and wedding fashion notes from kin and grandmothers
A chunk of old housekeeping wisdom covers glass repair methods from shellac cement to annealing. It also warns on proper heating of lamp chimneys and cleaning vase interiors. A brief fashion note describes Mrs. A. Grant’s wedding gown with ivory satin and lace appliques. It mentions Miss Sartoris’ trousseau of numerous, charming gowns.
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A. 8.Grant
Chicago News
Miss Sartoris
Trousseau
Our Love for Sweets Shows Rising Sugar Use
The Atlanta Journal notes Americans’ growing sugar appetite with the population rising and per person consumption increasing. It reports 2,219,847 tons eaten last year, up 141,779 tons from the year before, and individuals consuming about 61 pounds per person in 1899 rising to just over 66 pounds in 1900.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Bride Vivian Sartoris to wed Archibald Balfour in August
Miss Vivian Sartoris daughter of Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris will wear the something old which is described as fine old point on her upcoming London wedding to Archibald Balfour in August.
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Vivian Sartoris
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Archibald Balfour
London
Oriental Craze In Japanese Fretwork Gains Interest
The New York Times notes Japanese fretwork in simple designs for summer houses and doorway corners and more elaborate wood carvings for city apartments. These pieces are affordable, with a deep top piece for small doorways priced at $9 featuring dragon motifs.
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Casey
New York Times
Alaska Bake Meringue Ice Cream Board Dish
Instructions describe an Alaska bake assembling meringue from six egg whites and six tablespoons powdered sugar then layering two quarts ice cream between a thin sponge cake and meringue. The dish rests on a nonconductive board and is briefly browned to avoid melting the ice cream.
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Alaska
Is Letter Writing a Bore
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote laments modern letter writing as a burden for distressed women. The writer says happy women are too busy to write, while sorrow prompts lengthy letters that ruin others’ moods, and replies often prolong the misery.
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Ellis
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Man Proposes She Sends Him to Father for Approval
A suitor seeks consent from a young woman but is sent to her father for a verdict. The brief exchange centers on the parental approval process and the couple's future plans.
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Man
Papa
Trees to Save Sable Island From Eroding Waters
The Canadian government plans planting trees on Sable Island to curb coastal erosion and restore navigational visibility. The isle once forty miles long has shrunk to half that size, with half its area submerged. The piece notes ponies, a small resident colony, and a historic rats-and-cats-foxes cycle linked to conservation efforts.
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Canada
Gourdeau
Sable Island
Halifax
Rata
Chicago Journal
CUP THAT CHEERS to Fancy Drinks
The article describes how households serve afternoon drinks with a cool lemonade bowl and ice. It compares bowl materials from cut glass to silver and china, noting safety and practicality for guests. It highlights decorated Chinese bowls with American blue scenes and floral hand painting as attractive, lingering on chrysanthemum and large blooms.
Russia Seeks American Bicycles Amid European Preference
Reports to managers of the American Bicycle company indicate Russia desires American bicycles, preferring them over English and German models. The growing demand abroad pleases U.S. makers as Europe’s bicycle craze wanes, boosting exports and highlighting the machines' perceived superiority.
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Russia
American Bicycle Company
Europe
All America
Italy's Part in the World's Progress
The Italian is described as a versatile global helper ready to work in India to teach agriculture in Brazil to collect rubber and in West Africa to crush gold quarts. The piece notes Italians supply labor for a London show and support London restaurants, highlighting their deft frugality and usefulness.
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Italy
India
Brazil
West Africa
London
Minsbury Square
South
Hizpress
Curious debt custom noted by Washington Star
The Washington Star quotes a remark about a peculiar practice among the Chinese paying all debts at the start of the year. A second speaker argues the habit may end when indemnities are involved.
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Washington Star
Billy Kingfisher of Lincoln Park Squirrels Through Glass to Death
A male kingfisher named Billy lived at Lincoln Park in Chicago from March 11, 1895, feasting on goldfish and perching on a pond-side wire. He died after flying into a plate glass window, the bird’s tale recounted with neighborly charm by Edward B. Clarke from the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Academy of Science
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Billy
Quenters
Lincoln
Walter
North Division High School
Edward B. Clarke
Chicago Record-Herald
The Wearing of the Green in Fashion This Year
A light year for styles demands green wear but warns of clashing tones and ruined accessories. Tailors fear the trend as sailors and ultrafashionables mix green shades with varied fabrics. Edward and Albert name debates note King Edward VII. Loo Chin An arrives in San Francisco to study US commerce. Women’s bossing roles questioned while voting rights explored. Pottsville mayor cuts circus billboards under local ordinance.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Chronicle
L’aiglon
Edward
Albert
Albert Edward
Queen Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Edward VII
Pekin
San Francisco
Loo Chin An
United States
Celestial Kingdom
Pottsville
The Wheel Leads in Good Roads Movement
Leslie's Weekly credits the bicycle with spurring good roads legislation and awakening public interest. It says highways attract home seekers to open country away from cities, while the trolley and automobile are later entrants in the movement.
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Leslie
Wanted Wheat for Macaroni in American Industry
The Washington Post notes that despite large exports to Europe, Pennsylvania and New York macaroni makers import substantial wheat. They pay higher prices for foreign wheat and still use bread wheat, producing macaroni deemed inferior to southern French and Italian varieties.
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Europe
Pennsylvania
New York
United States
Hot Weather Lemonade Recipe Suggests Fresh Strawberry Twist
A simple lemonade method uses boiled or filtered water if possible, lemon juice, sugar, and lemon rind. Mix with water over ice in an ornamental bowl, then add a few strawberries for a refreshing finish.
Uncle Sam's Bath-Horses and Hidden Springs Revenue
Government controls hot springs at Hot Springs Arkansas issuing 73 springs with 534 tubs yielding 16020 dollars yearly from medicated waters. Daily capacity around 760000 gallons with hottest spring at 151 degrees. Also operates free bathhouse for the indigent and rents waters to hotels and sanitariums. Missouri papers note Centralia city treasurer Willie Sattle.
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Uncle Sam
United States
America
Earthquakes Have Their Pitch Says Milne
John Milne known as Earthquake Milne of the Royal Society’s seismic section reports that earthquakes have a pitch and buildings should be tuned accordingly for safety. He notes Newport Isle of Wight instruments record vibrations beyond senses and that the earth’s interior is rigid and transmits vibrations rapidly, faster than through glass.
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John Milne
Earthquake Milne
Milne
Royal Society
Newport
Isle of Wight
Earth
Wise Words and Quotations Take Center Stage
A collection of aphorisms and quotes from authors such as Young Lamb Colley Cibber Confucius Voltaire Lavater and Mozoomdar offering counsel on ambition courage honesty and thoughtful living. Each line presents a kernel of wisdom about motivation virtue and character.
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Lamb
Colley Cibber
Confucius
Bovee
Babel of Paradise Park School Linguistic Melting Pot
A New York Times report notes Paradise Park public school in our city hosts twenty nine nationalities. Children speak many mother tongues at home and on the grounds while English is heard mainly in classrooms. President Miles O'Brien calls the school one of the strangest features of our cosmopolitan city.
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Babel of
Paradise Park
Tower of Babel
Miles O’brien
Board of Education
eNew York Times
Blood Orange Theory Debunked by German Chemists
Consul Hughes reports in Washington from Coburg Germany that German chemists tested whether the Italian blood orange is colored by artificial dyes. They found injections color only one part of the fruit, with overinjection causing decay, and watering roots with a blood red solution also yielded no results.
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Consul Hughes
State Department
Washington
Coburg
Germany
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Mublin
Leghorn
Bert
Sable'igland
B. S. Martin
McClure
Mhn
Gredn
Hot Springs
Missouri
Centralia
Willie” Sattle
Voltaire
Lavater
A. Hill
Mozoomdar
Pastuay
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