New York Fashions and the Fall Bonnet Decline
New fall bonnets mimic 19th century shapes with horsehair and silk, criticized as ugliest of the century. Styles favor Marie Louise shirring, velvet hats, and broad brims, while gowns showcase black faille and ivory silks with elaborate draping. Children’s wear includes embroidered lawns, chambray dresses, and Dublin poplin promises. colors favor turquoise and lilac with brown and green accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Newport
Land Tenure In England
Analysis of land ownership across the United Kingdom cites a small cadre of owners. The Financial Reform Almanack for 1892 notes that 650ad0 acres are owned by under 15,000 people, with 60,000,000 owned by about 1,000 individuals. Proportions suggest roughly 10,000 persons own two thirds of England and Wales, two thirds of Scotland by 300, and two thirds of Ireland by 1,900.
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United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Fown
Ethan Allen Sword On Display At National Museum
The Ethan Allen sword in the National Museum Washington is a 27 inch curved blade with a horn or bone handle about seven inches long. The handle ends with a silver dog head and a silver chain runs to the guard. The leather scabbard bears names including Ethan Allen and maker markings FE Brasher New York and Martin Vosburg 1775.
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Ethan Allen
National Museum At
Washington
St Ethan Alien
FE. Brasher
Maker
New York
Martin Vosburg
Camels Replacing Horses and Oxen on Russian Estates
A substitution of camels for horses and oxen has progressed for several years in various Russian provinces. Camels are now common on large estates and smaller properties, performing farm work and transportation functions traditionally done by horses and oxen.
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Russia
Burdeau the versatile figure rises in French leadership
Auguste Laurent Burdeau, a Lyons native forged from apprentice to professor and writer, becomes president of the French chamber of deputies. A brave veteran of 1870, he later held roles as minister of marine and finance, led the Kansas City railroad, and is described as a stern, decisive leader with a genial exterior.
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France
M. Auguste Laurent Burdeau
Chamber of Deputies
M. Casimirr-Perier
MM. Carnot
Tie
Lyons
M, Burdeat
Iaiy Obsraces
Superior Normal School
Germany
Burdeau
IsTs
St. Etienne
Lyceum
Louise le Grand
Paris
MM. Burdesu
Revue Des Deux, Mondes
Revue Philosophique
Correspondence Universitaire
Schopenhauer
Herbert Spencer
Berlin
Loubet
Ribot
Casimir-Perier
M. Burdeau
Chamber
Panna Canal
Jovial but Determined John M Egan Railroad Manager
A profile of John M Egan born March 26 1848 in Springfield Massachusetts who rose from apprentice to railroad manager. His career spanned roles at Southern Minnesota Canadian Pacific and the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba before leading the Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis group in the era of the Pullman boycott.
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John M. Egan
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
Eyan
Debs
Springfield Mass
Amboy
Southern Minnesota Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Illinois State Fair Exposition Building Opens with Grand Baby Show
The new Illinois State Fair exposition building at Springfield, a 155 acre site donated by Sangamon County, opens September 24 to 29. The $100,000 fireproof brick stone iron and glass structure seats 6,400, features a 104 foot dome, a 20 foot promenade, and a 220 foot gallery with panoramic grounds and a lagoon park.
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Springfield
United States
Sangamon
Nnois
Union
Board of Agriculture
Antiprohibitionist New Candidate Overmyer Emerges in Kansas
David Overmyer, Democratic governor candidate in Kansas, has shifted among parties including Democrat Republican Independent and anti prohibitionist. Born 1847 in Circleville Ohio, raised in Indiana, he studied at Asbury University and built a legal career in North Vernon and Topeka. He served in the Kansas legislature as an Independent anti prohibitionist and led Kansas antiprohibitionists, later running for Congress in the Fourth District but losing.
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Overmyer
Kansas
David Overmmyer
Ofansas
Circleville
Indiana
Jackson County
David Overmyer
David
Asbury University
Greencastle
North Vernon
Topeka
Baluban Tribe Iron Craft and Population Decline Note
The Baluban of central Africa are famed for iron casting and forging. They build tall cylindrical conical clay furnaces with clay-tayered walls and wooden bellows. They fashion arms for hunting and war as well as iron collars and bracelets. In France statistics show population decline in recent years.
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Central Africa
Pullman Rise From Cabinetmaker to Palace Car Magnate
The article recounts Georg M. Pullman born in Brocton New York who started as a country store helper earning 40 dollars a year then partnered in a cabinet shop in Albion. He built a sleeping car concept in a Chicago shed, gained backing, and launched the Pullman Palace Car Company expanding to a town near Chicago and a wealth of assets including Camp Castle Rose and Prairie Avenue residence.
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Georg M. Pull
Hig
Debs Bescott
Heoe Wns
Brocton
Chautauqua County
N.ox
Tike
Albion
N.Y
George
Young Putlman
Chicago
Adbion
Eve
Develo
Treatie
Phas
Pulliam
Chase
Clewatton
Amit Hessine
Pike's Peak
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Pullman
Lincoln
Springfield
Alton Road
Pullman Company
Singer
Wat
Half Bow Prairie
Pullivan
Prairie Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Thousand Islands
Castle Rose
Harriet Sanger
J. Y. Sanger
Ottawa, Ills
Veteran editor A O Bunnell Elected National Association President
A veteran newspaper man A O Bunnell is celebrated as new president of the National Editorial Association, marking nearly a half century in journalism. Born March 10, 1836 in Tim a No. Y, he founded the Dansville Advertiser, edited and owned it, and has been a leading printer and writer, deeply involved in state and national press circles.
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A. O. Bunnell
National Editorial Association
Beemxaet
USSG
Tima
No. Y
Dansville
N.Y
New York State Press Association
Prand
New York State
Endo
Im Ss
PSO
PSOE
PSOC
Toa
Tsg
Memibers
B. B. Herbert
Chicago
New Orleans
Assa
Hweerhert
Enisd
Charles TH. Jones
St. Louis
Pisty
Alb
White
Parkersburg
W. Valintsss
JR. Bertis
Little Reek
SSO
Charles A. Lee
Pawtheket
Rlot
Soo
Edwin W. Steves
Columbia
Im Plot
Wl. Cuppel- Jero
Mansfield
Quimisa
Bare
Priceo
Padson
Wis
Walter Williams
Barrie and Miss Ansell Romance Inspired by Pygmalion
Romantic tale compares novelist James Barrie to Pygmalion as he courts actress Miss Mary Ansell who played his English heroine in Walker London. The couple, linked by art and love, plan a wedding after Barrie recovers from illness.
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Barrie
Mary Ansell
James M. Barrie
Pyrmalion
Cyprus
Venus
Mr. Barrie
London
Thespis
Hite
Walker
Pygmalion Barrie
Mary Ansfil
Ansell
Pyemathron
Lis Galatea
Pyemathon
Miss Ansell
Natural School
Enekand
William Terrissim
Harbor Lights
Kirriemuir
Scotland
Edinburgh University
Halis
Usst
A Great Wend of Hair
A San Francisco woman named Mrs Switzer supposedly owns the finest head of hair in the city. Her dark glossy tresses reach nearly to her dress and once trailed a yard on the floor. She wears it high and only lets it fall to reveal its length. She trims it often and there is enough cut away to make another woman, yet she never misses it.
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Faile
San Francisco
Boomerang Making and Throwing For Beginners
An illustrated guide explains boomerangs common in Australia natives a throwing device that returns to the start. It covers shaping stiff cardboard, gripping techniques, and the science of force rotation and air resistance while stressing equal sides and even weight for a balanced flight.
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Australia
Kite Flight and Seasonal Verses From Youth's Companion
A collage of verse about wind and flight from Youth's Companion featuring a robin, swallow, and a kite with lively action. Interspersed are adages on cookware and a wartime-era Lincoln quote on women, linen care, and starch.
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NEW York Fashions
Mate “Leroy
Sr I
American Press Association
Austhor
Kansas City Railroad
St. Paul
John Megan
Ilinois Exposition Building
Central African Iron Workers
John Ino
Piles Peak
Willionaire
George Mc Pullman
Castle Restt
Amma
New York Press
Bonnell
Alo
Chrattorbs
Eskimo Plavihings
Tris
Meyer
Ginevralike
Wells
Doomeraang
Jessie B. Sherman
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