Gillett Dons Debutante Social Scene In Washington
The Springfield congressman Fred H. Gillett, once a bachelor with little society, now frequents debutante teas and dinners. A Massachusetts farmer visited his hotel, waited hours, and found Gillett in fashionable dress and singing, shocking his constituents with the new image.
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Fred H. Gillett
Springfield
Mass
Gillett
Ralf
Chevy Chase Club
Massachusetts
Washington
Frederick
Washington Post
Homeseekers Excursions Offered By Chicago & Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad announces Homeseekers Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to southern states with one fare plus $2. Returns valid up to twenty one days from sale. A new wide vestibule train operates daily Chicago to Ft Worth with through Pullman sleeping and reclining chair cars. Contact local agents or C L Stone for details.
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco & Ft. Worth
C. L. Stone
Hooks for closets simplify organized storage
The Boston Journal notes a simple upshot for closet cleanouts. Bronze wire hooks cost twenty cents per dozen and brass lacquered hooks thirty cents per dozen, available for quick shelving and hanging needs.
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Boston Journal
Dutch Chemist Claims Sugar From Starch Process
A Dutch chemist in Java claims to have found a method to convert starch into sugar at half the current sugar cost. He states that both substances share the same chemical elements and the process reduces production expenses.
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Java
There Is a Class of People Injured by Coffee Use
An old advertising notice promotes GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute. It claims grain based product is gentler on delicate stomachs and indistinguishable from coffee. It costs about a quarter of coffee and is marketed as beneficial for children. Packages priced 15 and 26 cents.
Creeping Rails on the Eads Bridge in St Louis
The Eads Bridge over the Mississippi at St Louis shows creeping rails that shift with traffic and vary with load, always moving in the direction of travel as tonnage changes.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller With Alen’s
Simple device remedy promises easier future wear for tight or new shoes. The powder, Alen’s Foot Mase, claims to cure swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25e with a free trial by mail. Allen 8S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Alen
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Copenhagen Tests New Oral Education Plan
A new instructional approach in Copenhagen relies on oral teaching and synchronized light manual labor instead of books. Boys participate in combined speaking and practical tasks to learn.
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Copenhagen
Debt Owes vs Appearance Says Cited Adage
A proverb notes that many men dress finer than the men they owe. The saying contrasts outward show with financial obligation and hints at social perceptions of debt.
Sowing Seeds with Artillery at Craigie Crag
The Duke of Athol’s Craigie Crag near Blaircastle, England, was made引bare by planting seeds via cannon fire. Alexander Nasmyth devised tin canister seed bombs fired at the rock, scattering seeds that grew into trees and climbing plants, transforming the bare crag into verdant scenery.
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Duke of Athol
Blaircastle
England
Craigiebarns
Alexander Nasmyth
New York Press
Shad Catches Reward Coastal Angling Buzz
The Boston Journal notes large shad catches along the coast and praises boneless shad as a pinnacle of Yankee ingenuity. The item emphasizes strong fishing yields and regional pride in a period tone.
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Boston Journal
Lane's Family Medicine Advertises Digestive Health Cure
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine daily bowel movement support, gentle action on the liver and kidneys, and cure for sick headache. Priced at 25 and 50 cents. A quoted remark notes Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts criticizing bachelor numbers among younger House members.
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Lane
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
The Worry Looms Over Bright Lines and Sleep
The poem describes how worry and daily strain mar youthful cheer. It contrasts aging faces with gray hairs and sleepless nights, as the speaker wonders how to make ends meet and stay hopeful amid hardship.
The Fate of Grahame Sahib a Strange Tale
In India Colonel Travers’s past love Rhoda pursues answers after Alistair Grahame vanishes. Travers, Rhoda, and Grahame’s kodak unlock clues as the hunt for Grahame unfolds near Kotanhulli bungalow and a riverine station. The tale blends romance, mystery, and colonial Indian setting with a camera’s hidden eye.
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Olonel Travers
Rhoda
Nip
Jack Travers
Jack
Travers
Rhoda Travers
Major Dick
Mia
Sir Henry Lushington
Sir Henry
Dan
Beersheba
Alist
Mr. Graham
Kotanhulli
Alistair
Alistair Grahame
Times of India
Alistair Graham
Kotanhulli Bungalow
The Camera Reveals a Murky Murder in India
In a bungalow by a river, the narrator develops plates showing Alistair Grahsome’s murder by the Daffadar. Grahame’s body is dumped in the river, Mir Khan’s lies are exposed, and the narrator fears whether the photos can serve as legal evidence as a breeze shatters the developing glass.
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Police
Alistair
Mir Khan
Grahame
Alistair Grahsome
Philadelphia Press
Wonders of Paris Exposition features and marvels
A vivid list of exotic attractions at the Paris Exposition includes cloud galleries upside down houses a sea voyage on land gigantic moon telescope and underwater wonders. It also notes a light of Kimberley diamond and a panorama of global travel.
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Seina
Tokio
Exposition Grounds
Paris
Venice
Skeleton sale funds farmer's life insurance in Missouri tale
In St Joseph an old physician bought the living farmer's skeleton before death to secure life insurance funds. The Doniphan county man sold his skeleton to the doctor, later died, and his wife delivered the body. The skeleton was dissected by a medical college and remains with the physician. The wife keeps the coffin.
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St. Joseph
Joseph
Hfe
Doniphan
Kansas
Mosquitoes In Arctic Regions
Mr H J Pearson describes Arctic travel and summer swarms of mosquitoes that cover skin and clothing. He notes burned sun, calm air, and lack of nets forcing exposure. Lavender, oils, and veil provide only temporary relief while Arctic mosquitos drive some people to madness.
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Arctic
Mr. H. J. Pearson
Petsora
Automobiles poised to supplant horses at Washington
The piece notes a rising craze for automobiles in the capital as society uses them more, with shops, express firms, and transit companies rapidly adopting the new vehicles.
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Washington
Dublin's Temporary Gateway memorial proposal
A suggestion proposes converting the temporary gateway in Dublin where Queen Victoria was given the city keys by the lord mayor and corporation into a permanent stone memorial of the historic event.
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Dublin
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