Peculiar Local Tales and Curious Trials in America
A rambling column relays oddities from the era including a Palestinian grievance about press truth, Greek Turmoil in Crete, an Indiana man who consumed a potato bag ruse, and a Rochester widow case. It also recounts Uncle John’s damages verdict, and a wandering man’s bed misadventure at Wayfarers Rest where bees claimed his warm bed after three years without sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Stockberger
Rochester
Ind
John Walters
Peru
John
Orode
Charles McQuinn
Louisville
Wayfarers
Mr. McQuinn
Railways Capital and Dividends Show Deep Seeming Like 1895
A government report tallies June 30 1895 railway capital at 10 985 203 125 dollars plus 63 330 per mile. It records stock at 4 961 268 666 dollars with most in common stock and funded debt at 5 407 114 318 dollars. Dividend paying stock runs 68 9 percent total with total dividends 85 257 543 dollars. sizable shares are owned by railway corporations and bonds show notable default. A New York laborer survived a 65 foot fall from a pile-driver landing on rock, suffering a dislocated knee cap but otherwise fine.
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Division of Statistica
Imagined Importance Drives Public Scolding Trends
A brief note observes that many individuals imagine scolding others elevates their status. The remark suggests social dynamics in which criticism serves self-importance, shaping public discourse and personal reputations.
New Los Angeles Drug Store Promises Luxury Appeal
In a street scene a proprietor boasts of opening a grand drug store with soda fountain, cigars, toilet articles, confectionery, knickknacks, and a stocked liquor section. He aims for prominent advertising and anticipates strong profits from a diverse, upscale inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxariea
Los Angeles Phoenix
Sailors and the Words They Use in Shipboard Talk
A discussion of nautical term variation and sailor speech notes how contraction driven speech in the navy trims long words. It highlights terms like gunnel crossjack strop and sarve and links rapid sea life to the need for concise language. The piece hints at a broader national character seen in contemporary reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treerill
Jack
Lwttter
London Leads Europe in Electric Supply Power
London exceeds other major European towns in electrical consumption with about 1.2 million lamps active, Manchester and Liverpool following at 92 000 and 54 000 lamps respectively. The UK capital also accounts for over half of total UK electricity investment.
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London
Manchester
Liverpool
Glasgow
Dublin
Cardiff
United Kingdom
Bostor Transcript
Bread Baking Advice for Light Loaves
The guide warns against placing dough in a very hot oven as sudden heat harms yeast and makes bread heavy. It recommends starting with a mildly heated oven and gradually increasing the temperature. Proper method yields light loaves that rise well.
Household hints and fashion notes from a past issue
Practical advice on cooking and comfort items plus fashion notes from Chicago. Tips include flour on cake to keep frosting in place, milk in Indian meal mush, and fire pudding. use milkweed for stuffing cushions and hop pillows for headaches. decorative silver flower-set spoons and floral coffee cup saucers inspire table charm. description of white mousseline de soie fashion and a Nova riders trend in Chicago with corset waists and thin ladies opting for simple corset-waists.
Modes for Autumn Wear in Aesthetic Skirt Trims
In Woman's Corner outlines autumn fashion notes from the era. Turban boleros in bright cloth with gold braid gain popularity over white chiffon bodices, while braided lines dominate bodices and skirt panels. Wide belts in metallic or bright hues, and slender pointed shoes replace overly pointed heels as bicycling grows. Russian-inspired blouses with white taffeta skirts and bouffant bodices feature Russian embroidery and puffed sleeves.
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OLERO
Figaro
Eton
Thug
Silla
Paris
Do Many Women Wear Corsets While Cycling
There are undoubtedly many women who wear corsets while bicycling, but there are a great many who do not and these latter are among the most expert and graceful.
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Adrain J. L
New Skirt Trimming Described In Summer Gown
A pale-green muslin gown with a lace bodice over blue silk features tight blue silk lower sleeves and green muslin upper sleeves. The skirt has two blue silk pipings along each seam ending with rosettes of blue ribbon and creamy lace, plus a box-plaited ruche.
Household Hints for Domestic Comfort and Maintenance
Practical tips for home life include keeping long serving staff, polishing curtain poles with kerosene for smooth movement, and serving hard boiled eggs with a creamy parsley or curry sauce. It suggests cheesecloth uses, from straining to cleaning, and decorating peaches in a wicker basket with green vines and hollyhock flowers. It also covers washing chamois skin with ammonia and proper drying and shaping methods.
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Awell
New Yorks Art Colony Nurtures Women Students
The Gotham art scene centers on a colony around the Art League near Central Park where Miss Mildred Howells and Allegra Eggleston lead a generation of professionalizing women illustrators. Daughters of lawyers and officers join Miss Clews and others, turning study into career with gallery shows and commissions.
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New York
Ildred Howels
William Dean Howells
Gotham
Miss Howells
Art Students’ Colony
Central Park
Fiftieth Street
Art League
Paris
Rome
London
Elsie Clews
Henry Clews
Miss Clews
Mary Flower
Flower
Fargo Divorce Industry Puts North Dakota On National Map
A Minneapolis Journal feature outlines Fargo's notoriety for easy divorces. It notes rapid decrees, minimal alimony issues, and a mix of worldly residents and laborers flocking to Fargo for quick settlements. The piece details fees, publication delays, disguise tactics, and quick remarriage trends.
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North Dakota
Minneapolis Journal
Fargo
Grand Forks
Moorhead
Minnesota
Leather Jacket Fish Described in Detail
The leather jacket or skipjack is a fast, slender gulf fish reaching Cape Cod in summer but uncommon here. It is not valued for eating due to its dry flesh, with grainy skin and fine irregular wrinkles. Its body is purplish gray above with silvery lower parts and yellow-tinted fins, closely related to pompano and other fast fish.
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Gulf of Mexico
West Indies
Brazil
Pacific
Mexico
Central America
Our
Cape Cod
New York Sun
Cleaning Soiled Tooka Ink Stains With Oxalic Acid
Instructions describe removing ink from books using a camel hair pencil to apply oxalic acid diluted with water and blotting paper. Two applications remove ink. To remove grease, apply powdered pipe clay on both sides of the spot and press with a hot iron. Blotting paper absorbs melted grease.
Meeting the Emergency in the Parlor
A humorous exchange shows a family debating hosting Mr. Rocker for the evening while almost all parlor chairs are out for upholstery. The daughter suggests using a dining room chair as a substitute.
Woman Orator on Politics Captures Atlantic Audiences
Elizabeth Sheldon Tillinghast 28, widow of Edward E. Tillinghast, rises as a prominent East Coast speaker. A New Haven resident with Yale-educated husband, she draws all-male audiences and cites strong moral duty to advocate clear, patriotic convictions in public life.
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West
East
Atlantic
Edward E. Tillinghast
Elizabeth Sheldon
Yale
New Haven
Connecticut
Woman's Council
Washington
Women's Congress
Mrs. Tillinghast
Belfort and Rambervillers Award Legion of Honor Arms
Belfort and Rambervillers have received the Legion of Honor cross to be added to their town arms in tribute to their gallant resistance against the Germans twenty five years ago. Nine French towns now bear the cross on their coats of arms. A German savant suggests most centenarians follow a late to bed and late to rise lifestyle.
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Belfort
France
Rambervillers
Vosges Mountains
Legion of Honor
MacDowell Appointed Head of Columbia College Musical Dept
BE A MacDowell, noted American composer, named head of Columbia college new musical department. A contemporary of Paderewski, he is described by the New York Post as having no superior among living European composers.
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BE. A. MacDowell
New Musical
Columbia College
Paderewski
The
New York Post
Europe
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