Collar of His Own Roosevelt Collar History From Presidents
A lighthearted survey of neckwear worn by U S presidents contrasts each style from Lincoln to Roosevelt noting changes in collars and ties. It blends fashion chatter with anecdotes about public figures and period apparel, ending with a broader note on early 20th century culture.
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Roosevelt
Des Dent
Wade
Grant
Ruosevselt
Lincoln
Ancoln
Andrew Johnson
White House
Gaarfield
Tle
Shashthy
Cleveland
Blarkson
Vic Raines
MeKinleyv
Koommny Wath
New York Sun
Ancient Football Journey From Greeks to Modern Americans
A summary of football's history from Greek origins to modern American mastery. The piece traces the sport through Roman and British development, Elizabethan rough play, the 1800s adoption by English schools, and Harvard Yale rivalry shaping early American football with innovations like the wedge and flying wedge.
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St. Nicholas
N. C. Messenger
Harrow
Winchester
Rugby Union
Harvard
United States
Yale
Starvard
America
Yankees
Princeton
Women's Clubs and Self-Culture in a Prairie Town
A northern prairie town showcases its women's club with a winter program of papers on topics from Waterloo to Buddhism. The piece notes the lack of libraries, the allure of self-culture, and the tension between literary aims and practical, social aims in club life. It cites Helen Churchill Candee and reflects on the drive for erudition versus social practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Wellington
Waterloo
Europe
China
Helen Churchill Candee
New York State
Causes of Indigestion and How to Avoid It
The article explains dyspepsia stems from hurried meals, overeating, and fatty, greasy foods. It notes symptoms such as coated tongue, foul breath, poor or ravenous appetite, nausea, heartburn, bloating, and chest oppression, with historical shifts in lifestyle and diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mind Thinks of Object or Class in Word Impressions
An instructor tests whether a word first evokes a specific image or a general idea. He writes pig on the board and asks a student to describe the impression, but the chosen girl cannot see it and answers she sees the professor, prompting a sharp question about perception. A closing line notes a doctor’s cautious approach to patients.
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Southwest
Texas
Siti
Syracuse Standard
Wisconsin Normal School
Milwaukee Sentinel
Seven Was His Fate Mystic Figure Haunts Johnson Life and Death
Franklin Johnson died after a week of pneumonia at 61 West 49th Street New York in his 77th year. The number seven, linked to his life events, recurs in birth marriage residence and death dates and ages. He leaves a widow, no children, and comes from an old New York family with ties to Ethan Allen and Gen Washington.
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Mary Bach
Wilkes Barre
Rudolph Bachs
William Munich
Wilkes-Barres
Jacob Matthias
Jake
Munich
Matthias
Psco
Rudolph Bach
Wilkes-Barre
Tisch
New York
Bankers
Bach
Franklin Johnson
West 49Th Street
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
West 62d Street
Wincb
Mr Johnson
New York Herald
Gen Washington
Ethan Allen
Texas Lynch Law. A Texan Abroad Explains Its Working
A Texas tale recalls sending a prominent citizen to England to handle private business with a group of locals. The narrator notes the man was inexperienced in British ways yet performed admirably amid the refined society. The account ends with the impression of his extensive actions.
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Texas
England
Britain
Moult of the Tarantula Noted by New York State Entomologist
A large female tarantula shed its skin for the second time in captivity. The spider, three inches long, appeared ill before moulting and was observed freeing itself from the old integument with its eight legs. The spider is now larger, having formerly entered captivity in a church banana shipment two and a half years ago and previously shed a skin under Dr J M Bigelow.
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J .M. Bigelow
Bigelow
New York State
Albany Argus
Bad English Not Necessarily Tied to Poverty, Editor Says
A column argues grammar errors are common across classes and not required by poverty. It notes access to schools and books is universal and blames lax parenting and teaching for children learning bad speech at home.
Trusts impact on everyday goods and prices cited
The Nebraska State Journal laments rising prices and trust power. It notes potatoes unaffordable, ice costly in summer and coal in fall, with hay and water trusts mentioned, blaming large combinations for eroding honest governance.
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Nebraska State Journal
Honeymoon Faith Nell-Myra tale teased in Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record previews a humorous, suggestive short story about Honeymoon Faith in Nell-Myra where a newlywed shows perfect confidence in her husband yet she entrusts him with mailing her letters. A witty social observation notes contrasts between business suspicion and romantic trust.
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Nell
Myra
Belle
Philadelphia
Jennie Wade Monument Erected by Iowa Women Relief Corps
The Jennie Wade grave beside her parents at Citizens Evergreen cemetery near Philadelphia National cemetery hosts a 1901 monument by the Women's Relief Corps of Iowa. The pedestal bears an Italian marble statue and inscriptions honoring Wade who died at 20 during the 1863 battle. The article notes the house she lived in, marks from bullets, and the care of her grave by GAR, with Civil War details and a tangent on Russian blindness rates.
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Jennie Wade
Citizens’ Evergreen Cemetery
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Dow Norked
Women’s Relief Corps of Iowa
Women's Relief Corps of
Iowa
A. D
Monu
Neighbborhood
Jennie
Evergreen Cemetery
Philadelphia Record
GAR Post
Manner as a Grace of Character in Daily Life
The text discusses manner as a principal external grace shaping character. It portrays manner as ornament to action improving even small duties and everyday tasks through a cheerful, self developed approach to life.
Statue Six Thousand Years Old Found in Egyptian Village
A statue in a village in Egypt is described as the oldest in the world, claimed to have existed for over 6,000 years. It represents one of the chiefs of the domain where it was erected.
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Russia
Europe
Great Britain
France
Egypt
Luminous Frying Potatoes Potent Phosphorescence Reported
A fragment notes that decomposing potatoes emit light strong enough to read by and mentions a cellar fire aided by the potato phosphorescence. The text is garbled but centers on potatoes producing glow during decomposition.
Social and Economic Trends Highlight 19th Century Data
A survey notes 66,858 growth in the Carpenters and Jolvers Brotherhood over twenty years, with 2,042 members in 1851. US gold output rises from 47,000,000 to 71,000,000 yearly while silver declines. California wheat costs drop due to cheap harvesting, Pan-American exposition boasts the world’s largest cheese, 1,100 pounds. Wages fall in Britain and continental Europe. South Carolina has 122 mills valued at 31,000,000, and French strikes rise and fall with 306 in six months and 470 in ten.
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Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jolvers
United States
California
Argentine Republic
Great Britain
South Carolina
Medal Transfer From Chicago’s Meanest Man
In a crowded Chicago elevator incident a stout man tries to push forward as doors open. A bystander tells him a medal, once given for monopolizing shade, belongs to the meanest man in Chicago. He slips the medal into the man’s waistcoat and exits, leaving the crowd stunned.
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Chicago
Howard
Leeny
Oman
Lim
Chicago Tribune
Moon Mountaintops Reach Great Heights in Telescope Views
German observers Beer and Maeler estimate heights of lunar mountains from Earth. The Doriel, Huyghgens, Hadley, Bradley, and Walt peaks exceed tens of thousands of feet in hypothetical lunar feet, with several southern peaks noted as extremely tall.
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Beer and Maeler
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Jeading
Dunar
Huygghens
Hadley
Bradley
Walt
Este
Las
Quotes on Transportation Shift from Bicycle to Automobile
A Philadelphia Press piece contrasts bicycle and car eras with sardonic quotes. A brakeman observes company leaders know only ownership of the road, signaling industrial shift and changing mobility norms.
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Philadelphia Press
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