Opening of Sixty First Congress in Washington
The Sixty first congress convened at noon with Vice President Sherman presiding in the Senate and Speaker Cannon in the House. Both chambers scheduled daily committee work and rapid bill introduction as they begin a winter of potential legislation under President Taft.
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Sherman
Senate
Taft
Washington
Dec
Congress
United States
Joseph G. Cannon
House
Cannon
Bennie
Army
Navy
Henry N. Couden
House of Representatives
Serena E. Payne
Champ Clark
Edward Everett Hale
Representatives
Rough Passage Across Atlantic Recalled in Conversational Snippet
A passenger on a steamer reflects on crossing the Atlantic, noting a rough voyage and joking that the seas beat “four kings” three times. The exchange captures a lighthearted, seafaring moment from maritime travel.
Sincere Tribute Event Introduces Notable Women
Mrs. Lapaling praises Mrs. Peacham as the most egregiously beautiful woman in the room while preparing to introduce her to Mr. Wingold, highlighting social admiration at a gathering.
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Mr. Wingold
Mrs. Lapaling
Mrs. Peacham
Tests of Diamonds
A Harper's Weekly note explains simple tests to judge diamonds. By pricking cardboard with a needle and viewing through the stone, a genuine diamond shows one hole while a fake shows two due to double refraction. It adds that no acid affects a real diamond, though hydrofluoric acid can corrode glass.
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Harper's Weekly
Five Daughters Born to Peasant Wife Near Serres
Five daughters were born at once to Gaira, a peasant, near Serres in Macedonia. They were distinguished at christening by ribbons of different colors tied around their necks.
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Gaira
Serres
Macedonia
His Reverge Quarrels Over Hair Lock Request
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a quirky exchange where one man asks to borrow an old scrubbing brush to clip bristles after a quarrel with his girl. She insists he return her lock of hair, prompting the unusual request.
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Louisville Courier Journal
A Christmas Card Party with Santa and Holly Decor
The Hostess A Christmas Card Party features evergreen wreaths holly and red white candle motifs. A boy dressed as Santa delivers invitations and manages score counters as electric tree lights, bells, and holly ornaments set the festive scene. Refreshments include tomato soup, whipped cream tops, and plum puddings with brandy flames, while Christmas eggnog flows from a family punch bowl. Also described are a doll’s party with a mini tree and doll gifts, and a children’s Christmas fish game with a pond setup and Noah’s ark centerpiece for a table celebration marked by barley sugar figures and wrapped prizes.
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Santa Claus
Dolly
Making a Fall Coat With Warm Interlining
The article advises adding a light warm inter lining to fall coats to combat autumn frosty winds. It notes VI sulia flannel as an excellent material for this purpose because it stays light yet provides warmth.
Dainty Candle Shades Home craft guide for shades
The article explains making candle shades at home as a dainty, common female craft. It details materials, patterns, and precise cutting to ensure neat, workmanlike results, noting that miscut shading ruins appearance and describes inner and outer circle measurements and assembly steps for paneled shades.
Arabian influences and new seam styles in fashion notes
A survey of fashion trends notes gray and black hooks and eyes to match fabrics, delicate puffs and embroideries, and a whimsical mingling of oriental and modern styles in Arabian capes. It highlights bias seams across coats from collarbone to hem, the French fashion welt, and fur trims as bold contrasts.
Whale bone hair brush gains popularity this season
Real boar bristle has been the main desideratum but whale bone hair brushes are rising in popularity. Bristles are extra stiff and made from whalebone or fishbone, set in a rubber cushion for elasticity and durability.
Time’s Flight and a Molasses Sand Tale
Mr Graytop muses on time as a perpetual motion that speeds differently for each person. He recalls a New York anecdote about a cure advertised by a retired physician whose sands of life supposedly run out, and a Western man suggesting mixing molasses with the sands to slow them.
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Mr. Graytop
New York
Women Poets of France Summary
Statistics show 300 poetesses in France alongside 30 women fashion writers and 1 500 women novelists. The text notes female educators, editors at Les Nouvelles, and women printers in England. It highlights a cooperative women led suffrage press, a thriving London women’s club Pioneer with journalist and artist members and sound finances.
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France
Society of Dramatic Authors
Les Nouvelles
Paris
England
London
Gave the Bride Away in Hasty Wedding Tale
A New York Press tale recounts Rev Henry Marsh Warren marrying couples in haste. A bride insisted on being given away with no friends present. The janitor offered to do the honor after coaching, answering I do when asked Who gives this bride away.
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Henry Marsh Warren
New York Press
Burglars Made Merry in London Kitchen
In London a pair of burglars were found sitting at a house kitchen table, drinking whisky after breaking in. A constable described hearing a noise, spotting two boots and an overcoat by a wall, and seeing the culprits inside as officers surrounded the premises. The magistrate and court audience reacted with laughter.
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London
Historic Saxon Chapel Opens To Public In London
The chapel of the Pyx in Westminster Abbey, a Saxon era treasury once looted during Edward I’s reign, will be opened to the public every Tuesday and Friday. The government now controls access, reviving a site linked to royal regalia and the annual trial of the Pyx.
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London
Westminster Abbey
England
Boy starts school and jokes about father’s job
A moving family child attends school for the first time and answers questions correctly. When asked his father’s occupation, the boy proudly says he occupies five rooms. The tale appears in the Boston Record.
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Boston Record
Chrysanthemum Show Foretells Feeding Like Prize Stock
A long feature explains how chrysanthemum exhibitors cap and fatten select plants for large shows. It covers single-stem training, careful feeding regimes from February onward, and the nursing of a lone bloom to peak perfection for a two week display.
Cattle on Small Farms Shaping Feeding and Soil Health
The article argues farmers should keep more cattle to weather poor seasons and balance soil fertility. It notes that stock farmers can rely on emergency forage, soft corn, and partial crop failures, with phosphorus and potash boosting forage value and manure feeding future yields.
Old Ewes Need Cars
In this historical note the text argues that undernourished ewes yield light, weak wool crops and insufficient winter protection. A light fleece raises risks and long lasting effects, while production costs make profitability doubtful.
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Edward B. Clark
Family Statistics
Department of Agriculture
C. S. Cornman
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