Queen Antoinette sparked global handkerchief vogue
A historical note credits Queen Marie Antoinette with starting the popularity of handkerchiefs, describing how court fashion spread worldwide. The store displays a wide range of embroidered kerchiefs in Madeira, French, Appenzell and Carrick McCross Lace, priced from 10 cents to 2 dollars each.
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Marie Antoinette
France
Antoinette
Georgeous
Louis
Princeton
Madeira
Appenzell
Mrs Springer Offers Hand Painted China Gifts
Hand painted china by Mrs Springer offered at Miss Lockwood's shop. Numerous useful and reasonably priced gifts praised in a brief local notice.
Chiropractor Arthur Saxe Found Guilty In Trial
The state jury found Arthur Saxe guilty of practicing medicine without a license. A $25 fine and costs were imposed. His Princeton office will close pending appeal as advocates push for law changes to recognize chiropractic methods separate from medicine.
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Arthur Saxe
State Board of Health
Saxe
Patoka Lodge Elects Officers for Coming Year
Patoka Indiana reports Eastern Star Chapter installs officers for the ensuing year at a regular meeting. Worth Matron Minnie Alvis and Worthy Matron L F Riley head a long list of officers including Kate Lockhart, Ella Cocanower, Maggie Seibert, Celesta Cunningham, Emma J Avis, Henrietta Davis, Ruth Phillips, Esther Alda Chappel, Martha Essa Arthur, Florence Alvis, Julia Milburn, Fannie Alvis, Nora Milburn, Alice Stermer, and Herbert Milburn as Sentinel. Large attendance noted.
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Patoka
Ind
Democrat
Eastern Star
Worth
Minnie Alvis
Worthy
L. F. Riley
Kate Lockhart
Ella Cocanower
Maggie Seibert
Celesta Cunningham
Emma J
Avis
Ada
Henrietta Davis
Ruth
Alice Phillips
Esther
Alda
Chappelle
Martha
Essa Arthur
Electa
Florence Alvis
Julia Milburn
Marshall
Fannie Alvis
Nora Milburn
Warren
Alice Stermer
Sentinel
Herbert Milburn
Kansas Coal Output and Value in 1913
Kansas mined 7,202,219 tons of coal in 1913, valued at 12,036,292 dollars. This reflects a substantial production level and economic value for the period, indicating strong demand and resource activity within the state.
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Kansas
German Losses Reach 1.2 Million in World War I
Swiss and German journals report German casualties exceed 1,200,000 in eastern and western campaigns through December. Dead, wounded, missing, and captured are included, with heavier losses in Belgium during the drive toward France. An accompanying dispatch describes Kaiser Wilhelm at the front, his health, appearance, and routine like wood sawing and introspection.
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William of
Germany
France
Berlin
Carl H. von Weig
United Press
Kaler
Courieraud
New York
Kaiser ‘Wilhelm
Foreign Office
Kaiser
San Soucci Park
Bellevue
El.am
Prosperity Predicted After Freight Rate Increase
Washington December 19 Prosperity will follow the five percent freight rate increase in the view of Representative Cullop of the House Interstate Commerce Commission. He says the measure will stimulate business nationwide as railroads, real or imagined, have held back. Chairman Adamson offered a brief remark noting the railroad will get more and the people will pay more.
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Washington, D. C
Cullop
House Interstate Commerce Commission
Adamson
Surrendered San Luis Potosi Reported By Cable
San Luis Potosi reportedly fell to loyal Carranza forces after the local garrison revolted against Villa and reportedly surrendered the city to General Gonzales, per a Vera Cruz cablegram received in San Antonio Texas.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Luis Potosi
Loyal
Carranziata
Villa
Gonzales
Vera
Crag
Francisco High tops Princeton Independents 19 to 7 in basketball
Francisco High School defeated the Princeton Independents 19 to 7 in a well played game Friday night in Francisco Indiana. The Francisco team showed better training and led from the start, as reported by local staff. The score reflects a decisive home victory for Francisco.
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Francisco
Ind
Princeton Independents
Oregon Lands Open for 320 Acre Homesteads Over a Million Acres
The program offers more than a million acres in Oregon suitable for 320 acre homesteads. Prospective settlers may file claims for parcels across the state under the land act, with staking and entry procedures outlined by authorities.
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Oregon
Battlefield trenches dug swiftly by age of explosives
The text notes that trench construction advances rapidly due to the influence of explosives. It emphasizes how modern weapons and demolitions accelerate engineering work on battlefields. The statement frames this as a timely consequence of explosive power shaping military practice.
Hope to Save Leo M. Frank
Attorneys launch eleventh hour habeas corpus bid to halt execution of Leo M. Frank, the 68th convict set for January 22. Atlanta reports the decision likely after holidays as defense argues for clemency. The piece also notes Standard Oil refiner at Tampico and a frigatebird achieving 200 mph.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Franck
Francks
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Tampico
Mexico
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Patoka Lodge
Geneva
Switzerland
Belgium
Prince
San Luis Potos
Carranza
General. Bliss
Assur
Naco
Waterman Ideal and Parker
Lucky Curve Pens
Shoptaugh’s
The
Leo M. Frank
Arrow
Monarch
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