New Colony Planned for Zion Faithful Near Whitehall
Widow of John Alexander Dowie, Mrs. Jane Dowie, plans a new Zion faith colony at her summer home near Whitehall Michigan. She will be assisted by her son Gladstone Dowie of Detroit and calls Zion City residents to join the colonization effort.
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John Alexander Dowie
Whitehall, Mich
Zion City
Hilder
John Taylor
Jane Dowie
M Zion City
Dowie
Whitehall
Mich
Purely Feminine Dress Tips for Business Wear
A fashion feature urges the business girl to shift to a tweed short skirt with a manly wool or tweed mix and a yellow embroidered pongee waist. It discusses panel details to slim outlines, neckwear options like golf stocks, and practical starch-free laundering for cooler, softer throats, plus versatile accessories.
Proper Use Of Powder In First Aid For Beauty
The article advises careful powder application to avoid irritation and skin damage. Fresh powder should be used and excess removed at night. It favors pure rice powder or a glycerine rose water foundation for dry skin, and recommends liquid powders for certain skins with even application to avoid white patches. A homemade liquid powder mix uses glycerine oxide of zinc rose water and rose essence, shaken before use.
Hemline Fashion For Skirts And Suits In Fall Styles
The article notes deeply slashed hems and open seams to allow stepping in narrow skirts. It discusses jackets remaining short for tailored suits, with 26 inch lengths likely for wear, and suggests fall models will modify front lengths for practicality in winter.
Dust Dangers Raise Tuberculosis Death Toll in Trades
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns that deaths from consumption are far higher in dusty trades than in the general employed population. Overall 14.6 percent of US deaths are from consumption, while grinders show 49.2 percent. other dusty exposures range from roughly 25 to 36 percent depending on dust type.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Was He a Bostonian
A humorous vignette describes John warned by a woman to avoid a ladder. He ignores the advice, falls, rises with a dollar bill and quips that escaping the ladder saved him from being beaten to the currency. The line blends superstition with a punchline about luck and money.
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John
Militia Hop Quip Sparks Uniform Frogs Joke
A brief quip contrasts dress uniforms with frogs on their trim and jokes about a militia hop. The exchange highlights period military attire humor with a light tonal twist.
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Springfield
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Thomas H. Sheridan
Johnson County
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Harry Thacker
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Georgia Soehlke
Charles Esterlein, Jr
Collinsville
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N. M. Miller Surrey
Columbia University
New York
Canton
C. E. Tuell
Co. J. Off Grocery Company
Peori
Fulton County
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Buron
Roy
C. D. Cook
Havana
Danville
Gus Ahrens
Buchanan Street
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W. A. Howell
Edward Winslow
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Metamora
Sixton
Lincoln
Douglas
G. W. Patton
Pontiac
Iinois Volunteers
John McNulta
Illinois
Hilla S. Stewart
Louisville
Elgin
Milton J. Foreman
First Illinois Cavalry
Camp Deneen
St. Mary’s Hospital
Waukegan
William T. Hutchinson
Charles Dopkus
Peoria
Harry Tibbits
Kid Farmer
Milt Kinney
Alton
Waterloo
Catherine Reis
Grant Park
Elizabeth Newkirk
Mount Carmel
Charles Wallace
Here
David McElwee
Hillsboro
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Irlande
Missa Clever
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