New York News Letter on Gambling and Politics in 1900s
Special to The Light from New York discusses rising gambling concerns as Tammany Hall braces for McClellan's inauguration while a state constabulary bill faces Senate approval. Note of fur trade downturn and scarcity of fur-bearing animals contrasts with wealth growth and high priced coats. Pneumonia deaths rise in city, Beecher memorial stalls, and Blackwell Island almshouse reforms aim to shift pauper care to Staten Island farm work programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Design
Gambiers
Lowe
McClellan
Tammany
Jerome
Albany
Platt
Tammany Hall
Mrs Adna R Chaffee Wife of Army Leader
Mrs Adna R Chaffee wife of Major General Adna R Chaffee soon to head the U S Army general staff is an army wife who has shared camp life for years She is the general's second wife and they have three children including Adna R Chaffee Jr at West Point whose future is foreshadowed amidst other city notes on schools piers and public life in New York
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Mrs.Chaffee
Adna. R. Chaffee
General Staff
United States Army
Adna R. Chaffee, Jr
West Point
Claeles
Root
Hudson River
New York
Greene
Buffalo
Albright-Hayes Power Company
Niagara Falls
Tle
Fashion Letter Brims with Velvet and Novel Hats
New York fashion notes describe a season favoring tailor made gowns and warm capes over heavy coats. Velvet trims, panne velvets, and rich color harmonies dominate outfits with biscuit colored broadcloth ensembles, low shoulder draperies, and diverse hats from torpedo shapes to flatirons. Accessories expand with braided taffeta, handbags, pins, and coral turquoise collars enhancing elegant day and evening wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smart
Paints and Finishes Shop Promotes Personal Service
Paints Oils and Glues Hardwood Floors Picture Frames Wall Papers and Paints. Personal attention given to all work. Let us figure on your next order.
Invest your spare cash in diamonds EMERSON and CO
An advertising note urges readers to invest spare cash in diamonds through EMERSON and CO. It emphasizes the potential value and reliability of gem investments and positions the firm as a trusted avenue for such purchases. The snippet reflects a mid century sales pitch typical of jewelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson & CO
Dr Hartman Peruna remedy boasts cure for catarrh and consumption
Society women endorse Dr Hartman s Peruna treatment for coughs colds bronchitis and consumption. Readers are urged to mail name and address to Columbus Ohio for a free first month directions and a 64 page catarrh book. Testimonials from Mrs Alla Schwandt Spokane and Mrs Jennie Cable Spokane claim long relief and weight gain after using Peruna and Manalin.
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Hartman
Columbus
Peruna Medicine Co
Ohio
Alla Schwandt
Sanborn
Minn
Catarth
Jennie Cable
Spokane
Wash
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbia
A Society Lady Letter Seeks Peruna Endorsement
Miss Blanche Myers of 3120 Penn street Kansas City Missouri writes of her four seasons of severe colds after chills from evening parties. She states one bottle of Peruna cured her and she will not dread colds as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Myers
Penn Street
Kansas City
Peruna
Home Treatment Free Catarrh Cure Offer
Catarrh of the nose and head causes sneezing pain in the eyes and forehead and can dull memory. Dr Hartman offers free treatment and a Peruna Almanac for 1904 to prevent catarrh from following the mucous membranes. Thousands have benefited from the free guidance.
Kylemore Castle: Duchess’s New Connemara Home
The Duke of Manchester, who wed Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati, has bought Kylemore Castle on Lough Kylemore. The estate, built forty years ago by Mr Mitchell Henry, M P Galway, is described as a fairy palace by locals. Mrs Henry reportedly praised the site as a perfect home before the purchase.
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Duke of Manchester
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinati
Praeger's Hardware Advertises Christmas Gifts
Loggins Belts hunting coats guns and ammunition featured as Christmas gifts at Praeger's Hardware store located at 322 324 East Commerce Street with emphasis on cheapest prices.
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NEW York News
New Jersey
Aster
Clarence Mackey
York
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Blackwell Island
Staten Island
Adna R. Chaffee
Fig Mous Church Jnn
Brooklyn
Board of Education
Schocok
American Institute of Social Service
Gordon ‘House
West Seventeenth Street
Theodore G. White
Columbia University
Theodore B. Starr
Louis H. and
Yioward WW. Starr
Gordon House
Gordon
White
Moir
Greater New York
Fashion Letter
Springall
E. Houston St
Texas Mantel & Decorating CO
H. Dean CO
SAN Antonio Paste Works Manufacturers
St. Mary's St. Both Phones
Finck
Kylemore Castle
Connemara
Duchess OF Manchester
West End Lumber CO
Salado and
Leaf Streets
San Antonio, Texas
Western Star Cockpit
Dozier & Black
Vodrie & Gooper
Alamo
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