Smiles Faith and Fletcherism Spark Debate on Women and Diet
A collection of 19th century quotes discusses women’s roles and beauty standards, German title usage, and the value of a smile. It notes Fletcherism and its advocates like Horace Fletcher, Dr. William Gilbert Anderson, and Mrs. Humphry Ward, contrasting chewing guidance with other authorities and urging personal trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Styx
Humphry Ward
William Gilbert Anderson
Yale
Countess de Buissert Reaches Washington For Three Month Visit
The Countess Caroline Story, now Countess de Buissert, arrived from Belgium to spend three months with her mother Mrs. John P. Story in Washington. A former New York Philadelphia social figure and friend of Alice Roosevelt, she married Count Conrad de Buissert, then Belgian legation secretary. The Count is in Tangier and the Countess shares tales of Moroccan troubles and a French Arabs encounter.
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Countess de Buissert
Belgium
John P. Story
Washington
Caroline Story
New York
Philadelphia
Capital
Miss Story
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Conrad de Buissert
Tangier
New York Press
French and English Beauty Standards in Parisienne Style
A French writer compares European and Anglo American beauty ideals, noting social factors shaping complexions. She argues American youth favors full-bloom cheeks, while European taste prefers a refined, mellow skin tone with health and grooming rather than baby pink.
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America
Fashion notes on hats coats and evening gowns
Glazed kid shoes gain favor while pure white foliage decorates hats. Ribbon trims dominate, sleeves stay wide under new names Japanese and Mikado. Tiny Maltese crosses appear on ceilings, tunic effects appear in lingerie dresses, and melon crepe gowns pair coral beads. Hats feature lilac trims and mother of pearl moire.
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London
Pearls Of Thought Aphorisms From Home Herald
A collection of aphorisms from Home Herald reflecting on loss love pride and virtue. Mentions of patience softening lives greying greed and the value of sunshine and faith with moral exhortations and poetic lines.
Life at Sea As Told By A Sailor
A seaman recalls life 87 days offshore and long cruises aboard a windjammer. He describes blue ocean vistas, the shift from port formalities, the heavy workload with 200 men on duty, and the grim discipline of watch duties with rare moments of relief like a hot coffee at signal halyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Cure Not Proved In Sleep Aid Tale From Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal item recounts a seven year old boy resistant to sleep. His physician father advises counting to 100 then to another hundred to induce sleep. That night the child asks what comes after trillions, the father vanishes to his room, leaving the question unresolved.
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Louisville Courier Journal
A Land of Honey from South Australian Bees
The piece explains beekeeping in South Australia with mobile colonies chasing blossoms. Honey is sourced mainly from sugar gum, red gum, and blue gum trees, noted for its eucalyptus properties and distinct flavor. Beekeepers avoid busy sites near stringy barks or peppermint gums.
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South Australia
New York Man Urges Doubling of Taxes
A New York man appeared before authorities a few days ago and requested that his taxes be doubled, seeking a larger public revenue source.
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New York
In Every Line of Life from a Patchwork Page
A collage of schoolyard slang and household advice blends with nature lesson prose. The piece stacks humorous quotes about study, appetite, and manners with insect eaters, then shifts to a parable about nuts and trees and a moral about effort. The voice alternates among playful juveniles, a judge, and a teacher figure.
Monster Spouts Sea of Blood Sighted at Pier Later
In a recollection from Three Years Behind the Guns, a naval crew sees a giant spout off the starboard beam during practice. They fire two shots at the impromptu target, then return to find the ocean around them ominously red as if a sea of blood.
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St. Nicholas
The Reward of Head Work
A downtown crosswalk boy claims a regular job and pays another child to do the sweeping for fifty cents a week. The policeman learns the boy takes the dollar from the store owner and lets the other boy do the work.
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Tommy
The Umbrella’s Rise From East to English Fashion
The first English umbrella bearer was Hanway who died in 1786. The umbrella spread from royal and eastern symbols of power to broad social usage, with Egyptians and Indian maharajahs using umbrellas to mark status. In Calcutta today, a man without one is regarded as degraded.
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Hanway
East
India
Burma
Calcutta
Plant Which Catches Flies Fascinates With Sticky Leaves
The Pinguicula Caudata is a small modest plant with pretty leaves and a pretty flower. It traps insects with sticky leaves like fly paper, catching any fly that lands.
Kitty Clover Found Hidden in Guest Chamber Bowl
The missing gray kitten Kitty Clover with two white tail spots is discovered crouched on a marble washstand in a guest chamber. Miss Allis suspects a mouse, but the children laugh at the idea as the kitten lies listening to the bowl. The search ends with Kitty Clover safe and sound.
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Kitty Clover
Doris
Rena
Martha
Hubert
Kitty
Miss Allis
Father
Bee
Emma C. Dowd
Cape Codders in Winter Return Home for Season
Cape Cod residents who spent winter away are returning to the Cape and nearby towns like Brockton. The Brockton Enterprise notes many have traveled to Boston New York or Brockton and will enjoy several months at home before fall returns them to work or travel, often with money saved.
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Cape Cod
Cape
Islands
Boston
New York
Brockton
Massachusetts
The Woman of It and Husband Dialogues
A humorous Chicago News quip recalls a husband’s dream of judgment day where Gabriel blows his horn as the speaker assembles bones and the wife notices her head being on straight. The dialogue captures a wry, domestic punchline.
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Gabriel
Chicago News
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Ad Campaign
The item touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a simple laxative for family use, sold by the California Co and advertised as genuine and effective. It notes pricing, urging readers to buy from leading druggists and to avoid imitation. It also mentions Abbott's Rast Indian compound for corns and skin issues, with ordering details.
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Bentle
Senna
California Co
Alwa
Forma Vig Syrup Co
Abbott
Tae Anorr Co
Savannah
Keep Your Skin Healthy and Book Rentals in Philadelphia
An ad touts Tretterive for eczema and skin diseases with 60 cents by mail from Savannah Ga. It also describes a Philadelphia bookstore offering loaning and selling of new novels, two cents a day per book, six cents minimum, and a "hurt-book" counter for worn copies.
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Shuprame
Dept. A
Savannah
Philadelphia
Time and Eternity
A Washington Herald excerpt recalls a 19th century quip by Gen. Benjamin Butler. James F. Banks of Boston recounts Butler replying to a colleague during debate, claiming he did not divide eternally with him.
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Congress
James F. Banks
Boston
Benjamin Butler
Butler
Washington Herald
Postum Advocate Narrates a Teacher’s Conversion
A Minn teacher known as the Postum Preacher describes her shift from coffee to Postum claiming steadier nerves and better health. She recounts nervous tremors as a student and after marriage and credits boiling Postum with improving sleep appetite and vitality.
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Minn
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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Young’s Magazine
New York Tribune
Yella
Reissig
Vienna Hospital
Republic
Katherine Blake
Joe Pexea
New York Globe
Humphrey Ward
Waldorf-Astoria
League For Political Education
Horace Fletcher
the Waldorf
Fashion Notes
Thal
God
Home Herald
Jane
Greta Bryar
Heavenly Father
Hicks
Time and Eternity
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