Resinol healing eczema in child praised by Newark mother
Mrs. Wm. C. Wood of Newark says Resinol Ointment cured a six month spreading eczema on her ten year old son after other salves failed. She praises Resinol Soap for daily use and notes the family now relies on Resinol products for the skin. The firm Virginia Baltimore ad promotes Resinol Ointment Soap and Shaving Stick and offers a free booklet on skin care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Wood
Newark
N. J
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Supreme Court Visit Sparks Seven-Year-Old's Droll Observation
A boy named Tommy aged seven humorously recalls leaving the Supreme Court with his father. He notes the scene as full of bearded women dressed in black, while his father describes the moment as leaving a historic court session.
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Papa
Supreme Court of the United States
Tommy
Cure for Severe Skin Rash Promises Quick Relief
A Chicago mother recalls her five year old son with a horrific skin eruption that left his body a mass of sores. After exhausting doctors and a failed college treatment she used Cuticura ointment, applied on bandages, reporting dramatic improvement after two to four applications and full recovery years later.
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Robert Wattam
Forty-eighth St
Chicago
Ex-Governor Pennypacker On Divorce Critique
Pennypacker at a Philadelphia luncheon denounces the American divorce evil in witty fashion. He recalls a Kensington schoolteacher examining a girl who asks what is the love and the child answers a divorce. The anecdote underscores his stance on marital breakups.
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Pennypacker
Philadelphia
Kensington
Growth of New York Port Commerce 62 Percent Rise
The port of New York shows a sixty two percent growth in ten years. Dr Pierce's Pellets are advertised as small sugar coated pills that regulate stomach and bowels and claim to cure constipation.
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Port of
New York
Dr. Pierce
Strategy Overload Can Hamper Clear Thinking
In decision making too much strategic planning can confuse rather than clarify. Excess complexity creates hidden assumptions and slows progress by masking core goals and actionable steps.
Expert tips for keeping goldfish healthy in bowls
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece advises readers on proper goldfish care. It warns against bread as food, recommends oatmeal or purpose bought fish food, and stresses not overfeeding. It explains signs of stale water and oxygen depletion, and the importance of sunlight and regular water changes.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
New Drawn Work Adds Fresh Ornament to Blouses
For a modern blouse update, designers favor drawn work on coarse meshes this season. Marquisette or voile drawn with coarse linen thread yields cool, stable fabric with distinctive decorative value. Geometric squares lines and pointed plastrons rise in popularity, especially when the blouse contrasts with the skirt for a striking balance.
How to Clean White Shoes
A practical guide to restoring white canvas footwear. Brush shoes after wear to remove mud from edges and heels, avoid soaking canvas, and use either bottled whiteners or a home mix of gum arabic, water, white vinegar, and chalk. Dye can tint matching accessories for coordinated outfits.
Jibbah Fashion Debuts in Half-Day Craft Guide
The text praises the jibbah as prettier and more graceful than a kimono, noting it takes half a day to make and requires fabric at least 44 inches wide. It mentions minimal waste aside from shaping scraps.
Gown construction guidance from Good Housekeeping
The article describes tailoring a gown with sleeve length set by figure measurements, bisecting the underarm to bottom distance, and turning a triangular section to form a gore. It suggests a figure printed fabric with a plain yoke on a figural material for a pretty house gown.
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Good Housekeeping Magazine
Hemstitching to Finish Waists and Gowns
Hemstitching will be used extensively as a finish for waists and gowns, especially on chiffon garments. Save every scrap of trimming and linen or silk as tiny pieces may serve as the exact finish for a garment. keep a scrap box ready.
Crib Cover From Flannel Yardage Embroidered Design
Create a crib cover from one yard white and one yard pale blue or pink flannel. Embroider a flower and bow motif on the colored flannel and a conventional border with a large central monogram on the white. Bind with wide satin ribbon and finish with a bow or rosette in a corner, colored side up.
Roosevelt Wins New York Convention Chair Vote
In Saratoga New York Theodore Roosevelt defeats Vic President Sherman for temporary chairmanship by 567 to 445 a result seen as a rebuke to the old guard. Roosevelt vows to push direct primaries and purge party bosses as part of his victory speech.
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Saratoga
New York
New York State
Theodore Roosevelt
Sherman
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Abraham Gruber
New York City
Col. Roosevelt
Jessie Morrison Is Free After Ten Years
Jessie Lee Morrison, convicted a decade ago of murdering Mrs. Clara Castle in El Dorado, Kansas, is released on parole. Parole papers arrived late in the day via a telephone notice from Stubbs, and the warden was absent when the news reached the penitentiary. The papers were kept in the warden’s safe awaiting governor approval and were delivered to Morrison by Mrs. Codding. She is accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson of Topeka and Mrs. Simpson, the matron, at the notification.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Jessie Lee Morrison
Clara Castle
el Dorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Joy
Stubbs
Codding
Elizabeth Robertson
Topeka
Simpson
Miss Morrison
Paroled for Third Trial Prejudice Found in Case
Topeka Kansas Jessie Morrison was released on parole after Governor Stubbs carefully studied the case noting that the third trial showed prejudice beyond reasonable doubt.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jessie Morrison
Stubbs
Washington Census Bulletin on External Deaths Declines
The census bureau reports 47 135 accidental external deaths in the U S for the period. The death rate falls from 97 9 to 96 7 per 100 000. Railroads record 6 659 fatalities. self inflicted deaths total 2 854, down 149 from the prior year.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Census Bureau
Chancellor Speaks Against Hazing and Excess Football
Lawrence Kansas. Chancellor Strong delivered his ninth annual address to KU faculty and students condemning hazing in colleges. He argued that excessive football and dramatics threaten higher education and called for reform in school life.
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Strong
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Record Run Between St Thomas and Windsor Sets Swift Pace
Train No 3 on the Michigan Central covered 112 miles in 92 minutes between St Thomas and Windsor. After deducting slowdowns and one stop, part of the trip averaged 98.5 miles per hour.
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Windsor
Ont
St. Thomas
Vintage ad snippets praise social roles and products
The clippings promote fashion cleanliness with Red Cross Ball Blue and a 2 oz package for five cents, mention women’s expanding sphere, Lewis’ Single Binder Se cigars as quality like 10c brands, and politics on the silent vote, reflecting early 20th century consumer and cultural rhetoric.
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Lewis
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New York Convention
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Mrs. Castle
Carter
W. L. Douglas
America
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Cascarets
Cascarets Roc
Fadem
Kansas City Stock Yards
Thompson
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