Venus de Milo contest under new beauty standard debate
New York physical culture figures debate a modern standard for the annual Madison Square Garden perfect figure contest. Measures of Emma Newkirk and Miss Trenary reflect shifts away from ancient Greek ideals, as corset influence and body proportions come under scrutiny.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Emma Newkirk
Santa Monnica
Cal
Rune
New School
Team Il
Chicago
Misa Trenary
Ita
Phvaical Culture Society
Repowe
Cold Frost Grips Town on Winter Morning
B r r r But This Is Cold Weather Eh The morning brings a biting cold as residents duck indoors and brace against frost. The weather forecast hints at a severe chill with temperatures at early 6 o clock readings claimed as 31 but likely well below zero, with frost and minor damage reported along the Pacific coast and in Washington.
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Parks
Hilom
Park B. C
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Gifts to Miss Alice Are But Cheap Junk
Washington police report Mina Alice Roosevelt outraged by gifts from foreign crown heads found to be counterfeit or junk. Secretary Taft notes most items could be bought in the United States for small sums. The sultan of Bululoo proposed marriage multiple times, adding insult to injury.
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Miss Alice
Washington
D. C
Mina Alice Roosevelt
Teddy
Miles Roosevelt
Pacific
Taft
Bulu
Mies Roosevelt
Sultan of
Weather and frost threat chills Northeastern Washington
Frost may threaten crops before Thursday night as a cold wind from the mountains of Northeastern Washington adds to the chill. The weather forecast warns residents to brace for additional frosty conditions.
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Washington
Suspected of Complicity in City Robbery
Detective Lee Barbee arrested Ed ward Duffy a saloonkeeper at Bec ond and Occidental on Tuesday afternoon and charged him with complicity in the robbery last Friday night at the establishment of H. C. Engiee.
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Lee Barbee
Edward Duffy
Becond
Occidental
H. C. Engiee
Man Accuses Elsie Miller of Knock-Out Drops and Theft
Ton alleges he received knockout drops from Elsie Miller and was later relieved of 484 dollars. Miller is held on suspicion at the city jail. Weather forecast calls for fair tonight and Thursday with heavy frost and light east winds.
Seasonable Underwear for Men at Brooks & Co.
An ad for BE. N. Brooks & Co. at 1331 Second Ave offers seasonable underwear for men with quality and price claims. The notice also mentions farm lands, acre tracts, or city real estate and directs readers to page 6.
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BE. N. Brooks & Co
Ond
Matting Price List With Cut Only Per Yard
A small catalog entry lists regular matting prices at 35 cents per yard and 3 to 25 cents per yard for cut length. Multiple variants displayed with slight misprints in the listing.
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Mellen
Eskay
Fletcher's
Auere Yard
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