Decoration Day Reflections on the Soldier’s Grave
A long editorial tribute to Memorial Day, honoring soldiers who died for home and country. It recalls the Englishman’s view of American celebration, the sacredness of veterans’ memories, and the nameless graves marked with wreaths. It closes with Longfellow’s sonnet about the unknown Union soldier at Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pal
America
Washington
Elijah
Greece
Longfellow
Newport News
Saran S. Pratt
Death of a carrier pigeon that made a record
A carrier pigeon found dead in a Chester Virginia farm yard carried tag 0563 directing reporters to Starr New York. Starr maintains pigeon records and confirms 0563 belonged to Van Bennett of Newark New Jersey, hatched spring 1886. The bird raced from Liberty Virginia to Newark 368 miles, arriving fourth after the winner, with an average speed of 1099 yards a minute. The piece notes Starr plans new seamless silver bands and comments on pigeon racing as a growing American sport with aging birds and long-lived legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Starr
New York
Cortlandt
Washington
van Bennett
Newark
N. J
America
Philadelphia
Liberty
Morgantown
N. C
Belgium
Sun
Change for a Dollar on the Street Car
A street car driver foils a fare scam by insisting the passenger who claimed to hand him a dollar actually paid with a nickel. The exchange ends with the passenger ejected, while bystanders watch. Other snippets include a curious neighborly encounter and a joke about a hotel colonel. The column closes with a pun from Harvard Lampoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teras Siptings
Court of the Mikado sheds oriental styling for European court dress
The Japanese court adopts European fashion with Empress decree on female attire and palace servants to wear Austrian style liveries. Prince Koniastu, after months in Vienna, orders copies of the liveries and models head to Japan for possible adoption. Expectations rise for powdered periwigs and silk stockings in households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Koniastu
Vienna
Japan
Paris
Focu's
Living Dummies Graceful Women as Cloak Fashion Figures
In a broad way cloak and suit house, a junior partner argues that living figures are essential for displaying garments. He describes sizes from No 32 to 42 bust, the need for grace and movement, and the high value placed on models and their incomes. About 400 figures work in stores. 12 to 14 per house, with some doubling as salesladies.
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Broadway Cloak and Suit House
N. ¥. Journal
Food for Calves and Feeding System
A historical method advises rearing calves on skimmed milk without cream to build bone and muscle. Start with milk only, warming to eighty degrees, then gradually introduce fine oatmeal and bran. Avoid oil meal. overfeeding risks colic and diarrhoea. A cow reared this way yields butter and increased milk output into adulthood per the Times.
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Akwell
Grees
Carter
Earth
Union
Alva Milrow Kenn
Brush Street
Detroit Free Press
Willard’s
Ethelbert
Murphy
Thomas. Kirby
Banker
Abilene, Kansas
Meath
J.B. Boxaruake
Theo
Mosher
First National Bank
of Abil
Abilene Bank
Lebold
Pa J
Herbst
B A. Be ‘T
Casuber
Incorporated Basic
DRS
Felty & Shollenberger
Medical College
Buckeye
Garcelon
Calleen
F. Garcelon, M. D
Ofice
Faulkner
Broadway
Seventh Street
Buckeys Avenue
J. M. Gleissner
Abilene
Kansas
M. Kirsch
Kaw
Palace Drug Store
W. P. Seeds
Attorneys AT Law
W. T. Davidson
Orice
Chicago
Cottage Avenue
Gideon Folk
John E. George's
Excelsior Billiard Hall
Spruce Street
Citizens’ Bank
Malott & Company
W. Rice
JOEN
W. B. Giles
H. Malott
T. Malott
F. ¥. Close
Poland
China
Hog Ranch
Willowdale
Dence
Cor
Buckere Avenues
Beemer
I Y & Suider's
Lamberman
Canaler
Eneh
Atonca
City Bakery
T. S. Barton
Keller Stand
Third Street
F. B. Wilson
Wow. Wilsom
F. B. Wilson & Son
Dickinson
Russell
Lincoln
Ottawa
Morris
J. E. Bonebrake
Nathan Blevins
Theo. Mosher
Sec’s & Treas
J. 8
Drake
C. Orton
Nathan Bleyvins
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