Caustic Tongue and Gilding Without Gold
A Chicago notable praised a reformer at a club banquet with a sly jab about sobriety. The piece recalls speeches by Elder Carter Harrison and Emery Storrs, then shifts to a discussion of gilding tricks using silver or lead leaf and yellow paint on metal backs, noting genuine gold required for molded surfaces.
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Chicago
Mr. Blank
Blank
Board of Trade
Carter Harrison
Emery Storm
Carter Blarrson
Stein
Emery Storte
Philadelphia
January Designer press notes feature Western flavor and fashion
The January issue cover tempts readers with an alluring gate keeper on the designer's cover. It includes Western themed pieces such as A Chinese New Year in California and The Stanford University and Its Girls, plus fashion notes like embroidery, ribbon decorations, and Character Costumes.
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California
Jessie Juliet Knox
Stanford University
Sarat Comstock
Stanford
Bertha H Brook
Temple Bailey
Capital New Yeur
Plant a Tree and Nature Lessons From Pamphlet Fragments
A collage of old newspaper snippets urges planting trees in pots or garrets, noting fruiting in years ahead and the folly of neglect. It weaves in quotes about memory, suggests barbershoppers mischief, and quips about misused gossip, concluding with notices of steamship travel amid holiday dates and travel rates.
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Dane
Hartford Times
Holiday neckwear and accessories from Gratiot county store
Christmas shoppers are urged to visit a Gratiot county store offering a wide range of neckwear, ties, handkerchiefs, suspenders, socks, shirts, hats, mufflers, slippers, suitcases, trunks, and traveling bags. The ad promises low prices and savings on suits and overcoats with a bold appeal to visit and compare.
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Stanard
Central Drug Store
China
The
Variety Store
HA. Og. Kelly
Otto
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Washington Star
Huntsville
Kanaas City
Doston
le Sage
Orbs Couplay
Sarge
Monson Steamship Line
Mobile
Ala
Havana
Cuba
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Ino
M Beall
GP. A
M. & O. Railroad
St. Louis
Rquette Agente
Daten
Ense
Moeiler
Ee A
Thompson & Sanderhoff
Star Clothing Parlors
Gratiot County
Crawford
Alma
N. J. McCullough & Son
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