Brave Negro Seaman Wins Global Honors for Aground Rescue
From McClures Magazine the tale of Wilson McField a 27 year old Jamaican seaman who survived a Caribbean squall aboard the Dolphin off the Nicaragua Caymans. He saved five crew members diving into the dark hull to reach two men trapped in the cabin and guided them to safety earning a US medal and a British silver award.
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Royal Humane Society
McClure’s
Dolphin
Cayman Rocks
Nicaragua
Wilson McField
Great Britain
McField
Mallitz
Obando
Me- Field
McVield
United States
The Shoes That Beat a Milwaukee Collector
A famed Milwaukee professional once slow to pay debts wore out a coal bill collector. After two years of polite refusals, the collector received a note demanding settlement and the debtor bought the man new shoes. The collector keeps visiting, now in new footwear, but still unpaid.
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Milwaukee
Siall
Saya
Hostess bids farewell to guest Miss Guffington
A Chicago Daily News caption quotes a hostess speaking to a departing guest, noting the playful exchange where Miss Guffington vows she can enjoy herself anywhere, tagging the moment with a lighthearted tone.
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Miss Guffington
Chicago Daily News
Judge Nathan Webb to retire from federal bench
The Boston Herald reports Judge Nathan Webb will resign from the United States circuit and district courts due to advancing age. He leaves with the respect of the bench and bar, noted for scholarly attainments, broad legal grasp, rugged intellect, and dislike of sham. A noted courtroom moment showed his sharp wit when a witness claimed the name I Augustus Browne.
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Nathan Webb
United States Circuit
District Courts
Boston Herald
Maine
Defense of Corsets in Women's Clothing and Hygiene
In the Revue Scientifique essay by M. Frantz Glen Ard the corset is defended as esthetic and potentially hygienic. He argues clothing arose from adornment, favors curved female lines over rigidity, and claims the corset can aid certain maladies while reconciling beauty with health.
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Revue Scientifique
M. Frantz Glenard
Please Married People Reflect On Compromise In Marriage
A U S excerpt argues marriage thrives when wives and husbands understand each other. It cites praise women appreciate such as compliments and being called sensible, while men seek a faithful partner guiding, encouraging, and sometimes restraining generosity.
Soft Water Remedies Sell Well in Hard Water Areas
Pharmacies market carbonate of soda as a water softener for toilets and laundry. Toilet preparations are perfumed with violet or lavender and sold in attractive tins with usage directions. For laundry, granulated sodium carbonate appears as odorless small crystals or “pea crystals” in paper packages, promoted to ease lime hardness.
Home remedy for freckles and sunburn in old guidance
A housekeeper recommends dipping green grapes in water, dusting with alum and salt, wrapping in paper, and baking under hot ashes. The juice is pressed and used to wash the face as a treatment for freckles tan and sunburn, claimed as an excellent remedy by specialists.
Cream Cookies Recipe Instructions
A Detroit Free Press excerpt outlines cream cookies using one cup sugar and sour cream, one egg, butter if cream is rich, and one teaspoon each soda and baking powder. Sift both powders into flour and flavor with half a teaspoon lemon or vanilla.
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Detroit Free Press
Frosted Strawberries with Egg White and Sugar
A Good Housekeeping note describes dipping large strawberries with stems into beaten egg white then powdered sugar. Chill on ice and serve from a glass dish with green leaves garnish. Cherries or currants may be iced similarly.
Barmaids in England Aim to Suppress Public House Role
The article reports a temperance-driven plan in Britain to curb barmaids, with Glasgow as the starting point. It notes about 7,000 barmaids in London and 1,200 in Glasgow, arguing the barmaid is a key draw for inns and a target in the broader United Kingdom campaign. The movement hinges on education and possible legal action if persuasion fails.
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Great Britain
London
Glasgow
England
America
United Kingdom
Scotland
Tweed
British Empire
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Cape
Couple's 75 year courtship ends on deathbed wedding
Franz Rosner and Anna Renner of Oberpolitz Bohemia waited 75 years to wed. Franz fell fatally ill and married on his deathbed at 100, dying two days later. The widow Maria Renner is 93.
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Franz Rosner
Anna Renner
Oberpolitz
Bohemia
Franz
The Ability That Wins in Business Character
The saying contrasts starting out easy with the harder skill of endurance. It notes that holding on, rather than initial action, yields rewards in business and character.
A Hint From Paris On Turning Hair White
The article discusses the difficulty of aging hair turning yellow and offers a cheap method from Paris hairdressers. It describes using a bath of washing blue diluted with water to remove yellow tinge, with repeated washes if needed, claiming the hair will fade to white in days.
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Paris
N. Y
Crown Princess Sophia Plans Public Literary Role
Kiiser Wilhelm's sister in law Crown Princess Sophia of Greece is described as English-German by birth and artfully poised between royal duties and letters. She has begun writing a book and hopes to join the ranks of studious queens, with public literary ambitions noted by court ladies. A hair wash tip follows describing a soap, water, egg yolk and rosemary blend.
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Kiiser Wilhelm
Sophia
Constantine
Greece
Empress Frederick
Queen Victoria
Edward
Olga
American Clocks Dominate Siam Households
In Siam nearly every house and hut includes a clock, with the majority being of American manufacture. The widespread adoption reflects busy modern life and import patterns shaping everyday timekeeping across the country.
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Siam
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Wilson M’field
Browne
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Sophia, Crown Princess OF
J. McNair
Attorney AT Law
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Batavia
Ohio
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F. Roudebush
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Ames B. Swing
Cincinnati
Asrew Lane
Souttwest Corner
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McDonald
A. Frasier
Hicks
Wil Rae
Ae Federal Neapsecne
Wm. C. Bishop
Geo. W. Hulick
Ulick & Bishop
Attorneys AT Law
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Ney Foe
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Main Street
Mhas. H. Woo
Mansee
Wm. R. Walker
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Chicago
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Arizona
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