Diller Record Lesson to American Heiresses
The piece argues American heiresses should not expect success with European nobles without noble blood proof. It cites Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and the Szechenyi line, noting Austrian courts would bar such matches while Budapest might accept Countess Szechenyi. It laments Commodore Vanderbilt's lineage being questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hapsburgs
Europe
Gladys Vanderbilt
Springfield
Mass
Szechenyi
Budapest
Vienna
Austria Hungary
Paris
Commodore Vanderbilt
Holy Roman Empire
Establishing a Character and Notable Readers
The piece extols personal character as sincerity and backbone, urging individuals to act rightly and speak truthfully. It praises Mrs. Mary J. Holmes and other authors for clean writing over sensationalism, notes egg price reasons, and reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s Greenland winter plans before attempting northward travel.
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Frederick A. Cook
Mount McKinley
Alaska
North Pole
Greenland
Peary
German professor sparks debate on modesty as disease
A German professor argues modesty is a disease. at a dinner with seven speakers to follow, he rises to speak for three hours, leaving little hope for a cure for such excess.
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Pills Cure Patient
A man narrates recovery from kidney illness after eighteen months in hospital and treatment. He claims weight rose from 143 to 162 pounds after using Dean's Kidney Pills, purchased for 50 cents a box from Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dosa
Dean
Mr. Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Street watchers and a busy world in Harper's Weekly
A patched collage of era items notes Gladys peering at city life and the pleasures of watching cars. It highlights Defiance Starch claims, a Japan population fact, a panicky mendicant, a lion training note, Pazo Ointment piles cure claim, and a political quip about leaders and voters.
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Gladys
Harper’s Weekly
Defiance Starch Promises Better Laundry Results
The article argues that ordinary starch hides fabric with thick pastes and harms wear. Defiance Starch is marketed as stronger so it can be applied very thinly while delivering desired stiffness.
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Diller Record
Diller
Nebraska
F. T. Pearce
New York Weekly
Mary J. Holmes
E.P. Roe
Chicago
Japan
Lewis
Factory
Peoria
Breipe
Saale
Gahbloke
New
ST Secone
Bears
Castoria
W.N. U
Lincoln
R. H. Cox
Jasper
Ala
Iecensmeenneet
Angu
Jaques Manufacturing Company
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