World in Brief Heists and Trials Across Nations
A chaotic world brief outlines a spate of violent acts and political shifts. Notable items include a top naval officer fired in a carrier incident, a playwright's suicide in New York, murder trials and sentences in Indiana and Kansas City, and a clash over public office resignations. International news covers US Japan accord on China, Philippines sinking toll, and political turmoil in Haiti and Europe.
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United States
Japan
Pacific
China
Philippines
Ponting
Narvavan
Pangasinan
San Fermando
William Kallebrun
Jersey City
Leo
Vievarla Kalleprun
New York
Nellie Morton
Belleville
Sydney Baker
Pater Waeltz
H. F. O'Reilly
Shenandoah
Martin HL. Halloran
Pittsburg
Kansas City
J. K. Pearsons
Chicago Philanthopiat
Pu Yi
Seventy-second Street
Lexington Avenue
Panama Line
Finance
Sandy Hook
White Star
Georgie
Panama
Savannah
Louis Wagner
Fiat
America
Notable bankers and a widow’s death in Ohio and Indiana
Obituary notices report J George McNannen millionaire president of Central National bank Tulsa dying from ptomaine poisoning after dining in a hotel. James E B Murdock president of Merchants National bank Laporte Ind among Indiana’s wealthiest men died suddenly at home. Mrs Barbara Bulk mother of Her minn Hillik awaiting death in Chicago dies at her Cleveland Ohio home.
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Detroit
Mich
Wireon
Iiiiuls
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Seinbell
Poure
Mme
Steinbell
Kushind
Japy
Watake
Bireau
America
Kansas
Missouri
Salvatore Ballona
Philadelphia
Baldona
Paralontas
Franz Butt
Bromwell
W. VII
Jdge Owen
Por Lew Justice
Pocahontas
Lee Carter
Haytt
Sardinia
Ellerman Line
Alexandria
Vatetta
Malta
William L. Hilliard
Boston
Lancia
Savannah
Madison Square Garden
New York
Dorando Pietra
John J. Hayes
England
Benjamin Desom
Evansville
Ind
Christian County
Delaware County
Iowa
Indiana
Andersonville
Frank Hanly
Ataf
Keasbey
N. J
Gov. Fort
State Guard
Gen
Philly H. Sheridan
Washington
Roosevelt
Masaila
R. W. Drake
Laneville
Ala
Tonawanda
Neb
Page
Department of Commerce and Labor
Great Britain
Firth Carpet Company
Firth Clif
N.Y
Walter Weisman
Paris
Carl Loose
Meta
Frederick
Yale
N. D
Richard Burruss
John Hall
Tiptonville
Tena
J. George Mcnannen
Central National Bank of Tulsa
Olin
James EB. Murdock
Merchants’ National Bank of
Paris gowns in chocolate brown and Nile green silk voile
Description of haute couture styles with princess casine cuts, aquare yoke in lucked tulle, brown satin trim, passementeria buttons, lace frills, and green satin accents. Gowns feature elaborate corsage, draped fronts, and bodice detailing, including jet sleeves, long ascents, and satin girdle with tasselled ends.
Aprons Rise In Fashion As Decorative Wardrobe Additions
The piece notes a retro trend toward old fashioned aprons, yet argues aprons can be decorative beyond kitchen use. It cites damask as a favored material and hints at the evolving role of aprons in a fashionable, adaptable wardrobe.
New Fashion Ruff Adds Lace to Directoire Coats
A new fashion feature appears with three to six inch close wired filet net lace plaited into directoire coats that lack collars. The lace ruff chantes around the neck and down the front, ending at the fret button, proving quite effective and popular with women already familiar with tight plaited neck ruffs.
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Directoire
American Beauty Waistcoat Fashion Tip
A fashion note suggests livening a black coat suit with a waistcoat in American beauty satin or velvet. The waistcoat is described as a smart touch signaling fashion awareness and may fasten down the center with black velvet or jet buttons.
Putting White Clothes Away for Winter Care
A cautious guide noting to wash out all starch from white clothes before storing for winter. Advises a rough, careful day of preparation and to protect garments with appropriate coverings.
Scarfs and White Closet Reflections in 1900s Style
Girls sewing guides a collection of scarfs from two to four yards with silk cashmere and ribbons. How to finish edges, embroider ends, and create Roman stripe ribbons. A white closet under stairs features white papered shelves, black frock backs, and an electric light for locating packed white boxes.
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Len
Fur Trimmed Sults and Fur Accents for Gowns
The article describes fur trimming on cloth gowns, using fur to fashion skirts collars cuffs and waistcoats to match coats. It cites a dull ecru bodice suit with a brown fur band and wide satin revers with fur edging, plus an ecru satin hat adorned with a brown fur bow.
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Randa
Coats by Reindes Foniers Described in Vintage Ad
Reindes Foniers offer indoor skin coats described as handsome and smart. They feature brocade in fawn shade with metal buttons. Marketed for automobile use and street wear, suitable for afternoon attire over matching ensembles.
Husbands of All Varieties and the American Import
A quirky, exaggerated article describes varieties of husbands as a made up product trade. It lampoons market labeling and captive life, noting Crown brand Grimes as a fanciful item and detailing odd, fictional habits and degrees of domestication among husbands sold or kept by owners.
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United States of America
Horis
Pricu
Crown
Prince Trained Courage Before Death in Zulu War Tale
Maj Cary led a search party in Africa to recover the body of the Prince described as bright and jovial in youth. The account recalls a childhood battle with a back abscess and a prophecy of a future wound, while Cary and the Ninety-eighth regiment pursued the fallen royal heir.
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Maj Cary
England
Liew Cary
Ninety-eighth
Cary
Tran
Hair Powder and Fashion Fads Through The Ages
The article traces hair powder origins in Washington and French court history, noting violet scents, wigs, and high costs. It cites Gov Barefoot wearing a powdered periwig in 1670, Cotton Mather’s denouncement, and jokes about baked bananas as cures. It also mentions rubber heels and long-ago Salem church union between First and Central Baptist, with dates from 1804 and 1805.
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Washington
England
Gov. Barefoot
New Hampshire
Cotton Mather
Old Salem
Salem
First Baptist
Central Baptist
Boston Transcript
Ageing Timber Process Uses Electric Current
Timber is placed in a bath of borax resin and carbonate of soda in a large tank. An electric current is passed through the solution causing sap to rise to the top while the bath penetrates the timber. The seven to eight hour process dries the wood and yields seasoned timber in days comparable to five years stored.
Dining dispute over a dhab and sterling in a restaurant
They sit together in a restaurant where he asks for her favorite dish. She hesitates then says if he presents a dhab she will accept anything in sterling. The exchange hints at a humorous or quirky negotiation over payment and choice.
Pensions Guidance for Revolutionary and Civil War Soldiers
The notice provides pension guidance for soldiers and their heirs including those from the Revolutionary War, Spanish American War, Civil War, and regular army pensioners. It covers eligibility for minor children, guardianship payments, Soldiers Home admissions, and widow pension entitlements along with required applications and dates.
Dangerous Kidney Trouble Report and Cure Claim
A rental of medical testimonials describes Mrs Lacy Quebeck of Hope Valley Rhode Island recalling kidney pain and swelling eased after using Doms Kidney Pills. The booklet includes other ads and items from period newspapers discussing cures and public notices with various local names and places.
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Lacy Quebeck
Hope Valley
R. 1
Fou
Forsulborn Co
Buffalo
Widow's Pension Denied Despite Civil War Service
Mrs Kate KW asks why her widow's pension under the June 27 1890 act is refused. The Interior Secretary says a discharge for disease due to vicious habits is not honorable, a prerequisite for the pension, and the act requires an honorable discharge.
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Des Moines
Joseph H. A
Chicago
Hel
Marion T. B
Applicaton Winder
Fort Calling
Gol
Hirsband
Kate KW. Anewer
Secretary of the Interior
Not God. Boy Explains Difference in Intelligence
A Universalist leader cites a boy who argues that without study and learning, beings would know nothing yet possess reason. The boy suggests humans must study themselves rather than be blind to truth, warning against primal instinct.
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Universaliat
Living Advertisement Glow of Health Speaks for Postum
A testimonial from a Batthe Creek Michigan reader extols Postum as a coffee substitute. She describes indigestion and nervousness resolved after switching, noting weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds and attributing recovery to Postum. The poster invites others to try, calling herself a living ad for the product.
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Postum
Asenala
Postum Through & Triend
Postum Co
Batthe Creek
Mich
Wellville
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John S. Leech
Samuel
A. G. Cummins
W. B. Alison
Warren Garst
Cummins
President Case
la Guaira
Guadeloupe
Hordeaus
Dr. Israel
Berlin
Hagilty
Leconte
Edward J. Stillwagen
Taft
Univerity of
Virginia
Oliver R. Payne
Manila
Carona
Kaw
Hesekiah Strader
Ideas
Chapeau
Coats. Reindes
Andy
Hele Vowpactty
Persia
Moltimere
Wobller
Annapolis
Wis
Union
Troy
Cutiura
George B. Farley
South State St
Concord
N. H
Emerson
Wirertty Et Aerauriia
Toledo
Halle
South Side
Ethel
Kansas City Times
Smille
Tmes
EB. R. Thomas
Automobile Club of America
Thomas
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