Carnegie Library Legacy in Indiana’s Cities
The article lauds Andrew Carnegie's impact on Indiana through library endowments and institutions. It traces his rise from bobbin boy to steel magnate, notes gifts to Goshen, Fort Wayne, Muncie, Anderson, Huntington, Jeffersonville, and other cities, and quotes his library philosophy stressing self help, cooperation, and public access to knowledge.
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Pittsburg
American Library Association
Carnegie
United States
Indiana
Goshen
Huntington
Jeffersonville
Fort Wayne
Woman's Club
Public Library Board
Free Library
Anderson
Allegheny
Mr. Phipps
Prin
Public Libraries Extend Indiana Progress and Challenges
Carnegie gifts spur Indiana library growth, inspiring architectural appreciation yet demanding proper administration. Miss Hoagland notes libraries elevate taste and education, but warns that lavish buildings must be paired with trained librarians and adequate funding. Public libraries seen as schools out of school and antidotes to the saloon.
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Anderson
Carnegie
Miss Hoagland
Public Library Commission
Indiana
Editor as Publicist and the Core Qualities of Journalism
A R Kimball argues Atlantic Monthly on the editor as publicist should command foresight and news sense, staff leadership, and business acumen, yet great publicists are rare. The public seldom knows or cares who handles the pen, even in small cities, while journalism schools aim to cultivate comprehension, expression, and the power to address large issues.
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A. R. Kimball
Atlantic Monthly
Heavy Mists Over Ocean Poem Fragment
A poetic fragment recalls two ships side by side veering through heavy mists. Voices blend, then fade as distant calls drift across the sea. The scene shifts to solitary remembrance, as travelers seek meaning beyond the crossing, ending with a memory of a face. M. J. Savage, in The Century.
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M. J. Savage
Substantial Colonial House for $2,850 in North Carolina
A pleasant Colonial style home offered for 2850 with attic rooms and white pine floors. The design features a wide piazza with columns, a library, dining room, pantry, kitchen, parlor mantel, and two fireplaces. Second floor includes three bedrooms and bath. attic and storage available.
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North Carolina
Fashion trends in hats, gloves, and gift goods this season
Wreaths become hair dress for evenings while novelty stitched gloves gain favor. Mole skin replaces sable in newer fur hats. tailored hats fall out except for storms. Double bow scarfs lead elegant neck wear and silver carved umbrella handles show up in gift goods. Handkerchief boxes and embroidered kerchiefs priced around $1.50, with framed watercolors from $3 to $10. Ostrich tips boas range $10 to $45. matched muffs at $25.
Bonnet black silks at unusually low New York sale prices
Bonnet black silks from Lyons, 4900 yards in 62 pieces priced below typical import costs. Weave varieties include Peaupe Crone, Louisme, Beneaiting, Creo, Peau Cacumie, and more, with prices from $1.00 to $2.50 a yard. L.S. Ayres & Co. Indiana agents, sale includes regular stock at sale prices. Also features new hair ornaments and midwinter millinery trends linked to the New York Horse Show.
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C. J. Bonnet & Co
Lyons
France
Paris
London
L.S. Ayres & Co
Indiana
New York
Vogue
Types of umbrellas and their discerning buyers in period advice
The article describes umbrella choices for different people and occasions. It explains initial umbrellas for absent minded men, a Sult Case Umbrella for travelers, cravenette rainproof fabric, 24 inch junior models for girls, and the upgrade to stronger eight inch frames with free engraved initials on wood or metal.
Good Furs Offerings Across Styles at Great Prices
An advertisement touts a range of fur selections including Fox Boas Isabella and Sable blends. Prices listed feature $12.75 for a perfect pelt with two tabs, plus various high quality items like Persian lamb collars at about $22 to $25, highlighting value and selection.
Tale of Bill Morgan's Feeble Mules
In Clark county near Blue Lick a steep hill named Dug Hill with a sharp bend and sheer ledges hosts a mule team driven by Bill Morgan. A brake chain fails and the mules, with bobs and logs, plunge down the slope and vanish over leads. a subsequent search finds the mules alive with minimal damage, prompting Uncle Job Snyder to offer a reward.
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Blue Lick
Clark
Wolf Run
Uncle Job Sny
Der
Great Hunter
Bill Morgan
Sartin
Uncle Job Snyder
Dan Patch
Job Snyder
Uncle Job
Bill
Job
Charlestown
Ind
Will Dietz
Tax exemptions for commercial agents in the British Isles
Commercial agents who travel in the British Isles are exempt from all taxes and special trade licenses or concessions, except where a public license is required for certain commodities. In those cases foreigners are subject to the standard trade regulations governing the sale of excise commodities.
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British Isles
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Carnegie Library
Fort Wayne, Ind
Carnegie Steel
Merica Hoag
Dunfermline
Scotland
William Carnegie
Thomas
America
Andrew Carnegie
Bobbin
Atlantic and
Ohio
Thomas A. Scott
Adams Company
Woodruff
Pennsylvania Railroad
Agust
Kitcherd
Parvtor
Bal
England
Louisme
Creo
Rapzimir
New Jersey
Cyrus
Cenpritton
Ecratante
Universal
Haif
California
Charming Coux
Bolivia
Alaska
Astrakhan
L. S. Ayres
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