Illustrated Fashions Contain Elaborate Tailoring and Gowns
A survey of 1900s fashion notes details coats and skirts trimmed with braid and silk, new fabrics like velvet and wool blends, and elaborate sleeve and bolero designs. It highlights Louis coats, Etamines, Peau de soie, Irish lace accents, and the shift toward dressy tailoring with rich trimmings and light, airy evening gowns.
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Louis
Batiste
Yster Taffeta
Weils
Dresden
New York
Spring Backyard Garden Hints and Zola Lecture Clash
Timely spring hints urge careful seed sowing and soil work for sweet peas petunias pansies and zinnias with notes on ricinus and calliopsis. Emile Zola attacks surface knowledge of Paris society women scolding their charity and motherhood as he faces a split club audience.
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Paris
New York
Emile Zola
M. Zola
Mr. Zola
Not here but risen Rose Terry Cooke poem note
Poem by Rose Terry Cooke in the Christian Union reflects a mother’s grief and faith. The speaker contrasts a lifeless bed and broken shell with spring growth and heaven. She speaks of freedom in death, divine keeping, and the assurance that loved ones are not lost but risen in brighter realms.
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Terry Cooke
Christian Union
End of the Journey Amid Quiet Sorrow
A solitary traveler trudges with fatigue and grief etched on her face and garments. She recalls bitter losses as companions fade, leaving her alone through a day that shifts from morning light to perpetual night.
Leisure class ethics and Easter gifts in old prose
The piece critiques the idle rich and their political ineptness, contrasting them with workers. It then shifts to Easter gift advice, praising silversmiths, suggesting silverware as lasting, tasteful presents. Humorous reflections on dining implements highlight social pretensions and the care needed in table service.
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Philadelphia
Monseigneur
Susan Anthony Sisters Lead Local Intellection in Rochester
Susan B. Anthony, famed for eighty second birthday, bakes cookies and cooks hearty meals in Rochester. Her sister Mary, shy but influential, heads the Ignorance Club meetings and speaks with similar logic. Mary, a former public school teacher, remains a central figure among young women devoted to the Anthony sisters.
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Philadelphia
Susan B. Anthony
Susan
Anthony
Aunt Susan
Sister Mary
Rochester
Anthony Sisters
Ignorance Club
Aunt Mary
Legion
Mary Anthony
Brained Patent Ink Bottle Alarms at Mucilage Brush
Chicago report notes Writem-Brainem has patented a device described as an ink bottle that sounds an alarm when a mucilage brush approaches. The novelty aims to protect ink supplies during writing sessions.
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Chicago News
Brainem
Selfishness as a Cosmetic in Beauty Culture
A New York Evening Sun piece extols selfishness as vital to beauty arguing that generosity and altruism exhaust nerves and age the wearer, while self-centered living keeps a complexion smooth and eyes bright. It humorously compares selfishness to fountain of youth and mocks daily beauty routines.
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New York Evening Sun
Ponce de Leon
Those Puzzling Children
A West Side mothers' club member recalls her son Tommy's playful misadventure. After wandering for an hour, a policeman returned him to the Arsenal, and his frightened family endured five hours of worry before reunion. Tommy then enjoyed a new, curious day as he and his nurse visited the park and church. He even admitted wanting to get lost again.
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New York
West Side “Mothers’ Club
Tommy
Arsenal
Ruby Marion Leaves Stage for Salvation Army
Roswell Field in Chicago Post reports chorus girl Ruby Marion has quit the stage to join the Salvation Army, seeking atonement for a life of levity. The piece notes her past life of travel, one-night stands, and small-town gigs, while hoping her new vocation brings more merriment in a different sense.
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Roswell Field
Chicago Post
Ruby* Marion
Salvation Army
Ruby
The Younger and Prettier the Girl, the Higher the Hat
Local readers report a flippant saying observed in social chatter about how men greet women, noting it as a lighthearted, informal remark reflecting etiquette norms in Atchison society segments.
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Atchison Globe
The Potato in Diet and Cooking Methods
An overview of the potato’s dietary role from laboring class use to commercial value, noting its limited protein, high water and starch, and historical acceptance during famines. It covers preparation cautions, such as avoiding raw or sun‑baked tubers, and describes roasting, baking, steaming, and two dishes Escalloped Potatoes and steamed potatoes with steps for proper cooking and serving.
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Ireland
Thomas Prentice
London
Alaska
Potatoes Prepare Several Elegant Table Styles
A historical guide outlines Duchess Potatoes Gratin Brown Border and Riced Potatoes with practical steps. It covers buttered mashed forms, piping shapes, browning, and serving tips. Includes a white sauce for gratin, bread crumb topping, and quick serving notes.
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J. B. Pinkham
The Sense of Hearing in Babies Says Observer
In New Orleans a citizen asserts children distinguish footfalls and voices with remarkable acuity. He recalls babies calling to their mother before seeing her, and even telling apart his own and his wife’s walks from others in crowded settings. He argues babies outperform adults in this sense.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Wartime Souvenirs From Old Silver Teaspoon Tale
Detroit Free Press recalls a New Orleans china store anecdote about a Mary Keene teaspo on marked spoon with pre Civil War history. A steamboat named Keene on Yazoo City to New Orleans was burned at Vicksburg, silverware buried in Mississippi woods, salvaged after the war, sold to private families, church saviors, and worn by generations. The tale ends with a traveler offered the genuine war souvenir spoon.
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Detroit Free Press
New Orleans
Mary Keene
Yazoo City
New Oleans
Iain McCorkery
Keene
Vicksburg
Yazoo River
Mississippi
Ty Keene
No Danger of Oversappy Confusing Seed Corn Shipment
The Minneapolis Tribune reports a mishandled seed corn shipment by a department in Waanteaten delivering many bushels to Arkarias. Farmers fear crop failure last year and resist buying seeds while elevator advice warns against overplanting corn. The piece notes an impending seed shortage and potential glut before the next crop can be planted.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Waanteaten
Arkarias
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Zola
New York Commercial Advertiser
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