May brings Serge Suits from Russian Navy line at $12.50
With the month of May come the Russian Navy Serge Suits at 12.50. The most popular Serge woven for men's wear. It is woven exclusively for us and made up exclusively by us and sold only by us. It is a feature that has helped this clothing business grow. Despite higher costs the price stays the same.
Saks Made Clothing and the Fit Reform Advantage
Saks Clothing highlights its Saks made garments with the Fit Reform system and custom experience. It promises better patterns, careful clientele study, and a larger stock this season. The message touts quality, satisfaction guarantees, and value through superior tailoring and materials. White Vests and White Duck items priced from $1.00 to $4.50 and Marseilles vests from $2.00 to $4.50.
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Indianapolis
Saks
Secret panels in New York houses revive medieval hideaways
The New York Sun notes modern secret panels and hidden vaults in mansions, including the Stewart house. Architects say secret compartments endure, with boudoir panels for jewels and discreet mezzanine vaults that are hard to detect. Private doors, hidden stairways, and even electric bells feature in imagined and real designs.
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New York Sun
A.T. Stewart
de Fitch
Fifth-avenue
Stewart
New York
Egad
Clyde Fitch
Howells advises persistent writing amid daily life
Anna Wentworth in Woman's Home Companion recalls meeting W. D. Howells at Lakewood. The famed author praises everyday observations as story seeds, notes writing is drudgery, and stresses continuous effort and self‑discipline to reach a steady "swing" in the craft. He warns the muse requires prompting and hard work.
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Anna Wentworth
Lakewood
W. D. Howells
Nothing Easy Henry Ward Beecher Letter
A lad asks Beecher for an easy berth. Beecher replies that no path is easy, listing roles to avoid and ends with that the only easy place is in the grave. The note reflects a stern view on ease and vocation.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Mount Morgan Gold Mine Story From Australia
The Mount Morgan mine in Queensland has yielded about 250 million dollars in gold and continues to produce. Connor, a farmer, spurred the discovery after Welsh prospectors Morgan brothers traced gold from a cone shaped hill. The Morgans bought his land, built a stamp mill, and became wealthy, while Connor gained lifelong independence.
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New York Tribune
James Murray
Queensland
Australia
Mount Morgan
Lkely
Connor
Coast Range
Joseph
Morgan
Morgan Brothers
Mount Morgan Lane
The June of Life
Bliss Carman contemplates June as a fleeting ideal in the Boston Transcript. He laments the year’s single June that arrives like an express train, craving more time for its beauty and power, noting few mortals receive more than a few Junes in a lifetime.
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Bliss Carman
Boston Transcript
Secret Memorials on Boxer Rebellion Protests at Peking
In a trusted transmission, Chinese memorials from June during the Boxer crisis criticize incompetent officials and urge hard action. The papers praise Yuan Shik kai and Yu Lu while urging Jung Lu to seize centralized power, deploy troops, and execute Boxers to restore order and deter foreign intervention.
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China
Peking
Yuan-Chang
Yuan Chang
Ping-Yuen Hsien
Shan-Tung
Yu Hsien
Shang Tung
Yuan Shihkal
Cho-Chou
Yung-Ching
Pa-Chou
Legations
Chi-len-Men
Joint Memorial on Protecting Legations During Boxer Rebellion
Memorialists urge throne to protect legations as sole means to preserve the empire amid June events and Boxers. They condemn Boxers and Kanen forces, describe raids on legations and civilian plunder, note imperial decrees against violence, and argue true and false Boxers alike undermine order in the capital.
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Legations
von Ketteler
Kanen
Tung Fu Mesiang
Tung Fu Heiang
Legation Street
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