Young boy rides to meet General Sherman with kindly strangers
A boy walking six miles to Memorial Day ceremonies in Illinois is aided by two old gentlemen who stop their buggy, lift him aboard, and take him to see General Sherman and Governor Oglesby. The scene shifts from his tears to cheers as the crowd welcomes the trio.
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Riage
Anal
Gen
Sherman
Treckon
Georgia
Gen. Sherman
Mr. Lincoln
Lin
Guntienan
Swiss Army to Grow Under New Organization
The Swiss army will be greatly strengthened by the new military organization. Infantry recruits in future will derive. Instead of 45 days yearly with the colors there will be no change in the Swiss navy.
Relic collection of captured cannon at War Department yard
The sunken garden near Pennsylvania Avenue houses an intercating collection of captured ordnance. Guns from various places include a revolutionary 1760 bronze hawier with George II monogram, a Texas gift from Gen. T. J. Chambers, and bronzes named St Matthew and St Mark captured in Mexico. Other pieces include a 6% inch bronze gun from Seville captured in 1779 and a Brazon gun from Santiago 1898. The display, ornate and varied, is housed at the War Department reservation adjoining the White House and showcases types that outlived their battlefield use.
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War Department
Pennsylvani Avenue
Olipin
Saratoga
Republic of ‘Texas
T. J. Chambers
Lone Star Republic
Mexico
Fremont, O
Governors Ieland
New York Harbor
United States
Buntingo
Seville
Bovenin
Santiago
France
Bronx
House of Bourbon
Louis XV
White House
Purely Feminine The Girl's Bonnet Fashion For Daughters
A collage of children’s bonnets and light coats in pique linen and striped flannel, highlighting washable fabrics and practical designs. Describes poke and cloche shapes, garden flower trims, and embroidery options, with guidance for frugal copying and midseason wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Slashed Skirt Styles Highlight Victorian Fashion Trends
A 19th century fashion note describes vertical slash patterns across skirts, contrasting with color-matched or contrasting trims. It notes high backwaist lines on evening gowns, the precision of couture tailoring, and the rising popularity of rola jauste velvet garnitures used to create elaborate decorative motifs on afternoon and evening attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretelles
Fashion notes on skirts and summer accessories from a vintage period
The article reviews skirt styles with ground clearance and gore counts, favoring nine gore designs and flat long lines for slender figures. It notes the circular skirt for dress wear, rejects fuller empire styles, and highlights fabric, panel, and lace insertions, plus summer hat trims, handbags, parasols, and jewelry trends.
Long Trains Return to Evening Gowns
The article notes that long trains on room gowns have returned to fashion, replacing shorter versions in street wear. It discusses how a clipped train diminished by comparison with grander robes, and explains new gown silhouettes with graduated dovives and widened back portions for a formal trailing effect.
Woman Credits Kidney Pills For Recovery After Illness
Mrs John Mangell of New Castle Pennsylvania reports years of urinary trouble and swelling. After a week of Dean's Kidney Pills her condition improved. a few boxes cured her and she returned to health. Pills sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo, N Y.
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John Mangell
Jefferson
New Castle
Mays
Sidney Trou
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Duffalo, N
Williama
Penarioh
Williams
William Pas Schouvctady
N.Y
Choice of Two Evils and the Yale Song Saga
A New York-accented father of a large family tries to quiet a distressed child with a performance of a song. While he sings his way through a second verse, a 14 year old girl from the adjoining flat interrupts with a request to stop singing and soothe a sick person’s crying baby.
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New York
Flora
Yale
Eczema Covered Baby Improves After Cuticura Use
The mother recalls her son's severe eczema starting at four months and spreading to nearly the whole body. After trying many medicines, she used Cuticura three piece remedies from age three years and four months, noting clear improvement in two months and full recovery in six months. Piermont, N. H. Det. 24, 1905.
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R. L. Risley
Piermont
N. Hy
Wonderful Engineering Work and the Simpson Tunnel
Civil engineers of the highest class display admirable accuracy in the Simpson tunnel project. The tunnel extends 124 miles and proved 31 inches longer than planned. When the two bores met at depth, their levels differed by less than 44 inches.
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Simpson
Amended Sayings and Odd Advertisements from a Stately Page
A fragment records a domestic exchange about a missing husband and reveals an unrelated advertisement for a nerve restorer by Dr. RH. Kline based in Philadelphia. The snippet mentions headachy men, a room upstairs, and a proverb about not quarrelling with a spouse before payday.
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St. Vitus
Klin
RH. Kline
Arctic St
Philadelphia
Rich man in Oleanhorba touts Jarme place tale
Fragmented OCR lines describe a rich employer in Oleanhorba praising Pat a hard drinking Irishman near Tristan. The piece quips about income, then a clumsy ad for Allen 5. Olmated foot powder appears, with random notes on glass tolrrora and Mrs Winslow soothing syrup. The overall text blends pointers to drinking, products, and odd historical mentions.
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Oleanhorba
Jarme Place
Tristan
Harpers Weekly
Pat
Nervous Ailment Claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills
An ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for nerves and blood, promising red blood and vitality. Personal testimonials claim relief from dizziness, neuralgia, and paralysis symptoms, with home treatment details and pricing offered by the Schenectady company.
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DR. Williams
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Papa
Eczema
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dia B
Pinkham
Lydia
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Allen's
Allen
Roy
Venice
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