Royal Warrants Explain Trade Distinction and Costs
London readers learn how royal warrants elevate tradesmen from tailors to flower sellers, with permission from the lord steward required and purchases affecting eligibility. The piece outlines how warrants survive a new monarch and how royal accounts are reviewed, distinguishing official privilege from inflated pricing. It notes that even emperors can be judged in court for debts, contrasting royal prerogative with sovereign accountability.
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London
Edward
Privy Purse
Supreme Court of Appeal
Famine in English Hop Market Drives Prices Skyward
London reports a hop market crisis not seen since 1882 as poor English and Austrian crops tighten supply while the U S crop remains ample. Prices in the United States run ten cents lower but do not discourage surviving growers who foresee prices exceeding 1882 highs.
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London
England
Austria
United States
Air as Cure for Adenoids Advocated by Boston Doctor
Dr. F. Starrington, Boston school hygiene director, urged teachers that outdoor air cures adenoids in about four of five cases. He warned surgery only for ear discharge or risk to hearing, or when blood supply to brain is compromised. He advised classroom air to 55 degrees and allowing wraps for comfort.
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Boston
FF Starrington
Teachers’ Association
Ftarrington
The Oregon's Great Voyage Through Panama Canal
New York celebrates the Oregon’s planned journey through the Panama Canal. Admirals Clark and crew, famed for the South American dash and battles with Cervera, exemplify American naval efficiency. The piece links the voyage to national progress and to the canal’s significance.
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New York
Oregon
Panama Canal
South America
Cervera
Clark
United States
North Atlantic
In Furs and Velvets Fashion in ermine coats and brocade
A vintage fashion feature surveys long fur coats for evening wear. It highlights models in ermine with white silver brocade, fur and velvet or satin combinations, deep yokes and cuffs, and varied trim options like black tails and sable. The piece notes luxury, silhouette, and price ideas.
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Brett
Breitschwang
Chinchilla
Fashionable coats show cost and copying debate
Mary Dean notes that beautiful gowns in coats range from forty dollars to three figure prices depending on materials and designer name. She argues many costly models could be copied by skilled tailors to cut prices, reducing costs by eliminating maker reputation and importer profits while preserving luxurious fabrics.
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Mary Dean
104 Japs Seeking Wives Heading for Orient Brides Quest
Portland businessman K Narusawa will lead 104 Japanese from Oregon California Washington Idaho and Montana sailing to the Orient in a three months publicity drive. The group will show moving pictures detailing opportunities prosperity and industries of Japanese on the Pacific coast to attract brides.
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Portland
Ore
K. Narusawa
Oregon
California
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Orient
Pacific
Police Raid Ends in Crap Game for Silver Forks
In Hackensack New Jersey police burst into Louisa Ricks house and arrested six people including Louisa and five Black individuals while disrupting a craps game reportedly involving stolen silverware including forks.
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Hackensack
N. J
Louisa Ricks
Louisa
Aged Man Celebrates His Eighty Ninth Birthday
W W Hemingway of Binghamton New York celebrated his eighty ninth birthday by walking 24 miles He continues a routine of a six mile morning stroll and remains active at an advanced age.
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Binghamton
N. Y
W. W. Hemingway
Kewpie to Embroider and Drayton Toys
Mothers are told Kewpies and Drayton children arrive ready for embroidery on pillow tops and scarves. The outline stitch uses coarse rope silk yarn. colors, nursery scenes, and a September Morn motif accompany painted rhymes describing the pictured action.
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York
Drayton
Heightens Charm Of Gown Choice Of Cloth Or Satin
A fashion sketch presents an evening gown in Persian rose crepe de chine with embroid ered and jeweled net. The bodice sits over a self-tone satin girdle and vest of net with velvet trim. Sleeves attach to the long shoulder design, with a tunic and gathered underskirt.
Pocket Needle Case Instructs Maid To Carry
A pocket needle case taught to a girl in school kit fosters neat mending as a habit. The cartridge shaped steel case with a thimble, thread reel, and needle receptacle is described, along with a compact leather bound book version with flannel leaves and pockets for threads and toothpicks.
Neckwear Styles For Winter Frocks Revealed
Fashion notes describe neckwear variance with most low cut collars still common. Some frocks feature high collars of tulle and chiffon, boned to great height at the back, the top hem meeting the coiffure, forming a slanted line to reduce perceived height.
Dry Farm Potatoes
Montana Agricultural College outlines potato culture on dry land noting yields up to 250 bushels per acre. Spring and fall preparation methods, discing, harrowing, and summer fallowing improve moisture retention, while careful planting, weeding, and pest control with Paris Green aid yields.
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H. FP. Patterson
Montana Agricultural College
Saving the Early Layers in Poultry Breeding
Farmers and small poultrymen can select pullets that begin laying in September and October to form next season's breeders. Early laying pullets tend to continue producing well, helping to reduce weeds in the breeding pen.
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John Jacob Astor
Mrs Astor
Madeline Force
Great Britain
Admiral Clark
Rear Admiral Clark
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