Fashions in Gowns Through the Ages and Their Train Styles
The article surveys historical gown trends from medieval to nineteenth century Europe, detailing how women struggled to keep skirts off the ground. It covers methods of lifting trains, the rise of hoops and fardingales, and shifts from long trains to shorter silhouettes, with references to satirical critiques and period sources. It notes examples from Norman knights, Queen Elizabeth, and the Directoire era, ending with remarks from the New York Sun.
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Carlled
Eliza
Charles
Carlos
New York Sun
The Prophet of Elysium and the Bridegroom’s Threats
In a scene inside Elysium the Prophet Don forth exerts control over followers including a woman who signs away her inheritance to the cause. A deacon defends the power and plans a marriage for Rose while others murmur of outsiders and punishment. A sudden outbreak ends with a violent clash as a youth strikes the Prophet and elder Lawson falls.
No Time for New Books by eminent Englishmen
The annual question to leading Englishmen asks what new books gave them the most pleasure in the past year. Herbert Spencer replies he has not read any new books, while Professor Skeat of Cambridge says he has read none, preferring the old ones.
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Academy
Herbert Spencer
Prof. Skeat
Cambridge University
The Gray Haired Veteran
The Washington Star reflects on aging veterans of the Civil War era as old soldiers remain proud, recalling youth and the change time has wrought from brown to gray. It honors their earnest hearts and ongoing duty despite aging.
Escape From Elysium Carriage Plot Shocked Village
A burly colored man drives away the Prophet and his followers after a dramatic escape from the estate. Rose and Harry flee in the Prophet's carriage, pursued by fear and bravado as a note from attorney Harry L. Pearson warns of legal action over the estate.
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Harry
Elysium
Nee Rose Walker
Harry L. Pearson
Fifth St
The One Spot to Her. American Girl Praises Denver Hotel
An American woman at a continental hotel recalls travels from Paris to Constantino ple and claims Blank's hotel in Denver surpasses all. A companion finds a photograph on the bed and learns the man pictured is the Denver hotel cashier, revealing the tale’s emotional twist.
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Paris
London
Constantinople
Egypt
India
Blank
Denver
Two Kinds of Law And Theft Settlements In Court
A Toronto Star excerpt discusses a police court case where a youth paid 50 cents to settle a boot theft. It questions the double standard if large banks steal thousands and settle with sums not punished, noting a practice where big institutions are allowed to recover stolen funds while individuals face harsher consequences.
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Toronto Star
September memory of a dream in aging gloom
Felix N. Gerson reflects on time’s decay and aging youth in a fragment from Home Verses. The poem laments fading happiness and asks why ideal dreams vanish as life wears on.
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Felix N. Gerson
Iceberg 100 Miles Long Reported Off Cape Horn
British ship Anglesey from Newcastle reported on Sept 20 near Cape Horn a vast icefield containing a gigantic iceberg about 100 miles long and over 100 feet high. The sighting was relayed by a San Francisco dispatch in the Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Cape Horn
San Francisco
Chicago Inter Ocean
Anglesey
Thompson
Newcastle
England
Atom Size Hint In Hydrogen From Electrical Review
An Electrical Review article argues hydrogen atoms are exceptionally small. It estimates that 116 million atoms laid end to end would stretch one centimeter, implying an atomic size about a third of a billionth of an inch.
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The
Electrical Review
Lurking Kidney Danger Warns Against Backache
A medical alert warns backache signals kidney strain and potential diabetes. Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, fond du Lac clergyman, credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with relief after prolonged suffering. Free trials offered by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, N.Y., with price 60 cents and druggists carrying the remedy.
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Bright
Jacob D. van Doren
Sixth Street
Fond du L Wie
Dean
Jacob van Doren
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Winter Joya and the House of a Maid by the Fire
A reflective verse recalls winter scenes with a young man rolling up his trousers to seek a maid’s house beside a fire. In summer a hammock yields glow, but winter near a pink and white girl with kind eyes holds greater charm, as conversations dim and the fire needs tending.
Dr Coffee Publishes Home Eye Disease Guide
Dr W O Geffen of Des Moines Iowa announces a home eye treatment book titled Eye Diseases 44, claiming it can prevent old sight and strengthen weak eyes. He offers the book free to every reader of the Tall Paper and invites requests by mail.
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W. O. Geffen
Dex Moines
Lowa
Cotlee
The Vanderbilts of Today and Their Varied Pursuits
Young Cornelius Vanderbilt stands out as the leading figure in the wealthy family. He is praised as an inventive railroad engineer and lecturer candidate at Columbia University on railroad engineering. The article notes his wife’s help, and mentions siblings and relatives pursuing leisure or private lives, with a closing plug for June Tint Butter Color creamery prices.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tn Turn
Columbia University
Fred Vanderbilt
George Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt Sr
W. K.vanderbilt Jr
Alfred
Reggie Vanderbilt
Tom Ochiltree the gallant hunter of Maine woods
The story recounts Col. Tom Ochiltree visiting a Maine deer lodge. He fails to shoot a calf as dusk falls, then jokes he aimed to hit what he thought might be a deer, not certain it was a calf. The tale highlights his courage and sense of humor in a hunting misfire.
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Col
Tom" Ochiltree
Maine
Tom
Fragmentary Anecdotes From a Denison Soda Shop
A quirky sign in a Denver drug store near the soda fountain hints at a stimulant. The narrative recalls King Lewanika and his wife count as the king buys twelve liberty dresses in London before leaving, with a member of the king’s suite recounting the dresses to an unusual visitor.
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Deniver Drug Store
Iuat
Billy
Lewanika
London
Lo Wanika
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