Coronation Robes Prompt Silk Velvet Battle Over Price
Dissatisfaction runs through manufacturers and wholesalers over a 4000 yard order of crimson silk velvet for royal robes. English mills prework patterns, but critics warn the trim and dyeing must be exact to achieve the desired deep crimson. Robes priced from 120 to 180 pounds, with concerns about creases revealing shoddy imitations. Meanwhile fashion houses order brocades and satins from English weavers for the ceremony and local dressmakers pivot to silk blouses from Manchester and Macclesfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
London Telegraph
Queen Alexandra
Thedford Leigh
Lancashire
Rochdale
Middleton
Sarahs
Manchester
Macclesfeld
Heroine of photography and the first portrait sitter
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle piece honors Anna Draper as the heroine of photography for being the sitter in the first Daguerreotype. It notes John Draper’s early use of the process and the six minute exposure under sun, praising photography’s rapid rise to art and industry led by a Rochester firm.
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Hastings-on-the-Hudsor
Anna Catherine Draper
Daguerre
Rochester Democrat
John W. Draper
University of New York
Dr. Draper
University
Theodore Winthrop
Chrysalis College
Rochester
Nervous Collapse and Dr Miles Restorative Nervine Claim
An elderly traveler describes repeated nervous collapses and prostration, crediting Dr Miles Restorative Nervine with restoring health and normal organ function. The testimonial urges building the nervous system and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
A. G. C. Libby
Wells
Pa's View of It Little Willie What a drydock is
A humorous exchange where a boy asks what a drydock is and the father jokingly answers it is a physician who is thirsty, reflecting a light, verbal quip from the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Chicago Daily News
Doges' Palace In Peril From Rising Adriatic Waters
Cablegrams from Venice warn that the historic city faces immediate danger from high tides and storm seas. Italians and engineers meet to protect Venice as the Palazzo Ducale’s foundations are undermined, threatening the famed palace and Venice itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
Doges
Mocenizo
Foscari
Ziani
Ruskin
Post Office Tightens Return Rates for Unsold Copies
The postmaster general barred returning unsold copies at the pound rate for news dealers and publishers. Unsold issues must now pay the regular one cent per four ounces rate, aligning with ordinary newspapers. The rule applies to both news agents and publishers to curb preferential handling and reduce costs for subscribers.
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Congress
Postmaster General
Plans Fast Mail Service Proposal by Rabbi Frey
A New Jersey section brief reports Rabbi Sigmund Frey proposes a fast mail service to Europe using electricity to power a sea land vehicle capable of 200 to 300 mph. He spoke to the postmaster general and an electrician ally, promising a public demonstration if a contract is arranged, while withholding details until Washington advices are received. A second item notes a Hungarian regiment degradation after a duel bet over an ear. A third item covers a Belvidere shirtwaist wedding with fashionable guests.
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Sigmund Frey
Wabish
Tud
Europe
Washington
Post Office Department
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J. N. Sullivan
George H. Stewart
Brevetor
James M. Stevens
Aster County
Ravenel Macbeth Itive
Taylor Ge
Jesse G. Finnell
Courtland
M. Henderson
Farl J. Michael Sidney J, Roberts
Alex. Burnett
Jennie B. Kelleher
Torney
BE. Glennon Duncan Cameron Valentine Muelzervee
Elis
Robert Campbell
ROH
Ewing
Joseph Redvers
Cohnetes Wadilletis
Williem Buster
T. 3
Burr
Pytt
Uraw
W. J. Lara
Jurehal
Besry Horie
Milton A. Brown
Challis
J. Frawley
Horse City
Idaho
I. W. Lynn
M.D
FT. MC
Allen C. Merritt
U.S
Salmon, Idaho
Perky & Blaine
Arrongry
Wit
Casing
Nobu Hock
Bote City
Idano
Chase A. Clark
Mackay
United States
St- Louis Republic
St. Louis Republic
Senger
Caster
Jeanna Dia T
Sian
U. S. Patent Office
Washington D.C
E. FP. Kirk
Salmon River
Bath
Magnesia
England
Heroine OF Photography
Canada
B. Davies
Dees
Cxrmmca
Bouter
Hotel
Leaton
Challis, Idaho
Main Street
Mrs. Win. Leaton
Peril
Istorie
Adriatic
Sigmond Frey
Gabriel Kepezer
Hussar
London
Juda-Pesth
Szegedin
Caspar Kanyo
Kanyo
Kepezey
Belvidere
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