Exposition Exuberance from The Union on St Louis World's Fair
Mr H E Stevens editor of the Minneapolis Union praises the St Louis World's Fair in a letter to readers. He extols the vast size grand designs and artistic beauty of the Exposition halls urging families to visit and save for a once in a lifetime event. He notes nations represented, educational value for children, and musical programs under the Bureau of Music.
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H.E. Stevens
Mineapolis Union
St. Louis
Union
New York
Bureau of Music
Out of the Ordinary How Statuary At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Captivates
The writer extols the Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds and the marvels within praising unique materials and colossal statues. He predicts the grounds will become the fairest vision and urges all parents who can afford it to ensure they see it, claiming nothing will equal the experience.
Hymn of the West by Stedman for World's Fair Music
Poet Edmun Clarance Stedman wrote the Hymn of the West at the World's Fair invitation. Harvard’s John K. Paine set the music. A 600-voiced chorus will premiere the hymn on opening day, April 30, alongside other works and striking statues from Birmingham, Mississippi, Idaho, Minnesota, Louisiana, and California.
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Stedman
Edmund Clarence Stedman
John K. Paine
Harvard University
Work's Fair Management
Frank Vanderstuken
Cincinnati Orchestra
Henry B. Hadley
Amused Men of Money and Royal Visitors: Train Prompts Cheers
A Morristown to Hoboken commuter train dubbed the millionaire’s train features conductor David Sanderson who is honored with a watch and purse of gold by grateful financiers. He jokes about his success, while other figures discuss visiting royalty including King Leopold of Belgium and the crown princes of Germany Sweden and China.
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Morristown
N. J
Hoboken
David Sanderson
Sanderson
United States
Land of the Free
Leopold
Belgium
Menelek
Abyssinia
Germany
Sweden
China
Remarkable 5000-Year-Old Tailor's Bill Found
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt reports a University of Pennsylvania Nippur expedition unearthed ancient relics nearly five millennia old. Einstein reportedly dismisses the find as irrelevant, joking a tailor's bill from antiquity cannot be collected.
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University of Pennsylvania
Einmestein
Brooklyn Eagle
World's Fair Exhibits and hotel rooms detailed
Exposition notes report twenty thousand carloads of exhibits and a stamping device for licensure of special air collectors. The Inside Inn, a hotel on the World’s Fair grounds under Exposition control, offers 2 359 rooms.
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Ipn
Georgia Congressman Mistaken for House Page
Congressman Hardwick from Georgia, a boyish looking figure, acted as messenger. A reading clerk mistook him for a page and ordered him to fetch a paper. An hour later the chair recognized the Georgian as the speaker, delivering a long speech on the race problem in the South.
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Congressman Hardwick
House
Georgia
Sprater
Gen. Grosvenor
Hardwick
South
The Crinotine Is Coming Skirts Foresee Full Front Pleats
The article forecasts a fashion shift with extreme fullness in skirts, especially at the front, crediting innovation as reshaping styles and predicting a future where the Petticoat struggles to accommodate the new wide fronts.
Beef Tea New to Him Spoiled by His Addition
Orville Wright visits a sick Irish worker in Dayton and brings beef tea, fruit, jelly, tonic, and love of the aged. The man tries the tea with milk and sugar, saying beef tea may be good that way, and shares his simple twist with the Wrights.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Orville Wright
John
Mr. Wright
Los Angeles Times
Revival of Sachet Bags and Circular Skirts Featured
Fashion notes describe sachet bags in heart and oblong shapes suspended by ribbons, with rainbow color combinations and scented fragrances. Circular skirts with soft folds, tucks, and trims in satin and lace are illustrated, along with fabric requirements and pattern numbers for various waist sizes and girl’s frock designs.
Eton Blouse With Novel Yoke Collar and Wide Sleeves
Fashion notes describe a smart blouse in mixed gray cher V et with white and blue threads. It features a novel yoke collar, flare cuffs with lace, a box plait back, and a belt over a full lower edge. Pattern 4666 offers sizes for busts 32 to 40 inches. fabric estimates vary by width.
The Floral Muff for Bridesmaids Gifts
The Floral Muff introduces a stylish bridesmaid gift, the Lowery muff. It is pretty and practical, with flowers fixed on a sturdy foundation. The real muff slides in and out, available in sable, ermine, moleskin or similar fabrics.
Cleaning Ollcloth and Jars with Simple Substitutes
In hot water add salt to Clean Ollcloth and tiles using linen reserved. stains disappear and a polish follows. Quickly fill fruit jars with hot scalded water, add carpet tacks, shake, rinse in cold water, and dry inverted for speed. To remove red ink stains, apply a mixture of ordinary alcohol and mineral acid, test first on a scrap.
Art in Tea Jackets and Embroidered Fabrics
A description of tea jackets featuring Dresden or pompadour ribbon joined with plain silk or face embroidery. Embroidered parcels, ledge for sleeve bottoms, and albatross material with accordion pleats are noted. Lace is heavily used on this fashionable fad.
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Dresden
Pompadour
May Manton pattern order notice from Harrison & Co
Readers can secure any May Manton pattern shown above by Bills out Mil Claaks in coupon and mailing to B E Harrison & Co Plymonth Pion Chicago. Pattern will be mailed promptly. Pattern No
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Harrison & Oo
Misses Sailor Blouse For Young Teen Fashion
A white linen sailor blouse with large season sleeves and blue white braid is paired with silk knotted in sailor style. The design features a large square collar and horizontal shield stitching for cost effectiveness. To sew a 14 year old size blouse about 3 1 2 to 3 3 4 yards of material are required depending on width. Mar Manton pattern No 4425 sizes 12 to 16 years offered by mail for ten cents.
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Wil
A Smart Shirt Waist With Yoke and Straps
A description of a fashionable shirt waist featuring a yoke with shoulder straps, available in sinenetamine blue with white spots. It can be worn with a novel stock and offered in various shirting lengths. The box plaited waist extends to the neck and shoulders and can be made plain.
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Birmingham, Ale
Louisiana Purchase E
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
Hymn OF the West
Vulcan
Birmingham
Mississippi
Alabama
Uter
Idaho
John Stewart
Louisians
Netepheles
Lot
Rockeast
California
Bimmelstein
Rimmerstein’s
Titchen
Harrison & Go
Piymous Place
Caicago
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