American lace iquids and domestic manufacturing critique
An article excerpt discusses the American failure to domestically reproduce fine laces sold abroad. W. W. Obace argues American industry could mass produce cheaper substitutes, noting European methods such as Plauen lace creation with silk bolting cloth and acid aging to produce patterns and colors.
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W. W. Obace
Ireland
England
France
Germany
Spain
Europe
Plauen
Lowaville Herald
Teeny Sings Amid Twilight Choir in Bay Scene
A fragment from the Washington Star describes a dusky scene where Teeny begins to sing, fellows musicians gather near the bay as a breeze carries a lander note and the twilight choir forms amidst noisy walls and rustling kitchen rigs.
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Ana
Iass
Twilight Choir
Washington Star
Automobile Lochinvar Elopes Dolly and Frank
Dolly Ruthven and Frank Carstairs defy Major Ruthven in a planned elopement thwarted at first by a bluff, then aided by Morse code signals and a dramatic car departure. The Major discovers the ruse with Lydia's help, while reporters chase the unfolding romance across town.
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Dolly
Cupid
Carsmira
Major Ruthven
Lydia
Weah
Frank Carstairs
Carstairs
Frank
Iis
Dolly Ruthven
Miss Lydia
Dragon
Bimn
Militia Signal Corps
Ruthven
Erin
Public School Spelling Class Delivers Quick Wit
A city public school session shows Mise H- testing a class of young boys in spelling and definitions. When asked the meaning of bedlamite one pupil quips an old maid, prompting further dramatic demonstrations from the teacher.
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Mise H
Yaa
Migy
Mies H
Egypt Faces Freight Locust Plague Threat to Crops
Cairo dispatch reports a locust swarm descending on Egypt raising alarm for cotton and other crops. Experts warn rapid wingless young locusts spread in dense lines and urge trenches and burning as in 1890 under English supervision to halt the invasion.
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Egypt
Cairo
London Daily Mati
Disraeli Marriage Autograph Letter Sourced
Disraeli marriage autographs surge in market with a notable letter to his uncle Mr Basevi the parliamentary lawyer. The note hints at a forthcoming marriage and names a possible bride while reflecting family tensions and Jewish social prejudices of the era.
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Disraeli
Basevi
Tlire
London Daily Chronicle
Wild Dogs of Central Africa
An explorer notes that wild dogs in central Africa are common and ugly with coarse hair and large upright ears. They hunt in packs, move fast, and can drive travelers to trees, though no confirmed attacks on humans are recorded.
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Central Africa
India
Feathers Sale Banned Petition From Bombay Native
A native petition from the Bombay presidency asks the government of India to prohibit the sale of feathered oaps due to cruelty. The document cites the cruelty involved and seeks legal prohibition across British India.
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Bombay Presidency
Government of
Literary Notes and Septembers Review Highlights
A roundup of book notices and reviews from Harper Brothers on Vergitua by Irving Bacheller and The Loves of Edwy by Rose Cecil ONeill, with commentary on Lothrop Publishing, plus educators’ items in the September Review of Reviews. Articles in Country Life In America discuss The Russian Warlhound and Emergency Moods in the Northern Forest. The August St Nicholas feature When He Birds Were Our Guests, and The American Boy magazine promotion for boy readers. Also tips on hospitality in Delineator, garden party recipes, and curious ant life in Barsera.
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Vergitua
Irving Bacheller
Ken Heldert
Harper Brothers
New York
Ines
Ken Holden
Rome
Christ
Augustua
Eben Holden
Herod the Great
Edwy
Rose Cech O'Neil
Puck
Harry Leon Wilson
the Spenders
Rose Cecil O'Neill
Dickens
Lothrop Publishing Company
Boston
Butler
Columbia University
St. Louis Exposition
General’ Education Board
W. H. Heels
Mary Austin
California
Hanson
St. Nicholas
Australia
America
Ernest Thompson Blanton
Portaat
Sprague Publishing Co
Detroit
Eleanor Marecant
Joan
Ang
Walter Welltoon
My. Yollman
Mr. Wellman
Notes From The Capital Des Moines
Notes from the capital report coal tests to determine production uses at St Louis with 100 feet underground bones found in Polk county forest near Enterprise and inquiries by state officials. Auto licenses show 769 registered vehicles held by Iowa residents or out of state exhibitor and new rules require fresh numbers on purchases. Legal moves involve the Corning bank failure and La Rue policy dispute while fish planting in Iowa waters set for mid month with 6000000 fish distributed last year. New printing and wood working shops to open at Bidora state institution. Elders band instruments funded and prepared for use.
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Trani AL Wilder
The
State University At
Iowa City
Polk County
Cate
Enterprise
Des Moines
Ling
Atata Mina
Capitol
Id. Sweeney
I. J. Shawhan
Deer Creek Coal Mining Company
Iowa
Corning Bank
Frank la Rue
Poa
Harry T. Ackburn
Towa Naional Bank of
Acton Life Insurance Company
la Rue
Blackburn
Actua Insurance Company
Mr. la Rule
Lincaln
Towa
Dubuque Hurl
Great Lakes
United States
Fong
Manchester
Johnson
Haa
Mississippi
Lincoln
Bidora
Draketh
Blda
Board of Control
Defiance Starch and Doan's Kidney Pills Advertise Cures
A Yonkers Statesman reprint-style notice extols Doan's Kidney Pills for severe pains and headaches and praises Defiance Starch free of harmful chemicals. The testimonial from Ms. Nellie navigates city readers to buy both products from local dealers, highlighting a laundry starch that washes easily and saves time.
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Kandas City
Doan
Nelile Dios
Big My City
Aye
Kanaasana Ae
Pratag Doan
Danny
Nellie Navig
Andrews Foatop Milburn Co
Butlaio
N.Y
Defianco
Drfiznea
Yonkers Statesman
Domestic Chef Dinner Talk Turns to Names and Dishes
A kitchen scene shows a Domestic Chef Mrs De Style guiding a guest through a meal plan and calling for the guests to name the dishes. The dialogue hints at French influence and adjusting recipes for individual tastes.
Learning Golf First Young Lady Earning Gol
Dialogue pieces show two young ladies discussing golf with humorous exchanges. The scene features Mr Binke and Mrs Binks reacting to lessons and gendered expectations in sport. The exchange highlights curiosity, instruction, and social commentary in a light domestic setting.
Val Operas and a Cant Box Scene
Fragmentary dialogue hints at operas and a box of cant on a beak scene. Nonsensical exchanges mention Val, a mute person, and Somiuen Beek. No clear event or persons established.
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Wagner
Building Food To Bring the Babies Around
A caregiver recalls choosing Grape Nuts for a sick infant. After switching to grape nuts with milk and juice, the child’s strength returned, feeding improved, and the baby grew healthier and chubbier. The account emphasizes nutrition via the product pictured and touted by a mother.
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Kansas
Ford Vise
Jeter
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Frenk
Dally
Lochinvar
Carstrurg
Dorothea Carstairs
Tonneau
Frank Anld Dolly
M. H. Kerner
Boston Globe
Job
Johnny
Dickey
Campaigos
Atlanta Constitution
Ang Fy
Duncan
Philadelphia
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