Glass eye for a pug dog astonishes Sydenham show
In an interview Dr. B H Beott of the Dogs Hospital in Tigh Street Sydenham describes fitting a glass eye to a stud pug. The artificial eye, mounted in a shell, was nearly indistinguishable from a real eye and improved the dog's appearance by about 20 pounds. Judges were unaware the eye was artificial, and it is removed for cleaning when needed.
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Westmmaster Gazette Representaive
BH. Beott
Hospit
Tigh Street
Sydenham
Society Notes Show Town Buzz With Personal Interests
A dense society column chronicles visitors and locals, noting engagements, trips, hosting duties, tea parties, and club gatherings. Among many items, Mc Jobo Moon plans a visit for a funeral, Mrs. Rose Boros stays with the McCune family, and Miss Harriet Frederick and Miss Florence Lewis are active hosts. The piece lists numerous social visits, travel plans, entertainments, and upcoming parties across Topeka, Lawrence, and nearby towns, with addresses, hosts, and dates sprinkled throughout.
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Jobo Moon
C.H Tapes
Morrill
Rose Boros
McCune
Harrison Street
J.D. McCune
Chicago
Thirteenth Street
Michien Avenue
Mrs. McCune
Henry Keeler
Mis
Harriet Marie Frederick
Spain and United States clash in street demonstrations
Pro American and anti American protests erupted in Barcetoxa and Capiz Spain on March 7 as crowds chanted long live Spain and down with the United States. Police failed to disperse the mobs until gendarmerie and police used force after students and workers converged at a tobacco factory and military club, injuring several.
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United States
Barcetoxa
Spain
Tu Grand Thester
Sosiew
Staten
Capiz
Gallover Park
Fifth District Republican Endorses Calderhead
A Fifth district convention in Concordia elected two delegates to the Republican national convention at St. Louis and nominated a presidential elector. It endorsed Congressman Calderhead. The issue includes a Flemish religious painting found in King Theodore’s Magdala palace, described in the Congo company journal as a possible gift from Portugal to Abyssinia in 1520.
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Concordia
St. Louis
Calderhead
Fifth Congressional District
Hersty
Theodore
Magdala
Christ
of the Congo Company
Abyssinia
Portugal
New Spring Attire In New York Shops Display
New York on March 4 describes a display of spring fashion with shirt waists in pink and blue ginghams, linens, and decors. It notes collars, cuffs, bishop sleeves and belted waists emphasizing practicality over trimming. Street fashions feature brocaded wool outfits with jabot-like cuffs and fur neckbands. Hats range from felt brims to turquoise velvets with ornaments. Easter hat patterns arrive with florals and ribbons.
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New York
Stitt
Italy Faces War Crisis as Massowah Defenses Hew To 30,000
A dispatch from the war office reports Italian forces in Massowah totaling about 30,000 with 12,000 more on the way. Gen Dabor mids is said killed while Gen Albertons fate remains unclear. Rioting flares in Milan as crowds oppose troop departures and demand action against Abyssinia. The Tribuna argues Italy’s honor hinges on a hard policy of revenge and a swift government decision.
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Roms
War Office
al Bildissera
Poen
Botso
Possi
Forte
Massowah
Dabormids
Albertons
Arlmonds
Col. Gallioso
Tribuna
Africa
Italy
Oses
Milan
Catin
Pioneer Japanese Woman Aims For Japan English Education
Mius A Youi Yanagisawa an 18 year old Japanese student at University of California Berkeley travels to San Francisco State University and plans to return to Japan to teach English and advocate women's education and suffrage while showing Japanese progress. She and 12 Japanese male peers study in Oakland and at US colleges, some funded by government, others by work to support education.
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S Yeneglenna
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Japan
State University of California
San Francisco
Mius A. Youi Yanagisawa
Yanagisawa
California
University of the Pacific
Miss Tanagisawa
State University
Oakland
Bicycles Fashion and Fastening Trends in London and America
The piece discusses the spring bicycle season, noting riders upgrade gear annually, dress trends such as dark tweed costumes in London, velvet capotes, and spangled belts. It contrasts American preference for rapid renewal with European style, and mentions moire fabrics, watered silks, and metal trimmings, plus a rose bud focal point on a velvet capote front.
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Sherds Fiside
Marie Astique
London
House and Ball Gowns Add Style to Elegant Dress
A vintage fashion note explains adding a sleeveless bodice over the waist to diversify a gown, using Dresden silk or satin. It discusses sleeve trends, neckline finishes, and optional headwear, advising slender and fuller figures on fit and proportion for ball gowns with lasting skirt fullness.
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Dresden
Godot
Louis Seize Tilffeta
Ross
Stale coffee used as plant fertilizer
Reading from a garden note, a writer suggests using cooled stale coffee around potted plants. The article claims it fertilizes soil, stimulates growth, and prevents waste, urging readers to repurpose leftovers rather than discard them.
Artistic valet interview reveals literary employer clash
The Times reports a dramatist Jack Warne interviews for a literary valet with Tomkins, a former valet to Prince Arloff. The exchange shows a clash of pretensions as Warne tests Tomkins, who demands six pound eight shillings annual salary, four suits yearly, and authority to manage his master's possessions and schedule. The piece ends noting a Spanish cruiser sailors’ procession in Cartagena with cheers for Spain, France, and the Spanish army.
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Jack Warne
Tomkins
Tomine
Prince
Tometos
London
Princs Arloff
Priereburg
Warne
Tie Appesrance
Anid
Saroners
Eid Tomkins
Tehall
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