Nautilus Book Social at Prof Lavewell Home
The Nautilus club held a book social at Prof J T Lavewell’s home with about forty College Hill ladies inviting husbands and friends. Guests wore costumes guessing books. awards and laughter followed as many guests were labeled with humorous titles and the best guess got crowned “brightest star.” The piece then shifts to praise for Hot Springs South Dakota as a health and pleasure resort with upmarket hotels, attractions, and travel details via the Burlington Route.
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Nautilus Clat
Prof. Lavewe
J. T. Lavewell
Nautilus Club
College Hill
Mra Axtel
Salmanthe
Martin Mohler
Prof Woodworth
Linde Land Pauntleroy
Lyon
Mary Queen of Scotts
J. Sencar
Afis Frank
Louise Alcott
Hulf
Paul Lovewell
Ted
Cougill
Netswanger
Prof
Ellis
Daya
Oxford
Hamphrey
J.S Lyon
Mixe Pulferson
James Whitcomb Riley
Frank
Miss Lovewel
Mike Togalla
Misa Seavur
Dennis
Misa Adams
Misa McMath
Griffith
Dakota
Arkansas
South Dakota
Black I
Vacs
Chicago
Denver
Fail Brountain
Bad Landa
Carlsbad
America
Burlington
St. Louie
Lincoln
Springs
D. C
Monte Carlo temptations taint Inaac women says Nilsson
Ballard Smith reports from Monte Carlo on Christine Nilsson who watches roulette with greed and fear as glamorous visitors flaunt jewels and fame. The piece warns of the corrupting influence on innocent women while noting Riviera sport and elite expatriate society. Ambassa dor Eustis leads Amesison represented by villas and hotels.
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Inaac
Christine Nilsson
Monte Carlo
Marguerite
The
Riviera
Janes Gordon Bennett
Ogden Goelet
Eugene Higgins
William E. Vanderbilt
Fred Hoey
Eustis
Ballard Smith
New York World
Iron Mining Town to Be Abandoned at Lyon Mountain
The Chattangay Ore and Tron company at Lyon Mountain in northern New York begins removing pumping equipment and tracks from the big mine amid talk the works will be abandoned. Some say ore near the surface could be mined more cheaply, with new openings likely. The rope expense to raise cars alone ran about $1,000 annually, and the Conkling Magnetic Separator has shut down, leaving little operation at the plant.
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New York
Lyon Mountain
Chattangay Ore and Tron Company
Conkling
Chateaugay
Drinker of Glass and Lead Stuns Paris Crowd
A Paris exhibition features a man dubbed the human ostrich who swallows large amounts of pounded glass iron and other substances and washes them down with boiling water or melted lead. He claims to eject the items from his mouth and let the melted lead harden in a brass lined stomach. He reportedly drinks boiling water then swallows live frogs mice and fish and ejects them fully cooked within minutes.
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Paris
Faris
King Humbert's Foresight: King Lodges Wealth With Rothschild
Report notes King Humbert of Italy has deposited his entire estate, about two million, with the London house of Rothschild. It is suggested the move reflects concerns over the monarchy's stability and acts as a safety precaution.
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Humbert
Italy
London
Rothschild
Royalty at Ease at Cap Martin Reveals Empress and Court
Ballard Smith reports at the Hotel Cap Martin on the Austrian imperial party in democratic daily life. The Empress, famed for Gaeta’s defense, tours grounds with a Greek tutor, speaking multiple languages, while the Queen of Naples and her daughters are hosted. The piece notes the empress’s health choices, mornings, and a forthcoming visit from the Gaeta heroine, tying the scene to Daudet’s Les Rois en Exil.
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Cap Martin
Austria
Chicago
Naples
Kingdom of
Francois II
Garibaldi
Daudet
Les Rois
Gaeta
the Riviera
Ballard Smith
New York World
Countess de Castellano's Gows for Spring Travel
The steamer gown worn by Countess de Castellano on her voyage to a new home is praised as a practical spring and summer travel outfit. It features a plain skirt with a sleeveless jacket, cape collars concealing the elbows, and six silk blouses. The design allows substitution of shirt waists for the blouse as the season advances, offering versatility and style.
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Countess de Castellano
Countess da Castellano
New York
Flora Steel, India Scholar and Folklore Student
Flora Anne Steel wife of a retired Indian civilian spent over twenty years in India. She has learned five native dialects to study folklore beyond written languages. Described as cheerful and ruddy, she now travels in the Punjab with a camera to prepare magico lantern slides for Jodian lectures to be given next year.
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Flora Anne Steel
India
Rudyard Kipling
The Box Plait Dominates Fashion Skirts and Bodices
A New York correspondent notes the box plait has arrived and is likely to stay. It dominates dress skirts and bodices, becoming to nearly everybody. The fall box plaited skirt flatters unsymmetrical figures and the hanging plait hides figure defects, a particularly fetching effect.
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New York
Mrs Cram to furnish 75 derricks for Paris Exposition
Mrs Henry D Cram of Boston will supply 75 derricks for the Paris exposition of 1900 and supervise their closing. The derricks will be used in constructing all durable stone buildings.
Jolly Good Fellow and the Womanly Role
A Philadelphia Times column debates the phrase a jolly good fellow used at a Bohemian gathering. It argues that genuine worth lies in devoted wives and mothers, warning women to avoid seeking public approval for wit and sociability. The piece cautions that public reputation can endanger true womanliness and lasting happiness.
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Bohemia
Philadelphia Times
Women Censorship In Baltimore
Baltimore women form a theater censorship group to avoid immoral plays by voluntary self restraint rather than boycott. They will meet fortnightly for discussions plus invited actors to share views, tracing the idea to Mrs. Franklin at Johns Hopkins.
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Baltimore
Franklin
Fabian Franklin
Johns Hopkins University
Topeka Shirt Mfg Ga Launches Lawndey Line
Topeka business introduces a new line of fine colored shirtines with updated neck bands and Torzka Steam Launder features. Local factory at 25 Jackson Street promotes the modern fabric and finishing options for teams and individuals.
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Topeka
A Novel Woman's Club Plans Mutual Travel
A cooperative European travel club of eight women formed in an interior city meets twice a month to study itineraries, raise funds, and compare travel costs and comfort abroad. Members pay assessments at each meeting, aiming to fund a May trip and continue the programme through the next winter with review after returning.
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New York
Elder Blow Club of Brookline Burnishes Quiet Social Charm
Boston's Elderblow Club in Brookline is a unique all elderly Indies group that meets biweekly in members' homes during winter. Its secret entertainments range from lectures to concerts or readings, arranged by a small committee, attracting eager admission and offering social life for women often left out of active circles.
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Boston
Elderblow Club
Brookline
Hartford Courant
Woman Judge at Madison Square Dog Show
Miss Anna H Whitney of Lancaster Massachusetts served as a judge for St Bernards Newfoundlands and Bugs at a dog show in Madison Square Garden. She breeds magnificent St Bernards but does not enter them for exhibition. The piece notes the rarity of competent eligible judges who are typically breeders and exhibitors.
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Madison Square Garden
Anna H. Whitney
Lancaster
Misa Whitney
New York Letter
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Piper Hhestock
Pennsylvania
Zale
Core
Princeton
Dartmont Caneeee
Brown
Rob
Universiti Not
University of Kansas, U
University of Pennsylvania Courier
Royalty
Topexa
Team Lawndey
Jackson Street
Torzka Steam
Germany
Berlin
Philadelphia
She Gaddin
Allcock
Cemeine Allcock
Brandreth
Beckstrom
Jackson
Deans
Navy Buoys
H. Hiatt
Lafayette Sr
Ean i
F. W. Bailey
A.M. M.D
Kans
Shreeve
F. G C. Sears
Kansas Ave
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