Australian Starting Gate Screen Aims to Improve Racing Start
A Melbourne invention by Johnstone and Gleason proposes a gate screen using twelve to fourteen rope bands and rubber connectors to lift a barrier at speed, letting horses start from a level head position. It promises safer starts though debate continues over rider control, suitability for New York tracks, and the need for skilled starters to operate it.
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Messrs
Johnstone & Gleason
Australia
Australasian
Mr. Watson
New York Sun
New York
Rowe
Morris Park
Monmouth Park
Sheepshead Bay
Time Brings Rational Cycling as a Rider Ages
The piece notes that after years on the road a searcher’s pace slows, dash fades, and cycling becomes a steady, moderate pursuit. Hills are conquered easily and landscapes are viewed with care, as the rider travels at a rational, orderly tempo. Some fear they’ve erred by embracing this calmer phase.
Katherine Florence English Actress with American Training
Katherine Florence, a gifted English born actress raised in the United States, trained here for the stage. She debuted in 1887 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York and has since starred with major companies including Mrs. Langtry Stuart Robson William H. Crane and Charles Frohman in numerous notable productions. Her recent work as Lucy Gordon in Sardou's A Woman's Silence earned wide praise for her grace intelligence and engaging style.
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Katherine Florence
England
Mrs. Langtry
F. ©. Phillips
Fifth Avenue Theater
New York
Lucy
Celia
Stuart Robson
Agnes
Bertie
Miss Florence
William H. Crane
Mabel Denman
the Senator
Star Theater
Mr. Crane
Margaret Reid
Beverly Dale
Charles Frohman
Empire Theater
New York City
Lyceum Theater
That City
Lady Silvia
Vivian Frey
Lord Billy
Lucy Gordon
Sardou
Florence
Milwau kee Gun Club Elects Officers For New Year
Dr. Carver’s jewels worth 125000 dollars will be sold to liquidate debts after the failure of The Scout. The South Side Gun Club of Milwaukee elected officers for the ensuing year with W. C. Holtz as president, W. Milbrath as secretary, and Henry Manegold as treasurer.
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Dr. Carver
South Side Gun Club of
Milwaukee
W. C. Holtz
W. Milbrath
Henry Manegold
Mrs J C Platt Wife of Ex Senator in New York
Mrs J C Platt stands as a prominent figure in New York society wife to ex senator Thomas C Platt. Described as tall with regal carriage and a patrician air she embodies health and vitality appealing to both politics and culture.
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New York
New York City
Thomas C. Platt
Martha Washington
The Poster Craze among New York Schoolgirls
Fashionable New York schoolgirls decorate rooms with advertising placards of soap gum oats and strengthening extract trophies. These items are obtained by plunder from tradesmen and traded among peers, with the best girl taking the most plunder while preserving the rule that nothing is a gift.
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New York
Sarpson
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Health
Reverend J. M. Parr of Brookline Station Missouri endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal spring remedy for impure blood. He cites a family story of two infant losses due to blood disease and a later recovery after using the tonic for mother and baby resulting in a healthy 18 month old boy. He claims the medicine cured scrofula blood poisoning and salt rheum and improved general vitality and womanly bloom.
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Hood
J. M. Parr
Brookline Station
Missouri
Patterns for sewing patterns offered to readers at low price
Advertises patterns sold to ladies at 10 cents each with 1 cent postage, claiming latest New York styles and complete instructions. Includes sizing guidance and measurements, urging readers to order by number with full descriptions and garment pictures.
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New York
Sleeve styles from de sole and fashionable puff designs
The article describes three sleeve patterns for ladies garments. No 1 features a butterfly sleeve with mouselines de sole on satin and decorative passementerie. No 2 presents the Baglan sleeve with fitted lining and fullness at the inner seam. No 3 showcases a full gigot sleeve suitable for any material with a noted retail price.
Belle of Vienna Dominates High Society in Vienna
Elise Wilczek, wife of Count Wilczek, remains the belle of Vienna society after a decade as a leading social figure. Daughter of Prince Kinsky she married in 1884 and, despite pressure from younger damsels, her popularity keeps her central at big receptions and invitations.
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Yuntess
Elise Wilczek
Vienna
Fise Wilczek
Prince Kinsky
Count Wilczek
Volunteer Life Saving Society
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J. C. Platt
Belle OF
Countess Elise Wilczer
PostoMce
Ineh
Nel
ENCO
Hamlin
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