Whistler Portrait of Lady Eden Sparks Paris Dispute
A dispute between Lady Eden and artist James Whistler erupts over a head study promised for 100 guineas. Whistler painted out the head after a legal fight, and French courts order restoration and damages totaling $100 for delay plus costs. The case highlights a clash between patron Sir William Eden and the famed painter.
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Ady Eden
Whistler
Champs de Mars
England
Europe
America
Royal Academy
London
Herkomer
Windlestone Hall
Peter Lely
Neil Gwynne
Duke of
St. Albans
Eden
Sybil Grey
Earl Grey
William
Lady Eden
Sir William
Whister
India
Sir Wiliam
Lady Biden
Indian tea sorting machine described for sorting leaves
Announcement reports a tea sorting machine invented in India. It features two 8 foot by 9 percent foot angled steel frames with 2 1/2 feet height and 2 feet gap, two stacked light steel sifters driven by four oscillating levers. Each sifter operates independently at 100 to 140 RPM in opposite directions with interchangeable sliding trays and four mesh sizes.
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India
How Bills of Sale Are Made
A bill of sale is a formal written conveyance of personal property. If the property is delivered or part of the price paid, a written instrument isn’t necessary but serves as evidence. Delivery with possession prevents creditors from challenging the transfer, unless the buyer acts in bad faith or with intent to defraud.
Leaving the Property in Seller’s Hands Considered Wise
The passage argues there was a sound reason to retain control with the seller, implying prudence in keeping possession until certain conditions were met. It stresses the value of trust and proper timing in property transactions.
Wool and Electricity in Wool Processing
A Manufacturers' Review writer notes wool after shearing can become highly charged with electricity. Dry wool shows stronger electrical effects, while wet or lubricated wool shows none. Proper moisture or oil prevents issues, and adjustments to feeder speed and cylinder dynamics can eliminate the electrical effects in picker and card rooms.
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Manufacturers’ Review
Soluble Glass Used in France to Bleach Linen
M Geisenheimer reports in Comptes Rendus on a new method in France using soluble glass to bleach linen. Water calcium and magnesium salts act as mordants causing yellowing. adding sodium carbonate and soluble glass precipitates these salts, reducing caustic need and limiting fabric damage. A practical form is soluble glass mixed with 10 to 70 percent anhydrous sodium carbonate.
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France
M. Geisenheimer
Wonderful Cures of a Shepherd from German Quack Ast
The London Daily News reports that Ast of Radeburg a shepherd, claims to diagnose diseases by neck hair inspection and has been fined for illegal practice. In a hearing a Bremervoerde man consulted him and was prescribed an hour and a half of wood chopping, which his wife demanded, and the patient complied believing it would cure him.
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London Daily News
Ast
Radeburg
Bremervoerde
Wyoming's New Senator Clarence Clark Elected
Wyoming lawmakers elected Clarence D Clark as junior United States senator. The 41 year old lawyer from Wyoming is new to politics and is expected to gain honors in the Senate. The note also mentions Austro Hungarian cavalry officers must learn telegraphy.
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Clark
Wyoming
United States
Senate
Women of wit in American humor from Stowe to Dun can
Special correspondence surveys American women humorists from Harriet Beecher Stowe Gail Hamilton and Fanny Fern to Octave Thanet Sarah Orne Jewett and Kate Douglas Wiggin. It traces their lively wit in prose verse and stage, noting enduring lines quotes and the rise of later humorous writers and female essayists.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gail Hamilton
Arriet Beecher Stowe
Topsy
Fanny Fern
Mrs. Stowe
Mrs. Witcher
Widow Bedett
Times
Charles Egbert Craddock
Tennessee
Miss Murfree
Sarah Orne Jewett
Rose Terry Cooke
Louise Alcott
New England
Octave Thanet
West
Florence Courtney Baylor
Sarah Jeanette Duncan
Younger Rady
Mary Wilkins
Ruth McEnery Stuart
Jenny
Eva Wilder McGlasson
Corder
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Ruggleses
Timothy
Agnes Repplier
Miss Repplier
Madeline Bridges
Bessie Chandler
Louise Imogene Guiney
Helen Gray Cone
Mr. Howells
Pacific Slope
Betsey B
Geraldine Bonner
Helen Follett
Chicago
Lillie Hamilton French
Helen Watterson
Louise
Theater Hats Stir Lawmakers In Pineville Satire
In Pineville Pennsylvania citizens read a satirical piece about lawmakers debating a theater hat bill to force women to keep hats on. The spoof notes legislators lack ballots to pass it and parodies gender politics with farmers and local chatter.
Mother’s Dilemma Delays Pardon Letter in Murder Case
The conviction of Ear! Ferrars for murder prompted pleas for clemency on insanity grounds. His mother was asked to write a strong pardon letter and replied, I worry how I am to marry off my daughters. The Greer Bag.
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Ferrars
Is there a surgeon aboard on the Third avenue car
An anxious passenger on a Third avenue streetcar asks for a surgeon. A man nearby volunteers as the physician, while the passenger describes a feared mugger who grips his arm and pumps his hand in a threatening way. The man fears bloodshed if the suspected attacker boards.
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Third Avenue
Texas Siftings
A Chronic Flirt and a Fiery Retort
Mrs. Pete Amsterdam is known for flirting and after she winked again he told her to go to a warm climate. She retorts asking if he told her to go to hades. He concedes then but says she would only flirt with the devil there.
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Pete Amsterdam
Pete
Hades
Burglary Question Sparks Classroom Debate
An exchange in Texas Siftings features Professor and Student debating whether entering a home and taking a ten dollar bill from a vest pocket constitutes burglary. The dialogue frames burglary as a break and highlights legal notions discussed in a campus setting.
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Texas Siftings
Engagement Proposal and Prayer Exchange
A dialog shows George asking Ethel to pray for him after their engagement. Ethel responds with humor that she has prayed for him for eight years and now plans to thank the Lord for him.
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Ethel
George
A Dangerous Thing and A Long Range Kiss
Dialogs feature a lawyer debating common sense with a law student and a judge remarking on future legal thinking. A separate scene presents Johnnie Masher asking for a kiss from Miss Flirty who replies with a playful demand to keep distant like the sun.
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Johnnie Masher
Miss Flirty
Not Quite Right Deal Leads to Bargain Blunder
Customer voices doubt about a bargain while friends laugh at the oversized item. Dealer insists on patience and warns that conditions may change when rain arrives.
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Window Bedett
Coons
Phoebe Cary
Miss Dodge
Joseph
Josiah Allen
Betsey Bobbit
Marietta Holley
Josiah
Jonel
St. John
Regio
Pineville
Darkville
Farmer Ephraim
Wiener
Young & Wiener
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