Lighthearted miscellany from The News in Vienna
A parade of quirky items from The News column includes fashion harems and hobble skirts, radium uses, a Texas milk theft from an orphanage, a hospital doctor on collective craziness, a Connecticut unusual event, a woman finding $3000 in a dead husband’s pocket, and notes on education, travel, flirtatious letters, and a New York pistol law fee. The jumble moves through Rio, Buenos Aires, Nova Scotia driving, telegraph day letters, and stock market folly with a cautionary wink at twentieth century progress.
Maxim Praises Pork and Beans and a Civil Right
A Boston column mocks American dish humor and the idea of a woman’s right to change her mind in pursuit of happiness. It notes court cases upholding that right and jokes about a Siamese king thanking an American envoy at a cremation.
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Hiram Maxim
Brooklyn
Sodukth Choa Fa Maha Zafiravudh
Siam
Chinatown Tragedy Cleared Up in New York Murder Case
New York police clear up the Post killing as a wanton crime by John Dalton aided by John Rice. Lulu Smith, a Chinatown lodger, provided critical details after questioning. Dalton and Rice shot Dr. Frederick Eugene Post as he lay in a stupor, then fled. Post died at a city hospital. Floral referring to May Mansell is noted but not central to the disposition.
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York
Frederick Eugene Post
New York City
Lulu Smith
Chinatown
Dr. Post
Mansell
Manell
Dalton
Pell Street
John Rice
Rice
Tye
New York
Lady Cook proposes church dating halls to reform courting
Chicago social figure Lady Tennessee Claflin Cook advocates opening churches and halls for supervised meetings between young men and women to replace street corner courting. She envisions state and church oversight, older guardians, and innocent amusements to foster acquaintance before marriage. Cook, famed as Tennessee Claflin, recounts her marriage to Lord Cook in New York.
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Hicago
Tennessee Clafiin Cook
Chicago
Cook
Congress Hotel
Lady Cook
Tennessee Claflin
East
Lord Cook
New York
Mrs. Lewis Meade Runs Cottage Hotel for Town Good
In Cuncil Grove Kansas Mrs. Lewis Meade manages The Cottage hotel for the town’s benefit. Her husband, a bank president, funds life’s pleasures, yet she runs the house since buying a boarding house and enlarging it into a hotel. The couple value homey comfort over profits, with deficits rarely arising.
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Cuncil Grove
Kan
Lewis Meade
Mesde
Banker. Meade
Hookworm Cures Hailed In Tennessee Mountain Folk
In Ashville Tennessee Mountaineers view hookworm cures as miracles as four state field workers screen communities. They operate only when no physician is available and report long term recoveries including a boy who walked six miles to be treated and a heart patient who fully recovered. While campaigning they also document sanitation tuberculosis and typhoid data.
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Ashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Olin West
Nashville
Middle Tennessee
West
Bonnet Styles for Little Misses ACY Hats This Spring
Child millinery trends feature embroidered batiste and mull materials with bonnet like shapes and soft puffed crowns. Necklines adorn ribbons and small flowers. rose foliage forget me nots and daisies remain favorites.
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Jace
Pretty Blouse Describes Embroidered Low Square Neckline
A dressmaker notes a blouse designed for a comfortable throat fit with a low square neck. It features front tucks stitched to the bust, three back tucks, embroidered edging along the wrap, and sleeve embroidery with wrist-band detailing. Requires 2.5 yards of 28 inch wide fabric and 2.5 yards embroidery.
Burlap and Leather Accents in Home Decor Trend
An easy mix of burlap with cut leather creates table covers lamp mats magazines and book covers and sofa pillows. Leather is cut from suede or glazed varieties then stitched to the burlap background for contrast. Velvet may replace leather, and small brass beads imitate nails along stitching.
What French Brides Are Wearing Today
French brides prefer bridal gowns crafted from malines or tulle with Brussels lace flounces. Voluminous enveloping walls are also fashioned from maline or tulle, outlining a light yet dramatic silhouette for wedding gowns.
Dutch Collar And Cuffs Fashion This Season
The guide details a dainty lightening Dutch collar and cuffs in platted lawn. Frills 3.5 inches for the collar and 2 inches for the cuffs. edge marked with a tiny scallop and sewn with mercerized cotton. Ends narrowed for the Dutch collar and frills can lie flat or invert at the sleeves.
Surah Gilka Silks Gain Favor in Fashion Use
Surah Gilka twill silk in solid color gains favor among top models and Paris houses for tailored suits and three piece outfits. The fabric has a high luster and is used like satins, suited for American summer wear. It is durable, lightweight, and comfortable in hot climates across the United States. Domestic mills are producing surah silks to meet demand.
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Paris
Sarah
America
United States
Black Velvet Bags Redefine Ladies Purses in Velvet Style
Velvet bags replace gold mesh purses as the new accessory. Thick velvet frames in gold or silver hang from long silken cords and tassels. Designs vary, some beaded, but the fabric’s elegance stands alone.
Paxton Toilet Antiseptic Promises Germ Elimination and Dental Benefits
Paxtine toilet antiseptic touted as a dissolvable powder for toilet and hygienic uses with claims to disinfect the mouth, purify breath, remove nicotine traces, and keep dental work clean. It advertises benefits for sore throat, wounds, and general mouth care priced 25 and 50 cents a box with mail order from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Of Course Why are hotel bellboys called But tons
A witty quip questions the origin of the term Bellboys nicknamed but tons joking that they are always off when you need them most.
Shop Talk The Butcher Sells Liver At Fifteen Cents A Pound
The Customer asks about the liver while The Butcher replies it is fine and dandy at fifteen cents a pound, reflecting a casual local shop conversation in period tone.
Illiterate magistrate case line disrupts police proceeding
A fragmented OCR item suggests a disorderly court scene with police sergeant John Smith alias 8 and a magistrate position in flux. Names Alice Williams appear as a referenced participant. The readable fragment hints at procedural confusion rather than a full case detail.
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John Smith
al Ree
Alice Williams
Coffee Congestion Tied to Ails Declares Wisconsin Woman
A Wisconsin woman recounts relief after stopping coffee for two years and switching to Postum. She describes previous sick headaches, heart pain, smothering sensations, and dyspepsia from coffee, then notes improved digestion and health since eliminating coffee and using Postum, claiming the change came from quitting coffee and choosing Postum. The ad asserts coffee affects the liver.
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Wisconsin
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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