Sedan chairs return to fashion in New York social life
London and New York fashionables adopt antique sedan chairs for private use. Equerries carry the chair by four men with a light frame and lavish interior trimmings costing 500 to 1600 dollars. The trend emphasizes exclusivity, cleanliness, and aristocratic display, with chairs preserved as decorative antiques in some homes.
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New York
Bhoredriya
Michigan Boulevard
Ghitago Timox-Herald
London
Hidin
Mistad
Whidre Kyollom
Putin
Vespucci Named In Unlikely Geographical Conspiracy
A fragment claims Vespucci’s name was unjustly connected to a world map usurpation. It names Martin Waldseemuller of Fribourg as the unconscious culprit, aided by Rene, Duke of Lorraine. The Duke allegedly shared Vespucci’s letter with a friend who published under Hylacomylas, spreading the Amori pseudonym worldwide.
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Hoy
America
Vespucci
Martin Waldseemuller
Fribourg
Rene
Duke of
Lorraine
Vespnaci
Amorion
Famous Vienna Restaurant Keeps Signature Tablecloth
A renowned Vienna eatery possessed a remarkable tablecloth bearing pencil signatures of many European sovereigns, members of noble houses, and numerous art music and literary celebrities. The cloth was later embroidered over by the establishment, preserving the autographs.
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Vienna
Pos Agises
Europe
House of Sese
The Philosophy of Marriage Exchange
A humorous exchange features Miss Hunter and Lord de Busted debating marriage. Miss Hunter questions whether a man should marry a partner of opposite characteristics while Lord de Busted admits seeking a wife with money, underscoring social satire and wit.
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Miss Hunter
Lord de Busted
Yaas
The Shark Farmer of Seaside Park Reveals a Quiet Trade
Wilton Fastnet of Seaside Park New Jersey is described as a shark breeder who traps, imprisons, and feeds sharks in a pond, then raises young sharks to sell their meat. He began by turning a captured shark into a pond prisoner, later breeding sharks for commercial steaks. The narrative portrays a unique coastal livelihood and the rise of a shark steak market in New York.
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New York
Wilton Fastnet
Busch Ab
Oyar
New Jersey
Wall Street
High Seas
Fastnet
Mr. Fastnet
Mr. Fastnot
Asherman
Barnegate Bay
Mr. Tastnet
A Remarkable Pond on a Kentucky Farm
Rev Hii Owei of Rocky Hill owns a pond formed by a spring on his farm. Hogs corrupted a spring opening, causing water to rise from a small pool to several acres. He diverted the water with a pipe and now has a fine fishing area with carp and sun perch. Hog rooting created the feature and shows what hogs can do when left to root. Glasgow Times Kentucky.
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Hii Owei
Mr. Owen
Owen
Oweh
A New Bait for Mice and Prost Bug Control
An observant housekeeper notes mice and bugs do not share premises. ordinary spring traps baited with soft substances like suet or pork cling to hooks and deter pests. A starvation tactic, denying crumbs and sugars, helps, while sealing access holes with gum camphor. Patience and perseverance are key to extermination.
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New York Evening Post
Light From Sugar Promises New Photographic Light Source
A scientist reports that light can be produced from sugar. Sugar exposed to two hours of direct sunlight stores energy and glows in darkness, enabling several photographs to be taken before the light fades. The researcher claims a sack of sugar could illuminate a small house for a similar period.
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Hoe Hat
Shad Culture Yields Notable Connecticut Results
Connecticut Fish Commissioner James A. Bill reports striking shad culture gains from Five Mile River and the Connecticut River. Starting in 1889 with half a million fry released, returns rose from almost none to over a thousand shad four years later, and this season the fish catch is larger than in many years, with the best fishing on smaller streams. Bill notes size increases by stripping only the largest fish for spawn.
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Feflan
Howver
James A. Bill
Connecticut
Fish Commission
Bill
New @York Post
Electric roads in Europe show rail progress by nation
Europe’s electric roads total across 111 railway lines. Germany leads with 262 miles, Italy 244, France 82, Great Britain and Ireland 66, Austria-Hungary 44, Switzerland 29, others Belgium Spain Russia and Serbia with 6 to 19 miles. Of 111 lines, 91 use overhead trolley, 12 operate underground, 8 rely on accumulators.
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Europe
Germany
France
Great
Britain
Ireland
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Italy
Servia
Russia
Belgium
Spain
Pitched Headlong by a Thunderbolt on Salem Turnpike
Ernest Gadboise a farm youth on the Salem turnpike in Connecticut was struck by lightning near Leffingwell while driving home. The bolt threw him from the wagon into the gutter the horse was knocked down and the wagon overturned. He was unconscious but neither he nor his horse suffered permanent injury.
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Ernest Gadboise
Salem’ Turnpike
Connecticut
Leffingwell
Gotham summer fashions through Helen Gould’s gown and hats
A New York fashion column notes changes since the 19th century, praising Helen Gould as a modern Good Samaritan while detailing contemporary attire. It describes Miss Gould on Broadway in a blue checked gown, Miss Florence in an iron jacket, Miss Shannon in a green whipcord ensemble, and hats, trims, and leather accents in vogue.
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Helen Gould
New Yorke
New York
Bean
Catharine Dorillard Wolfe
Metropolitan Museum I
Miss Gould
Broadway
Katherina Florence
Europe
Keith
Florence
India
Shannon
Fifth Avenue
Exquisite Fashions and Indian Farm Progress in Omaha
The piece blends fashion notes on Miss di Zerega at Tiffany’s with praise for The National Cloak Co designs. It moves to Indian Affairs, noting 125,000 pounds of grain sown on Shoshone land, seed loan program, 12,000 cabbage plants, a model garden, and growing self sufficiency under Captain Wilson at the agency school in Omaha, Neb.
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Misa di Zerega
Aunt Jane
Miss'di Zerega
Tiffany’s
Arnold
National Cloak Co
New York
Wilson
Indian Affairs
Omaha
Neb
Bex
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Onrio
Kentucky
Gotham
Greater
Reggy Arnold
Violet di Zerega
Vests
Berthes
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