Modern Stage Costume Practices and Noted Personalities
A collage of observations on period fashion in theatre and fashion columns, citing Miss Figio de Wolfe Miss Lillian Rus well and Miss Amelia Bingham as trendsetters who travel to Paris for novelties. It notes stage management control of costumes in Broadway productions and praises Dodd's Kidney Pills with testimonials from Mrs. John Cooney. It ends with a humorous exchange about breaking bad news at home and a Brooklyn Eagle anecdote.
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Figio de Wolfe
Lillian Ruswell
Amelia Bingham
Leslie
Maryland
Upper Cross Roads
Dodd
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
New Zealand
Larry O'Brien
Denny
Mrs. Mccturthy
Larry
Father McGinnix
Iowa Homestead
Real Crank of Postum Ends Coffee Habit in New York Ad
A New York City manufacturer's agent touts Postum as a coffee substitute in a grocery store tale. He recalls many joined the shift after a persuasive young clerk, citing personal decline from coffee and better health after switching to Postum.
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Craouk
Ja Ous
New York City
New York
Staeves
Postum
Gret
Pat
Battie Cronk
The Farmer’s Garden And Sheep Pasture Plans
A collection of farming notes urges farmers to grow fresh vegetables near the home for health, describes one grower with 500 acres of vegetables yet limited table produce, and proposes a one horse cart to ease chores. It covers sheep pasture on 15 to 20 acres with rotating rape and grazing fields, and notes on farm youth labor, cultivation depth, milk and egg production, salt feeding, and apple seed energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Norfolk
Nes
St. Paul Tespatch
Sarah Fasing
Home Made Harrow and Poultry Shade Tips in Iowa Note
Guidance on building a simple home made harrow with iron rod supports and weights for stability. plus summer shade ideas for poultry yards using trees corn rows sunflowers castor beans or canvas around fences to provide cooling and ornamentation. Also discusses saving clover hay and keeping cow accounts to reveal true herd value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Yard
Iowa
Humor of the Week Cartoon Oddities and Language Quips
A string of humorous vignettes and language quips from newspapers and jokes. It cites wordplay about husbands wives trains and money, plus light exchanges about fashion, clever schemes, and social mishaps. Notable bits include Meandering Mike and a beach engagement joke. The piece reads as a collage of punchlines and reductive skits.
Advice from an old cab driver on timing trains
A garbled montage links cab humor and quotations from Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Press jokes. It includes a line advising cabbies to know exact train times and reach the station late to avoid disputes over price, plus scattered quips about marriages, stories, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's Weekly
Something for Mothers to Think About
A short column reflects on maternal life, noting enduring suffering and sorrow while offering hopeful insights about resilience and care during trying times.
Cure for Skin Troubles Promised by Cuticura Regimen
An old advertisement assures mothers that children with distressing skin and scalp issues can find relief and potential cure through a Cuticura regimen. It promotes washing with Cuticura Soap, applying Cuticura Ointment, using Cuticura Resolvent, and baths to cleanse skin and blood, claiming rapid comfort and permanent improvement.
Widow joke and balm ad from a 1901 Ardennes letter
A humorous anecdote about a misread letter where a husband writes of a “pleasant window” but an omitted N turns it into “pleasant widow,” prompting his wife to rush back from the Ardennes. The item then shifts to an advertisement for Bly’s Liquid Cream Balm with a testimonial from S. K. Lansdale of Albert Lea, Minnesota, praising its relief from a severe nasal cold.
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Ardennes
London
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Albert Lea
Minn
Messrs, Ely Bros
K. Lansdale
The Modern State. Burglar Discussion in The Enquirer
First burglar spots a rich haul tonight but the second burglar cannot go due to wardrobe. The Philadelphia Enquirer notes the banter as a humorous snapshot of a crime tale with social quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Enquirer
An Unfailing Sign in Dyspepsia Remedy Debate
A dialog between a druggist and a physician questions the market success of a dyspepsia remedy. The druggist notes no imitation has appeared for sale, implying lack of competition as evidence of failure.
Low Rates to Boston by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Low round trip fares to Boston via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern will be offered in June and July. Tickets go on sale June 25 26 and 27 with return limits August 1. Additional return dates July 1 2 8 4 and 5 with return limits September. Stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls Chautauqua and New York. Full details and rates available at city ticket office 180 Clark St or from C F Daly Chief A G P A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lake Shore
Michigan
Niagara Falla
Chautauqua
New York
City Ticket
Clark St
C. F. Daly
Chicago
Ping Female Barbery and Rambunctious Bajr Cut Tale
A fragmented note mentions Ping-Female barbery and Pong questioning popularity. It recalls Ramson's trouble after visiting a woman for a Bajr-cut, hinting at scandal or publicity surrounding a salon event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serge Ramson
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Pearce
Croup
Miass L. Pearce
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Farmer Boy
Mike
Schwartameister
Germany
Mandy
Baltimore
Sublitha
Norway Men Advertiser
Dora
Duffy
Merker
Chance
Ethel
Millicent
Perdition
Ernie
Mabel
Edith
Peard
Gabbie
Browne
A. Abame
Tammy
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Hin
Whabash
Mr Goodward
Miss Spettz
John
Willie
Sway
Gus
Jack
Aimanac
Silas
Waggs
Mayme
Grace
Hithel
Mary
Yonkera Statesman
Drawayville
Windom
Sea
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