Summer boating fashions from Pique to Dimity for stylish outfits
In high summer heat, readers imagine ocean breezes and fashionable yachting attire. The piece outlines white pique, duck, and dimity outfits, with tailored skirts, blazer jackets, and matching vests. It notes straw hats or white caps, light biscuit blazers, and refined accessories like silk-lined jackets, percale bands, and scarlet vests. It highlights playful elements such as striped epaulets for children and Turkish knee trousers for a bold look.
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New Yor
Newport
Sarah
Cyclones and Tornadoes Described as Natural Forces
Special correspondent explains cyclone versus tornado as destructive winds. Cyclones form over sea with broad paths and land effects limited. tornados are narrow, centric, highly destructive, sometimes at sea as waterspouts. Hurricanes are straight winds exceeding 90 miles per hour. Tornado season shifts by region. August to September in the mid Atlantic, February to April in the south Atlantic, May to July in the west.
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Ceaco
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Gulf
Rocky Mountains
Alleghany Mountains
Eagle Eyes See Near and Far With Equal Sharpness
A Philadelphia Times excerpt describes how eagles adjust their eye focus to view distant prey or close objects with equal clarity. It explains the sclerotic bone ring in the eye that expands or contracts to change shape, letting the bird see at two feet or two miles. A second note from the Philadelphia Ledger mocks Greek women of Hellas, describing clothing, laziness, diet, and breakfast simplicity observed during travel.
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Philadelphia Times
Public figure's wife noted for nutmeg habit and odd manners
In a fragment from a 19th century column, Mrs. Home the wife of the author of The Tragedy of Douglas is described as infirm and peculiar, spending time on a sofa chewing nutmegs while a visitor, a admirer of her husband, is ushered to meet her and hears only odd, evasive responses as talk turns to Bast and related topics.
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Harrowing Circumstance Cited in Accident Report
In a brief Chicago Inter Ocean exchange, Mrs Threadly complains about sensational injury details while Mr Threadly notes a man was fatally injured at home with a silk sample still in his pocket, hinting at a private matter revealed in a local accident notice.
Convalescent Over Work Widely Praised For Bovinine
An advertising blurb extols Bovinine as indispensable for convalescents, noting it is a perfect nutrient that is easily digested and acceptable to delicate stomachs, quickly restoring strength, flesh, and color.
Remark on Red Blood Corpuscles and Flesh Production
A passage notes that increasing red blood corpuscles by over eight percent weekly boosts muscular activity nourishes vital organs and is regarded by the medical profession as the greatest flesh producer known.
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