Styles for men at a grand opening reveal bold new coats
Special correspondence from New York describes a grand opening of men’s fashion. Olive Harper notes dovetail cutaway coats reaching to the knees, longer sleeves, larger lapels, and black satin details. Prince Albert coats, double breasted with seamless construction, appear, plus varied frock coats and a comfortable blue diagonal serge sack. Gloves, hats, and coordinated accessories complete the look while country wear shows white duck trousers and washed cashmere accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Albert
Olive Harper
Nothing for the Bible and Turks superstition in Century excerpt
A New York Bowery pawnshop tale shows an old man pleading for 50 cents on a worn family Bible, refused then mocked as worthless. The piece shifts to Century’s European note on Turkish superstition surrounding the evil eye, religious folk practices, and observations on peasant life and modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ax Oldman
Tye
New York Sun
Turkey
Stambool
Paris
America
Asia
Ida
New York Ledger
The Locust Pod of Bible Land Described by Mr Wiley
Lewiston resident Mr Wiley recounts finding a large pod resembling a locust fruit from a tree described in Central American lore. He explains the pod, five inches long with mahogany skin, yields a yellow substance when opened. Mixed with water it makes a nourishing drink, said to sustain life and possibly linked to biblical locusts.
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John the Baptist
Mr. Wiley
Lewiston
Central America
Lewiston Journal
Roots With Air Chambers In Swamp Forests
In the Sunderbands, swampy Ganges delta woods show trees with root suckers rising one to three feet. The protruding structures protect against wind uprooting and hold air chambers to aerate roots, but do not form buds and stop growing when the apex matches the highest spring tides. The second segment quotes a dialogue about iridescent happiness and metall ic medium questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderbands
Ganges Delta
St. Louis
Post-Dispacth
Ready Made Houses In A Day In Cottage City
The article discusses ready made houses that can be built in a day, priced from 150 to 5000 dollars, with prefabricated parts and plans from an advertising firm. It notes popularity at summer resorts like Martha’s Vineyard and suggests buying land near the beach for a cheap summer home under 200 dollars.
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Cottage City
Martha’s Vineyard
Washington Star
Working Days in Various Nations Reported
A London engineering note lists average working days per year by country from 267 in Russia to 312 in Hungary. It cites Spain 290, Austria 295, Italy 298, Bavaria Belgium 300, Saxony France 302, Denmark Norway Switzerland 303, Prussia 305, Holland and North America 308.
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Russia
England
Spain
Austria
Italy
Bavaria
Belgium
Saxony
France
Denmark
Norway
Switzerland
Prussia
Holland
North America
Hungary
London Engineering
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Matthaus
Sapolio
Chinare Et
Jeritha
Mqhl Co
Cincinnati
Wester Orr Egee
Baugh’s
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Ave
Philada
T.o.slater & CO
Mien
Schaler
Belinda
Charles
Chicago Record
Hermes Law
Sreezea
Virginia Hayward
Cornell
L.J. Audrey Maxwell
Donahoe’s
Joliet
H. ¥. Marsh
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Manchester
The
Historical Society of
Pennsylvania
United States
Charlemagne Towers
British West Indies
HG. Chapin
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
Vitalis
Calumet Bewedy Company
Fennlman’s
Fehlmans
PARK
Park Remedy CO
Boston
Mass
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