A Southern Writer Ruth McEnery Stuart Praised
The article lauds Ruth McEnery Stuart as a premier southern writer. It highlights her humane portrayal of black characters, emotional insight from wartime experiences, and humor in works like Sonny and The Widder Johnson. It notes her Louisiana birth, Catskill summer home, New York winters, and hospitable, stylish persona.
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Ruth McEnery Stuart
McEnery
Sonny
Widder Johnson
Stuart
Louisiana
Catskill Mountains
New York City
Detroit Free Press
Col Brodie recalls two Cuban and Apache wounds in Rough Riders tale
Col Brodie recounts a June 24 wound in Cuba and a Los Guaymas injury while leading Rough Riders. He describes Fort Apache campaigns, desert marches, a mule pack train, and Geronimo era clashes. Roosevelt praise and a meeting with Teddy in Albany are also noted.
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Sivy
Col. Brodie
Rough Riders
Williams
West Point
Los Guaymas
Cuba
Fort Grant
Fort Apache
Geronimo
Sellers
Holder for Letters Card
Instructions describe making a decorative letter holder from a 9 by 12 inch pine board. The process covers the board with batting and gray blouse linen, tacks at the back, criss cross satin ribbon with brass headed tacks at each intersection, then covering the back with blouse linen for a neat finish.
DIY Card and Letter Rack From Board and Linen
Mary V. Worstell explains methods to transform a plain board into a functional card and letter rack. One approach uses a broad satin ribbon or brass ring for hanging and crossing fabric to form pockets. A second method covers the board with cotton batting and blouse linen to create six shallow pockets for cards and labeled days, with optional larger foundations and decorative embroidery.
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Mary V. Worstell
Brooklyn Eagle
Preventing Moth Infestations in Summer Furniture
Good Housekeeping advises moth control for upholstered furniture in summer rooms. Emphasizes cleaning crevices, safe use of turpentine or tar paper with muslin coverings, and wrapping legs. warns against benzine or gasoline as dangerous.
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Holland
Cretenne
Royal incomes through history and potential dowager funds
The text outlines royal financial provisions for royal widows and consorts. It notes the princess of Wales earning 50000 dollars annually as pin money and potential dowager income of 200000 dollars. Queen Adelaide’s revenue fluctuated from 200000 while queen to 500000 as queen dowager, much donated to English charities. It also warns that the duchess of York would face a hard financial future if widowed with no official provision.
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Princess of Wales
Princess Dowager of Wales
Queen Adelaide
William IV
England
Duchess of York
Addressing Royalty Tips and Historical Forms
The piece outlines formal address for monarchs and royals, noting terms such as sire maam majesty and variations for different realms. It mentions Queen Victoria and rulers of Germany Austria Greece Sweden Belgium and Italy, with guidance on usage and pronunciation.
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Prince of Wales
Victoria
Gladstone
Germany
Austria
Greece
Swendenis
Interesting Statistics on Man's Workload and Body Power
The New York World notes the human body as the most economical machine. In 24 hours the heart does 120 foot tons of work, lungs add 21 foot tons, totaling about 8,400 foot tons of bodily action. About 3,000 foot tons become heat, with the rest as muscular and mental work. A man’s energy from food far exceeds any engine for similar fuel use.
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New York World
The Trailing Skirt Condemned by European Doctors
European physicians at a Rome congress condemn long skirts as dangerous to health. Dr Casagrandi showed strolling women with trailing garments yielded microbes and bacilli on skirts, suggesting germs of influenza consumption and typhoid fever.
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Europe
Rome
Philip Casagrandi
Ice water habits recommended in old advice
The article discusses ice cold and iced water, praising water cooled by ice not touching it. It notes drinking water abundantly before bed and first thing in the morning cleanses the system, especially the stomach, and acts as a diuretic.
Call at the Golden Horse Shoe in Warren Pa
A local notice invites readers to contact at the Golden Horse Shoe located at 309 Second Street Warren Pennsylvania for further information or services. The brief entry provides no dates or additional actions.
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Golden Horse Shoe
No. 309
Second St
Warren, Pa
First National Bank Warren County Penn a oldest bank
First National Bank led by F H Rockwell president advertises as the oldest bank in Warren County Pennsylvania. It highlights collections, prompt remittance on pay day, and low exchange rates. It offers light drafts to England Ireland Scotland and continental Europe. It lists passage tickets via National Line steamships to Liverpool Queenstown Antwerp Hamburg Havre Paris Gothenburg Christiana and Copenhagen with rail connections to New York via the P&E Railroad.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
National Line of Iron
Liverpool
Queenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Paris
Gothenburg
Christania
Copenhagen
New York
Bran Jelly A Wholesome Food Substitute
A Rural New Yorker suggestion describes making bran jelly by soaking two cupfuls of bran in cold water, discarding the water, adding three cupfuls of boiling water, boiling two hours, straining, returning to heat, boiling to the point, salting with one teaspoon, pouring into a mold and cooling. The siftings from graham or whole wheat flour can be used as well.
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New Yorker
Pocketbook to Match Gown
No woman can have too many pocket books as the fashion of summer dictates matching purses to gowns. Choose a delicate pastel leather tint to harmonize with popular gown colors.
Hair brush hygiene and scalp care guidance from a specialist
A scalp specialist urges weekly washing and at least bi monthly sterilization of hair brushes to prevent infection. The advice notes brushing needs vary by scalp, recommends a prescribed stiff brush for some heads, and a coarse rounded comb. It also contrasts women and men hair care and warns about hat heat and leather band decay fostering microbes.
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Cincinnati Tribune
Midway Exposition Luna Ride Promises New World of Wonders
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo 1901 will feature a mile of frontage and a host of novel entertainments led by the airship Luna voyage. It promises inventive shows and improved attractions, including the famed A Trip to the Moon experience and a skyward tour over Rochester Albany and New York. The piece also surveys fashion trends of the season with Tuscan hats, soft silks, ribbon forms, and stylish sleeve details.
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Temple of Music
Esenwein & Johnson
Buffalo
Esplanade
United States
Moon
Luna
Earth
Rochester
Albany
New
York
Stage Glints and Theatre Plans Revealed
Beerbohm Tree to play Othello and John Templeton to adapt The Romance of Robert Burns for the stage. Thomas Nelson Page is dramatizing Red Rock, while Pinero may write for Olga Nethersole. Duse rates Tolstoi beside Shakespeare. Frohman to stage Via Crucis and Red Pottage rights secured. Lectures will feature M Labori and Owen Fawcett set as Polonius in Sothern’s Hamlet.
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Beerbohm Tree
Thomas Nelson Page
Red Rock
Arthur W. Pinero
Olga Nethersole
Eleanora Duse
Tolstoi
Shakespeare
Robert Burns
John Templeton
Marion Crawford
Charles Frohman
Bostonians
Pittsburg
Daniel Frohman
England
M. Labori
Dreyfus
Owen Fawcett
Osric
Winter Garden
New York
Polo
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Sassari
A Troop
Buck O'Niell
Arizona
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Capitol
Wickwberg
Globe-Democrat
Jers
Castoria
California
Bears
Nervita
Nervita Medical Company
Clinton and
Jackson Streets
Chicago
Illinois
Siegeried’s Pharmacy
C. Smith & Son
Warren
Baker & Bowman Co
Utz & Dunn
Levis & Pifer’s
Ladies’ Fine Shoes
Goker & Son
First National Bank
F. H. Rockwell
F. K. Russell
Warren County
Penn’a
Helen Roor
Lima
Ohio
Roof
Diamond Drug Co
West Broadway
N. Y
W. Genesee Street
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Burg
Points
Erie
Emporium
Kane
Hier Graeme
Williamsport
Phiadelphia
Falls Creek
J. B. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Buffalo and Allegheny Division
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Elow
Olean Express
Irvington
Tidbute
Tionesta
Oil City
Buffalo Express
Pullman Sleeper
IARD
J. B. Hurcu Hinson
J. R. Woop
Gen
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River R. R. Co. Lessee
Sun
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Syracuse
Niagara Falls
Oscceeessbumfaio
Socoeee
Eesasecs
Falconer Junct
Socs
Fpewsdufe Vooeees
Titusville
Geo. W. Bartlett
H. Parry
Exchange St
Gro
H. Daniels
York City
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Sheffield Junction
Lamona
Ee Junction
Rahe
Shef
Junction
Jerry Crary
Sunt
Eaie
Boston
Cincinnati St. Louis
East
West
Garfield
Div Pas
Jamestown, N
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Charles A. Gray
M’kinley
Rookwood
Theodore Roosevelt
Pisa
W. H. Druen
Dearborn St
Rei Razle
Marcenas
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