Masquerade Night and a Cryptic Ten of Hearts
On a midnight train I encounter a suspect from a curio shop and fear a hidden card scheme. At a Hunt Club masquerade I chase the ten of hearts amid witty exchanges and suspicious smiles, unsure who holds the count.
Stylish Street Suit Patterns 5696 and 5632
Pattern Nos 5696 and 5632 feature a gray and black checked suit with a five gore skirt and inverted back box pleat. The coat styles suit long or short hip length, with seams extending to shoulders for graceful lines. Available fabrics include broadcloth serge cheviot mohair. coat uses 2.5 yards of 44 inch material and skirt 6.5 yards for size 36. Prices are ten cents each pattern. orders via Pattern Department with size and pattern number.
Goatskin Imports Jump in 1906 to 32 Million
Goatskins valued at 32 million dollars were imported into the United States in fiscal 1906, up from 10 million a decade earlier. The Bureau of Statistics notes pig tin as the only other major gains in manufacturing materials, with India the largest supplier at 11 million in 1896.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
India
Ladies Round Yoke Blouse Pattern 5541
Pattern 5541 presents a blouse waist in white China silk with eyelet embroidery and Valenciennes lace. Features deep tucks at front, round yoke, high standing collar, and neckband. adaptable fabrics include crepe de chine and mohair. Medium size requires 2 5/8 yards of 36 inch material. sizes 32 to 42 inches offered.
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Pattern Department
Prospective Groom Seeks Marriage Charge Humor
Brief cartoon dialogue shows a groom asking a minister the price to marry them. The minister quotes twenty five dollars, and when asked about kissing the bride, reduces the fee to five dollars. The gag preserves a jealous narrator and a playful twist on wedding costs.
First and Second Thoughts
A quotation attributed to Hall on conscience and prudence contrasts first thoughts as best in conscience with last thoughts in prudence.
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Hall
Effective Medicine for La Grippe and Catarrh
Principal Robi Madison of Cullowhee High School praises Peruna as most effective for la grippe and says it cured his wife’s nasal catarrh. Mrs Jennie W Gilmore of White Oak Ind Ter reports la grippe followed by systemic catarrh improved after using Peruna and Manalin. Mrs Jane Gift of Athens Ohio notes peruna helped her resume work after grippe six years ago.
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Robi. L. Madison, A. M
Cullowhee High School
Painter
N. C
Jennie W. Gilmore
White Oak
Ind
Ter
Peruna
Manalin
Jane Gift
Athens
Ohio
Peruna Helps After Grippe In Letters From Readers
Three reader notes report lasting after effects from la grippe and pneumonia follow up with Peruna. Victor Patneaude of Topeka credits Peruna with rebuilding strength after twelve years of illness and two years of steady work. T Barnecott of Ontario says two months on Peruna cured winter pneumonia following grippe. Mrs. Chas Wells Sr of Delaware Ohio states Peruna served as a very good tonic after a severe grippe attack.
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Victor Patneaude
Madison St
Topeka
Kan
LA Grippe
T. Barnecott
West Aylmer
Ontario
Can
Peruna
Chas. E. Wells
Delaware
Ohio
Rockefeller at Chicago decennial amid late schedule tale
During Chicago University's decennial celebration John D. Rockefeller stayed several days as a guest. A rapid sequence of events kept each function late by one to four hours. In his after dinner speech he recalled a Boston man stranded by a snowstorm who could not report to work because he had not reached home the previous day.
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Friard
Ten of Hearts
Jersey City
Blankshire
Curio-Shop
Mouquin’s
Teddy
Columbine
Billy
Tam
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Boston
Montreal Herald
Big Bargain Seed Offer From Salzer Co 1906
In 1906 the John A Salzer Seed Co promotes a postpaid offer to gain 200000 new customers. A 12 cent postpaid package includes Garden City Beet Earliest Emerald Cucumber Tin Crosse Market Lettuce 13 Day Radish Blue Blood Tomato Juicy Turnip plus 1000 kernels of flower seeds. Send 16 cents to add Berliner Earliest Cauliflower and receive a free seed catalog and nursery stock.
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Garden City
John A. Salzer
Eraser Prank from Freshman Years Recalls Dr Wield Tale
At a Williams alumni dinner a late story recalls Dr Henry Martyn Wield as a 12 year old freshman who drew a caricature of a farm youth on the classroom blackboard. The foe calmly picked up the boy and used him as an eraser then sat down, ending the incident.
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Henry Martyn
Williams
College
Young Field
Americans Flock to Canada Immigrant Totals Rise
Consul Harry A. Conant writes from Windsor that US immigration to Canada for July through October reached 17 907 up from 12 664 in the previous year, reflecting steady cross border movement during the early fiscal period.
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Canada
Harry A. Conant
Windsor
United States
Soap Ad Claims Buchan's Antiseptic Is Pure and Safe
An old advertisement touts Buchan's Ant septic soap as pure and the only soap guaranteed under new law. It promises skin protection with an antiseptic and offers a full size cake by sending 18 cents to Buchan's Soap Corporation in New York through the dealer.
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Buchan
Buchan’s Soap Corporation
New York
Patriot Baby Turns Red White and Blue in Steam Radiator Tale
A humorous exchange recalls a baby almost scorched by a steam radiator. After cooling in fresh air the infant turns white and then blue, prompting the quip that he is a genuine American baby and a cheer for the red white and blue.
Still More Proof of Pink Pills Relieve Neuralgia
A Indianapolis man recounts a severe head injury leading to yearly neuralgia pain and vision issues. After trying doctors and finding no relief, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills and was cured. his wife also reports relief for nervous headaches. The pills cost 50 cents a box, six boxes for $2 50, from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY. a free booklet on Nervous Disorders is available.
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Otto H. Rose
Lexington Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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Teddy Hamilton
Munich
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Dicky
Julius
Caesar
Cassius
Our Pattern Department
James J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie