Woman Sculptor Theo Ruggles Kitson Gains Fame From Paris Studying Years
The 1890 Paris salon featured Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson in bronze Young Orpheus. Born in Brookline, she studied in Paris and Boston under Henry Kitson, marrying him after returning home. Her landmark work includes a memorial to Mother Bickerdyke, making her one of the era’s most renowned women sculptors.
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Orpheus
Theo Alice Ruggies
Brookline
Boston
Edwards
Ruggles
Theo Alice
Henry A H. Kitson
Art Museum
Paris
Henry Kitson
Roumania
Alice Ruggles
Daguan-Bouveret
Catois
Bickerdyke
Old Fashioned Remedies For Colds
An old fashioned guide to treating colds without patent medicines. Hot lemonade before bed with two lemons in hot water, boiled briefly, sweetened, and drunk hot. Also notes onion syrup as helpful for hoarseness.
Practical Household Hacks From Frugal Times
A corner buttonhole on a dishcloth lasts longer than a loop for hanging. Half a lemon stays fresh under a glass to stay flavorful. Turkish bath towels clean wood floors better than ordinary cloths. Wash cane chair seats hot and air dry to tighten. Bread slices or apples in cake tins help keep them fresh longer.
How to Properly Iron and Care for Handkerchiefs
A guidance piece on preserving delicate handkerchiefs during laundering. It explains avoiding rough handling by laundresses and recommends line drying with black toilet pins, uneven folding, and careful ironing sequence. It advises ironing each piece individually, preserving hems and embroidery, and showing preference for wrong side initials.
Dangers of Ammonia in Hair Care and Skin
The piece warns against excessive use of violet ammonia in bath water and on the hair, noting it dries and irritates skin and can damage hair follicles. It advises against using ammonia on the scalp, suggests using hot towels and a warm dry room to hasten drying, and mentions weak solutions for hair removal in extreme cases.
Homemade Tray on Wheels Aids Kitchen Work
A woman homemaker celebrates a tray on wheels she made for setting and clearing the table. The deep tray with strong handles sits atop casters, carrying china and silver in one move. It speeds service by allowing dishes to be moved around the table and easily taken to the kitchen for washing.
Baby's Blanket
A brief fragment indicates a sale or product listing for cotton baby blankets. The readable text emphasizes a single item described as pretty cotton material available for purchase. No names, dates, or locations are provided.
Blanket Making Technique From Simple Knitting Notes
Instructions describe cutting a fabric strip four inches above and below center, dividing into four widths to create four blankets. Bind edges with baby ribbon or finish with a blanket stitch. Work with a double thread, guiding the needle between the thread.
Cornmeal and Sour Milk Waffle Recipe
A vintage batter combines flour cornmeal sour milk sour cream and eggs. Mix dry ingredients fold in beaten whites then bake in a hot greased waffle iron and serve hot.
Nervous Women and Silk Skirt Rustle Quip
A witty remark on extreme nerves contrasts calm and hypernervous women, noting how even the sound of silk can unsettle some and evokes a humorous, clipped aside from Filevende Blatter.
Household Tips for Food Prep and Cleaning
The text advises rubbing with a lemon after peeling to stop staining and to scrub nails to let lemon juice reach the skin. It recommends washing with warm water and no soap, suggests a common ammonia mix of one tablespoon per quart of water for cleaning, and praises a glass fruit jar for keeping cooking raisins moist.
New Bilby Namer Pootly Sparks Playful Debate
In St Louis, residents discuss a bilby kept as a pet. The caretaker plans to name the creature Pootly with half the name Smith as a hopeful clue. The rest of the name remains undecided.
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Bilby
Smith
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Naval cooks trained to improve enlisted meals
Admiral Evans pushes better fare for sailors. Newport dispatch reports a new cooking school at the naval training station under two naval paymasters. Cooks and bakers learn to prepare rations from bread to biscuits and beans, with Boston observations guiding navy beans nationwide.
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Uni | States Navy
Bob Evans
Newport i. I
New York
Naval Training Station
Naval
Navy
Boston
Taft Snubs Pompous Visitor At Entrance
Secretary of War Taft, on leaving the Tlotel Manhattan for Oyster Bay, was approached by a boastful admirer in the hall. Taft eyed him with disbelief, then flashed a broad smile, shook hands, and moved on saying to a friend at the door that the man was a good natured little ass.
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Manhattan
New York
Oyster Bay
Taft
New York Times
Wish For Pie Gratified In Minot Prairie Route
A Minot group including Attorney Ben Bradford Sam Clark and two business men missed pie after a morning of hunting. As the party lamented the lapse a buggy appeared across the prairie delivering pie, reported by the Minneapolis Journal and local editors.
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Minot
S. DD
Minneapolis Journal
Ben Bradford
Sam Clark
Reporter
Runaway Horses and Pie Discovery at Stoppage
A pair of horses bolted but were halted by bystanders. A knife was found under the carriage seat crusts along with two apple pies, suggesting a curious scene and potential mischief.
Poison by Mistake and the Locked Poison Bottle
A father endures lifelong remorse after a mix up of poison and medicine. The piece urges strict labeling and penalties for sellers and reports a new English exhibition bottle that locks with a key to prevent accidental poisoning, a potential boon for mothers and nurses.
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England
Humor and Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
The poem explores price perception and value for everyday goods from cigars to art. It contrasts cheap appearance with true worth, noting people misjudge items by cost and pedigree, not intrinsic merit, while a rooster’s prize status mirrors this theme. A humorous anecdote about a mother chasing trouble ends the piece.
Vegetarian walker aims for San Francisco from Chicago
C J Kramer of So Dearborn street plans a cross country walk starting from City Hall to San Francisco. He intends eight hours of walking daily and a vegetable diet while funding his trip by lecturing along towns on the route. He hopes to arrive by January 1 and uses the journey to promote vegetarianism and raise funds.
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Chicago
C. J. Kramer
Dearborn Street
City Hall
San Francisco
Beauty Hints From A Grim Page of Advice
A satirical list offers harsh tips on personal grooming noting drastic measures for blemishes and hair. It mocks vanity with blunt instructions such as dusting the skin, biting on powder, shaving habits, hammering nails, and alarming remedies for crow feet and falling hair.
Cinnamon Cupcake Gem Pan Recipe
Cream together butter and sugar then add milk alternating with flour and baking powder. Beat eggs, fold in cinnamon and bake in gem pans for a light spiced cake.
Riot erupts at Hungarian wedding in Joliet
Michael Kireh is under arrest after a violent assault on Jolla Mikso, leader of a gypsy band, when Mikso refused a drink. Mikso and his musicians arrived for a wedding in Joliet, and the event devolved into a riot.
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Joliet
Jolla Mikso
Mikso
Michael Kireh
Baseball Scores From The Daily League Slate
Scores from Chicago dated Sept 21 show the League games with results Pittsburg-Brooklyn 1 2 Pillsborg 2 Cincinnati New York 5 3 St Louis Philadelphia 8 3 Chicago Weather. American highlights Boston 4 Cleveland 1 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 1 New York 0 Detroit 1. Chicago 2 Washington 1 in the first game and Chicago 13 Washington 6 in the second.
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Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Pillsborg
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Price of shoes rises threaten family budgets
An Alternative notes rising shoe prices strain a patient father and hint at a shift toward barefoot fashion if costs climb further.
Society girl plots to cure devoted admirer with wart remedy
A society girl boasts of ways to discard a persistent admirer. She jokes about seating him daily and even mentions a wart-removal remedy found in a drugstore as a supposed cure. The exchange highlights her impatience and schemes to end the attention.
There is no use in crying in grief poem verse
A short verse reflects on grief and emotional restraint. The lines urge crying briefly to release heartache, then warn against lingering sorrow that saps spirit and spirit’s resilience. It centers on the tension between sorrow and the need to endure.
They Disagree About Liberty and Politeness
A brief exchange contrasts liberty with courtesy as one person declares freedom to act while the other insists the burden and thanks belong to them. The dialogue playfully explores social obligation and mutual politeness in restrained terms.
Baseball Magnates as Philanthropists Plan Fences Round Parks
A playful line imagines baseball magnates as generous planners who would carefully set fences around parks with knotholes scattered about, suggesting a whimsical view of sport and public amenities.
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Philanthropiata
Who Will Abolish Work Says Curious Question
A quoted exchange ponders who invented work and who may abolish it revealing a playful, speculative tone about labor's origins and the fate of labor in society. The dialogue hints at transformative ideas without asserting concrete facts.
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Cardus
Lucinda Johnson
Fish Creek
Wis
Truths and Opinions on Marriage and Morality
The passage muses on gender roles and social behavior with wry aphorisms. It contrasts marital expectations with financial reality and jokes about honesty and optimism in society. It closes with a quip about crime and public reaction.
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