The Making of Lace Across Ancient Civilizations
A compact historical overview tracing lace origins from Egypt and Rome to Venice and France, noting how lace emerged as art in the Middle Ages. It contrasts hand made and machine made lace, discussing the difficulty of identifying original homes of pieces and highlighting Brussels pillow lace and seventeenth century Venetian Punto in aria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Grecian
Venice
England
Colbert
Brussels
The Stony Indians Friend to Whites in Calgary Tale
Calgary readers see a history of the Stony Indians living near Morley in the foothills of the Rockies. The article rejects uprisings, notes long treaty fidelity, Christian influence from Rev. Dr. Rundle, and mutual respect with Canadians. It describes hunting life, gender roles, and a peaceful, cooperative relationship with whites and the Canadian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
United States
Little Station
Morley
Here
Rock Mountains
Hudson Bay Company
Horthwest
Territories
Rundle
Northwest
Riel
Rocky Mountains
Bayer
Bronx
Yankee Inventions At Saratoga Raves Stir Talk
Admiral Dewey attended a Saratoga event where farmers greeted him and discussed inventions. A Boston Post tale recounted a Chinese paper praising a Yankee hen nest that allegedly increases egging capacity with a hidden subterranean trap and silent operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Saratoga
Boston Post
Philippines
Sosabe
Proper Distinction Between Fashionable and Real Love
A Philadelphia Press item tells of Little Mary’s sister engaged to Mr. Brown who is away with Mary’s brother. Her father asks the child what message to send to Mr. Brown and Brother Tom. She replies she can send fashionable love to I. Brown and real love to Brother Tom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
I. Brown
Brother Tom
Philadelphia
Presa
New Kidney Remedy Claims Consistent Cures
Henry Vaughan of Fate, Texas offers testimony on Dodd's Kidney Pills, saying after months of kidney trouble he used the remedy and rapidly improved, claiming a full and permanent cure with no remaining symptoms. He urges others with kidney ailments to try the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fate
Tex
Henry Vaughan
Dodd
Fortitude Shown By Brave Little Amie At Dentist Visit
Amie suffered a toothache for days and, urged by her mother to be brave, accompanied her father to the dentist. She returned after the visit claiming she showed about twenty tude, illustrating a humorous mispronunciation of fortitude and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amie
Annie
Kansas City Journal
Cheap Excursion to the South by Kansas City Southern Ry
The Kansas City Southern Railway advertises a cheap round trip excursion from Kansas City and Missouri and Kansas stations to Lake Charles Shreveport Beaumont and Port Arthur for $15. Travel must be completed within 21 days with a 15 day final destination deadline. liberal stopovers allowed and likely similar fares from north and east points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Southland
S. G, Warner
G. P
PAL
EL Reesler
T. P
J. IL
Morris
TP. A
Laundered Fat Woman After Museum Fire Referenced
The Philadelphia Record notes a tattooed man, unnamed, being present amid a museum fire incident where firemen reportedly turned on a hose, with a manager figure referenced as Qh seeking recognition or decorations. The fragment hints at a derailed or disrupted event with unclear identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fragmented late 19th century ad scraps mix in a page bite
A collage of ad copy and dialogue snippets appears, including patent medicine claims, confectionery banter, moral questions about Sunday golf, and engagement chatter. Names, places, and dates drift through a scattered historical marketplace of products and parlor talk.
Dean's Kidney Pills Benefited Denver Man Says Relief
Eugene FB Lario of 751 Twentieth Avenue Denver reports backache and kidney trouble ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with stopping pain after a severe attack and notes a free trial offer by Foster Milburn Co to mail the medicine nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene FB. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union
Denver
Col
Anya
Dean
Lario
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
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Delicento Fabrics
Bria
THE
Stony Indians
Pribes
Tratia
Thedime
Zerta
Pacific Avenue
San Francisco News Letter
Louis Xil
Pere
Mme. de Verneuil
Henry IV
Tallemant
Henri IV
Cincinnati Enquirer
M. de Beauchamp
Chicago Journal
TRE Markets
New York
Messinew
Kansas
City
Orleans
B. M. Woolley
Mr. D
Atlanta,Ga
Foodle
Niblik
Boxton Transcript
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Phillphia
Chicago, St. Paul-Minneapolia
Chicago & North-Western
Nell
Philadelphia Ledger
Security
Carter
Carters
Deslors
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona
Mall
Brockton
Muss
Venn
Sawyer
Jexcelsior
Aod
Ammuunition
Union Metalile Cartridge Co
Bridgeport
You Wibu
MD Ae
Tower Colboston Massa
Tower Camaman CO
Selhloch
Locust Street
St. Louis
Sturna
Thea
Revelglot
Money Onlér
Agen 'Aten
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