Mrs. Lansing Emerges as Cabinet Hostess of Washington
The article profiles Mrs. Robert Lansing wife of the new secretary of state as the leading cabinet hostess. It notes her Smith College background her experience assisting her mother and her readiness to entertain the diplomatic corps in Washington. It mentions the family’s Longstanding ties to the Fosters and their Washington and Watertown homes and her status just below the president and first lady in social rank.
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John Bay
Washington
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Harrison
John W. Foster
Lansing
Fosters
Harriisand
Moroe
Watertown
N. Y
General
Foster
State Department
Eighteenth Street
White House
Secretary of State
Diplomatic Corps
Ways to Clean Silver in Household Tips Column
Cleaning silver can be done with kerosene on a soft cloth followed by scalding water. Sour milk baths help badly tarnished items. Vinegar caners left to sit remove internal films. Alcohol with salt or soda cleans egg stains and acts as a cleanser. Magnesia in a chamois bag polishes, velvet adds shine, and a broken clothespin can aid polishing between tines and moldings.
Button Hooks Sold For Five Cents With White Bone Handles
Advertises five cent button hooks with white bone handles. Suggests households stock up so every home can have at least one shoe buttoner. Notes the frustration of misplacing a buttoner.
Good Wifeship and the Scotch Plowman Bobby Burns
The excerpt recalls Bobby Burns and a poetical line on good wife qualities. It cites a humorous Scottish-sounding opinion dividing good wifeship into ten parts with good nature four parts, sense two, wit one, personal charm one, leaving two parts to fortune education and status to be allocated as one wishes.
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Bobby Burns
Sports blouse styles for athletic and day wear
The blouse development offers sporty and dressy options. An illustration shows a pink and white striped linen blouse with plain white collar and cuffs, featuring large white pearl buttons as the sole ornament.
Black and Rose Screen Depicts Pink Chrysanthemums
Japanese silk screen features four leaves with two shown in illustration. Richly embroidered panels in black and rose highlight pink chrysanthemums. Ebony casings complement the design.
Making Livable Porches and Private Outdoor Retreats
Privacy enhances porch appeal and livability for homes in all settings. Roofed extensions can become balconies with slatted floors, awnings, and curtains providing shelter from dust and bustle. Even modest homes can gain charm with swings, chairs, plants, and vines forming a cozy, stable outdoor center.
Cooling Method For Milk In Warm Weather
A simple technique to keep milk or other liquids cool involves wrapping a cloth soaked in cold water around the jug or bottle and placing it in a cool drafty spot. Evaporation enhances cooling more than submerging the container in cold water.
Potatoes Serve Uncovered Then Cloth Covered Rest Time
The note advises serving potatoes uncovered and covering briefly with a cloth, not a lid, to absorb condensing steam and prevent sogginess. It also includes quotes about ideals and immortality from the Philadelphia Record and Boston Transcript.
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Philadelphia Record
Linen and Lace Centerpiece in Vogue This Season
The centerpiece features linen lace and embroidery with net underlay. Embroidery holds the net’s flowers and leaves to the linen, while linen torchen lace edges the design.
Striped fabrics in voile and chif fon over taffeta
The piece discusses white and black stripes used in voile or chif fon set over white taffeta. It notes blue or black velvet ribbon edging for stability and charm. It then mentions Henry Wadgworth Longfellow buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
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Longfellow
Henry Wadgworth Longfellow
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Boston
Crochet edge and lace patterns for towels and borders
Crochet hints describe edging a towel with a decorative border using CR chain de and tr stitches. Details include first row and second row sequences, picot tips, and narrow lace with specific chain counts and double crochet placements.
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Fan Lace Crochet Edging For Towels And Lingerie
Crochet instructions for fan lace edging using No. 16 cotton and No. 4 steel hook, plus narrower border with No. 40 cotton and No. 6 hook. Steps cover chain counts, treble and double crochet patterns, picots, and joining to form a repeat along the length, including widths, rows, and joining details.
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D.c
D. c
Young girl hints at space in diplomatic seat
A New York Post item recalls an amusing scene as an unidentified young girl hints at finding more room if another child vacates a park bench while considering the era of women entering government and diplomacy.
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New York
New York Post
Practical Health Hint on Bran Bath Preparations
A medical note explains making a bran bath for irritated skin. Soak coarse bran in water in a muslin bag until the bath resembles thin porridge, squeezing the bag frequently. The remedy aims to soothe certain skin conditions and avoid increased irritation from plain water.
Shortest stories teased by Detroit Free Press
A fragmentary note from the Detroit Free Press lists supposed brief tales with fanciful titles like Cross eyed Christopher and The Tragedy of a Sausage, claiming authorship by a figure linked to Every Horse Has His Neigh. The text shifts to a blackout joke about a fire and a quip about a vanity set, ending abruptly with The Liar.
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Detroit Free Press
Allegrdd
Christopher
Baki
Thomases
No Idle Tears in a Kansas City Journal Verse
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal invokes the line No Idle Tears and a poet’s gloss on tears. It notes a tune author distant from keen sentiment and suggests a husband sees his wife cry as a signal of expenses or purchases.
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Kansas City Journal
Tell it Why should I lend you two dollars
A brief exchange shows an immediate demand for two dollars, with a retort about gratitude and a contrasting claim of not asking for ten. The dialogue preserves sharp, brusque tone and attribution to two speakers, indicating a financial quarrel.
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Bosaton Globe
Fragmented verse snippet with family dialogue
A distorted literary fragment describes a family dinner scene with Joseph Sinclair and rabbit meat. A girl tears her hare while a sister and Fritz exchange lines about a stuffy house and opening a window in a theatrical, melodramatic tone.
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Joseph Sinclair
May
Louis
Fritz
Big Sister
Up Near the Front Dame Fashion’s Bright Array
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes Miss Nouge and powder lead Dame Fashion in a daily new coat display. The item highlights seasonal styles and a self-assured urban wardrobe, underscoring fashion trends in the city.
Severe Teat and Bluff Over Night Bookkeeping
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a tense scene about a bookkeeper who is accused of theft. One man suspects the bookkeeper, but he swears innocence. The plan to test his steadiness involves a fountain pen as evidence.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Heart Drama In Three Reels Sees Gladiola Jinks Transform
A fragmented note references Arthur Brown and Gladiola Jinks in a change of name to Mia, with a nod to a New York Times column on performance. It hints at social rise and personal change within a legible thread about identity.
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Arthur Brown
Gladiola Jinks
Mia
de Puy Payster Robinson
Michigan Gargoyle
Rimed. The poet sighs for a word to rhyme with month
A poet longs for a rhyme with month as a mathematical friend named Bug proposes X n plus 1 th. Cornell Widew ventures a playful, puzzle flavored line that blends verse with algebraic whimsy.
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Cornell
Phrase on chiropody and poisoning misunderstanding
A Baltimore American quip notes a person asking why they must seek chiropody, replying that it is believed to be associated with too much poisoning. The item reflects a humorous take on medical advice and public confusion.
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Baltimore
Perfection in Character and Art Reflected by Colton
The historian notes that perfection is unattainable in both mind and body. He uses Zeuxis as an analogy where five virgins contributed to Helen’s image, illustrating that virtue and flaw coexist.
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Zeuxis
Helen
iColton
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Readers
Gossiping letters from Princeton and Poland Maine extoll Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles and relief during life events. Mrs Honack Newman and Mira J F Johnson endorse its benefits and invite others to seek guidance from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Princeton
Lydia B. Pinkhen
Thal
Mira J. PF. Johnson
Tinos
Poland
Nly
Lydia
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Westport Cottages
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