Sunset over the Rio de la Plata Amid War Strain
The article recalls a vivid Rio de la Plata sunset between Buenos Aires and Rosario and contrasts wartime effects on Buenos Aires Montevideo and Rosario. It notes rising prices, altered commerce, and shifting fortunes amid war while Montevideo shows milder impact and trades adapts to supply needs.
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Rio Grande
Rio de la Plata
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Rosario
J. E. Dutterson
Paris
Comerce
South America
Inbar
Memey
Mfontevider
Medietaden
Shepherd Dog Leads Goats for Ore Goat Ryder
F A Pierce of Can yonville Oregon raises goats with his collie Shep guiding the herd. The dog leads the goats to pasture, signals when to return, and even warns off threats. With Shep’s help Pierce produced the champion goat shown at the San Francisco exposition. Hair measured 41\4 inches long.
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F. A. Pierce
Canyonville
Ore
Shep
Pierce
San Francisco Exposition
On Return Trip
Jane Willis Miss Oldbud says she has just passed her twentieth birth day. Marie Gillis passed it coming back no doubt.
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Jane Willis
Miss Oldbud
Marie Gillis
Locust Concert At Dusk Inspires Insect Chorus
In a whimsical tale by Mary Graham Bonner, Daddy explains as locusts host a meadow concert inviting katydids, crickets, and tree crickets. The ensemble later joins in a grand final chorus filling the evening with insect music.
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Daddy
Mary Graham Bonner
Lionel Locust
Be Optimistic and Cheerful Mindset Advice
A brief coaching note encourages maintaining optimism and a cheerful attitude. It warns against a heavy gloom and urges lightness in daily outlooks.
Be Honest. Any Honest Work Is Better for a Blacksmith
A concise statement urges pride in honest labor over prestige professions and champions skillful blacksmithing as honorable work. It frames professional worth by craft quality rather than status.
Well Dressed Girls Coat For The Flapper Age
The article discusses choosing schoolgirls coats for girls under and over sixteen, noting mothers face fashion choices as girls age. It describes a brown heavy wool velour coat with a straight line, narrow shoulders, long waist, narrow belt, and convertible collar, suitable for both young and mature wear, with fur trim variants.
Breakfast coats debut with chic breakfast wear trend
A new breakfast coat enters fashion for Christmas shoppers. Made of light colored taffeta, this simple straight coat reaches nearly to the petticoat, trimmed with ruffles and silk ruchings instead of lace. It pairs with new caps and headbands, ribbons, lace, and flowers, including a satin ribbon Chinese coolie cap, all priced moderately and easy to make.
Crepe Fabrics Predicted To Lead Fashion Next Year
A fashion writer predicts crepes will dominate next year with georgette and crepe fabrics in vogue. Crepe’s charm lies in soft folds that cling and do not show wrinkles, making it practical for daily wear. Shirring tips on sewing machines include loosening tension and stitching rows for even, durable results.
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Georgette
Flowered tea coats with bead-bridged waists
Charming tea coats use flowered mousseline de soie with wide waist slits. Silken beads thread through the openings, creating decorative strands that drape and enhance the garment.
Lima Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy for Health Return
Mrs Jennie Mcyea r of Lima Ohio says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sons Wash restored her health after displacement causing weakness and backache She, a former midwife of seven years, recommends the remedies to other women and offers to answer letters.
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Lima
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie McYear
North St. Lima
Lydia
Pinkham
Oldest joke in the world collection probes a clever quid pro quo
The note traces a long running joke about paying for a kiss with a far fetched item such as an ichthyosaurus and cites variants from Talmud Plautus Aesop and vaudeville. The writer recalls childhood readings minstrel shows and streetcar humor and invites readers to send clippings to join a growing collection.
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Garden of Idea
Ada
Eve
Plautus
Rabelais
Joe Miler
Hastening His Departure
Reported in a light hearted note that young Boreson makes little progress with Miss Gadder as she positions the clock hands by fifteen minutes to half an hour whenever he turns his back to change records on the phonograph.
Oh My Edith Pets and Press Quip About Dog
A light dialogue notes a railway accident where Edith learns Mr Sopht loses his dog in the crash. He survived while the dog was killed. Edith remarks a proverb about wine and press agents.
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Edith
Mr. Sopht
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Recoria
Bulit
River Plate
Urcano Park
Mr. Lionel Locust
Gabi, Brian Ly
Woman
Green Mountain
J. H. Guild
New York Medical College
New York Chemical Laboratory
Bellevue
New York
Hospit
J. H. Guild Co
Rupert
Heaven
Hell
Swedenborg
American Swedenborg Printing & Publishing Society
West 29Th Street
Adam Sprung
Spider
Rose
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