Siege shadows end in cottage reunion and breakfast
Felix Selden and allies shelter in a fortified log cottage as Barbara Graham arrives to help and set the table. Duponceau and Rodney discuss a potential truce with a captured foe, while outside barbed danger escalates with a balcony assault and renewed siege threats.
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Duponceau
Barbara
Mr. Selden
Rodney
Felix
Graham
Monsieur Duponceau
Charles
Gonten
Mionsieur
Monsieur Pierre
Wyoming cave markings puzzle historians
Prof Harlan L. Smith of the New York Museum of Natural History highlights rock inscriptions in Wyoming. The petroglyphs and pictographs across quarries and caves suggest ancient non white inhabitants with possible ceremonial symbols, dated before horses. The findings span from Newcastle to Casper, including a five acre quarry with hammer stones and tools.
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Wyoming
Harlan L. Smith
New York Museum of Natural History
Prof. Smith
Newcastle
Black Hills
Old Creek Canyon
Crazy Woman
Muddy
Wall Country
Casper
Hammond
Perfect Confidence and Dying Whales in Decline
A physician attending a gravely ill man makes a fatalistic statement before the man’s death, only to be contradicted by the patient’s final quip. The piece also notes a whale catch decline with only 150 whales taken annually and cites a mortality rate of sixty four per million people.
Picnics as Entertaining Options and Home Etiquette
The Agricultural Epitomist notes picnics are appealing for simple entertaining with careful planning. Park or woods setups feature menus from fresh fish to sandwiches, cold meats, and desserts. Clear tables and pleasant manners prevent family discord and foster gracious homes.
Plain Women and Fashion Trends in Summer Styles
An essay extols plain women as vital yet unglamorous figures in society and discusses beauty myths, historic queens, and the power of attraction. It surveys summer hat trends with broad-brimmed styles, Shantung trims, and linen suits featuring flat folded braiding and decorative patterns.
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Paris
The Midsummer Girl Chooses a Black Lace Hat
A fashion conscious young woman tires of a drooping hat in the heat of midsummer. She selects a black wide brimmed lace braid hat, trims it with soft satin, and pins on bright brilliants. She wears the hat high rather than pulled down, bowing to fashion while defying its usual styling.
Health and Beauty Hints for Nails and Scalp Care
Unbroken chilblains respond to rubbing with table salt dampened with water. Weekly mani curls plus daily scrubbing and polishing keep nails in good order. A fine-tooth comb can injure the scalp when misused as tight points irritate skin and may worsen dandruff. Vigorous brushing in sun aids scalp circulation, adds shimmer, banishes oils, and yields soft fluffy coiffure.
A Home Laundry Method from an Old Domestic Guide
A boiler of water is filled with one cup washing fluid and one bar of good soap. Whites are sorted into four piles from best to colored, then washed in stages with hot and cold water, boiled for whites, rinsed, and air dried without blueing, all within two hours.
Fashionable hat with silk band and gold embroidery described
The piece explains a roughly woven mahogany brown basket straw hat styled for dress. A stiff silk band, gold embroidery, and waved lines trim the crown, with brown and gold aigrettes and a new soft wing with a long pointed quill as garniture.
Value of Little Virtues for Ordinary Lives
Do not be troubled for lacking great virtues. God made many spears of grass where he made one tree. The earth is fringed with grasses not forests. Cultivate little virtues and common fidelities rather than heroic sainthood.
No Place for a Flirt in the Office
A dated moralistic note claims women hired to chase lovers hinder employers and advance poorly. It warns flirtatious behavior wastes time, suggesting domestic tasks like dishwashing as better use of a woman’s energy.
Scour Irona Before Ironing for Better Work
The guide warns that novices fail when irons are not clean. Begin with thorough scouring using soap and water to prevent rust transfer onto clothes. Do not dry irons on the fire as it causes rust.
Prize Definition of a Lady Wins by Gentlewoman
A prize from the Gentlewoman of London goes to an entry defining a lady as a gentlewoman who shows by her words and actions a sweet and gentle dignity with gracious charm and demeanor.
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London
Belle Married Billie in a Million Dollar Panic
Lillian notes the cause was his high rating of a million. The panic arrived quickly, Bill lost his cash, and Belle lost her reason as the situation unfolded.
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Belle
Billie
Lillian
Bill
Puck
Bishop Doane Denounces Suffrage Comment at Graduation
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports Bishop Doane of New York warned a graduating class that womanhood gains nothing from suffrage and loses dignity amid the clamor for this chimera. The remark drew notice as a pointed stance in early 20th century debates.
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Bishop Doane
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Porch Clothesline Setup Tips
Advice for installing a back porch clothesline using galvanized screw hooks inside each post and looped rope or wire ends. Cut to fit distances, hook on and off easily, and store clean when not in use.
Beans Brighton Burners Boil Lamp Burners in Water
Beans Brighton Burners boil lamp burners in the water used for boiling beans. The note describes a kitchen task involving lamp burners and the vessel holding the boiled beans.
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Brighton
Lord Teach Us to Pray The Real Power of Prayer
Rev Frank G Smith argues that true prayer goes beyond words to a living relationship with God. He describes prayer as being in God's presence, cites personal experience, and urges believers to seek constant communion to unlock grace and see all things work for good.
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Frank G. Smith
God
Source of All Solace Friendship and divine companionship
A sermon by Rev. P. A. Halpin reflecting on Psalms 73:25 and the primacy of friendship. It extols God as the ultimate friend, describes His constancy through life’s trials, and urges reliance on spiritual companionship over worldly flattery. It warns against self-centered living and champions loyalty, truth, and generous openness.
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P. A. Halpin
David
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