Should a Wife Object to Husband's Old Pals
A columnist recalls a long friendship between Bill and Harry, strained by Harry's wife who hates Bill and schemes to break their bond. Bill is humbly loyal, while Harry remains puzzled by the shifting social dynamic as birthdays and shared history test the couple’s harmony. The piece ends with a wary question about women and friendship.
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Bill
Harry
Hetty Merriwether
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Easy To Clean Test In Buying
A shopper notes that a charming wall space filling daybed opened to a double bed but proved hard to clean. The piece showed good craftsmanship yet its carved, dusty corners and inaccessible gaps challenged maintenance. The guidance stresses easy cleaning for couches beds and pots and favors utensils that reveal stains promptly for thorough cleaning.
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Olly
A Fashion Model's Paris Diary Sparks Couture Plans
Grace Thorncliffe in Paris shares her diary entry detailing visits to Chanel Worth and Molyneux showrooms, learning about fabrics from Rodier and Bianchini, and observing sales girls and mannequins. She notes upcoming hat styles Empress Eugenie inspired, returning millinery, feathers, and new felt fabrics, plus colors seen at a Colonial Exposition and a Pajama house model she intends to copy for Le Touquet trip.
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Paris
Louvre
Luxembourg
Evermore
Chanel
Worth
Molyneux
Rodier
Bianchini
Madame
Empress Eugenie
le Touquet
Brimmed Hats Rule The Day In Panama Style
A fashion note surveys brimmed hats dominating shops with wearable, smart designs. The large brimmed style leads for general day wear, while sailor and panama hats prevail in sport looks. A black paper-panama model marks the trio illustrating brim supremacy.
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Panama
Madge Finds Focus in Stage Craft for Play
In Adele Garrison’s serial, Madge overcomes stage fright as she works with Lillian and Katrina to craft the third act. The narrator, absorbed in memorized lines, begins shaping the dialogue and stage directions, while the others coordinate notes and timing to avoid interruption.
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Madge
Lillian
Katherine
Gramercy
Gateau
Lil
Katrina
Dicky
Phil
Cuthbert
Ethelberta
Advice to Girls From Nancy Lee
A reader asks why a man fears meeting his girlfriend s mother despite parental consent. Peggy Jane notes trust matters and cautions to reconsider friendliness. A second letter from Lonesome Dick asks how to win a juniors heart, and Anonymous Dick suggests asking the friend to introduce him to the girl.
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Nancy Lee
Peggy Jane
Eggy Jane
The Value of Surgery In Infancy
Dr. Copeland argues early harelip and cleft palate correction benefits nutrition and outcomes. Palate repair advised at six months, harelip in early infancy, third to sixth month often best. Small chloroform use, surgery described as not difficult with gratifying results.
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R. S. Copeland
New York
New York City
Dr. Copeland
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Stars Say For Thursday July 16 Forecasts Big Business Ties
Genevieve KembIe notes favorable astral influences for seeking support from large corporations and secret bodies while avoiding rash moves. Those born on the day may enter a year of major affairs with big enterprises and affiliations, with a lively, ambitious child named. Notable nativity: Mary Baker Eddy.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Great Moments in the Life of Clara Barton
A compact portrait of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, detailing her seven-year battle to establish an American chapter, the Geneva Convention signing, her Civil War relief work, and her tenure as first Red Cross president. The piece traces her birth in 1821, service as a government clerk, battlefield nursing, grave identification efforts, Geneva contact, and death in 1912.
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Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Europe
Hayes
Order of Mercy
Garfield
Blaine
Miss Barton
Arthur
Geneva
Senate
Massachusetts
Clarissa Harlowe
Samuel Richardson
Washington
Patent Office
Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment
Congress
International Society of the Red Cross
Switzerland
United States
Glen Echo
Maryland
Shadow-Children Harbor Deep Sea Mystery
In a surreal tale the shadow-children Flor Hanid Yarn and Knarf witness two heads of a sea serpent eat each other until only two hoops remain. Knarf lures them toward a dark cave where a long arm ensnares the group, dragging them inside as danger looms for tomorrow's installment.
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Flor
Hanid
Yarn
Knarf
Yam
Peature Service, Inc
Quotations and Aphorisms: From Emerson to Keats
A compact column of literary quotes and attributions from various authors. The snippet threads together reflections on honesty, poetry, time, unity, philanthropy, and action. Notable names include Emerson, Herrick, Franklin, Jerrold, Keats, and Macaulay, with excerpts on living fully, seizing moments, and the value of deeds over words.
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Winifred Black
Eleanor Ross
Grace Thorncliffe
The
Marie Marot
Heart of
Wife
Adele Garrison
Jillian
Philip Veritzen
Exhibit A
Copeland
Genevieve Kemble
Alice Alden
Angel of the Battlefield
Maxtrell
Shadow Song
Words of
Fletcher
Ufton
Emerson
Herrick
Benj. Franklin
Jerrold
Keats
Macauly
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