Midseason Frocks Bring Fresh Style and Individual Flair
A fashion writer notes midseason gowns offer a fresh, distinct note of design with longer silhouettes and expressive trims. French black serge dresses with red braid and buttons stand out, while new fabrics like Rodier kasha cloth appear. sleeves and peplums evolve, and the suit wanes in popularity.
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New York Times
Paris
Rodier
Grapefruit Recipes for Breakfast and Desserts
A citrus recipe note outlines grapefruit based dishes including Grapefruit Custard with milk eggs and sugar baked in dishes, Grapefruit and Tomato Salad with celery and mayo, Grapefruit Dessert with pineapple and citrus juices, and Cranberry Conserve blending oranges raisins and cranberries.
The Kitchen Cabinet 7
A fragmentary notice presents a literary snippet titled The Kitchen Cabinet 7 from 1922. The excerpt mentions a poetic line about a hand in hand with the world and a gypsy trail theme, indicating a periodical humor or feature piece from a Western Newspaper Union publication.
Keep Sweet and Sing Through Clouds of Worry
A quoted verse by Eben Rexford urges calm acceptance of events. It advises laughter as relief, trust in divine wisdom, and maintaining cheerful demeanor while awaiting better days. The poem centers on resilience and faith.
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Eben Rexford
Trim Your Wife's Craft Revenue Cutter Quip
A sharp exchange features a man ordering to trim his wife and another man quips that she is a revenue cutter. The dialogue hints at maritime or naval imagery with a joking undercurrent about a ship and authority.
California Fig Syrup Adverts for Child Bowel Relief
Cliched advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to children with constipation or illness. It touts a quick, gentle laxative effect within hours and claims widespread use by millions. Cautions buyers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup with age directions on the bottle.
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California
Snuffo CO
State
Chicago
Abominable Men of the Snows Debunked as Monkeys
The Petit Parisien and La Nature report that the Himalayan "abominable men" are not humans but langurs. A stuffed langur named in the Himalayas is exhibited in a museum, while Mr. Goodwin Austin explains this Tibetan monkey’s true nature, countering sensational claims.
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Himalaya
Snows
Petit Parisien
Himalayas
Goodwin
Austin
Tibet
New York Tribune
Opera Outing Sparks Boxholder Complaint
A jocular exchange notes TJ and his wife at the opera where she allegedly enjoyed the performance. A punchline questions boxholder attendance as many names on the program were missing, implying refunds or disputes.
Smokestack Demolished on Staten Island in 55 Minutes
Five workers toppled a 148 foot smokestack on Staten Island using a new method. The 47 foot diameter, 850 ton structure fell in 55 minutes after three base openings and wooden shoring blocks were used. Bricks were burned and removed center pieces, but most bricks stayed intact ready for reuse.
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Staten Island
N. Y
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Had the Chance, All Right
A rustic reminiscence recalls Noah's ark and wary neighbors in a humorous Uncle Eben aside about submarines and wicked neighbors missing their chance to annihilate the animal kingdom.
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Noah
Eben
Animal Kingdom
Peggy Moriarty Pether Tests A Lords Courtesy
In a Munster circuit session Sir Peter OBrien, Ireland's lord chief justice, attempted a familiar question to a peasant witness. The witness retorted with dignity, correcting him as Mrs Moriarty Pether, asserting her rightful name. The moment highlights tensions between judicial formality and common speech.
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Peter O'Brien
Ireland
Munster
Peggy
Man Wonders About Wireless Wi-Fi Before Bed
A man returns home at 3 a m and wanders into the parlor. His wife questions his late hour, and he quips that he is considering having the house wired for wireless.
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