Recognize Matron in Latest Modes
A fashion essay argues World War I shifted style toward mature femininity. The Paris shows echo a gentler, dignified look as war influence fades, with flapper roots yielding to grown women and new velvet and cape fashions. Designers embrace beige, cobalt, rose tones and velvet hats.
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New York Herald- Tribune
Ritz
Paris
Navy
San Juan Hill
Dewey
Foch
Pershing
Haig
Couture
Jeunesse
Godet
Longchamp
Chantilly
Auteuil
Poiret
Seasonal Good Things and Cucumbers in the Kitchen
The article offers seasonable recipes and tips featuring cucumbers such as Stewed Cucumbers, Stuffed Baked Cucumbers, Japanese Method, Cream of Cucumber Soup, Tomato Ice, and Belgian Wash. It also covers Everyday Good Things with Virginia Creamed Beets Hindu Salad and a Thousand Island dressing, plus baked kidney beans and Dutch stuffed doughnuts with serving ideas and storage notes.
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Virginia
Cobra Spits Death From Fifteen Feet
The Philadelphia Record reports that C Emerson Brown superintendent of the Zoological Gardens defends the claim that spitting cobras can kill at fifteen feet. Raymond Ditmars Bronx Zoo curator backs the danger, noting venom can strike glass and threaten bystanders. Brown describes the snakes, their size, and the need for caution around visitors.
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C. Emerson Brown
Zoological Gardens
New York
Mr. Brown
Better Train Handling By Riding At Rear On Rail Line
Engineers study the effect of taking up slack by riding in the rear of a long Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac train. The plan aims to improve handling and reduce discomfort for rear-car passengers, shown to work well physically and psychologically.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Railway Review
Had an Alibi in the Legion Recruiting Tale
A husky man recounts a wartime recruiting office visit where a doctor instructed him to disrobe and then examined him, prompting a defensive chest thump and a hospital stay lasting through the war's end. The anecdote appears in the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Lightning kills hog during slaughter near Bronson Minn
Charles Falk and a neighbor prepared to butcher a fat hog on a rainy Bronson Minnesota afternoon. They proceeded to the pig house but found the hog dead at the door. Lightning struck and killed the animal before the stunning blow could be delivered.
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Bronson
Minn
Charles Falk
Sweet Young Thing and Megaphone Man In Washington Street Scene
In a Washington street scene a young woman and a man with a megaphone discuss the Capitol area. The dialogue centers on perceptions of angels and the urban procession guided by the woman’s remarks and the man’s reactions.
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National Capitol
Mark of heredity a comic quarrel over cookies
A cartoon panel shows two children in a kitchen squabbling over a broken cookie. One taunts the other with a sharp line about heredity and greed while the other retorts with a mocking claim an ostrich might have brought the child.
Couldn't Joke Adam Whatever Tales of a Patient Comic
A humorous line about Adam's troubles and his tolerance for familiar jokes. No man could make him sore by claiming he had heard a joke before.
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Adam
Plan Harold Sparks Sudden Confession In Private Moment
In a private exchange Dorothy sobbed and embraced, signaling emotion before confirming intimate commitment. Ethel reveals prior rehearsal of the scene, describing familiarity with the couple’s plans.
Coat seam burst test proves button strength
A maker notes that when the tester buttoned a coat for the first time the back seam tore, prompting a remark that the test demonstrates the quality of sewn buttons and construction.
Tripplewed and Pester tied the knot again
Rumor says Mrs. Tripplewed wed for a third time while Mr. Pester arrived first at the ceremony. The social note hints at competing alimony rumors and wedding timing among local families.
Speeding Parting Guest At The Windy Road
A hostess warns a guest about speeding while departing. The guest replies he will not leave for at least an hour, saying he must start the engine of his second-hand car.
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Mr. Pstunge
Left With Thorn Talks about the roses and light
A reflective piece explores how light births roses while darkness closes in, leaving readers with the thorn. It uses nature imagery to ponder resilience, beauty, and hardship through brief poetic lines.
Unnerving Scene Over Extra Urn at Widow’s Home
Kriss and Kross discuss a widow and her late husband’s ashes kept on a piano. The exchange hints at unease about an extra urn seen during courting. The dialogue contrasts casual curiosity with implied concern about the urn’s presence.
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Kriss
Kross
Might Have Been Worse Debbs
The man in the next apartment is not so bad says Debbs after a disturbance. Debbs notes the neighbor woke their baby with his saxophone and continued playing, preventing the infant from crying.
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Debbs
Hobs
Oil From Crickets Finds Aviation Use in Algeria
Consular reports to the Department of Commerce from Algiers describe a precious aviation oil extracted from crickets. About 18 tons of crickets were shipped to Holland from Algeria, with some used for poultry feed and the remainder yielding oil that reportedly performs well at high altitudes.
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Department of Commerce
Algiers
Holland
Algeria
Gossip Sparks Promises Between Lovers
In a whispered exchange Mabel recalls pressuring Jack to seal a kiss with a promise not to reveal it. Marie suggests the woman planned to break the news herself, hinting at hidden motives and social schemes.
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Mabel
Jack
Marie
Seasonal Traveling Man
A playful exchange between a guest and a bellhop highlights seasonal water temperature claims. The bellhop notes hot water in summer and cold water in winter, reflecting a humorous misunderstanding about room amenities.
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Bellhop
Arizona Mine Yields 1924 Value of $99 Million
Mining in Arizona produced gold silver copper and lead totaling 99 610 379 dollars in 1924 with activity concentrated across multiple districts and ore types.
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Arizapa
Thirty Dollar Fine for Cosl But How Did It Happen
Your honor, I was tryin the girl with me. Did you get the kiss. No, sir. Make the fine ten dollars.
Phrase fragment prompts dark humor not fulfilled
The user provides garbled text with no clear news content or entities to summarize. The prompt requests a newspaper style headline and summary, but the input lacks a coherent event, people, or organization to anchor a factual T and S. The best action is to note insufficient readable content.
Dignified Southerner Helps Blind Woman In Street Exchange
A refined older man strolling with a friend on Fifth Avenue stops to assist an aged blind colored woman crossing the street. He comforts her, then resumes his conversation about negroes, calling her mammy before returning to his companion.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Evening World
California leads in widow population claims
The coast state now claims the highest share of widows among women over fifteen, about 18 percent, per census data. North Dakota records the lowest percentage.
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California
North Dakota
Mighty healing power of Peters Ointment touted for skin ills
Advertising copy claims the medicine cures eczema itching of skin and scalp and various skin blemishes. It attributes overnight relief to tens of thousands nationwide and urges readers to try Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo.
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Peterson
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Six Year Old Heads Confucian Cult in China
A six year old boy leads a Confucian cult in China, called the little duke of Kong. He resides near Chufoo where his family has lived for 2,500 years according to authentic records. The setting spans ancient eras from Marathon to the Roman rise and fall and through the Dark Ages.
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China
Duke
Kong
Chufoo
Marathon
In Reverse I Spent A Summer In A Swiss City
A Georgia Tech quip references a summer in Switzerland. The narrator recalls a city described as very pretty but temperatures were frigid, hinting at Bern. The exchange plays on the idea of a pleasant place overshadowed by cold conditions.
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Switzerland
Berne
Georgia Tech
May Need Them Both Horace and Phyllis Plan Union
Dialogue shows Horace and Phyllis discussing marriage with humor. Horace mentions a minister father, Phyllis notes her father is a lawyer, and they consider a union blending family backgrounds. The exchange hints at social expectations and parental roles shaping their plans.
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Horace
Phyllis
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