Fashions of the Moment for Court and Public Wear
London fashion notes describe sumptuous silks and gold brocades for coronation year gowns, with oriental embroidery, crepe de chine, and velvet trims. Turban toques and beaded trims dominate, while rich reds and blues key the season. tweed and satin pieces mix with practical country wear as beadwork and lace fringe retail at high prices.
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London
de Algna
Thia
Frohlen
Eouth
Elng Bey
Infant Betrothal Tied To New York Jewish Maternity Hospital
Infant betrothal story from the American Hebrew describes two babies born at the Jewish Maternity Hospital in New York who were ceremonially betrothed in front of a star, named Pete Leonard Harnett and Tiny Rachel Marcus. The event is described as a wish with no legal validity and may not bind the children.
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New York
Jong Standing
Pete Leonard Harnett
Tiny Rachel Marcus
Salvage at Hotel Proprieter Case Uncovers Linen and Silverware
A recovered trunk from a jump at a hotel reveals contents of linen and silverware, as Judge remarks on the value found inside. The incident involves a fel low and a mit clerk, with implications for salvage.
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Mit
Lawyer near scrap ends in swift chase
A slender young lawyer bragged of nearly fighting with Hminte Squiggs this morning. He claimed Squiggs ran three blocks in twelve seconds before the speaker could stop him. The quarrel ended with the lawyer half a block behind throughout the chase.
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Squiggs
Graremar
Ike Squiggs
Preference Decides Between Art and Jam
Mrs Oldcastle and her hostess discuss tastes after a trip to the picture gallery. Oldcastle prefers Botticelli while the hostess favors traditional rawaberry jam, underscoring genteel debate over refinement versus homey comfort.
Parisian flame Gaby called Gabby by printer error
A department note recalls a printing mistake in yesterday morning's issue. It refers to Manuel's Parisian flame as Gabby instead of Gaby, noting the common misnaming in the column.
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Gaby
Manuel
Gabby
Tout le Monde
Foxy and the Bad Boys at the Desk Prank
A witty exchange follows as two women discuss pranks involving a mouse and cheese, implying mischief in a teacher's desk. The dialogue shifts to a medical scene where a doctor urges exercise for a husband, prompting a humorous bill-related reaction from the wife.
Big Fellow Sparks Romance At Cemetery Meeting
Ohio widow and widower met while choosing monuments for lost spouses and fell in love. Quick work by Cupid. One muses that he posed as a cherub on a tombstone as the romance began.
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Ohio
Monumenta
Cupid
Faults and Dreams in a Windowed Life
A collage of wry dialogue and musings on faults, fame, and love. Characters debate virtue, ambitions, and missed chances, touching on Jinx, T, and literary dreams. A scene shifts between a window in the air shaft and a city setting with property prices and imagined mansions.
Climatic Conversation Captures Weathered Exchange
An odd fragment shows a dialogue about weather talk and politeness, noting reluctance to engage and the frequent need to choose cautious phrasing. The brief exchange hints at social tact and conversational dynamics in a clipped, possibly historical newspaper style.
Back at Office After Day Off Asked by Colleague
The dialogue shows one person explaining an unexpected return to the office after planning a day off while another mentions a desire for Hibbens matched, hinting at a personal or domestic motive behind the workplace return. The fragment hints at a companion's influence on plans.
Fragmented quote on optimism and regional pride
A garbled exchange questions the meaning of an optimist as a father explains that an optimist believes a local figure will become famous because their small county sends them to a state legislature.
Astoria Centennial Pageant Sets Big Naval Fireworks Display
Astoria plans a grand centennial celebration centered on the Tonquin voyage and Oregon settlement with a 30 day program from August 9 to September 9. Events include a Pacific Coast motor boat regatta with $12,000 in prizes, battleship demonstrations, Curtiss aero exhibits, water fireworks, and a Gearhart Hotel naval hop. The Oregon National Guard encampment and state education institute accompany parades, fishing displays, and social functions.
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John Day
Astoria
Oregon
John Jacob Astor
Columbia River
Washington
Idaho
State of
Clatsop County
New York City
Portland
United States
Pacific Coast
Peoria
Ill
Atlantic Seaboard
Northwest
Astoria Motor Boat Club
Pacific Coast Internaional Motor Boat Association
Glenn Curtiss
Curtiss
Gearhart Hotel
Brltish
China
Japan
Gearhart
Pacific Ocean
Centennial Committee
National Guard
Natonal Guard
Agrteria
Gearhart Beach
Automobile Club of
Suen Development League
C. C. Chapman
Board of Education
New York
Devonshire cream method shared by a reader
A reader recalls how a dairy produced Devonshire cream by letting milk stand to form a cream head then heating the cream in a tin set in hot but not boiling water. Water scalding avoids burning, but do not overfill the tin. use enough water to float the milk. Suggestions include using a deep pan on a stove if copper was not available. Also a note endorses Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for nursing mothers during the wething period.
Fragmented hair care and typing labor in Atlantic Cure notice
A fragmentary adish text notes a writer’s daily routine and hair arrangement as a stimulant and relief while typing. It references a cure claim for wounds and mentions a trial package and a listed contact in Le Roy New York.
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Paul W. Goldebury
Atlantic
Allen
Callus
Anu
Solay
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Fragments From Ailing Conversation After Operation
A distressed exchange unfolds as a patient contemplates death after surgery. The companion urgently rejects the fear and insists strength remains, while the text hints at an external remedy described as a "Wizard Gil" for ailments.
Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellet In Life Scriptural Tone
Maxims on life serenity contrast wealth, lineage, and power with a guilt free mind. Claims pills cure various serious diseases via laxative and cathartic action. Repeats persuasive elderly reader appeal and product branding in period ad style.
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Troy
Real Moabite Stone Unearthed in 1868 at Diban
A basalt Moabite Stone discovered in 1868 by Rev. F. A. Klety at Diban measures 3.6 by 1.2 feet. It records Mesha king of Moab and his clashes with Ahab of Israel in Phoenician. Replicas exist, but the original remains in the Louvre in Paris.
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Diban
F. A. Klety
Mesha
Moab
Ahab
Israel
Louvre
Parte
Murine Eye Remedy Advertised for Varied Eye Relief
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary and watery eyes. It claims soothing pain with druggists selling liquid formulas in 25 50 and 1.00 price points and eye salve in aseptic tubes 20 and 1.00. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago offers eye books and advice by mail.
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Murine
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Mixed Metaphors Clash With Yorkshire Critics
A Punch sourced note cites a Yorkshire paper remarking on Mr Atkinson and his word, claiming his past abilities will tear to shreds the subterranean methods of a clique currently riding the high horse. The colorful language blends old metaphors to criticize political maneuvering.
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Punch
Yorkshire Paper
Atkinson
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