Ada Price Hero of Tornado Rescue in Owden Georgia
A lone girl in Owden Georgia endures a deadly tornado night. Ada Price frees her trapped family by axing her father’s binding to reach her mother and brothers, but the mother dies. Ada then saves her two brothers and tends her father, becoming the town’s brave survivor.
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Owden
Ga—Ai
Ada Price
Georgia
Tornaflo
Price
Mimic Price
Mimie Price
Ada
Mrs. Price
New York World
Heroine Tosted
Mamma
Planting With the Moon Superstition Debunked and Endorsed
The Washington Post reports the agricultural department aims to debunk the moon superstition on crop growth while noting many farmers still heed lunar guidance for planting. Shakespeare and John Bright anecdotes illustrate enduring belief in public superstition and stage fright.
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Agricultural Department
Washington Post
Shakespeare
Troilius
Cressida
Earth
New Arc Lamp Patent Uses Mantle to Incandesce
A recently issued patent for an arc lamp describes using a mantle similar to a Welnbach gas mantle surrounding the arc. The mantle is heated to incandescence, enhancing light output.
Purely feminine travel bag turns dressing room compact
A stylish alligator skin traveling bag packs a full dressing room into ivory cases. It holds ammonia, toilet water, soap, peroxide, brushes, pins, jewelry, a clock and smelling salts with a curling iron. The piece aims to keep women looking fresh in cramped sleeping car dressing rooms.
Recipe for a Happy Home and Brainy Housekeeping
A leisurely editorial argues there is no recipe for happiness at home. It asserts brains and good housekeeping together form a better home, condemning drudgery and blind tradition. It stresses system and simplicity over scrubbing and ostentatious care, and notes culture should not trample nerves or budget.
Fruit Accents on Hat and Coat Fashion Note
From a Paris letter to the Chicago Record Herald, a small fruit embellishment on a jacket or hat signals stylish color. Strawberries, crab apples, or cherries trim hats and jackets, adding a bright, smart touch to a costume.
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Paris
Chicago Record-Herald
Home made lotion for rough hands and travel use
A simple homemade lotion blends eight tablespoonfuls rose water one tablespoon glycerine and one drachm benzoin to soothe rough skin. It can be kept indefinitely and carried in a tiny medicine flask for use on dusty trips or after soil exposure.
How To Decorate A Large Iced Cake With Hairpins
To decorate a large iced cake for a fete or bazar table use small new hairpins to pin vines and flowers in place. These pins secure trimmings without leaving unsightly marks if inserted carefully.
Puritan Collar Styles and Fashion Notes Include Onions
A 19th century column covers health remedies and fashion, noting sleep aids from lettuce and soup, oils to prevent stiffness, and onion effects on complexion. It surveys hair fashion with broad sides, Puritan collars, scalloped edges, padded buttonholing, and green work on white linen with a green tie for summer wear.
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John Bright
George Dawson
David Christie Murray
George
England
Dawson
Yogua
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