An Old Fashioned Winter Its Pros and Cons
A Bessemer Herald reader piece contrasts winter benefits and drawbacks. It notes frozen ground preserving deep roots, snow and ice shielding streets, and fewer colds this year, while urging tidy yards for health and aesthetics and reporting the revenue cutter Gresham towing a derelict hull into Provincetown, mass.
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Atlantic
Gresham
Provincetown
Mass
Policies on Arrests and Arson to Aristocracy and Uplift
A columnist questions drunken arrests and proposes policemen take offenders home instead. It notes autoists seeking damages for pedestrian collisions. Laughlin suggests a simple line aristocracy, while King Albert supports Congo reforms and free commerce. Household censuses, fowl music, and a Cleveland doll theft case are touched on alongside stage uplift.
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Chicago
Laughlin
Kaiser Wilhelm's Son Joins Navy Amid Airship Fleet Talk
The report notes Kaiser Wilhelm and his heir preparing for naval service as discussions persist about expanding the airship fleet and strategic defenses.
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Kaiser Wilhelm's
Alert& Son
Wilhelm
Nelson and Cannon Spar at the Capitol
Former lightweight champion Battling Nelson and fighter Uncle Joe Cannon met in a tense round in the speaker's private office. Nelson and his manager testified against a bill to ban prize fight films and report details in newspapers.
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Nelson
Wagner
Pennsylvania
Joe
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Capitol
Third Class Fiddler and Brothers in Kansas Tale
A humorous Kansas anecdote features a self declared third class fiddler who proves his worth at a dance. Walter Evans notes Kansas politics and a tale of four brothers who mud houses plant wheat, endure hardships, and prosper after a bumper crop with music and hard work.
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Washington
Walter Evans
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Union
Mexico
Longworth Rejects Imitations as Hearing Advances
Longworth presided as guest chair of the Merchant Marine league probe when Olcott was absent. James L. Uhl testified about tracing a letter and mimicked foreign agents, provoking Longworth who joked about his boyhood imitation habit. Congressmen on the steps spoke of the flag and awaiting action in the House. Champ Clark, flooded with congratulations after Ha ven's by election win, recalled Tom Reed’s quip about presidency.
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Foreign Shipping Trust
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James L. Uhl
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Champ Clark
Jamess
Havens
Champ
Tom Reed
Clark
Reed
Human in Glass Cage to Test Foods Energy
The United States Department of Agriculture conducts calorimeter experiments in Washington to compare energy from foods. A human subject sits in a glass airtight chamber while water pipes absorb body heat as food is digested, testing fats versus starches. The test uses one food at a time over several hours.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Perfume House: Home Odor Perfumes and Deodorants
Margaret Mixter in Washington Star explains simple home methods to scent rooms and mask odors. Recipes include rose water pastes and sticks with benzoin alibanum and charcoal, plus a basin of boiling water to release scent with drops of lavender oil.
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Margaret Mixter
Washington Star
Russet Green Cashmere Dress Display
A charming russet green cashmere dress is shown with a slightly gathered waist and a lower section joined for shape. The detailing emphasizes a delicate silhouette and refined fabric.
Sewing Pattern Description for Bodice and Sleeve Style
The text describes a wrapped seam yoke of tucked chiffon with a braided cloth strap edging and a slightly sloping front. Puffed sleeves attach to braided bands below the elbow. Materials listed include 4 yards cashmere 45 inches wide 1% dozen yards braid 3 buttons and half a yard chiffon.
Adapted to Hold Trifles Postcard Case for Travel
A compact traveling receptacle designed to hold a few postcards stamps and a pencil. The case uses silk or linen material with a cardboard interlining and fold lines, a postcard pocket on one side three stamp pockets on the other, a pencil tied with silk cord, and a Postcards embroidery on the cover.
Massaging Wrinkles Tip by Tip Across Creases
massage technique suggests using fingertips and thumb to work across wrinkle lines rather than along them. guidance emphasizes directional across creases to reduce resistance and improve relaxation.
Facial care and remedies for skin and headaches
The text advises rubbing elbows with rough salt then rinsing with cold water to smooth skin and reduce redness. It adds a facial bath of cold water with a few drops of ammonia for slight headaches, noting refreshing effects. For windburned skin, avoid water after honey preparations and use adjusted after-bath treatments.
Complexion Luncheons Shift Parisian Society
Fashionable Frenchwomen host complexion luncheons to protect skin amid aeroplane travel fears. Luncheons feature simple fare such as spinach with poached egg and butter sauce or spaghetti with onions and grated cheese, plus tea and hearty breads.
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France
Baroness la Roche
Faubourg St. Germain
Ban on Corsets Bans in German Factories
A factory regulation in Germany forbids female workers from wearing corsets during work hours. The rule aims to improve safety and comfort for employees across multiple plants.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claims Health
An advertisement from Elwood Ind promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female illnesses including inflammation irregularities and backache. It cites user testimonials and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Jimmy Jiggs and the Geography of a Whupping
A Sunday Magazine excerpt features a quip from Jimmy Jiggs on geography as what you put inside your trousers when fearing a whupping. The piece contrasts harsh life battles with the sweetness found through cheerful content.
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Jimmy
Sunday Magazine
Los Angeles Times
Robert Collyer
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