A Handful of Violets
Worthing aims to oust janitor David at Penniman after years of petty punishment. David secretly treasures violets sent by Worthing, who admires a blind coworker Beth and a memory of a lost love. Worthing contemplates his own envy and finally grants David a raise and a country holiday for his wife.
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Millinery Trends and Vivid Color in Fashion
The piece speaks to bold color in millinery and dresses with madras and summer checks in tailored waists and two tone Maline neck ruching. Suede gloves pair with deeper movements while grace gloves suit lighter tones as parasol handles gain originality. Tulle trims hats and hair, ribbon sachet flowers decorate muff corset garter and sachet uses.
Blame the Comet for Your Midwinter Woes
Poetically laments misfortunes blamed on a celestial comet rather than finances, marriage strain, or car trouble. The speaker questions blame while wryly describing telegraphed calamities from a faulty coat to a crashed auto, urging readers to direct anger at the higher luminary.
Comet blamed for town misdeeds in New York World cartoon
A John O'Keefe cartoon in the New York World suggests blaming higher powers for local troubles. It satirically shifts fault from trusts and grafters to a celestial influence, noting Taft backing Knox and critiquing public sentiment toward bankers and sports teams.
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Knox
Big Bill
Old Mahomet
John O’keefe
New York World
Use of Flyers in Commerce
Victoria B C May 22 Dr Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, sailed last night by the Makura for Australia en route around the world. Bell discusses aeronautics noting monoplane speed but greater stability in the biplane or triplane for commercial aerial navigation, comparing it to the telephone's early days.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Australia
Bell
Dr. Bell
Lee Aang Leads Cee Serial Navigation Sport Update
Fragmentary text mentions navigation and sport names Lee Aang and Ose. Readable portions suggest a local recap or brief update on a sports navigation segment. Entities include Lee Aang and Ose with no clear dates or places to confirm.
Former NH Governor Rollins Convicted of Felony
The United States Circuit Court convicts former New Hampshire Governor Frank West Rollins of a felony for smuggling or attempted smuggling. The ruling bars him from holding federal office in the future, with state citizenship and voting rights depending on New Hampshire law. The federal statute defines a felony as any offense punishable by more than one year in prison.
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United States Circuit Court
Frank West Rollins
New Hampshire
Concord
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Rollins
Sewing Circle Opens as Woman's Forum at Boston Post
The Sewing Circle is a new department for New England home caretakers to discuss home life, family issues, health hints, remedies, budgeting, gardening, and related topics. Correspondents may use noms de plume and ask questions. write on one side of the page and address letters to the Sewing Circle Editor, Boston Post.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and Post
New England
Boston Post
Letters and Daughters and the Woman's Ballot
A reader argues for privacy in letter reading by parents, praises a daughter's discretion at 19, and condemns pity for the lower classes. She lauds women's wartime valor and civic involvement, cites Betsy Ross and Julia Ward Howe, and endorses women's suffrage and political participation as evidenced by Wyoming's experience since 1869.
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Navy
Betsy Ross
Julia Ward Howe
Love and Sacrifice Versus a Ride With Rival
A 100 year old writer asks Mildred Champagne if he should hire a team to keep a schoolteacher from riding with another man. The adviser warns that she may not truly care, urges risking the relationship, and tells him to let her fulfill her threat to go riding with the rival.
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Miss Champagne
Tedin
Dear Miss Champagne Love Dilemma from a Young Woman
A 20 year old seeks guidance on whether her constant thoughts of a man mean love and how to cope with distraction from work. The advisor weighs age, depth of feeling, prior attention from suitors, and whether the man’s actions will reveal real romantic interest, urging clear signs before concluding in love.
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Miss Champagne
Ane
Ares
Questions and Answers on Harsh Conduct in School Hints
A fragment from a periodical presents harsh queries and crude guidance on corporal punishment and grooming. Items include urges to spank girls, methods of chastisement, and admonitions about nails and bathing suits, framed as a Q and A feature aimed at young readers.
Dressing children and home made dress ideas
Mother of five asks Sewing Circle for tips to dress five girls affordably and reduce sewing and washing. Seeks advice on how to make mustard at home and a plain salad dressing without oil.
About That Girl's Letters Dear Edith M
A terse note admonishes a daughter to remain dutiful and obey her mother until she reaches 21, insisting the mother remains in authority and the daughter is not her own. Cramped, fragmentary text from a personal letter offers a glimpse of family discipline.
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