Yukon Huntress Returns From Far North Adventure
Mrs. W. W. Dickenson, famed Yukon hunter, recounts nine days battling Hootalinqua river rapids with a leaky 32 foot boat and a white guide. She claimed sight of a massive grizzly while a Chicago tenderfoot and his guide recovered a moose head with a five foot spread, and vanished into mystery.
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Ancouver
B. C
Yukon
W. W. Dickenson
Tesling Lake
Qua
Chicago
Gotham shopper flees with $5,000 in luxury goods
A New York woman arrived in a limousine at a Fifth Avenue store to purchase $5,000 of items, arranged deposit and home delivery, then escaped with the car to Young's sanitarium. The store detective, locked in by the ruse, was later confined before release at midnight.
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EW. York
Fifth Avenue
James
Flushing
Young's
Amazing Milwaukee tale of Betty and Josephine arrest
Two Milwaukee girls, Betty Bergermeister and Josephine Van Der Elsen, aged nineteen, attracted attention after lavish spending and hidden employment money. Betty confessed to writing blackmail letters, while Josephine admitted stealing from employers, leading to their arrest following a $100 demand and a second note.
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Betty
Josephine
Kesselman- O'Driscoll
Chicago
Milwaukee
Spring fabrics bring fresh looks for children's dresses
Arguing that earlier than Robins, January fashion shows display of ginghams chambray percale dimity voile chalice and similar fabrics. Describes a girl’s frock with plaited skirt plain bodice gathered front fullness bias trim and pearl buttons. a chambray dress with bloomers. and durable dresses from gayly colored coarse linens. Notes colors pale spring palettes and easy sewing projects for mothers preparing children's wear.
Gay and Picturesque Bonnets for Midwinter Wear
A catalog of children's hats describes midwinter bonnet styles, from soft plush pokes with ostrich plumes to velvet pokes with moire ribbons and red velvet flowers. Designer touches include brocaded crowns, curled plumes, satin edging, and velvet ribbon ties to finish the dressy headwear for young girls.
Odd Facts About Coal History and Gas Lighting
The piece traces coal terminology from colliery to coal-meter and coalstone, noting brown coal found in Devonshire and on the Continent. It recounts early gas lighting milestones from 1669 to 1802, including Mr. Murdoch’s 1792 experiment and Birmingham's Amiens peace celebration that spurred gas works.
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Bovey
Devonshire
T. Shirley
Wigan
Clayton
Murdoch
Redruth
Cornwall
Birmingham
Amiens
Manchester
Halifax
Montreal Herald
Man on Fifth Avenue Bus Mistaken for Baby Sitter
A man riding a Fifth Avenue bus watches a lapless woman board with a baby. The child gazes at him, prompting the amused passenger to plead with the woman not to point the infant at him. The anecdote comes from Harper's Magazine.
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Fifth Avenue
Harper’s Magazine
Return of a Doughboy Stuns Fellow Soldiers StationBound
A colored doughboy, newly discharged, hurries toward the station and meets a comrade who questions his pace. He replies with a boastful line about coming from the front, highlighting the surprise effect of combat leave.
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Jackson
Leap Over the Ditch Than Rely on Good Men Pleadings
A Spanish proverb advises action over relying on assurances. It contrasts bold leaps with faith in others words, suggesting practical steps beat hopeful pleas.
Jews Awarded Distinguished Service Cross Count
The article notes that at least 130 American Jews have received the Distinguished Service Cross, highlighting a notable military honor among Jewish Americans.
Scientist notes bees may have their own language
A fragment suggests a scientist remarks that bees possibly possess a language of their own. The line adds a witty aside about bees using it to make stinging remarks.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Explains Health Link
The copy explains catarrh as a local disease influenced by constitution and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood purifier and tonic that acts through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces.
A Farmer's Letter With a Dirty Envelope Joke
A country farmer writes to a city friend using a dirty pocket envelope. He ends with a P. S. apologizing the envelope was clean when it left his hands.
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P. S
Wedding Takes Place Aboard Indian Airplane
The first wedding ceremony in India was held aboard an airplane with eight guests plus the clergyman and best man. The aircraft climbed above Calcutta to over a mile, engines shut off, and the ceremony finished before touchdown as the plane glided in.
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India
Calcutta
Tact Tales From Irvin S Cobb in Greenwich Village
Irvin S Cobb spoke on tact at Greenwich Village noting it is a priceless art that can land one in hot water. He recalled meeting a young Red Cross nurse during the war in Tours who gently reproved him for his remark at a luncheon.
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Irvin’ S. Cobb
Greenwich Village
Red Cross
Tours
Slow as Moses Weighing Ark Delays Grandpa's Trip
A seven year old boy, after months in Sunday school, blurts out a Bible joke at his impatient grandfather. He compares the grandfather to Moses and his ark building delay, prompting a humorous crowding timer for their downtown trip.
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Joseph
Grandfather
Grandpa
Moses
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