Train Romance Sparks Between Sarah Lee and Jasper Waite
On a long train journey to St Louis, Sarah Lee forms a playful game with a mysterious man, Jasper Waite, while rivals Rose Girl and others watch. A spark grows as he asks to play for real, and she consents, drawn by his steady gaze and shared imagination.
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Sarah Lee
St. Louis
Jennie
Hanks
Jasper Waite
Rose Cheeks
Rose Girl
Ussors
Mr. Waite
Sundays Make Man Taller In The Church Wardrobe
A former house worker explains that her husband, a janitor, is tall only on Sundays when he wears a Prince Albert coat. She says he gets proud, holds his shoulders straight, and strides to church a head taller than other men on the block.
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Hortense
Prince Albert
Chicago Journal
Polka Dot Style Spans Decades Across Nations
Polka dot patterns endure in men’s scarves, untouched by fashion tides. The design ties American and English dress, with a history linked to the polka dance and political flirtations around Polk’s 1844 candidacy, leaving windows and wearers bright through decades.
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America
England
Europe
United States
Polk
Tin plate secrets rely on palm oil and peanut dust
The article explains tin plate manufacture using palm oil bath to prepare steel sheets before tinning and the finishing dusting of tinned sheets with peanut shell powder. It highlights peanuts and palm oil as essential ingredients in tin plate production and notes the long-standing tariff controversies surrounding tin plate.
Cholera Vibrion Moves Fastest in Lab Cultures
Experiments by the Hygienic Institute director in Rome find the cholera vibrion fastest among observed bacteria, traveling about 18 inches an hour in room temperature agar culture. The result shows speed is not governed by cilia, as cholera has only one, while slower bacteria use several.
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Hygienic Institute
Rome
Agaragar
France Restored Hope Through American Women Help
In devastated France, American committee workers led by Mrs. A. M. Dike and Miss Anne Morgan aid mothers, children, and peasants. Libraries rise in villages, education and morality programs expand, and visiting American girls train as librarians. They witness depopulation fears and push for public health, books, and lasting leadership despite the Red Zone near Chemin des Dames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B
Clark Aris
France
Dr. Amboyne
Anne Morgan
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Annzy-le-Chateau
A. M. Dike
America
American Committee
Jessie Carson
Chemin Des Dames
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Jessie Douglas
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Te Anne Morgan
AL Quierey, Aisi
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