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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
3
A fragmentary reminiscence mixes memories of cherry walls, summer pools, and youth with musings on Japanese thrift and housekeeping. It contrasts forbidden fruit with boyish daring and notes on traditional discipline, embroidery, and door to door markets. The tone mirrors a reflective column from a bygone era.
A detective tale hides a letter in each sentence spelling the missing witness’s transport. A swift vehicle carried the witness away as detectives chase clues. The piece also notes sepia ink, cuttlefish size, and Norwegian sea monsters misidentified as islands by sailors sometimes landing on them and lighting fires.
A doll fair described as more than a simple sale invites children to view rooms in a doll house with booths dressed as kitchen dining parlor nursery and bedroom scenes. Dolls and furniture may be sold. tableaux include weddings football golf and train scenes with costumes and accessories.
The text cites extraordinary long distance walks, noting a man can outstrip a horse. It mentions Harry Vaughan walking 140 miles in about 22 hours and Littlewood in New York covering 623 miles in six days, with a humorous contrast to four miles in six days.
A reflective piece urges reducing everyday noise. It cites a tale of a crowd shouting to hear nothing but an old woman’s sneeze, then argues people create wasteful sound through loud doors, loud talk, and boisterous laughter. It proposes a one day trial by youth to see how little noise they can make.
Cuttle fish boast defenses beyond their suckers and long arms. A bag within the body holds a black ink like fluid that they eject when frightened, darkening the water to conceal their location and aid their escape.
Instructions describe making a dancing Highlander using a glove, socks, and a cardboard Scotch figure. Readers are guided to cut fingers, attach socks as shoes, pad one finger to match others, paint pieces, and paste a Highlander image on the glove to create a humorous figure.
A new and pretty game called drawing room blizzard uses a large paper ball and two wide tapes as goals. Players are divided to two teams, each armed with a small fan to blow the ball toward the opposite goal. Scoring counts toward the winning side.
A reader puzzle asks to identify a Bible fishermen quartet and the great English writer on fishing. It describes a boat repair with a holed board cut to a square without holes and asks how the carpentry piece was obtained along with the book title and author. It also asks which mountain stream fish must be avoided in September.
A Hungarian peasant named George Dosza led a fierce revolt against his sovereign after his daughter was abducted. He marched on Vienna, won early battles, but betrayal derailed his campaign, leaving 150000 of his followers slain and the rebel executed on an iron throne with red hot pincers.
In a heated scene from Detroit News prose, John Alden proclaims he runs a straightforward matrimonial bureau, rejects Standish match schemes, and storms out after Priscilla questions his resolve, leaving her to weep.
A visiting divine seeking Lemuel T. Sawyer is given informal directions by Sawyer at the Sawyer & Halliday harness shop. The host explains the route down Main Street to Church Avenue and up, noting the house has a brick underpinning and two mortgages.
Two Scotch fishermen Jamie and Sandy face a perilous voyage. As Jamie urges prayer, Sandy struggles to speak but the boat nears shore. Jamie hushes him, insisting aboard dangers, and they reach land without further trouble to any observer.
Three men ride in an open car. They exchange business cards after a political talk. Dr So and So, Undertaker So and So show cards. The third man hesitates then says he belongs to the profession too. He avoids naming but hints grave digging.
President Nicholas Brown of Brown University meets a young boy named Harry in Providence street scene. The dialogue turns on whether the devil is called Old Harry or Old Nick, revealing a humorous misnaming and curious charm of the encounter.
The first parlor car appears on the New York subway intended for directors and staff, marking a new feature in underground transit.
A Bayboro North Carolina note tells of a 13 rattle rattlesnake five and a half feet long killed with a hatpin by Miss Hattie Harvey of Aurora. The report also describes a lace trimmed gown with a high puff sleeve and a short taffeta jacket in light new colors.
The English grow hardened by harsh weather and gray skies. Our solemn demeanor is due to east winds fogs and slushy roads creating a waterproof face, a result of a leaden firmament. Many look like incarnate umbrellas.
The description highlights hats made from heavy brown linen and linen rash with trims. One tam o Shanter style features a white wing and grass linen bow. another has a blue scarf and blue feather. A red silk handkerchief with Persian borders decorates crowns, while serviceable children's linen hats have broad brims and pre stitched edges.
Describes placement of a bookcase and chairs in a room with low ceilings and a straight wall. Recommends tinted wicker chairs as graceful, comfortable, and color matching options. Suggests white Swiks curtains or matching bed coverings with a canopy of figured stuff.
A guidance note on handling a boarding school daughter returning home. It urges gentleness and tact, noting she may be self confident yet unaware of her limits. Allow modest home changes to engage her, fostering affection and dialogue rather than forceful duty.
The New York Evening Telegram notes taffeta silk especially chiffon taffeta is in demand for both formal gowns and casual outfits. Black and white schemes are stylish with suspender dresses in black chiffon taffeta featuring high belts and embroidered details.
Eugene Eldridge urges Home and Flowers readers to exercise daily by walking outdoors in all weather. He argues that fresh air strengthens health, boosts mood, and fosters nature study from pussy willow buds to autumn leaves, promoting gardens as a source of perpetual youth.
Wear describes fall sports inspired sweaters and gowns, noting Princesse dresses, flowering girdles, and gores in skirts. It highlights linen shirts and jackets, pongee coats, and pale blue ribbon girdles, plus a pink handkerchief linen lingerie hat. A rubber paint devised for surgeons replaces rubber gloves.
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