Escape Plan From the Mountain Crater
The narrator describes a doomed effort to smother flames in a crater atop a giant mountain. After a deadly explosion halts work, he plans an escape by building a rope and capstan system to lower a boat from a sea cliff cavern. He travels the ridge seeking a coastline route, noting the valley’s vanity and looming danger as he contemplates leaving the land of Nod.
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Enoch
Crater
Terra Firma
Land of
Nod
California
Land of Dreams
Land of Nod
Rude Rumor Scenes Helen and Alice at School
A dramatic student notes why Alice Gray and Helen Armstrong avoid speaking. Helen’s absent minded questions frightened Alice, leading to awkwardness three days a week. The two sit together yet remain stiff and formal, a tension rooted in Helen’s quirks and nervous breaks.
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Alice Gray
Helen Armstrong
Helen
Alice
Chicago Times-Herald
The Great Mouse Hunt
A woman chasing a mouse in a flour barrel enlists a manservant and dog. She assaults the barrel with a pole, the mouse appears, the dog pursues, the man fires and the dog falls. The woman faints, the man flees believing murder occurred, and the mouse escapes.
Today for Him on a Scotland light ship memory
The narrator recalls spending a week aboard a Scotland light ship near New York harbor. The assistant keeper, nearly deaf, stayed ashore months, receiving papers only by pilot-boat visits. He spent days watching the harbor and asked for a transfer to Cape Cod for a quieter station due to the bustle.
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Scotland
New York Harbor
Cape Cod
St. Nicholas
Depew Bystander Scene On Sixth Avenue Street
Urbane Chauncey Depew alighted from a Sixth avenue car yesterday morning and paused between the tracks as newsboys called out. A rascal urged him not to move, the bank clerk noted the moment, and the typewriter friend whispered irony. Depew greeted the boys and moved on.
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Chauncey Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey
Rascal
Peach
Depew
The Household The Very Latest Styles
The latest bodice fastens from right to left with various trimmings such as jabots and knife plaited ruffles. Shoes feature a modified bulldog toe, bow ties in Naples blue or Roman stripes, and belts of moreen or silk leather with interchangeable buckles. Leather belts with harnesses remain popular.
Impromptu Cozy Corner Renovation Idea
A dreary narrow room with northern light gains charm through a modest makeover. A foot wide shelf runs along the wall beside a small bookcase, a $4 cot bed becomes a divan with a Bagdad cover, and red burlap adds color. A hanging bed lantern provides a bright focal point.
Very Latest Fashion Details From Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record notes new fashion trends such as gloves in two shades with lavender inner rows and black outer stitching, shirt waist sleeves with fullness tucked near the cuff, and ruffles on thin gowns trimmed with satin bebe ribbon. Visiting cards are now cardboard and almost transparent.
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Philadelphia Record
Stovetop Rice Sauce With Butter and Egg Yolks
A simple method to prepare a creamy sauce: melt butter, whisk in flour, add cold water until thickened, season with salt and white pepper, melt in more butter, then fold in egg yolks beaten with lemon juice and onion juice for richness. The recipe uses two eggs' yolks and a hint of lemon for brightness.
Denim Table Cover Described by Society Leader at Atlantic
A Philadelphia Record note describes a society leader selecting olive green denim for an Easter pickup project at Atlantic. Finished item will be in three strips with two inch pale old rose rib bon joins and conventional running pattern in Asiatic twisted embroidery silk. The ribbons will be catstitched to the denim.
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Atlantic
Philadelphia Record
Enamel Floors to Match Wall Coverings in Summer Homes
The article suggests treating bedroom floors with decorative enamel like that used on metal bedsteads to harmonize with new wallpapers. It recommends matching floor and wall tones and using matting or denim for wainscoting for a smart look with shades such as dull copper, moss green, and Dutch blue.
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Cain
Lord
Eden
Him
Chicago Chronicle
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