Buried Empires of China Amid Marble Avenue and Pagodas
The Ming dynasty necropolis near the Great Wall lies fifty miles from Peking, reached by litter. A marble-paved avenue bordered by colossal Mausoleum figures leads to 14 mausoleums set on a solitary plain. A turtle monument carries a black marble obelisk with a poem by Kien Lung, symbolizing longevity as visitors pass faded stone effigies and weathered sculptures along the grand yet somber path to the tombs.
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New York
China
Great Wall
Peking
Karnack
Thia
Kien Lung
Sa Me
Cailinge. Sante are ubeu the tins of the lotion
The readable text is fragmented and unclear. It mentions tins of lotion but lacks coherent facts, names, places, or dates to form a proper news item or summary.
Garniture of Brass Buttons Reappears In Fashion
The return of consulate and directoire styles brings brass buttons back into favor. Large and small buttons adorn coats, skirts, blouses, and gowns of messaline, chiffon, and silk flannel. New designs include tortoise shell, Damascene, jade, and semi precious stone buttons. Prices remain high though overall clothing costs ease in recent weeks as shops and makers adapt.
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Directoire
Dresa
Army
Navy
Walstcoat Warm and Plaid Wool Coat Fashion Note
The article describes a pretty plaid wal coat intended as a warm underlayer for winter wear. It notes many women bought winter salts for style, not warmth, and warns the natty coats with minimal fastenings may not suit northern winters. Interlined with chamois, satin backs match linings. some styles feature high snug collars fastened at the throat.
Feathers Crown Hats Display Large Plumes Trim
Feathered hat trims feature four thick short plumes mounted at the crown center. Stems are cut flush and the feathers cascade down to cover the brim. The look relies on the single feather detail with no additional trimming.
Dainty Well Gases That Are Both Practical and Ornamental
Women craft exquisite well canes that blend practicality with ornament. Cases measure twenty to twenty four inches long and ten wide, built with satin ribbons blotting paper wadding and sachet powder for lasting scent. Covers meet at center with cords and jeweled buttons, partitions allow color are kept separate.
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Thia
Girdles, fashion notes and evening wear details
A fashion snippet describes side fastening girdles, the American beauty waistcoat pairing with black coats, and fur coats brocaded in skin tones. It notes jewelry prices, jet and cut jet dog collars, and black chiffon paired with colored cloth gowns. Long brocade wraps and crescent Russian tiaras are also mentioned.
Table Decorations NE Seeks Fresh Pretty Ideas
Local readers are invited to share suggestions for table decorations. The note mentions pitchers or jugs with handles as suitable options and hints at using accessible materials and simple craft steps. Readers are encouraged to contribute practical, easy to create decor ideas.
Not the Throb of Love Reminiscence Moment
A couple on a sofa recalls their path to engagement. He asks if she remembers when they first met and whether a thrill foretold their union. She confirms and recalls seeing him from a window, joking about a bandy-legged impression until the window glass clarified.
Cuticura Heals Eczema After Year of Suffering
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio recounts her son Clyde being covered in eczema for a year with head and neck scabs. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he slept that night and by six weeks was perfectly well, per a leading physician's recommendation.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
Personal Exchange Quips Dubious Money Circulation
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a street scene with a boy asking for change and a gentleman’s courteous exchange. A woman questions a man about holding a letter pad and the typewriter, as playful banter about everyday items and money circulates.
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Kangsas City Journal
How to Live on Nothing a Year and Castoria Ad
An advertisement round up mentions Castoria for infants and children with the familiar signature The Kind You Have Always Bought. It also references a book titled How to Live on Nothing a Year and promotes Pettit’s Eye Salve as a tonic for eye strain with a Buffalo New York seller.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Muriel Defies Spanking with Devout Vow
A five year old girl under King Edward VII is spanked with an ivory paper knife after repeated disobedience. Muriel then declares in a clear voice she will tell God and Jesus about the incident and will put flannel on her legs if the punishment fails.
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Muriel
Edward VII
God
Jesus
Everybody's Magazine
Quirky Sayings and Small-Town Snippets
A jumble of humor and advice quotes from various sources. The text mixes jokes about a barber incident with a fashion quip, a dubious romance line, a moral reflection on virtue, a Bromo Quinine gag, and miscellaneous captions about daily life. It reads like clipped clippings from a 19th century newspaper column.
Sammy the Penny Joke in BAMMY STORY
A short dialogue features Sammy and his mean uncle. The uncle asks how Sammy would feel if given a penny. Sammy responds that he would feel faint at first but would try to recover quickly.
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Sammy
Sunday School Lesson On Shared Work
A sweet young teacher asks her Sunday school class to illustrate how a lesson shows that work begun by one person may be continued by others. Bob recalls witnessing his father on a tear overnight and his mother finishing the discipline the next morning.
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Ashe
Bobby
Last Sunday Choir Wore Bright Hats and Accessories
In Yonkers, a church choir performance sparked amusement as the soprano wore a pink hat with a purple waist, the alto a green waist and yellow hat, and the basso a green necktie with a red nose.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
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