Diplomatic wives mark Washington as social hub and education nexus
The piece surveys foreign diplomats in Washington, noting many bring American-educated wives who influence social life and policy. It highlights Baroness Uchida and others, counts and ministers from Belgium and China, and how their families attend American schools, with education shaping diplomatic circles and cross‑cultural ties.
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United States
Diplomatic Corps
de Bas
Uncle Bam
I i
Washington
Haron Uchida
Baroness Uchida
Jiryn Mawr
Kotahiro Matsui
Japan
Uchida
Matewi
Madame Vehice
Belgium
T Petersburg
Cuar
Countess de Muleseret
General Story
California
Weabhington Covet
Mise Thien Vroulke
Charles Proulke
Hawenith
He Legetion
Mise Froulke
Count de Powell Clayton
Mesa Haren
Momcheur
bin Oret
Stenography Skill Seen as Path to Higher Roles in Business
A speaker argues stenographers can outperform other clerical workers by deeper business knowledge. He says top stenographers gain access to higher positions as their judgment and discretion prove valuable to owners and managers.
Red Cross Bag Blue At Rod Grocers
Fragmentary OCR reveals a humorous dialogue with Mrs. Coogan and Mrs. Slattery discussing a child and a devil's image. The text references a Red Cross bag and grocers but the surrounding context is damaged and unclear.
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Red Cross
Rod Grocers
Slattery
CABTORIA bottle study and era quote on Fletcher's Castoria
The passage notes CABTORIA as an esseaxhome remedy for infants and references Mt Bean Signature in use for over children. It includes a quote from Mr Elliott praising a "very superior person" and joking about a son who would attend horse and automobile shows in unusual vehicles.
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Atte
Mt Bean
Fletcher
Mr. Elliott
Two of a Kind in a Domestic Mixup
A humorous exchange reveals a wife missing a voice due to daily bridge and a cook answering the phone while her husband relies on an office boy to convey affection. The tale underscores everyday domestic deception with a light, witty tone.
Overheard in Venice and a Dead Statesman’s Reply
A humorous snippet from Harper's Weekly recounts a Venetian scene where lovers joke about moonlight bathing. Another item notes a mailing error at an eastern publisher sending a prospectus to a dead statesman, who replies Heaven not permitting circulation here and refuses subscription.
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Venice
John
Jobn
Harper's Weekly
A Fine Night Cap The Best Thing in the World to Bed
An Alleghany reader with a wife extols grape nuts with hot milk or cream as the best night cap. The testimony says it helped sleep and digestion after three years of trial and frequent meals. The account notes relief from indigestion and back pain, claiming improved comfort for sleep and work.
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Ao Alleghany
Fragmented dialogue hints at tense bluffing exchange
A garbled dialogue scene presents two speakers, Remerkaite Fieh and Parmer, discussing others around them. The text implies hesitation, risk aversion, and uncertain plans amid a strained social moment.
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Remerkaite Fieh
Parmer
Fragmentary quote on honesty and creation in seventh day rest
A partial excerpt discusses honesty as the poblest work of the Creator and cites that on the seventh day the actor rested. The text blends archaic phrasing with vague biblical reference, lacking clear attribution or full context.
Libel or Not Aboard The Washington Correspondent
A Washington correspondent asks Senator John Sharp Williams what he said about a man provoking debate. Williams replies with a humorous aphorism about the idea of an animal and libel. In a separate vignette a hotel manager nerves himself in a humorous wartime dining mishap. A guest orders roast mutton, but venison portions have already been served, leaving the manager flustered.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Mim
Williame
Pittsburg Charente
Telegraph
Get His Number
The supervisor tried to prove children are seeking in observation as he asked them for a number to put on the board. Sessa spoke of thirty ail and then thirty seven, while another child misheard and called out the old bucker, according to the report.
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Sessa
Bucker
Homeseekers Excursion Rates to Texas and New Mexico
An 1911 timetable notes rail excursions by the Colorado and Southern Railway to Texas and New Mexico. Departures occur on the first and third Tuesdays of each month with special fare incentives and guided itineraries. Denver, Colorado, is listed as a contact point for detailed travel arrangements.
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Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Greciy
Denver
Colo
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