Call for Millions for Federal Office Buildings in Washington
Washington architect discusses need for major new federal offices to house Justice Commerce and Labor and avoid overcrowding. He argues $16 million total for three new structures, plus completion of Senate and House offices creating marble complex and a notable plaza near Union Station.
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Washington
Congressional Library
Navy
Post Office Department
Senate
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
State
Congress
Capitol
Union Station
First Woman Professor at Sorbonne Mme Curie Honored
Mme. Curie, famed co-discoverer of radium, has been elected the Sorbonne's first female professor. Her inaugural lecture follows her husband's Radium address and outlines advances in radium research and its life saving potential, including lupus cancer treatment.
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Sorbonne
Mme. Curle
Paris
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M. Curie
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Mile. Skadowska
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Curie
France
Madam Curie
Did Taft Smile A Streetcar Tale From Boston
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls Secretary Taft riding a Washington streetcar with a crowded car. He walks to a rear seat as a boy sits nearby and asks in a clear childish voice why the gentleman has his legs put behind. Laughter erupts as Taft settles into a seat.
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Taft
Washington Street
Boston Herald
Fisherman Brackett, 87, Continues Morning Dory Runs
The Boston Globe notes Capt. Theophilus W. Brackett of Swampscott is 87 and the town's oldest fisherman. He starts each day in his dory regardless of weather, rowed alone to haul in more fish than any other.
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Theophilus W. Brackett
Swampscott
Boston Globe
No Days of Grace in Evening Dew Exchange
A playful dialogue highlights two speakers comparing the beauty of the dew with a bank notice that interrupts romance. The exchange blends lyric imagery with a practical interruption, framing a contrast between poetic mood and financial obligation.
And So It Goes First Automobilist Conversation
A brief exchange between two drivers references a place they just passed and identifies Rhode Island as the next destination. The dialogue captures a moment of travel and orientation between motorists.
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Rhode Island
Prayer for Style Bids Dear Lord in House Tale
Minnie listens to fashion talks from a dressmaker and adds a fervent prayer asking to be stylish. The scene frames a household wish for fashion and social standing through faith amplified by a child’s plea.
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Minnie
Information Wanted Ellas Stella Exchange Arm Joke
A light dialogue framed as a quip about keeping distance and curiosity. Ella notes maintaining space with a person, while Stella jokes about the length of that arm. The exchange hints at social dynamics and humor in daily life.
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Ella
Stella
Will of a Peterborough area farmer found in Bedford estate house
A long buried will of a farmer named Cave, who died about a century ago, is discovered in the Thorney estate house near Peterborough owned by the Duke of Bedford. The property value is cited as around 10 000. The house has been famed for a haunting by a lady in a red chintz dress who beckons from a bedroom ceiling.
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Thorney
Peterborough
England
Duke of Bedford
Cave
Systematic home exercise for nervous relief for women
The article urges women to use at home exercise to soothe nervous exhaustion without pills or rest cures. It emphasizes gradual training, mind control, and gentle movements starting with a simple chair exercise to stretch the chest and arms, plus deep breathing and restful sleep.
Proper Manner of Walking for Health and Grace
The article praises walking as a restorative exercise and outlines proper form. It emphasizes light, elastic steps, balanced posture, straight knees, held abdominal and shoulder alignment, a held high chest, and a slight arm swing for graceful, efficient movement.
Flowers for a sick room and visiting etiquette
Guidance on selecting long lasting low odor flowers such as carnations for ill friends. Advice includes trimming stems nightly, cooling vases with salt water, and brief cheerful visits without discussing illness. Also mentions lace trim shoulder straps and white silk petticoats used with lingerie dresses.
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Batiste
A New Corset Cover Described With Pompadour Ribbon Work
The article highlights a corset cover fashion named pompadour ribbon, worn under sheer blouses. It uses two wide ribbons sewn lengthwise into three pieces two for the fronts and one for the back, joined under the arms with fagoting.
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