Building a Practical Veranda Enclosed House Plan
William A. Radford outlines a two story house with a large veranda aimed at comfort and elegance. The design features a first floor bedroom and bath, spacious living rooms, a north or east pantry window, and considerations for heating systems and cost estimates across regions. He also remarks on style snobbery in brick color choices and the economics of building materials. The piece includes a humorous home life anecdote about marriage after illness.
Electric alarm clock project teaches a sound sleeper to rise
A 1912 guide describes building an electric alarm clock using a bell, battery, and wooden case. It explains lever and nail mechanisms to keep ringing until the sleeper turns the lever, with adjustable contact placement for different clock winding directions.
Idealist and Manager Clash Over Star Power
A dialogue snippet shows an idealist vowing to hitch to a star while a manager counters with pragmatism noting a star must connect to something affordable than a touring car. The exchange highlights tension between lofty ambitions and practical constraints.
Building a small wooden clock case with battery and bell
The article explains assembling a wooden alarm clock case with side top and front pieces nailed together, a base piece for a protruding edge, a back board for easy removal, and wiring the battery to the bell. It details mounting the clock face flush with the front, securing a back block for depth, and routing wires between battery posts and the bell in the case.
Remarkable Woman Chopper Dominates Maine Woods Camp
Mary Gregory wife of Frank Gregory a Nova Scotia native and mother of seven shows extraordinary strength in Damariscotta Maine camp. She cooks for fourteen men and then chops splits and piles three cords of wood in one day. She outworks and out wrestles all male laborers and is praised by employer D Woodbury Bachelder for equal skill and speed.
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D. Woodbury Bachelder
Damariscotta
Mary Gregory
Frank Gregory
Manchester
Boston Globe
Bachelder
Nova Scotia
Maine Woods
Massachusetts
Amusing France Embassy Attache Tale Goes Off Theater
A newly appointed attache recalls a well known French actor and an American in a heated exchange. The actor throws his card on the table in fury while the American calmly adds Admit bearer above the engraved line and leaves for the theater.
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France
Expensive Uncle Keeps Family In Gourmet Gate
A wife laments feeling inhospitable as she recalls inviting uncle and auntie yearly. She fears inviting them this year because uncle expects meat at every meal, leaving her unable to host. Her husband consoles her after the distress.
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Lovey
Nothing to Worry About in a Domestic Sketch
A humorous dialogue frames two unskilled men discussing family money worries. The First Unskilled claims the missus frets over finances while the Second asks what she does with it. The exchange ends with the speaker admitting he has not given her any money.
What He Couldn't Stand
Dialogue excerpt shows two speakers Growly and Goodly arguing about heat and water in the afterlife. Growly fears dryness in the next world while Goodly asserts there is no humidity or water. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes toward extreme heat and thirst.
Fake Western Yarn About Sunny California
A narrator retorts to Eben that depictions of perpetual sun in California are a fake western tale. He describes daily cycles of afternoon warmth and evening night, noting the place resembles everyday patterns back home.
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Wzra
Howdy
Eben
California
Jonah Is Cast Upon the Sea in Sailor Ballad
A short verse from Woman's Home Companion recounts the prophet Jonah being cast into the sea by a cross captain. It frames the tale as a prophetic loss and nautical misfortune in a timeless lyric vignette.
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Jonah
Cross
The Work of Time Reverses a Man's political Label
A speaker recalls being denounced as dangerous radical a decade ago and now called a reactionary. He laments changing opinions while insisting they remain the same. The exchange highlights shifting political labels and stubborn personal consistency.
You Must Have Lived in a Little Scotch Town
A London woman remarks that only someone from a small Scottish town can grasp the sharp pin points of local life. A narrator recalls visitors at home and the social chatter about her resting state during a tea visit, illustrating village observance and gossip.
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London
Harper's Bazar
No Fraction Left
During the cotton season in Texas a colored worker returned home disgusted after seeing a white man offer only one third of what he could pick. He refused the job noting the field was already picked and decided to go home.
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Texas
Conversation in Prison Yard Sparks Reentry Hope
A prisoner taunts a burglar about reform after release, arguing he can do better. The burglar jokes he learned from a deaf partner who failed to heed a policeman, hinting at crime lessons and cautionary outcomes.
A True Believer in Saving for a Rainy Day
A dialogue highlights a paradoxical stance on savings with one speaker claiming belief in saving while admitting no actual funds. The exchange underscores the contrast between theory and practice in financial habits.
Denselys Host Quiet Bridge Night After Loss
ABridge game at the Densely residence yielded a dull evening with a loss, reflecting a tame social gathering rather than a lively séance.
Bought and Paid For
A wary customer questions value and a bright clerk explains that the price includes many middlemen and expenses. The clerk asserts the company adds value through a complex chain of intermediaries, advertising, royalties, and labor costs.
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Puck
Dressing a Chicken Becomes Urgent Task for Young Matron
A young matron explains she must dress a chicken today while a prospective bride offers help recalling her doll dressing days. The exchange reveals a light domestic scene with playful humor.
Homecoming Comic Exchange Delights City Readers
In a light hearted chat the speaker returns from vacation and jokes about the trip. The exchange captures small town humor as one says they are glad to be home again and had enjoyed the respite.
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New York Times
Dr Phil Graves Vacation Advice Panel
A humorous exchange shows a patient debating another vacation after a prior trip leaves him exhausted. Dr. Phil Graves offers the notion that what the patient needs is a vacation, while the patient resists the idea citing fatigue.
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Phil Graves
Conscience Strigken Dialogue Reveals Powder Smell
A brief exchange features Major Pounds, described as pugnacious, who says he smells powder daily. Another voice jokes about someone applying scent to their nose, teasing about being seen.
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Conscience Strigken
Major Pounds
Timid Tradesman and the Alarm Clock Election Joke
A clock drummer tells Mr. Schmidt he has the finest alarm clocks. Schmidt retorts no one will buy as it is a year when candidates campaign nationwide and review with alarms.
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Schmidt
Mit All Dem
Two Ice Crops This Winter Reported in Local Letters
A reader notes two ice crops this winter and praises the Newcomer to the country who speaks well in the community. A woman asks about water used for planting, reflecting small town life and curiosity.
Quite Edible and Cold Blooded Friend Dialog
A jokey dialogue plays on cinema romance and crime tropes as the heroine, villain, and leading man provoke playful banter. The exchange compares film figures to a ham sandwich style metaphor, highlighting tastiness and danger in a lighthearted frame.
A Wretched Place in Town Lacks Readable Library
A weary young woman laments the absence of a library in the town with books unfit to read. The couple discusses the trouble of finding suitable reading material in their small community.
Awaiting a Delegation Engagement Notice Dialogue
A dialogue snippet presents a discussion about an engagement awaiting official notification. A parent confirms knowledge of the engagement while noting the lack of formal notice. The exchange underscores formalities surrounding marriage announcements in the era.
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