HOUNDS CHASE FOX FOR FIVE DAYS ACROSS CAPE COD
A four year old hound pursued a gray fox for five days and nights over Cape Cod from Wellfleet to East Wareham covering about 60 miles, finally collapsing near East Wareham exhausted but alive. The fox escaped and the dog was recovered by its owner days later when it limped back into East Wareham.
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Cape Cod
Wellfleet
East Wareham
Ellisville
Caps Cod Bay
White Island
Cranberry District
Care of Curtains and Stiffening Methods
Guidelines on washing and stiffening white and cream curtains. Use tepid water with washing soda, overnight soaking, soap wash, and rinses. Boil white curtains for an hour, mix starch in two basins for equal stiffness, avoid fringe starch on ball fringe, and dry by line then weight the folds.
Knitting Instructions for a Three Corner Shawl
Instructions detail casting on three stitches using No nine bone needles and double Berlin wool. Knit garter stitch to 159 stitches, then perform alternating increases and decreases, finishing with a crochet edge. The shawl can also be worn as a hood by draping one corner over the head and securing the other edges under the chin.
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Berlin
Home Window Boxes
A window box can cost as little as 75 cents for an empty box and rises with soil and plants. A well filled box runs about 2 to 3 dollars, while florist arranged boxes may reach 5 dollars, so personal selection saves money.
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Harper's Bazar
Tunic Suit For Small Boy In Dark Green Fabric
A pattern description for a boys tunic suit in dark green face cloth with matching knickers and double breasted tunic. Details include smoked pearl buttons Irish paint collar cuffs tan belt and two side tabs. Material estimate two and one eighth yards 48 inch wide. Also contains a home remedy note on treating ivy poisoning with hot water and grindelin extract.
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N. Y. Herald
Utility Outer Garments in Spring and Summer Styles
Miladi Modish offers seasonal motoring wraps in rubberized taffetas satins or mo hairs suitable for touring and shopping. The latest utility coats feature ulsters with large metal buttons and attached clan plaid lined hoods for weather protection.
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Miladi
How to lengthen a dress with a bias band
If a dress is still good but too short after letting down the hem, cut about four and a half inches from the bottom. Insert a bias band wide enough to reach the desired length. The band will appear as a trimming feature.
Reluctant Reply to National Call Sparks Senate Banter
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum joking about meeting party leaders who call for service. He says he would be reluctant if they spoke with sincerity, noting reluctance is safest when beseeched. The exchange highlights playful tension over political duty.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Urban quip on sales and experts in a crowded market
An urban philosopher laments that many unqualified salespeople hawk goods, suggesting even experts struggle to sell what they cannot credibly persuade buyers to purchase.
Shakespeare and plots in a Catholic Standard remark
A remark attributed to After-When Crittick recalls Shakespeare stealing plots, a discussion framed as a literary comparison. The Catholic Standard and Times notes the exchange as a commentary on tragedy and source influence.
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Crittick
Shakespeare
Knox
Standard and Times
Dialogue on a Green Car and Dress Sparks Comment
A playful exchange hints at a humorous social moment as one character notes a man’s green automobile matching a woman’s dress. The other quips about ownership and driving, joking they lack a green horse. The scene captures light domestic humor.
The Providers and the Stout Citizen Paraphrase
A stout citizen recalls ex cursions and the popularity of tad youths with girls. He notes older men as providers with steady jobs who win partners, then reflects that even providers marry soon. He ends by saying life is short and time dreads, then drives off.
Rain Spoils Game Casts Down Local Ball Rivalry
A rain interruption overloads a scheduled game impacting teams and fans. officials reschedule as players await play resumed after weather delay.
Out of Sight. A playful exchange between Bertie and Gertie
A brief dialogue fragment shows Bertie flirting with Gertie and Gertie teasing him about closing her eyes. The scene captures a lighthearted moment of romantic tension and humor.
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Bertie
Jove
Gertile
Unclear Speech Sparks Odd Banter in Historic Record
Fragmentary quotes show friends remarking on great ness thrust upon him while another voice counters with a humorous line about fifty seven hollots. The lines reveal playful dialogue and vernacular phrasing from the period.
A Truant Husband Quote in Yonkers Statesman
A brief exchange features Mrs Bacon and Mrs Elbert debating a husband's weight and marriage dynamics with a wry tone characteristic of the Yonkers Statesman. The dialogue implies sufficiency and curiosity about the husband.
Cooks fame denied in dressmaker tales
In a witty exchange, a speaker dismisses rumors that cooks wear their mistresses' clothes as fabrications. He adds that his own cook would not even patronize the dressmaker who sews his gowns.
I decline the role I am offered this spring
The speaker refuses to assume a spring role, citing they have coal as a constraint and choosing not to participate. No further context or individuals are provided.
Starving Woman Refused Work Despite Four Kids
A starving woman asks for employment but is told yes only if she reveals she has five children. The exchange ends with thanks and continued destitution, highlighting harsh poverty.
Continuous Performance and the Fiddler’s Demand
A witty meditation on paying consequences and the crowded stage of life. The lines juxtapose obligation with excess, hinting at social performance amid numerous players in a shared show.
Noisy exchange cited in graphic conversation note
A brief public exchange references a graphic topic described as very noisy. The dialogue includes the phrase this conversation is very graphic and the word phonographiec appears as a clipped term. The context suggests a media or discussion snippet with unclear subject matter.
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Phonographiec
Obedient Moorish Children Show Great Parental Respect
A French observer describes Moorish child rearing in Morocco from Mile. Mathilde Zeys book Une Francaise au Maroc. Children greet fathers by kissing the hand and rarely dine with parents. boys begin school at five with a small gift for the master, then a party marks their entry. Education is mainly literary and practical, with strict religious limits on chemistry, natural philosophy, and anatomy. surgeons are common.
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Mile
Mathilde Zeys
Morocco
Une Francaise Au Maroc
Morrocco
Kindly Old Gentleman and Little Man Dialogue Fragment
A brief exchange shows a Kindly Old Gentleman asking the Little Man his name. The Little Man, unsure, explains he does not know and notes his mother married again yesterday.
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Moter
Campaigner Warns Against Bribery During Speech
A campaign orator warns friends to beware unscrupulous bribery offering shillings for votes. He urges dignity and to demand more, amid applause and hisses from the crowd. The Punch cartoon commentary captures the call for ethical voting standards.
Considerate Censorship in a Quiet Family Moment
A brief drama centers on a daughter asking if her father knows her love. The response reveals concern for the ailing father and the family's choice to shield him from the truth, reflecting sensitive restraint in difficult times.
One Woman's Endurance
Mrs. A. B. Payne of Columbus Mississippi describes years of kidney pains and weakness. She reports Dean's Kidney Pills eased the agony from the first use and helped her become strong and healthy, with standard 50 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. 8. Payne
Third Ave
Columbus
Miss
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Funeral Came Too Late
Four year old Billy Martin excitedly told his mother about a planned funeral for a dead cat found by Louise and Carberry. He was allowed to attend but returned saying the funeral did not occur because the cat was too dead.
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Billy Martin
Louise
Carberry
Billy
Sad Plight Recount of Rheumatism Cure in Stamford
An elderly Stamford resident describes a four year battle with inflammatory rheumatism. Skin peeled, fever and hair loss noted, with three bed sores. After using Cuticura products, complexion cleared, bed sores healed, and hair regained gloss. The letter is dated March 6 and 12, 1907 from Mrs Lavina J Henderson.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford, Conn
Steichen’s Rise Through Glaenzer Exhibitions and Photo Secession
The article traces Steichen’s path from a small studio at 291 Fifth Avenue to gallery recognition within the Photo-Secession. Early sales of oil paintings and pivotal shows increased his status among discerning collectors, with two solo exhibitions the following year. Prints sold at $50 to $150, reflecting growing value and a shift to judging photographs by artistic merit and technical quality rather than mass production.
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Steichen
291 Fifth Avenue
Photo-Secession
Glaenzer
Fifth Avenue
Seeventeen
Two Topers
A Minnesota school teacher describes shifting from coffee to Postum claiming steadier nerves and better health. She recounts nervous prostration, a conversion after using Postum, and a testimonial urging others to switch for lasting well being.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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