Shadowgraphy on Parlor Walls by Chassino the French Expert
The article recounts Chassino, a leading shadowgraphy master, teaching how to cast silhouettes for home entertainment. It covers practice, finger and hand positions for wolves and gendarmes, screen setup, and his skill with feet, plus examples of humorous figures like monkeys and a preacher.
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Chassino
Chassine
Montreal Star
Warding Off a Gift From a Magazine Subscription
An elderly husband confronts a Boston recipient to stop his wife Mary Emma from wasting efforts on the Home Makers magazine. He details misused kitchen experiments and hair care while noting a planned "Making a Man Comfortable" feature, seeking to end the subscription.
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Farrar
Boston
City
Mrs. Farrar
Mary Emma
Mr. Farrar
Mary Imma
Handy
Alaska
Calls Squirrels a Pest in Naturalist’s Montana Essay
Josef Brunner argues that both red and gray squirrels destroy eggs of harmless useful birds in a country life in America feature. He bases his claim on fifty years of field study in Montana and Germany, urging readers to reconsider the animals’ value.
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Josef Brunner
Montana
America
Germany
Mr. Brunner
The Squirrel as Forest Destroyer and Nest Raider
The author declares the red and gray squirrels as thieves and murderers of birds. Squirrels destroy nests eat eggs and youth, strip twigs, and hoard or consume seeds, hindering forest reforestation and seed germination, with Montana cited for nest robbery.
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Montana
Too Much King Oscar Encounter in Swedish Town Prison
King Oscar traveling through a Swedish town sees a large banner reading Welcome Your Majesty. He learns the building is the town prison and quips that royalty is too much for the place and situation.
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Oscar
Sweden
Father learns baby cries to go to You
A father notes his infant cries from within his arms reveal the child seeks to be near You. The moment highlights a parental bond and spiritual longing observed in a simple, intimate scene.
Photographer’s promise of pictures yields a moment of doubt
A amateur photographer invites a Fort Hill Vista visitor to step into a shot. A Vicksburg negro woman clamors for her promised prints and recalls many claimed but unseen photos from other galleries. The exchange ends with her skeptical assurance and insistence on a real picture.
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Fort Hill
Vicksburg
Quotable Lavater Adage on Dismissing Cruelty to Children
Quote attributed to Lavater warns against those who despise a child’s laughter. It frames empathy as a safeguard against cruelty and highlights the moral tone of charitable thought.
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Lavater
New Food Law Advocates Truthful Ingredient Labels
Public call to Congress urges a national pure food law. Postum Cereal Co. promotes truthful ingredient statements on packages and retailer guarantees, aiming to curb fraud, protect consumers, and empower voters to influence legislation through letters to representatives.
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America
Cc. W. Post
Pure Food Bill Appeal Sent to Congress
A citizen mobilization note urges readers to cut the bill from publications and send it with name and address to their congressional representative and a state senator. It recommends buying multiple papers and enlisting friends to boost support for a Pure Food bill.
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Congress
U. S
Food Ingredient Disclosure Act Proposal Stresses Honest Labeling
A congressional bill requiring every food package to display a complete and accurate ingredient list in plain English, with maker’s name and address. It also imposes penalties for altering statements and calls for federal inspection of foods in commerce outside the producer’s state.
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Congress
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
U. S
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
District of Columbia
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
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