Mount Vernon and the American house as architectural drama
The essay argues American architecture should reflect history and place rather than invent a new style. It praises Mount Vernon and Monticello while criticizing modern farmhouses, praising Embury and Bates for near Mount Vernon spirit. It notes practical home innovations in cellars, sanitation, ventilation, and the social reality of servants in historic and modern cottages.
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America
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel McIntyre
Salem
Charles Bulfinch
Boston
McComb
New York
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Washington
Potomac River
Monticello
Ridgefield
Conn
Alma-Tadema
Jackson
Aymar Embury
Bedford Hills
Bronxville
William A. Bates
Perpetual Motion Claim Sparks Patent Bid
Lithuanian born J P Machezis, living in the United States since 1899, says a French engineering society offered cash for a successful perpetual motion machine. He describes a five foot four by ten foot device built since 1912, using a large steel spring and a lever to start, with aluminum guides to be upgraded to metal. He plans patents and believes the invention could power factories and replace stationary engines.
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J. P. Machezis
Lithuania
Grand Rapids
New York World
Machezis
United States
Unworthy talk fails to win her heart, kin say
A character notes that claiming unworthiness to win a loved one rarely works. Her family chatter confirms the tactic, yet fails to deter her appeal or change her feelings. The dialogue hints at stubborn affection and social pressure shaping romance.
Pleasure of a Producer Cherry Culture in Colorado Woman Horticulturist
A Colorado woman reports success in cherry culture describing it as practical for women. The article notes the need for thrifty judgment and careful site choice with well drained slopes and sandy loam soil. It emphasizes low headed trees, careful pruning, distinguishing leaf buds from fruit blossoms, and steady, patient work. The piece highlights companionship in a solitary enterprise and the renewing hope each spring as fruit matures.
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Colorado
Ironing hints using towels and folds
Fold a bath towel into four double layers and lay the buttoned fastening face down on it. The iron will move easily over them as over the buttonhole. For embroidery on the back, place the towel on the ironing board, press the design on the wrong side, and it will stand out better.
Postal flood fund push linked to Panama canal success
Senator Ransdell presses for an immediate 60 million dollar Mississippi levee appropriation as Lieut. Col. Sibert testifies that Panama Canal construction stayed on schedule because funds were available when needed. The article also surveys labor union Republicans and Democrats in Congress and the evolving anti trust debate.
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George Clinton
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Mississippi River
William L. Sibert
Isthmian Canal Commission
Gatun
Ransdell
Louisiana
Congress
Great River
Panama Canal
Sibert
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Senate
House
Labor Union
Frank Buchanan
Illinois
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
John A. Key
Ohio
Typographical Union
George B. Gorman
Isaac I. Sherwood
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Miners’ Union
Charles B. Smith
Buffalo
N. Y
Robert E. Lee
Pennsylvania
Edward Keating
Colorado
John J. Casey
Guy T. Helvering
Kansas
William J Cary
Wisconsin
John R. Farr
E. E. Roberts
Nevada
Albert Johnson
International Typographical Union
John I. Nolan
California
International Molders’ Union
Committee On Labor
Maher
New York
Casey
Keating
Nolan
Baltz
Ilinois
Judiciary
Willison
Wilson
United States
Latest Style in Romances Ends With Proposed Marriage
Parlor scene at a corner house features a suitor revealing a salary raise and intent to marry. He presents a ring and professes love while quoted product placements echo through the dialogue. The couple contemplates a lifelong commitment as they exchange vows.
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Bissett
Percy B. Sheeley
Pangate
Binger
The
Royal Palm Insurance Company
Barrington
Badger
Seance Tale Sparks Father’s Spirit Conversation
A participant recalls attending a spiritualistic seance where the spirit of their father allegedly appeared. The other party warns that appearances can be deceptive, challenging the claimed contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobang
Grymes
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Promises Comfort
An antique ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired swollen and nervous feet. Claims include rest and comfort and easier dancing. Promotes buying from Allen in Le Roy New York and urges against substitutes.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y. Ady
Tango Revolution Sparks Debate in Louisville
A Louisville Courier Journal quip reflects on social shifts from wireless, electric light, and the telephone to the tango. The remark highlights how a society idolizes new trends while nostalgic for past comforts.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Important to mothers guidance to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature seen in use for over 30 years. Parents are urged to ensure Fletcher's Castoria is the product given to children.
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Fletcher
Parable on Bootless Remarks and Fortunes Rebuilt
A compact moral note contrasts the full hearted man with the half hearted. The first is steadier and better heeled, not collapsing when fortunes reverse and leaving others to cope.
Ada H Marshall Finds Cure for Eczema with Cuticura
Miss Ada H Marshall of New Geneva Pennsylvania describes severe facial eczema lasting two years. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment from a sample she bought more and saw rapid, permanent improvement. She notes the products cured her condition and mentions a free Skin Book offer from Cuticura in Boston.
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New Geneva
Ada H. Marshall
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Hastings Pageant Of Heroes Offends Charles Lamb
The London Chronicle notes Charles Lamb detested Hastings for its modern pageant of heroes and crowded harbor life He preferred a simple fishing town with fishermen and smugglers linking to a bygone, artless coast.
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Hastings
Charles Lamb
Meshech
Fisher Swain
London Chronicle
Doctors meet in street over weather and self treatment
Two Texas doctors encounter on a street. Dr Blister consoles Dr Soonover who admits poor health. Soonover says he is treating himself. Blister warns that self prescribing could lead to arrest for attempted death by own action.
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Dr. Blister
Dr. Soonover
Last Evening Together Before Tomorrow Night
Puck and He Darling exchange a tender farewell as she laments the brief separation and the looming tomorrow night departure. The dialogue captures a poignant moment of impending distance.
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Darling
Puck
Eye Strain Relieved by Quitting Coffee
A reader claims defective vision from heavy coffee use improves after stopping coffee and switching to Postum. The letter cites a son with eye trouble no longer needing glasses and a mother whose heart symptoms eased after quitting coffee. Postum ad details Regular and Instant forms with prices and a slogan, sold by grocers.
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Arabia
N. J
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Condeciicut
George Washingtons
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Blinder’s
Wabbleton’s
Charles Lamb and Hastings
Texas
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