Best Dressed Man in the World
An American living in London and London tailors clash over who shapes global style. The piece contrasts American ready made and semi-ready suits from New York and Washington with London frock coats and Bond Street tailoring, noting cable orders and busy West End shops. It concludes the best dressed man uses Bond Street for formal wear and Fifth Avenue for sack suits and overcoats.
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London
Broadway
Washington
New York
Bond Street
England
Express
New Yorker
Count Witte
Prince Albert
Fifth Avenue
New Clothes for Easter Emphasize Resurrection Symbols
Reads of Easter attire and its belief in bringing good fortune. A Dorsetshire poet named Barnes offers a humorous verse about donning a blue frock coat with brass buttons on Easter, tying fashion to ritual meaning and luck for the year.
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Dorsetshire
Barnes
Elderly Spinster and Doctor Sketch Exchange
An elderly spinster and a doctor discuss mental health in a quippy exchange. The doctor asserts the patient is experiencing hallucinations with a blunt, confident tone.
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Cartan
Mie
Animal Heroes and the Wolf Hunt In North Dakota
The piece reviews Ernest Thompson Seton’s Animal Heroes noting its composite animal tales and vivid illustrations. It recounts a dog Snap’s daring hunt against a Gray Wolf with Terriers and hounds aiding, culminating in Snap’s heroic kill and fatal wounds, celebrated by ranchers.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Tommaroen
Sefton
Caza
North Dakota
Silton
The Grim Farewell of Penroof the Cattlewolf
A rancher recalls lifting a wounded steer named Penroof after a brutal encounter with a monstrous Wolf. The animal lapsed into a final, unthreatening kiss before dying. They buried the fearless creature on a ranch butte as Penroof muttered about grit needed to raise cattle.
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Dauntless Anettle
Esyrnd
Tne
TFT
Old Penroof
Penroof
The Fighting Instinct in a Bristol Labor Clash
A vivid account recalls foreman Haverly defending against a mob of laborers armed with tools. He fought with a crowbar, killing seven attackers and repelling the rest, illustrating primal combat pride amid brutal labor strife.
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Minneapolis
Bristol
Tennessee
Haverly
Little Cannibals In Baby Chick Flocks
Breeders report cannibalistic behavior among young chicks kept in close quarters. Idle birds turn to pecking when wounds appear, so provide a wider range, busy feeding, and animal matter. Scatter balanced chick feed in litter and suspend greens to deter pecking.
A Sudden Change
Two commercial travelers compare weather quirks. The Englishman notes sudden shifts from warm to cold requiring coats. the American relates Johnson and Jones who threw a snowball as snow ended and hot water scalded Jones, a humorous weather flip.
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London
New York
Johnson
Jones
Perils in Cold Storage
The Agricultural Department pursues scientific tests on perishables in cold storage to determine storage limits. Dr. Wiley argues for legislation fixing storage periods as decay can occur even when meats and milks are frozen. A Cleveland case found eleven year old meat decay, suggesting bacteria act in frozen meat. No law limits storage time. only fowls must be drawn before storage.
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Agricultural Department
Wiley
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
The Oregon Sails Home With Long Pennant
The Oregon recently left Hongkong flying a homeward bound pennant over 500 feet long. Two balloons supported the silk thread streamer to keep it clear of the water. It attracted much attention in port, with a tradition of a foot of pennant per day of cruise noted but the Oregon’s may be among the longest.
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Hallowe'en
Snap
Soap
Skull Creek
Lis Syound
Hilton
Fln
Dander
Riley
Guzlity
Cary
Cedar Ridge
George
Feander
Woolf
Erin
Joun
Oregon
Hongkong
Asiatic Station
Asiatic
Brooklyn
New York
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Vprench Motor Railroad
Animal Heroes
Dentler
Peck
Haines
J. W. Haines
Glenn Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sojdner
Theas
R. C. Allen
Fred. Walsh
Island
Ontario
Canada
C. M. Medley
Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
Ihetanres
Olar Se
al As
Jone
Kirtland Bros. & Co
Austrian Tyrol
Kirtland Bros . CO
Dept. A
Cuamecars Sracer
N.Y
Gent
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