Mrs Bassets Boarder and a Housemaid Mix Up
Alexander Freer sheltering seven years of quiet study is drawn into a boarding house tangle when Mrs Basset hires a touring Jeannette Wallace as a temporary helper. A mistaken match ends with Freer and Jeannette in playful, growing affection as Mrs Basset contemplates changes in her household.
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Clibs
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Wennel
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Lin Boing
Nir
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Yandindy
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Wou
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Chierso_ Tribune
City Children At Twilight Hour Poem Fragment
A fragment from A. B. de Mille reflects city children escaping into evening air while the town feels stifling. It contrasts shaded woodland and hay fields with the warm bustle of urban life, ending with a rush of little voices and laughter as twilight gathers.
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A. B. de Mille
Infe
Queen Alexandra’s Autocr—Royal themes in fashion and duty
A London auto and fashion note recalls Queen Alexandra’s steady taste for plain paper, her frugal routines in Dutch royal kitchens, and thrift as thriftiness shapes a modern queen. It mentions the Nevada County railroad with a woman president, and broader reflections on women’s training, athleticism, and public conduct through vivid vignettes of city life and a New York transit scene illustrating maternal discipline.
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Nevada County
ofeCallifornia
Johnl Kidder
Grass’ Valley
Cal
Round
Tolland
Wilhelalua
Mathers
New York
Harpers Bozar
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing at Brookyn Women's Club
A New York Times piece recounts a Brookyn women’s club gathering where appearances masked motives. A guest, fearing ice cream, avoids the event while others seek social lift, education, or Longfellow tea. A wolf overhears and warns of club invites widening beyond perceived propriety.
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Brooklyn
Tate
Fashion Notes on Accessories and Gowns of the Season
The latest driving gloves feature large patterns and bold parasols in vivid orange. Feminine travel wear favors calfskin with waterproof finish, eliminating overshoes. Ostrich plumes, velvet ribbons, and decorated hats dominate, while gowns blend gold velvets, painted fabrics, and turquoise accents with lace and tucks. summer gowns favor light fabrics and airy necklines for daywear.
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Kelty
Sys
Only feminine city editor Miss Mary A Lee of Titusville Herald
Article highlights Miss Mary A Lee of the Titusville Herald as the nation s sole female city editor. It details her start at the Nashville World and Washington Times, her hours and duties, and her role reporting on events while coordinating with the paper s staff. It also includes a fictional insert about a character named Bobby and a stray paragraph about German pension data.
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Eli Jen
Suglvety
Mary A. Lee
Titusville
Penn
Thaswille
Fools, Love, and a Fatherly Comment in Lotta Quips
A collage of wry quotes from Chicago Record Herald and New York Times snippets. It intertwines thoughts on fools of love and money with witticisms about courtship, manners, and social chatter. The piece mixes fiction dialogue with clipped newspaper quips, reflecting early 20th century humor.
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Jelf
Electric lights for modest homes spread by cheap tiny lamps
A New York Times inspired note on the rise of home electricity. Small wired miniature lamps, decorative uses, and pocket folding lanterns lower the cost of electrification. Prices drop from a dollar per lamp to bulk setups that light an evening for ten dollars.
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le Tee
Hs House
New York
Bost
North Carolina Timber Riches Rise From Walnut Trees
An interview with North Carolina officials notes forests hold great wealth if timber is managed well. A single amber walnut in Haywood County fetched 160 dollars and another tree earned 3000 dollars when cut and shipped to New York, with total sale near six thousand dollars. The piece urges better local timber utilization to enrich the state.
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Haywood County
S. L. Rogers
Rogers
New York
Raleigh Newy
Obgeryer
Telegraph Ad On Insulator Demonstrated On Mount Blanc
An ad in the Mount Blanc test shows telegraphy laid directly on a glacier works without insulation. A paired galvanant operated on the ice and messages were sent to several points beyond immediate range, confirming practical transmission under extreme conditions.
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Mount Blanc
New Ways of Mankling Stronger Steel in England
A report describes a process to heat a seventies? feet long steel bar and roll it into linked sections, claiming stronger output. It notes vast numbers of wild horses in the Southwest gone over a decade, with some kept by Indians. Also discusses acetylene black in Germany, marble manufacturing, paper stock from cottonseed fibers, and high temperature electric furnaces for experiments. It touches on buffalo use by Plains tribes and the Pisa Tower’s tilt, plus a note on antique wall ornaments with glass cases and jewelry collections.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Germany
India
Kkoya Dublin Society
Joly
Italian Ambassador to reach Washington in September
A report notes Marquis Maltianiua the new Italian Ambassador will arrive in Washington in September. Also cited are a hoax senator Hag an son arrest for jewelers swindle in Washington, and various other domestic and international notes.
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Marquis Maltianiua
Washington
Hagan
Massachusetts
Units States Supreme Court
Luigi” Stort
Board of Construction
Fran Schlatter
Divine Henior
Putnam Bradiee Strong
Root
New York
State Profit by Lorolland Will Raises Tax Revenue
The state of New Jersey will gain a five percent collateral inheritance tax on the LorWard estate, with the Rancocas farm bequeathed to Mrs Allien not qualifying as direct heir property. Estimated value near one million dollars, with appraisers to set the final value. The tax has historically netted the state over a million dollars annually.
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Rancocas
Allien
Aparalera
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