The Skilled Mechanic and the Path to Success
This article defines skilled or brain and hand workers, arguing the value of technical education and hands on training. It lauds the social worth of skilled mechanics, outlines wages for different roles, and promotes technical schools as essential for advancement and national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Technology
Technical School
Wemen
Polytechnic Institute
Joseph W. Phinney
American Type Founders’ Company of
Boston
How the German Women Are Being Educated
A report on commercial schools for women in Cologne Berlin Cassel and Munich after experimental success. The movement makes these schools permanent alongside existing apprentice commercial schools as Germany opens universities and professions to women. A Wiesbaden congress urged decisive measures to establish and maintain girl apprentice schools across the empire.
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Cologne
Berlin
Cassel
Wiesbaden
Original Idea and Criticus Exchange Hint at Baseball Umpire Hero
An exchange notes the author’s new novel may lack broad success but gains originality. The critic agrees, and the author confirms the hero is a baseball umpire.
Purely Feminine Vacation Beauty and Rest Advice
The article urges skin care with cleanliness powders creams and lotions and advises fresh air daily. It promotes gentle exercise simple country food rest and avoiding overf pure sightseeing abroad, noting rest as a key beauty aid and warning against overdoing travel.
Girls Dress Pattern No 5605 from Pattern Department
Attractive pink chambray pattern 5605 features square neck with embroidered yoke, deep tuck waist, gathered lower skirt, optional elbow sleeves, pearl button straps, and turned back cuffs. Suitable fabrics include Henrietta cashmere pongee albatross and linen. three yards of 36 inch material for medium size. sizes 8 to 12 years. Send 10 cents and order with size and pattern number.
Natty Bolero Costume For 46 Inch Wide Material
A fashion note describes a bolero to match a skirt using the same material. It features silk faced revers with silver buttons, an Irish painted collar over silk, and armlets for dressy wear. Specifications include lengths and lining details, with suggestions on decorative cuffs and sleeves.
A Pretty Little Sack and Baby Coats on Display
Delicate sacks of lawn and white mousseline with Valen ciennes trim and lace edged baby coats are featured in exclusive shops. Coats use silk fabrics with cashmere or cloth linings and sheer muslin over silk for summer, with hand embroidered cape collars and lace details.
A Few Modish Fancies Byron Collar Trend
A fashion note describes the Lord Byron collar as the current stylish choice. It is a narrow turn over collar that buttons at the front and can be worn with a necktie for a knot at the throat. The collar is simple to make, requires little skill, and sits low at the throat with a pearl button.
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Lord Byron
Piazza
Lace and Mull Embroidery Enhances Tub Dress Trim
Transparent lace trims tub dresses while Mull embroidery adds refined decoration. The article highlights lace and Mull as fashionable details for smart ensembles and garment embellishment.
Shaping a Thick Nose by Finger Pressure After Washing
A traditional practice described involves compressing a thick nose with fingers after washing the face and continuing the method over time as a shaping technique.
Neckbands and Sleeves in Ladies Dress
The article argues fit matters as much as waistbands in clothing. Neckwear should frame the neck, sleeves should suit arm size, and overly tight sleeves on heavy arms look unflattering. It stresses careful tailoring at sleeve bodice junction for fuller figures.
Waist pattern 5572 for cream albatross with lace chemisette
Pattern 5572 features a waist design in cream albatross with an all over lace chemisette. Deep front and back tucks add fullness. waist adjusted by gathers. Suitable fabrics include taffeta crepe de chine henrietta challis pongee. Medium size uses 2.25 yards of 36 inch material. sizes 15 16 17 years.
Stage world notes players encores hissed and unseen
A Washington Star line comments on a world as a stage noting that some actors receive encores while others go unnoticed, with a playful dig at prominence and popularity in public life.
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Washington Star
Couple to Wed in Final Chapter of Magazine Tale
Naggus jokes about marrying the hero and heroine. Borus agrees they will wed in the last chapter, a plan Naggus calls fitting as the couple’s fate. The exchange appears in Tit Bits, hinting at a serialized romance arc.
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Naggus
Borus
Nell-Love and Maude Disagree Over Weight Change
Brief item notes Nell-Love and Maude in dispute over appearance as Nell-Love is reported thinner by about 20 pounds. Belle-She is described as having loved and lost. Tit-Bits caption hints at romantic mixups.
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Nell
Maude
Belle
Seats of the Mighty
A brief cryptic note from the New York Sun referencing Tommy-Pa and a final line about the end feg receiving one of the seats, implying a humorous or satirical exchange.
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Tommy
Feg
N. Y. Sun
Not Till They Put Him On A Postage Stamp
A brief quip recalls George Washington’s legacy with a nod to resilience and fame as a postcard joke. The line plays on Washington’s enduring image in American memory and popular culture.
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George Washington
Victims of a Habit Quote Sparks Reflection
A short caption from the Picayune quotes about women aging prematurely due to efforts to stay youthful, highlighting societal pressures and the toll on women. The note reflects a columnist’s remark on fashion and aging.
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N. QO
Picayure
Racial Mockery Explained by Razors in Humorous Exchange
A manufacturer questions why a razor performs poorly in the south. A drummer retorts that a Black person would not be useful at a ball with a safety razor, illustrating a racist joke about race and tools.
Do I look daggers at the villain
A melodrama aside quotes the heroine asking and the author replying that she looks hatpins rather than daggers in a witty Chicago Daily News exchange.
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Chicago Daily News
The Proper Way of Assisting For Novice Swimmers
A historical manual outlines basic swimming lessons for boys and girls using water exercises. It covers body position, arm strokes, and leg movements with emphasis on safety and breathing, noting progression to six to eight yard pushes and gradual mastery across ten lessons.
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Meyers
Missouri Atheletic Club
Soap Bubble Contest for Summer Fun on Courts and Lawns
Outdoor soap bubble contests provide a delightful pastime on tennis courts or lawns. Girls make bubbles while boys blow them over the net scoring 15 points per successful pass, with prizes like summer bouquets. A table with soapy water and glycerine plus ribboned pipes provides the setup for paired teams and varied prizes for big bubbles, hues, most blown, or longest chains.
Favorite Card Game of Japanese
A Japanese pastime uses a set of one hundred proverb halves printed on cards. The host reads halves aloud while players with second halves on their hands race to seize matching cards. The first player out wins, sparking loud laughter and playful teasing as quick players outpace duller neighbors.
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Japan
Sacred tooth idol tale echoes Indian worship and refusals
In New York a American traveler spoke of a sacred Indian tooth venerated for 2400 years and valued at $250000 had been refused. He said many shrines in India worship the teeth of humans as a sign of good ancestry and lifelong body care.
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New York
India
Vagraries of the Rich Highlight Extravagant Purchases
A review of wealthy excess in which a French marquise walls her bed with orchids costing thousands weekly and a Parisian diner spends $25 per meal while tipping lavishly. Other tales include expensive coffins, false teeth, jewel studded pianos, and ornate saddles bought by rich individuals.
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Hiller
Hyderabad
Madras
Dixie W. Thompson
Santa Barbara
Cal
Henry G. Marshall
Sir L. Alma-Tadema
Jan van Beers
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