The Playwright and the Red Haired Typist
Marcus Gilroy, in ragged lodgings, writes a script after losing his fortune. A red haired typist, Miss Deland, helps him by delivering the manuscript and arranging a meeting with actor Tom Wesgate. Gilroy seeks a break, while the girl’s kindness renews his hope as he faces an uncertain future.
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Marcus Gilroy
Ai. Tomnesgate
Sophie Deland
Sophie
Tom
Tom Wesgate
Sam
Mai
Mr. Gilroy
Marcus
Liberty
Gilroy
Miss Deland
Cane
Fearless Woman Seeks to Kill Mouse in Public Scene
In Freeburg Pennsylvania a woman, amid a crowd, uses chloroform to dispatch a streetcar mouse she found. She insists she will kill it herself but expresses pity for the animal before acting as onlookers react with surprise and support. The story continues with a village orchestra of nine Brown daughters, ages 1 to 28, who can play multiple instruments and may form a brass band if desired.
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Nishte
Freeburg
Henry Brown
Comfort for Cozy Corners Hand Painted Floral Fantasies
Exhibits feature hand painted cushions and elaborate brocades in varied styles. Floral fantasies include sweet peas roses and lilies on pale cream and black backgrounds with scrolls and satin and velvet textures. A cushion inspired by The Honeysuckle and the Bee shows bees feeding on honeysuckle with realistic detail.
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Boudoir de Luxe
Watteau
Valle
Leather cushions with lace and bead designs gain vogue
Describes cushion fashion featuring leather cushions on suede with applied designs against gold and black satin. Notes luxurious Oriental air from bands of heavy lace studded with beads or sequins. Circular cushions use crossed bands and sparing decoration to highlight ornate lace. Leather cushions in scarlet, green, brown and tans grow in popularity.
Leather cushions and stenciled designs for home decor
The piece describes favored leather cushions with stenciled effects in lighter or darker shades, including gold raised fleur de lis on suede and scarlet versions. It covers monograms, cut out patterns, all over designs, and decorative borders, noting circular, ear-tied corners and simple outlines for quick projects.
Entertaining Hints for Guest Evenings and Indian Theme
A vintage entertainment piece suggests lively New and Novel ideas for hosting guests. It outlines an Indian meal with wigwam tents and beaded decorations, plus booths run by girls in squaw attire and Indian post cards as place cards. It also describes an event titled An Evening with Christy featuring tableaux and whimsical scenes, charity fundraisers with inexpensive refreshments, and a Tea Fortune game using tea leaves to predict luck and fortune, ending with a note about fortune tea cups and zodiac signs.
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Christy
Fim
Madame Merrl
Egg Cosy From remnant material for idle moments
A simple ready to make egg cosy uses leftover fabric to cover egg and cup. It stands just high enough to hold the egg and cup together. A twisted ribbon loop with bows tops the cosy for easy lifting, edged with a frill and optional floral silk design.
Velvet and Cloth Afternoon Wrap Models Describe Fashion
Wraps for afternoon wear differ from evening designs mainly in color and loose long forms. Fabrics include cloth velvet and occasional silks, with peacock blue broadcloth showcased as a cloak with empire yoke, black velvet borders, passementrie medallions, lace ruffles, and fur hats with aigrettes and flowers completing the wintry look.
Saved by Strategem in the Devil's Chimney
A prairie adventure tale written by William R. Smith aged 14 for the Detroit Free Press. Mike Flanagan and Jack Arnold flee Indian attackers using a rock chimney cave passage to outwit pursuers. They escape after a panther sighting and injury, return home to recount their exploits to neighbors.
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Detroit Free
Wm. R. Smith
Arnold
Jack
Mike Flanagan
Frank Arnold
Colorado
Mike
Jackie
Begorra
Don
Like a Water Lily Paper Craft Pattern Instructions
Cut 17 large rounds of colored crepe in seven shades in two color sets. Cut three rounds of the same size in white paper. Fold each circle in four, then cut it to form a petal pattern. Open it and you will find it
Lily craft and river piers pose tough foundation task
The text describes shaping and joining pastry crimped rounds into a lily-like form for a soft foundation. It also reports 1000 foot borings in New Orleans yielding only mud sand and thin clay, complicating safe piers for a railroad bridge across the Mississippi. Timber caissons 60 by 126 and 140 feet high will anchor the piers, with caissons extending 170 feet below river surface.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Motive Souped Up By Neighbor's Church Choice
A brief dialogue shows Sallie insisting her neighbor guide her to a church, while Alice names St. Luke's for choir and St. Lucie's for curates, reflecting local religious preferences. The exchange reads like a social note from a New York Times snippet.
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Sallie
Alice
St. Luke's
St. Lucie’s
N. Y
He Tried It Once. What Made Your Husband's Hair Turn
A brief quip notes a young husband who suffered a strange consequence after attempting to have a house built. The remark hints at fear or shock as the cause, presenting a humorous or cautionary vignette drawn from household life.
World Lullabies Across Cultures Highlight Universal Bond
A fragmented excerpt traces lullabies from China, Peru, Spitzbergen, and Africa, noting universal maternal affection. It cites Chinese verses about feeding, Arab and Zulu rhymes, and a playful neighbor anecdote, then shifts to a note on Crewe’s massive signal box and light humor snippets.
Building a House Plan With Aesthetic Vine Use
The author, William A Radford, outlines a detailed ground and second floor house plan of four rooms on the main level and four upstairs, noting a front hall with a winding staircase and three doorways. He emphasizes practical halls, a sociable sitting room, and the value of side entrances and accessible back porches, plus vine guidance for porches and climate considerations.
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Nadford
Expeenice
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Miliar
The War God Smiles Not Aboat Thoroughfare
Bill McCarthy of ward 7 Boston complains of illness and visits City Hospital where Dr Sawyer diagnoses gout, prompting disbelief from McCarthy and friends who recall Beach Street residents.
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Bill” McCarthy
Bostes
Bill
City Hospital
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Joseph B. Bowles
Wesgate
Oman
Lily
China
Peru
Spitz Lergen
South Africa
Los Angeles
London & Northwestern Railway
Crewe
North Junction
England
Elec
Micky Mulberry
Micky Mulbert
Miss Sharpe
Puck
The
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Mars
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