The Episode of the Stovepipe in Mrs Annesley’s House
Warburton in disguise as a groom encounters comic servant rivalries and a kitchen stovepipe fiasco at Miss Annesley’s estate. Pierre and James clash over duties while Celeste and Nancy dash laughter. Warburton discovers Celeste’s private plans hinting at war concerns and a secret.
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Great West
Service
Warburton
Army and Navy Club
Monsieur Pierre
Peter
Pierre
Petaire
Thames
M’sieu Zhames
Karloff
Mrs. Chadwick
Annesley
Celeste
Mister Butler
James
Commund
Miss Annesley
Johu
Army
William
Bunner
Culpepper Ferguson
Mademoiselle Celeste
Nancy
Betty
Canada
Nan
War Department
Governor’s Island
Fortress Monroe
Pirate
Visit with Samaquodey Indians Under Gov Robie
An account recalls Maine Governor Robie and council visiting the Samaquodey tribe on St. Croix waters. after arrangements, the chief spokesman, nicknamed Lying in a biased retelling, bluntly tells the governor not to trust any Indian but himself.
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Robie
Maine
Calais
St. Croix
Principal Parts of Mathematics
A humorous dialogue from the New York Sun lists five basic operations as key mathematics parts: addition subtraction multiplication division and restitution. The exchange frames arithmetic as essential teacherly knowledge in a playful tone.
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Johnny
N.Y. Sun
Sunday school picnic cake portions offered to poor children
A report from a Sunday school picnic notes ladies cleaning up after the event found extra cake slices the children did not want. A small asthmatic boy was urged to take more, replying he could still chaw but could not swallew, illustrating post‑picnic hunger.
The Cotton Wedding and Astrological Fortune Fun
A humorous guide for hosting the first cotton wedding anniversary with cotton decor and games. Includes invitations on cotton cloth, cotton centerpieces, cotton gifts, and a cake with symbolic items, plus an astrological fortune table predicting traits by birth month.
Fashionable Eyebrows Through Time and Tips
Eyebrow trends shift from heavy furry lines to natural soft arches. The piece notes historic heavy brows in Russia, stage use of pencils, and a London beauty doctor who reshapes brows with tweezers and ammonia. Current guidance favors lifted brows, slightly darker than hair, no pencil, and avoidance of knotted or knitted brows to reduce wrinkles.
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Russia
London
Pretty Evening Gloves In White With Delicate Embossed Patterns
A charming design features elbow length white gloves with mauve shading at the top and a lilies of the valley or ivy embossed pattern. Suggestions cover wear for evening and day, plus home cleaning method using benzoline, gentle wiping, inflation, and shade drying.
Smart Afternoon Dress in Empire Style with Bolero
Charming Empire dress features a plain short bodice and gathered skirt with three flounced trims. Bolero emphasizes bust fullness, trimmed with a strap edge and two buttons, plus a brocade vest fronts and puffed Elbow sleeves with cambric frills. Materials include high yardage of 46 inch width, brocade, lining silk, and frilling.
Clever Advice For Freckle Care In The Sun
The article advises freckled girls to fade freckles by using a yellow veil and cold cream with powder, avoid soap, and wash with bran bags and almond meal. It recommends sun protection with a sunbonnet or poke bonnet and veil when outdoors, and to shield skin from strong wind and bright light.
Red Lips Color Through General Health and Circulation
The best way to bring color to lips is to build up overall health and stimulate circulation so blood flows to lips and cheeks.
Embroidered Grass Linen in Japanese Style Decor
Grass linen embroidered in white and blue is described as among the prettiest drapery for the dining room table. Glass and china doilies to correspond complete the set.
Ancient Tricks in Juggling From Antiquity to Europe
The article surveys early juggling arts noting the Hirpini near Rome burning coal stunts, Cap Padocia women walking on coals, and ball and cup exhibitions. It cites Firmus in Egypt using an iron anvil on his breast and rope-dancers noted by Petronius, tracing horsemanship feats to Europe via Byzantium.
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Hirpini
Rome
Cappadocia
Firmus
Firmius
Egypt
Petronius
Europe
But Little Change Among Modern Bayonets Since Invention
The note observes that among current weapons the bayonet has undergone minimal changes since its invention, highlighting its enduring basic design.
Poppy Party Proposals and a Progressive Luncheon Ideas
A guide to a Poppy Party with cozy corners for young men and women featuring proposal booths, tallying rejections and acceptances, prizes for most graceful lovers, and a themed popcorn dish. A separate Progressive Luncheon outlines eight color themed tables with distinct menus and decorations. Includes a humorous note on English speech differences at a hotel.
Club plans lavender decor and seating for church event
A season's plan features lavender crepe paper and matching decor. Attire calls for white gowns with cotton wear. Tickets issued on entry and each course punched at the table. Bowles copyright notes accompany the item.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Damp Air Sparks Wife’s Tears and Humorous Blame
A chronically faultfinding man battles rheumatism. His devoted wife cares for him as he worsens and weeps at his bedside. A friend asks how he fares and the patient blames damp air. The doctor says damp places worsen him, and the wife’s tears supposedly moisten the room.
Cardinal Gibbons and Gilmore Band Oldest Lady Question
Cardinal Gibbons joked about the Irish ladies heir of Dublin asking who among them was oldest. He recounted Gilmore at Coney Island requesting Maryland My Maryland and praised his Mozart Twelfth Mass with a North Carolina town misprint as Twelfth Massachusetts.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Dublin
Gilmore
Coney Island
Cardinal
Maryland
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Burglars Targeted by Jersey City Shooting Plan
Rev. Dr. John L. Scudder, famed fighting parson, plans to install a shooting gallery at the People's palace in Jersey City. He will invite every woman in the city to learn revolver shooting once the facility is ready, aiming to deter crime despite burglars potentially finding the city attractive.
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Jersey City
John L. Scudder
First Congregational Church
People’s Palace
United States
Scudder
Croton as Exorcism Joke at Mount Airy Golf Club
A New York clergyman golfing near Philadelphia shouts Croton in a bunker and again on a bold shot. His partner asks for meaning, and the reverend explains Croton expresses his feelings because it represents the biggest dam in the world.
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New York
Mount Airy Club
Philadelphia
Croton
Old Figures Fall Flat Now That Laundresses Demand Raises
A humorous note says that after laundresses demand higher pay, the man who teaches budgeting on $12 a week must revise his figures. The line satirizes cost living and the clash between advice and real wages.
Trade of Egypt Foreign Capital Building Up Commercial Enterprises
Egypt opens its market to foreign capital as trade expands with Egyptian cotton and agricultural exports. Since 1882 foreign investment grew from 5 million to 30 million dollars by the early 1900s, attracting European manufacturers and now American exporters who face transport costs but offer quality and production advantages.
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Egypt
Jacob
Palestine
Joseph
Suez Canal Company
Atbara
Birds Shun the Deep Sea and Reach Distant Shores
Frank Chapman of the New York museum notes that English birds are more numerous but less diverse than American species. A London Outlook writer observes birds rarely cross deep seas, with Madagascar straits impassable yet north seas navigable. Migration driven by wind weather food and social factors shows birds adapting, returning to familiar roosts via inherited routes.
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Frank Chapman
New York Museum of Natural History
England
London Outlook
Madagascar
North Seas
Godwill
Nile
Norfolk
Rain Doubles the Mail Weather Delays and Female Labor Use
A postal official attributes rain to doubling mail volume with workers needing overtime. He notes women stay home on rainy days to answer correspondence, delaying duties when weather is pleasant for other tasks.
Secretary Wilson Cites Eleventh Commandment
Secretary Wilson rebuked a subordinate for disclosing confidential information. He warned to remember the eleventh commandment and wrote it on a slip: Keep your mouth shut.
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Wilson
Denmark's Kings Named Christian or Frederick Across Centuries
The Danish royal line has followed a strict naming law for 384 years. Each prince bears Christian and Frederick among his given names, ensuring succession alternates between Christian and Frederick regardless of other names.
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Denmark
Christian
Frederick
Pin test prompts umbrella trust in a man
The Washington Star quips about honesty with a joke on pin tests versus umbrellas. An admiring friend praises a man while Miss Cayenne dismisses the pin test and suggests trying him with an umbrella.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Old Millions-Oh and Miss Youngthing Declares Love
Comic exchange from a Boston Tran script where Old Millions asks Miss Youngthing to marry him and she questions if he would die instantly, prompting a witty bickering turn.
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Miss Youngthing
Boston Transcript
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