Crumbling Empire of the Moors and Western Powers
The piece surveys Morocco from Casablanca to Fez, detailing Moorish piracy, Kabyle raiders, and Sultan Mulai Hassan's fragile rule. It recounts European ambitions, historic European incursions, and current tensions with France and Spain amid rumors of expeditions, ports, and regional revolts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogui
Bou Hamara
Asses
France
Spain
Algeciras
Fez
Holy City
Portugal
Atlantic
Casablanca
Algarves
Hen and Mollie Feed Time Myth in Youth's Companion
A short verse from Augusta Kobrecht in Youth's Companion describes a mother hen delighted by Molle bringing good ground corn to feed the chickens. The chant-like exchange ends with Mollie returning at bedtime, leaving the chicks chanting "Lack-Lack."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molle
Mollie
Augusta Kobrecht
A Neat Illusion and Odds Ends From Arts and Notes
A brief note describes a pin and elastic illusion with sunlight creating a drinking glass image. It also lists colorful school slang from Christ’s Hospital, then commentary on Oklahoma politics and the initiative referendum. A Roald Amundsen ship exhibit in New York is noted with Pan Am canal hopes, plus a remark on home exercise and a monumental Venice railway bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Christ's Hospital
Christ Hospital
North America
Roald Amundsen
Harper’s Magazine
Northwest Passage
North Magnetic Pole
New York
Smithsonian Institution
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Panama Canal
North American
Sun Power as Future Heat and Light Source
The Sun Our Savior argues solar heat could replace coal for heat power and light. Nikola Tesla envisions a systems of sun stations using mirrors to concentrate sunlight to drive a steam engine and generate electricity stored in batteries for universal use. Key obstacle noted is the high cost of storing and maintaining batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
New York
Nikola Tesla
Gezer Excavations Reveal 5000 Years Of Ancient Life In Palestine
Archaeologists led by Prof. Stewart Macalister uncover eight successive settlements at Gezer dating back to 3000 B C. Remains include cave dwelling cremations, a Canaanite high place with infant bones, and bronze weapons. Findings illuminate biblical events such as Samson's pillar collapse and confirm related biblical statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gezer
Palestine
Stewart Macalister
Geze
Samson
Donkey’s Dilemma Teaches Decisive Sailors Week
Tommy struggles between a sailing trip and a driving party through new country. Uncle Jack narrates a tale of a donkey who starved by indecision, choosing neither haystack and missing both. The boy hurries to join the river voyage for a morning sail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Uncle Jack
Tela
Tom
Uncle
Jack
Leisure Hours Show Canvas Silhouettes In Home Decor
In leisure hours such scenes feature silhouettes as a popular work activity. Artists and crafters use canvas silhouettes for decorations, reflecting a widespread hobby trend.
Making a New Orleans Creole Kite From Simple Materials
The article describes constructing a creole kite using three slim sticks joined at the center with a pin or thread. It instructs covering the frame with tissue paper in one or multiple colors and securing the top edge to finish.
Buzzer Kite Instructions and a Buffalo Doctor Joke
Describes making a buzzing kite with a slim wood spine and pasted wings in a Philadelphia Ledger note. Also recounts a Buffalo man paying a youthful doctor with a ten dollar gold piece and the doctor choosing a two dollar bill to avoid losing on the fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Buffalo
Pretty Gray Summer Tweed Outfit and Canvas Cushion Trends
The article describes pale gray summer tweed outfits with blue accents, including a gored skirt and short sacque coat. It highlights popular Veranda needlework, canvas cushion covers, and wall and table textiles with silhouettes, fresco-like designs, and floral cretonne used on cushions, tablecloths, and covers. It notes cross stitch revival, black silhouettes on colored linens, and trimming techniques with braid for a cohesive decorative effect.
Doily Washing and Rug Cleaning Tips From Advice Column
This snippet explains a washable dolly design using linen or damask foundations with white linen lace braid outlines and colored cotton fills. It also offers rug care: use a strap to beat or sweep, then salt water soaked newspaper to lift dust from carpets and rugs.
Cool Neckwear and East Coast Fashion of 19th Century Tea Gowns
The article details summer neckwear trends including linen collars, lace insertions, and silk stocks. outlines fabric needs for coats and skirts. notes dainty awn and mull ties with hemstitched ends, Windsor bows, and bridal fashion shifts away from heavy stock collars. It also describes Mandarin jackets with oriental embroidery and the opulent lingerie models for negligee and matinee wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Early start and prodigious output of Lope de Vega
The text notes Lope de Vega learned Latin and Spanish by age five and mastered rhetoric by twelve, writing pastorals and a comedy by fifteen. It claims he produced about 1,800 comedies in his life, suggesting an early start was essential. It also comments on a saying about a stupid man overstating cleverness and querying listeners if they saw the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soudan
Morocco
Sid Boubkehr
Boubkehr
Timi +buctoo
Niger
Mogador
Casablanca
New York
Abdul-Aziz
Consular Corps
White House
Abdul Aziz
Mulai Hafid
Hassan
Riff Highlands
Tetanu
Mediterranean
Sus
Malai Imail
Dom Sebastian
Duke of Leinster
Fez
Christendom
Alkesar
Pliny
Mekmez
Abdel Melet
Jane
Lope de Vega
Mark
Advice for Young Hostesses and Garden Parties
A guide for novice hostesses on entertaining with conventional forms, inviting husbands with wives, and planning garden parties. It suggests tea cards, evening parties, luncheons, small dinners, and summer garden gatherings with simple refreshment ideas. It also mentions root cures for hydrophobia using Elecampane prepared in milk and ingested fasting, with a two day dosing plan.
Uses for Chiffons in Evening and Dancing Fashion
The piece describes chiffon gowns for evening wear and dancing, noting a model with four creamy chiffon and satin dot bodice, a deep border of pink and rose embroidery, and a shell pink satin slip veiled by pale chiffon in a coordinated ensemble. It emphasizes the fabric’s charm and border detailing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charleston
Stephen Bonsal
New York Times
Salee
New England
Mulai Hassan
Busi
Mulai Massan
Rabat
Tangier
Bombay
Pelf
Jack” Churchill
Malplaquet
Lance. Caurem Serven
Earl of Teviott
John Bull
O'Donnell
Ickness
Sancho Panza
Don Quixote
Melilla
Madrid
Mohammed
England
Catherine of Braganza
Charles II
Padre Lerchandi
Alabama
Pennsylvania
South
United States
North
Oklahoma
Colier
Ethel
Harper’s Weekly
Venice
Asta
the Sun
Our Savior
Tommy and the Donkey
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