Chefoo Missionaries and White Children in the East
A reader’s notes depict Chefoo China as a port famed for wartime sailors and rough American dives. The piece critiques Y M C A work, describes missionary children’ s schooling at the China Inland Mission school, and highlights veteran missionaries Dr Hunter Corbett Dr J B Hartwell and Dr Calvin Mateer.
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East
Orient
Fowler
G. Cornwell
Young Men's Christian Association
Chefoo
China Inland Mission
China
Japan
Far East
China Inland
China Inland Mission Sanitarium
China Inland Mission Organization
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
General Assembly
Des Moines
Hunter Corbett
United States
Corbett
Calvin W. Mateer
J. Livingston Nevius
Nevius
Presbyterian Board
Joseph B. Bowles
Presbyterian
Presbyterian General Assembly
C. W. Matees
J. B. Hartwell
Southern Baptist
The
China Inland Mission School For Missionaries
Wealthy Tradesman’s Retaliation House Sold To Lunatic Asylum
A tale recalls a prosperous tradesman who built a mansion in an exclusive neighborhood and faced snubs from locals. After protests, he posted a gate notice offering the home for sale or lease and finally sold it at a sacrifice to be used as a lunatic asylum.
How to Make a Good Kite for Outdoor Fun
The article explains making a simple kite from four sticks of cedar and thin Manila paper with a cross string frame. It covers cutting notches, tying the frame, attaching a looped string, and adding a tail with ten paper bob bobs. It notes kites appeal to city and suburban boys and mentions birds fond of mice in a separate item.
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Chicago
Newestertiger Eraaereta
Fun for the Boys Make and Shoot the Minnie Darts
A playful instruction note invites boys to craft Minnie Darts from a straight whittled pine stick and explains the simple make and use process. The passage emphasizes hands on activity and enjoyment in making and playing with the toy.
Making the Darts Round A DIY toy from 1900s instructions
The guide explains building a large diameter dart with a two foot shaft, a five inch notch, and a cardboard tip. A lash made from springy wood joins a two foot string knot to propel the dart by a whip motion released upward.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Thatched Roofs In London and Ancient Inn Plough
The piece notes a rare London thatched house in St James's Street near Chamberwell Grove. describes the inn Plough at the grove's start and praises ancient, ivy-clad thatching by skilled workmen. It also mentions a Memphis farmer unearthing corn in a mound builder site and predicts baseball would die if kept as a school staple.
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London
St. James's Street
Chamberwell Grove
Chamberwell Green
Thatcher
the Plough
London Evening Standard
Memphis
Tenn
A Toy Airship From Paper Cones And Elastic
Instructions describe making a toy airship using two paper cones with corks and needles, hooked by elastic, a screw propeller set between wax balls, balance wings on the cones, and a small basket suspended. Twisting a handle untwists the elastic to launch flight.
It Was All Right Until She Caught a Real Live Spider
Mary four, fishing from the nursery window, hauled imaginary sea monsters along a string toward a rose bush. A real black and yellow spider climbed the line, prompting fear and a cry for help before mother reassured her. Mary concludes a real spider is scarier than make believe creatures.
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Mary
She
Mother
Weoar Sue Wears Wise Choice of Veil Is of the Utmost Importance
The article discusses tips on choosing and draping veils to suit hats and complexions. It covers mesh sizes, proper placement, pinning, and hygiene, plus color guidance for red, blue, and brown veils and cautions against overtight wear and eyelash whitening from tight veils.
Keeping Letters in Order Neat Arrangement Reduces Confusion
A simple method helps readers keep letters neatly organized. Use a colored ribbon with the word Answered or Unanswered to tie around letters, with a bow on the side. Ribbons read Paid or Unpaid for bills, placed so the word centers on the front of the packet.
Flowers for an October Wedding and Bridal Etiquette
Advice on October wedding flowers for bride and attendants with notes on asters and late chrysanthemums, plus guidance on home wedding refreshments, proper attire for a morning groom, order of bridal procession, piano care, fork placement, dress alterations, and a silk jacket and bonnet pattern.
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Maxine
Late Styles in Wraps from Paris Inspire New Fashions
Fashion notes describe wraps arriving from Paris including a redingote style with a blouselike top, narrow sleeves, velvet belt, and lace collar worn over embroidered tulle gown with a white chip hat. Also featured are a small girl’s ribbon rosette hairstyle and a revival of the starch upright collar among French women.
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Sion
Charest
Wspatches
Stars and Stripes Forever
Kentucky
Asiatic Squadron
Oriental
New York Street
Lord Fauntleroy
Korea
Naval Branch
Cornwell
Lem
Dave
America
Tokyo
Evening Standard
Orn
Los Angeles Times
APUL
Zle
Weoar Sue
Madame Merri
Prince Albert
Betsey
Madame Merril
Paris
Dresden
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