Odd Origins of Fashion Styles From Pranks to Plumes
A New York Sun piece traces how many enduring fashion trends arose by accident. It cites hair trends sparked by a prank on a French monarch, the pannier’s shift after an improvised alteration, the beauty spot born from a boil mishap, and the feather boa’s humble beginnings from discarded plumes.
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Europe
France
London
Duchess de Montmorillon
Montmorillon
Boston
Longchamp
New York Sun
Apricot Pits Trade in Syria Controlled by Damascus Firm
Consular Report notes Beirut exports about 2000 tons of apricot pits yearly valued at $50 per ton, with cracked pits and kernels at $150 per ton. Most kernels go to Germany and England for soaps and pharmaceuticals. A single Damascus firm dominates cracking, buying for a German firm. the Damascus concern is the only one in Syria with such machinery.
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Beirut
Germany
England
Damascus
Frm
Syria
Silent Happiness or Quarrel Behind Closed Doors
Bertha denies quarreling with her husband claiming false gossip. She says they have not spoken for a fortnight, while her mother questions their happiness in a terse exchange. The fragment hints at domestic strain and neighborly gossip.
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Bertha
Arsonettes as a Headline Word Choice
A Chicago Evening Post remark notes Detroit News readers replaced suffragettes with arsonettes in headlines to pack two stories into one word. The piece discusses how writers shape language under space constraints and edits.
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William Travers Jerormo
Detroit News
Chicago Evening Post
Shaw on the Middle Class Not 11
George Bernard Shaw argues that calls to the middle class are rejected by many, noting society seeks an idealized heaven or fears hell. He claims England has deserted its past and the bourgeois pretend to virtue, living in a world of make believe.
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George Bernard Shaw
Pshaw
Shaw
England
Dickens
James Payn
Automobile Roof Testing Plan Extended To West Firm
A Philadelphia hotel roof used for parking cars has inspired a western firm to test automobiles on a roof space. The company examined the roof and found it strong enough to safely support testing, including shocks on springs and tire wear. Cars are raised by elevator to the roof for tests and then moved to the street or display floor.
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Automobilea
Philadelphia
Playful Politics: A Child’s Delegation Vote
A mother enters a playroom to find John amid peers in punishment. He explains they were “playing politics,” with a made up convention, a unit rule, and him as delegation chairman. They allegedly voted on who would keep apples, illustrating childlike political play and a cast vote by the delegation.
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John
Nawthin
Those That Needed It
A bedtime tale recalls Reymond yawning to skip prayers but his mother urges gratitude for his day and comforts others who lack home clothes or a mother. The boy retorts that the others should pray instead.
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Reymond
Raymond
Wanted His Papa
Leonard, a two and a half year old, loves his father and learns calendars with red Sundays. He asks why red dates mark Sundays, and his mother explains. Later a calendar shows black letters, and he sobs thinking there were no red Sundays for papa to stay home.
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Papa
Leonard
Child's vivid naming of animals delights railway magnate
A well known railway magnate guided visitors through a natural history display with his three year old daughter. She named a zebra colty a tiger kitty and a lion dog gie. When shown a chimpanzee she confidently called it papa.
Suspicigus Characters Sleeping Car Passenger Tale
A New York Weekly piece recounts a sleeping car scene where a passenger frantically searches for a missing watch while a porter reassures and claims custody. The dialogue hints at porter tips being skimmed by suspicious staff, raising distrust of certain porters.
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New York Weekly
If Three Red Apples Weigh On A Child’s Mind
A primary school teacher finds a pupil distressed by a math problem. He knows three plus four equals seven but struggles with the process, saying the method wears him out. The humorous exchange underscores how procedure can exhaust learners even in simple arithmetic.
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Richard
John
Just Her Hat and the Narrow Hat Angle
A Washington Star quip notes a near sighted man doubting a girl’s ailment while his wife asserts she is healthy, simply adjusting her gait to maintain a precise hat angle. The exchange emphasizes a humorous misunderstanding over appearance and health.
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Washington Star
Her Efficiency and Pyrography Confusion
A brief humorous exchange notes a character asking about pyrography skill and another boasting about producing fine mince works, reflecting playful dialogue and craft interest.
Underground Ulster souterrains intrigue Irish countryside
The London Family Herald explains curious Ulster underground passages called souterrains. Built just below ground with chambers and boltholes, they are too small to enter upright and may have served refugees or other unknown uses. Local lore links them to fairies or ancient Danes.
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Ulster
Essex
Ireland
London Family Herald
Wolf Hunts in Lapland A Lapp Snags First Blow on Wolf
The Pittsburgh Press reports that Swedish Lapps protect reindeer worth their wealth as wolves threaten the herd. Hunters track with snowshoes, pursue on deep snow, and strike the wolf with a spiked shoe to kill or disable it, awaiting others’ arrival.
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Pittsburgh Press
Is Your Wife Pretty Pierce in the Scolding One
A quirky exchange from a Palivdo Express piece about an awkward new acquaintance seeking sympathy. The man claims his wife’s scolding is “something awful” though she remains silent, simply turning away in disdain.
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Pretty Pierce
Pierce
Palivdo Express
Taking Tea Through a Reed in Paraguayan Customs
A description of mate tea drinking among Paraguayans using a hollow reed and a goblet, with gourds or pumpkins for vessels and carved or silver pipes. Natives claim fever and rheumatism relief. The Kansas City Journal notes a Girls' School poll where two votes suffice to declare the prettiest girl.
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Kansas City Journal
A Tender Strain First Diner What Is That Sad Piece
A compact dialogue from the Boston Transcript quotes a diner asking about the orchestra’s mournful music and a second diner hoping the somber tune will soften the mood as they discuss their steak dining experience.
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Boston Transcript
Vulgarity in manner defiles fine garments more than mad
A compact quotation attributed to Plantus condemns vulgar behavior as more damaging to quality clothing than madness, underscoring a moral rebuke of coarse conduct in social settings.
Real estate sale in Caro line county Maryland
Between two and four o clock in the afternoon the following described real estate in the First Election District of Caro line county Maryland begins at Templeville to M Zion Church road and runs with the road north 74 degrees east 974 perches to John M Clayton land then north 69 degrees west 6440 perches to a stake then south 871 degrees west 4424 perches to a white oak tree then north 73 degrees west 740 perches to a stake in heirs of William Poor then south 93 degrees west 40 perches then south 8 degrees east 72 perches to the beginning containing an undetermined area.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Templeville
M. Zion Church
John M. Clayton
William Poor
State of
Federalsburg
Hutchinson’s Cross Roads
Henry Nagel
Hollyoke
Hubbard
McMahon
Peter Wright
Land for Sale with Assignee Auction Details
Property described as land with no improvements. Terms require cash payment on sale day. Title papers at purchaser expense. Assignees are Harvey I. Cooper and James Tumple, with a appointed Auctioneer.
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Joaweph A. Kilson
Wilhelmina Kilson
Harvey A. Cooper
Caroline County
Harvey I. Cooper
James Tumple
Public Sale of Valuable Real Estate in Caroline Co Md
Public sale of a 60 acre tract in Caroline County Maryland near Federalsburg, with a new two story dwelling and outbuildings. Sale occurs between 2 and 3 pm in 1913. Terms are cash. The land lies beside the Federalsburg Hutchinsons Cross Roads road near Nichols school and church land, with improvements including a new dwelling and outbuildings.
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Federalsburg
American Corner Friendship Road
Nichols
Nichols School House
Timber Land For Sale Near Cambridge Maryland Tract
For sale a 125 acre timber tract rich in oak pine gum and maple ideal for lumber and cord wood. Located two miles from steamboat landing and about nine miles from Cambridge Maryland on a good road. Price eighteen hundred dollars with easy terms to suit purchaser.
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Steamboat Landing
Cambridge
Maryland
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