Her Choice of Boas Puzzles a Conservative Husband
In a New York Tribune style anecdote Crosby, frugal at home, buys two boas for his wife. He switches price tags so the cheaper appears costly and the expensive cheaper. His wife selects the expensive one, praising it yet claiming they cannot afford it, leaving Crosby wondering if the mix up was accident or intent.
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Southfield
Norway
Dearborn
Christ
Philadelphia
Crosby
Cros
Stenographers Notes On Individuality Of Shorthand
A New York Herald report quotes a business figure and a shorthand reporter on the impracticality of perfectly reading another stenographer’s notes. The piece notes stenography’s imperfect science and each writer’s unique signs and styles.
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New York
T Herald
Eye of the Camera in Science and Observation
A Van Norden Magazine piece argues the camera reveals details unseen by the eye and can decipher faded documents and diseases earlier. It notes the camera’s long exposure to chart the heavens, with astronomers and photographers worldwide collaborating to image stars beyond unaided sight.
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van Norden
The Dental Ornaments in a Dining Room Scene
A visitor comments on mince pies on a sideboard as Tommy explains Granma bakes them. The exchange highlights Granma's prints along the edges and her habit of making the ple. The Boston Courier provides the vignette with local color and dialogue.
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Tommy
Gran
Boston Courier
Treepassin’ Quip Sparks Trial in Garden Airwaves
A New York Herald quip sets a courtroom tone as a judge hears a trespass case involving an aviator caught "among my air currents" in a gardener’s plot. The humorous exchange frames the dispute over aerial trespass and property rights.
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New York Herald
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Cambridge, MD
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