Wait-a-Wibble Station Name Sparks Australian Dispute
In New South Wales a railway station between Berrigan and Finley named Wait-a-Wibble faced a push from Sydney authorities to rename it Hurry-on-There or One-Side-Please. Residents of Wait-a-White protested, claiming the name endured for their ancestors, and the commissioners ultimately maintained the existing appellation.
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Australia
New South Wales
Berrigan
Finley
Wait-a-Wibble
Sydney
Wait-a-White
Westminster Gazette
Northwestern inventors honored with patents issued last week
List of inventors from Minnesota and surrounding area receiving patents. Names include Wilson A. Allen Rochester fire escape elevator countermeasures, Ole R. Hanskey and others for devices such as cream saver acetylene gas generator animal trap sealed pipe coupling whiffletree attachment ballast car spike puller boiler medal designs. Patent attorneys Merwin Loeb Johnson, St Paul.
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Northwestern
Wilson A. Allen
Rochester
Minn
Ole R. Hanskey
Lake Preston
William A. King
Pierre
Nelson Likins
Minneapolis
Sidley L. Long
Magnolia
Frank T. Moody
Thomas Scrivener
Harry Sheperd
Sevald E. Staaken
Butterfield
Carl G. W. Wernicke
Mankato
Ole T. Presthold
Clarkfield
Merwin
Lo’ B Johnson
St. Paul
Ragtime origins and island critiques in playful letters
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote pits a man who knows everything not worth knowing against a writer who opposes expansion. They claim rag time came from the Spanish and express satisfaction over acquiring distant islands, in a brisk, humorous exchange.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
His Prayer Cartoon Exchange at Night
A humorous Chicago News item portrays a conversation between a preacher and Johnny. The boy admits to praying that his father won’t learn what he did during the day, highlighting a comic family moment.
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Johnny
Chicago News
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
An old tablet ad promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. The guarantee offers a refund if the remedy fails and notes a genuine tablet with an L. F Q mark on each tablet.
Her Aversion in Washington Star Interview
The sensational actress states she likes Skye terriers alligators parrots and tiger cubs but has grown tired of husbands in a Washington Star interview.
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Peta
Washington Star
Eisele Care Fee and Inanities of Inanimate Comic Bits
A jumble of quotations and puns appears, mentioning Eisele Care fee and the Cumminsville Sage with wry lines about politicians and notes. The snippets include exchanges about high notes and a fence posts signboard claiming to be “the whole board.”
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Fragmented Quotations and Banter Across Papers
A collage of clipped lines shows political and social snippets. The Indianapolis Journal cites a dissenter on shortcuts to Speaker wealth and a cryptic remark about Butcher O. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes Mr Penn on treaty signs while Mr Pitt calls it a woe sign.
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Indianapolis Journal
Penn
Pitt
Pittsburg
Notes of Fashions and Household Hints and Poems
For Women and Home presents notes on current fashions fancy buckles evening gowns and modern needle work. A long poem by William Garvin Hume contemplates a coming storm and calls for lasting peace.
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Earth
William Garvin Hume
Evening Blouse Described With White Chiffon and Velvet
An elegant evening blouse features a white chiffon body with a white velvet high collar and two standing points at the back. Ruffles trim the front, shoulders are bare, and elbow sleeves end in a bow. A satin ribbon belt ties on the right with long ends.
New Ribbon Collar Features Jeweled Clasp
A fashion note describes ribbon collars that dress up a woman’s look without a bow. The latest style winds twice around the neck and fastens at the front with a jeweled clasp. Clasps are either real jewels or convincing imitations sewn to ribbon ends.
Heart shaped needlebook with velvet and satin details
A detailed description explains making a heart shaped needlebook for winter work bag use. It features a velvet and satin upper leaf, a velvet covered foundation, embroidered edge, three graduated leaf motifs, satin interior with vine stitch, and a small silk pocket for needles. Two heart parts join at the tip with a cord and tassel, linked by ribbons.
Silk embroidery sheets and home decor tips from old shops
The piece notes silk embroidery sheets in floral and conventional designs for transfer to fabrics, plus tips for applying rope work on doors, painted cord effects, and preserving bold patterns with skilled use. It also mentions sprinkling a child’s oatmeal with sugar using a large salt shaker, as a practical serving tip.
Fashion Notes and Household Hints From Local Columns
The article offers quirky fashion tips about wearing tulle bows and collars, plus practical kitchen and beauty suggestions. It covers tulle stock usage, coat styles, a simple cooking odor tip using vinegar, and a home remedy lotion for freckles with a bensoin tincture based formula.
Skincare Adage from a Historic Recipe Mix
A vintage beauty tip discusses the use of wine one ounce rose water eight ounces and lemon juice one lemon for facial care. It warns against sun exposure after washing the face during the day as it could worsen the condition.
FashionableDiamond and Buckle Gift Trend for Christmas
The article notes buckles in all prices as fashionable gifts with genuine and imitation stones. Designs include holly wreaths, horseshoe shapes with stones, turquoise pearls, and amethysts in gilded buckles. Some buckles imitate musical instruments like lyres, all featuring intricate filigree work and precious stones.
Flounced Evening Wrap Wows at Chicago Theater
A tall dark girl wore a striking wrap at a Chicago theater featuring nine lace flounces that create a rounded front. White satin wings with heliotrope embroidery drape from the shoulders, edged by a velvet band in the same hue.
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Chicago
The Doctrine of Parental Authority and Outsider Interference
Harper's Bazar argues against trespass into family matters describing how parental leads should guide children. Outsiders offering advice disrupt peace and erode parental influence. The piece notes aunts who take the child’s side provoke resentment and weaken the father or mother.
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Papa
John
An Interesting Room Decorated With Newspaper Pictures
A method to prettify a room using cut from newspapers mounted on gray paper without frames. Pieces from foreign lands ships and ladies are arranged on walls to cover most of the surface. A young woman at a summer resort tried it and enjoyed the results though friends glanced at the pictures more than her company.
European Queens Unite to Protect Hand Made Lace
The Belgian queen appeals to sister queens and empresses to form an alliance against machine made lace. She urges wearing only hand made lace to safeguard the artisanal industry, noting that machinery has driven 40 000 lacemakers from Belgium and France.
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Europe
Belgium
France
Miss Lulu Stevens Recovers After Pink Pills Treatment
A Gosport girl once pale and weak with anemia was given up by doctors. A visiting physician advised Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She started using them and improved immediately, now described as well and strong by the Buffalo Courier.
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Lulu Stevens
Gosport
Niagara Co
Gasport
Williams
Huffalo
Courier
Bad match refused by wary father in Cleveland tale
A suitor pleads to marry the daughter, but the father balks, declaring the young man idle and unfit to join the family. The exchange turns on reading the ident's message and a stern parental veto.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paralyzed Onts Ad Sparks Cautious Banter
A(dialogue) between a grocer and an old lady centers on a controversial product advertised by doctors. The exchange raises concerns about safety and health claims despite promotional hype.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Manitoba's Capacity to Feed Britain Highlighted
The World cites a United Empire trade league report on Manitoba as a vast wheat potential. It describes 37 million farmable acres after lakes and waste, enough for 116 000 families, and calculates that 5 000 farmers with 100 acres each could yield 10 million extra bushels of wheat. The piece references Assiniboia Alberta and Saskatchewan as additional wheat lands and notes the cost to settle farms with ships and implements.
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Toronto
World
United Empire Trade League
Canada
Britain
Manitoba
Northwest
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
That Much-Kissed Hero
A Cleveland Plain dealer quip recalls Oscar Delgnan once aboard the Merrimac crew. The tale notes he scored fifteen runs early and then stopped, a punchline about his quick exit from play.
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Oscar Delgnan
The
Merrimac
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Enameling a Bicycle Sparks Painful Memory
A quip contrasts Wallace insistence on doing tasks personally with Worry recalling a failed bicycle enamel attempt. The brief exchange highlights self-reliance and hindsight in a compact, humorous exchange.
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Wallace
Cincinnati Enquirer
A Conference in the Study
Dr Thirdly and Dr Fourthly discuss salary cuts at a mock conference. They note a three month delay in salary reduction and joke about cutting kerbone instead. The surgeon suggests longer sermons as a possible compromise.
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Indire Straita
Phrase Comparison Sparks Rus Asian Language Debate
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes a dialogue about Americanism and despotic circles. It notes the term Q. K. as an Americanism and compares it to Russia’s ukase, highlighting language and governance contrasts.
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Q. K
Russia
Pittsburg
Advertisers Promote Bargains in Amusing Publication
The publication urges readers to study advertisements for entertainment and value, praising advertisers as reliable and promising they deliver what they advertise.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Halts Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorsed by West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesalers. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price per bottle, sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Hall
The Case of Aguinaldo Quote Recalled in Interview
The interview recalls Aguinaldo’s remark on Uncle Sam. He says he preferred being praised as “Oh ’em” to being ordered to lie down. The exchange highlights wartime rhetoric and sentiment toward American leadership.
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Aguinaldo
Uncle Sam
Indianapolis Journal
Styles Change and Opportune Delays
A quip filled piece notes changes in manners and speech upon a comeback. A joking exchange contrasts styles between a Philippines veteran and a cautious observer, while a senator critiques Aguinaldo’s diplomacy and moneyed motives. The piece ends with a maxim about the average man passing opportunities.
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Siena Eae
Western
Department Interior
Ottawa
IW. Ritchie
Grafton
N. D
Plata
Buckingham’s
P. Hall & Co
Nashua
N. H
Cmecare
di Pot Benoit
Bend
Fipens Chemical
New York
R. H. Kx
Philadelphia
Cumminsville Sage
Shrill
Eisele
Jacobs
Kikee
Cudahy Packing CO
South Omaha, Neb
Anon
Dr Williams Medicineompany
Schenectady
Philippines
Cleveland
Plain Deal
Times
Senator Sorghum
California
Francisco
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