Ribbon Garnitures Prospects For Popular Dress Trimmings
Dry Goods Economist notes wide plain ribbons gain esteem for dress garniture with natins metres and ottoman effects in higher grades. Fashion favors high waisted lines. black and white combinations likely top sellers. Prominent colors include old gold battle ship blue pigeon blood geranium red Belgian armory blue lavender emerald green and anand.
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Perhips
Geraint
Armory
Alice
Merald Green
Anand
A Miner's Romance on Clear Creek in Gold Fever Times
Jim, a Colorado gold miner, tells a frontier tale of defense under a dirt pile where a man and woman defend against three claim jumpers. He aids the injured couple, tends a wounded girl, and refuses a mine in payment, earning a later offer from the grateful family. The group teases that Jim has a romance in him.
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Jim
Clear Creek
Colorado
Georgetown
Virgin Missionary Field in Kentucky Mountains
Rev W A Worthington of Annville Institute describes missionary work in Kentucky backwoods. He details dormitory life for boys and girls, work and study schedules, and the aim of Christian schooling to transform children within about two years. He notes cost constraints and ongoing fundraising.
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Ker Tcky
W. A. Worthington
Annville Institute
Annville
George Cole
Dutch Reformed Church
Long Inland City
Worthington
Claln
Kentucky
Virgin Seil
Oura
William A. Worthington
Annuille Institute
Smart Spring Shoes Highlight High Topped Styles
Fashion notes describe high topped shoes required to balance short skirts with boots extending above the gown. Descriptions include black cloth vamp with brown suede uppers, leather trends, striped weaves, and radiating seams. Slippers feature brown stripe patterns and cross straps for street wear with durable kid edging.
Moist hands treated with simple home remedy blend
A pamphlet suggests chronic moisture of hands be treated by rubbing with a mixture of cat de cologne two ounces and a quarter of an ounce of befindonna several times daily, then sprinkling with talcum powder.
Children’s Play Aprons Promote Busy Little Hands
The article describes durable play aprons for children made from drill or khaki materials in greenish gray tones, often sleeveless and neck slipped, with waist ties. Pockets suit youngsters for crayons, marbles, or dolls party tasks, and adornments include embroidery and appliques of gnomes and fairies.
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Americ
Boracic Acid For Eyes Use Explained In Simple Steps
A short instructional note describes making boracic acid eye lotion by dissolving one ounce of boracic acid crystals in a pint bottle of hot boiled water, shaking thoroughly. If crystals remain, add more hot water and shake again for reuse.
Predicts in fashion: spring neckwear and collars evolve
A Dry Goods Economist forecast for spring notes continued strength of closed and self closed collars with softer indoor dress novelties. Georgette crepe satin chiffon and voile lead materials, while buttons, jets, brass crochet and embroidery add decorative and military inspired touches to neckwear and ties.
Fragmented Household Tips From A Dated Text
A garbled passage offers cooking and care guidance including water rice for soup, oilcloth use for dishwashing, cautions about hemming silence cloth, and buttonhole edging. It suggests soda in cabbage water to preserve color and reduce odor, and notes on a soft taffeta frock’s place in fashion.
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Nousshold
In and Out of the Children's Playroom Birthday Party Ring Game
A playful party activity outlines a ring game with ghost seating and a series of questions, followed by witty answer pairs. The text shifts to the Eagle Scout Patrol honor for seven Bala Pennsylvania scouts, noting their enrollment in the Eagle Scout Patrol and completion of all ranks plus twenty merit badges.
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Eagle Scout Patrol
Bala
Penn
United States
Four Year Old Catherine Brown Shines in Water Feats
Catherine Brown daughter of Al Brown the champion long distance swimmer and resident of New York is the subject of interest as a Children’s Society representative accuses her father of permitting four year old Catherine to perform diving exhibitions in potential breach of laws governing child performances. The girl is described as a marvel in water racing fancy and long distance swimming and in diving feats.
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Catherine Brown
al Brown
New York
American Press Association
Catherine
The Boy Scouts as Character Builders and Citizens
The idea behind the boy scout movement is not military but to build character and teach boys to do things for themselves. It trains citizens, emphasizes woodcraft, camp craft, and, above all, duties to others and service to the city, learned and carried out independently.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
Cty
Initia Five
New York Times
Riddles and a punny pig joke in verse
A riddle about a cow and a broken chair contrasts milk versus giving way. A man meets a crying pig and the joke answer calls him Pork, a playful punchline in a rustic folk voice.
Parlor Bullseye Stunt Target Game Idea
A hostess creates a large circular cardboard target with many dark red or blue bullseyes. Behind each bullseye attaches a slip listing a party stunt. Guests take turns shooting a bow and arrow at the target. when an arrow hits a bullseye, the corresponding slip is read and the archer prepares to perform the stunt for the amused company.
The Silk Worms Vast Labor Spun Into Silk
A historic note on silk production calculates that 110000000 pounds of natural silk could form a single thread looping around the Earth 14000000 times and reaching toward the sun. it compares this to light’s speed of 186000 miles per second and the two day transit time for that enormous strand. It also explains that about six filaments from a silkworm cocoon combine to make one loomable silk thread.
Dr Diddeys Donkey Sentence Relay
A classroom game prompts players to form sentences using the phrase Dr. Diddeys donkey and the words awkward. The rule requires each participant to craft a sentence retaining the four words while the rest may laugh. the speaker pays a forfeit if they smile.
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Dr. Diddey
German Commercial Courts Impress With Speed and Expertise
Fred H. Peterson in Case and Comment notes the handelsgericht as a one judge two layman panel that handles only commercial cases. Judges bring business experience, avoiding jury confusion, and the process is brief and efficient, causing little delay for litigants.
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Handelsgericht
Handelsrichter
Fred H. Peterson
Mean Trick Prompt in Parlor Portraits Plan
A jokey anecdote notes Mrs Chink devises a method to curb her husband's smoking by hanging portraits of her three ex husbands in the parlor. The witticism plays on the idea of scaring him away from the room with reminders of past marriages.
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