Unusual Items Mix Oddities and Observations
A ragbag of notes from Farmington New Mexico to Long Island covers eccentric quotes on heaven and Tibet, Panama Canal plans for 1915, airline and balloon mishaps, society and politics, a German physician’s tally of diseases, a Bound Brook camel incident, lead in pottery safety concerns, a Park Row burglary of light globes, and a new “Adamless Eden” on Long Island.
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Park Row
Bowery Gin Mills
Long Island
Young 16-Year-Old Wife Seeks Divorce Amid Suicide Attempts
A 16-year-old New York wife requests an ai vorice after surviving a suicide attempt. she claims this was her fifth such act. The report hints at moral concerns surrounding early marriage and the pressures faced by a girl so young.
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New York
Vatican Palace Size and Courts Under Stalin Era Occupation
The article notes the Vatican Palace spans about 181 acres with six acres used by 20 courts and about 1 000 halls chapels and apartments. It mentions extraterritorial status following Stalin's occupation of Rome.
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Vatican
Botekesasta
Rome
Edict of Fashion Galls for Stocks of Fur and Lace
Review of winter fashion trends focusing on fur neckpieces high lace stocks and satin trims. Describes new Trish lace usage bold collars Irish lace inserts and updates to cravats belts and hat decorations shaping a feminine silhouette.
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Tal
Bone
Principle of Gaming and Keeping Health First
The piece argues for simplicity amid modern pressures and stresses, noting trends toward novelty and excess. It cites a mother’s remark about a fussy child and urges distinguishing essentials from frills, recommending less change and more repose to reduce nervous weariness.
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Ao Omother
Louise
Fall fashion notes on modest gowns and accessories
Dotted veils are to be cut and colored laces seen as vague. Tan shoes stay late in fall while embroidery trims gain craze. One tone waists rebound in favor and men adopt button shoes as winter edict. Artistic simplicity dominates gowns and even umbrellas must be slender.
Handy in Kitchen Little labor saving devices for kitchen charm and ease
A survey of inexpensive tools to improve cooking and serving. It highlights an oil dropper for salad dressing, vegetable cutters for attractive soups, a round biscuit cutter with doughnut adapter, a rubber bottle stopper, a design roller for cookies, and an ice pick with case. These devices aim to simplify tasks and please both children and adults.
Painted Walls And Fresh Interiors For Autumn
Home decorating trends show many opting for painted walls in upstairs rooms this autumn for better hygiene and easier cleaning. Neutral and rich tones like terra cotta German blue and dull red are popular with pale shades for nurseries. Clean wood molding and varnished floors complement the look as women and children move away from carpets and heavy wall coverings.
Panels of Buttons in Fashioned Back of Sleeve Rows
The article describes trim and fashion by buttons used in groups of three or four up the back of sleeves and along the back of satin frock skirts. It notes placement from wrist to shoulder and harmonizes with satin materials.
Literary Landmark May Go
London reports Crosby Hall’s reconstruction could erase Danversy Street’s three story Chelsea home where Dean Swift lived and wrote Journal to Stella. The Chelsea dwelling, oldest in the area, remains occupied by a family unaware of its literary significance and faces possible demolition.
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London
Bishopagate
Chelsea
Danversy Street
Chelsea Embankment
Dean Swift
Stella
Desk once owned by Noah Webster found in Kansas City
A mahogany writing desk in Kansas City reportedly belonged to Noah Webster. Ink stains allegedly from Webster on the desk are preserved by Douglas Gardner, Missouri sophomore and son of editor Dorsey Gardner. Gardner also owns Webster editions and related memorabilia. The piece links to Webster's dictionary editing era. The text also notes 1907 08 at a Mexican normal school improving laundry costs through stone washing and health gains from exercise.
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Kansas City
Douglas Gardner
Noah Webster
Dictionary Fame
Webster
Gardner
University of Missouri
Dorsey Gardner
City of
Mexico
The Frog-Eater and the Trick Shrimp Vaudeville Secret
An unnamed narrator recalls bonding with a French vaudeville star named Monsieur, a member of the Juggling Germans. The pair share a tense, revealing friendship as the Frenchman discusses a grave secret connected to his whip and a past involving Croteau and his family.
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Mons. LeBlanc
Monsieur
Omaha
Frisco
Chicago
Diamond Ball Whip and a Brutal Love Story
In a hushed tale set around a deceitful marriage, a husband’s brutal jealousy drives him to abuse Madame Croteau. A visitor recounts how he spared the woman and, using the diamond ball as a weapon, ends the abusive husband’s life. Madame and the boys flee to Hong Kong. the killer departs for Frisco.
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Mon Shreemp
Monsieur
Mon Ami
Lfe
Croteau
Madame
Mme. Crotean
Crotean
Hong Kong
Kermit Roosevelt tale. Miller recounts Oyster Bay gymkhana
Mr. W W Miller recalls Kermit Roosevelt’s gymkhana at Oyster Bay where riders whistled tunes and ladies sealed song titles for judges. Roosevelt joked he would whistle Everybody Works but Father, then the anecdote shifts to Andrew Johnson’s forebearers and public credulity in an unrelated clipping.
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Kermit
W.W. Miller
Kermit Roosevelt
Mr. Miller
Oyster Bay
Young Kermitt
Card Club Victory Sparks Teasing Over Luck
In Harper's Weekly a card club winner claims her fourth straight prize while rivals joke about luck and holding others' hands. The amused exchange ends with a quip that the notion is "cardboard" and dull.
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Harper’s Weekly
Parable of Progress and Thrills in Aviation Parade Ground
An optimist muses on civilization advancing beyond Rome’s terrors. Mr. Sirius Barker agrees and notes people seek thrills by watching aviators risk their lives in short turns at a parade ground.
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Sirius Barker
Adventures Abroad Mentioned in Mrs Come Up Question
A Baltimore American quote recalls Mrs. Come Up's travels. She describes near misses with bandits in Italy and a near fall while crossing a crevasse in Switzerland, highlighting perilous adventures abroad.
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Italy
Switzerland
Baltimore
Extremely Rare Bargain Noted By City Clerk
A fragmented recall recalls a downtown scene where a store clerk claimed a unique item was extremely scarce. The remarks hint at a genuine rarity and a significant price tag of around $S,000, underscoring the scarce supply and value of the item amid urban commerce.
No worldly gain without loss, Quarles aphorism
The excerpt argues that every loss carries a gain: wealth loss relieves trouble, loss of honor frees envy, illness removes pride. It urges maintaining balance against loss and suggests resilience avoids lasting harm as long as one preserves self.
Annoying to the Sick Says Patient Privacy Should Prevail
A historical note emphasizes avoiding discussion of a patient’s condition in his presence. It urges nurses and visitors to settle medical questions away from the sick person, insisting that even questions about medicine timing and doses be conducted out of hearing.
Nothing I Ate Agreed With Me
Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina reports stomach trouble indigestion and nervous uneasiness. She says Peruna remedy after consulting Dr Hartman cured her and urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna. The letters claim many testimonials support Peruna’s effectiveness.
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Lenora Bodenhamer
Box
Kernersville
N. C
Peruna
Hartman
Eager to Work Health Regained by Right Food
A health restoration story where a person recovering from long stomach and nerve trouble credits Grape-Nuts. After a year of illness, they began eating Grape-Nuts and recovered appetite, strength, and energy, regaining desire to work and improved digestion and nerves.
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Ax ‘Reise
Utarest
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Farmingtoon Enterprise
Frank Staplin
Farmington
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Heaven
Tibet
Gikites Aepepiane
France
Brom
Neto Sane
PSU Nas
Mxen Comian
Howan
Anebinas
Tiis
Ta Ktoaw
Cieket
St. Louis
Atanias Club
Germany
M. P
House of Commons
Anna Morgan
Vienna
Berlin
Walter Parratt
Oxford University
Bound Brook
N. J
Mr. Roosevelt
Madras
Dean Smith
Stelia
Ster
Shortstory Pub. Co
Andrew Thomas
Andrew
London Hospital
Queen of Clubs
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