Forlorn Hope at the theatre and a denied proposal
In a theater box Miss Henrietta Winstanley maneuvers to block Anthony Ankony from Barbara Hemingway as she pressures Barbara and Mr Twining about romance. Barbara resists, while Miss Winstanley praises Barbara’s simple charm and social smarts amid family debts and rivals.
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Acrons
Miss Winstanley
Henrietta Winstanley
Barbara Hemingway
Dan
Anthony
Central Savings Company
Barbara
Dr. Winstanley
Winstanley
Ankony
Mr. Twining
Jack Ankony
Ankonys
Tmaure
Rose Terrell
Bishop Winstanley
Miss Streeter
Sistine
Edith
Jack
Nurse in New York Hotel Cares for Guests' Children
A hotel in New York hires a nurse to look after children of guests who arrive without a nurse. The proprietor notes women often come without a nurse and suffer accidents or need a doctor for ailing babies. The nurse’s services are offered free of charge.
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New York
Protecting ornamental trees from mechanical and environmental injuries
The article details injuries to street and lawn trees from horse gnawing bark, curb damage, fire at the trunk, lawn mower collisions, and vandalism by wires. It discusses wounds, spread of fungi, girdling, and diseases threatening chestnut trees, plus remedies like wrapping, shading, mulching, and proper pruning to reduce winter drying and winterkill.
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New York
Insect eating birds killed by pothunters in the South
A Recreation writer indicts Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee for allowing robin slaughters. Ornithologists say a robin earns crops insects worth a dollar yearly while pothunters sell them for five cents per dozen. The piece accuses Southern sportsmen of blocking robin protection laws.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Fall painting tips and offers from National Lead Co
The article suggests fall offers advantages for painters as surfaces dry better and no frost can affect drying. It promotes pure white lead mixed with linseed oil as a winter coating and mentions a National Lead Company collection from the 1902 Trinity Building New York offering a painter outfit with blow pipe lead tester and color scheme book.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Chautauqua Wisdom and a 13 Year School Quirk
Frank Nelson former Kansas state superintendent and Cap Gibson longtime auditor's clerk are old friends. Nelson now leads a Minnesota college. In a past talk Gibson claimed I fooled them 13 years by quitting when teachers had to qualify.
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Frank Nelson
Kangas
Gibson
Auditor Nation’s
Nelson
Minnesota
Cap
Kansas City Journal
Collars and Ties Size Guess Sparks Clerk’s Quip
A shopper jokes about her husband’s shirt collar size after a clerk correctly states twelve and a half. The exchange ends with the clerk noting that husbands whose wives choose often pick that size. The piece also notes Congress funded $12,000 to fight trachoma among Indians with swift investigation and treatment.
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Congress
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
The Old Man's Joke
A father asks his daughter about a visiting young man. The maid replies he is leaving at once and the father shrewdly asks her to collect a payment box emptying before he departs.
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Mary
The Doctor's Wife Praises Grape N Nuts For Health
A nurse endorses Grape-Nuts food as nourishment for patients and all ages. She outlines a recipe using soaked Grape-Nuts, water, beaten egg white, and fruit juice, praising its digestibility and suitability for the sick and weak stomachs.
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Patricia
A. Weil
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Great Yarmouth
England
Yarmouth
New York Tribune
Felt
Slime
Robin
Onhi
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