Paper Doll's Gold Dress Mystery at the Farm
A girl names Betty visits relatives and brings Paper Doll with many new outfits including a gold dress. A crow named Jim Crow steals the doll, but the farmer returns it battered. Paper Doll is repaired, hung safe, and kept away from the crow afterward.
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Hetty
Tos Rold Dtena
Betty
Paper Doll
Dres
Detty
Aid
Grandia
Turules
Anna
Fuper
Jim Crow
The Right Thing at the Right Time
Mary Marshall Duffee urges restraint in blaming the war for every hardship and recalls prewar memories to argue the best course is to avoid wartime blame. A mild woman reflects on elders and the lure of nostalgia while urging focus on peace and practical solutions.
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Brant
Hand signs of disease and health warned in old text
The article describes various palmistry signs linked to illnesses. It notes lines and islands indicating pleurisy, rheumatism, scarlet fever, and sunstroke, plus nail shape and heart line features predicting poor health.
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Baturn
Tailored street frock features uneven hem and swinging panels
A tailored street frock showcases an uneven hem and four swinging panels, with navy crepe base and red gold green embroidery. The design includes a straight seam foundation, a slip over neckline, and a belt of embroidery with gold tassel ends.
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Dregamnaker
Alerdy
Astraight Tne
Cheditse Gress
The Gifted Man and Community Service
The gifted man bears gifts into the world not for personal gain but to serve the community. True greatness lies in service, while using gifts for domination betrays the universe. The piece contrasts universal duty with superstition, noting cricket omens in various lands and a German belief that crickets foretell death.
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Neas
Dearborn
Germany
The Man With a Mission Highlighted in Post Page
A fragment from the Houston Post notes a man with a mission and the tendency of women to be drawn away from suitable labor. The clipping reflects dated language and a social assumption about gender roles.
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Llouston Post
Lines to Be Remembered by Stevenson KH
A fragmented line reads as a literary note quoting Stevenson with a cryptic reference to memory and time. It mentions a quiet procession of lines that endure without fear and hints at a private moment marked by a clock and a peculiar phrase milafirtint.
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Tithderstori
Stevenson
Strange, If True, Keeling a Globe of the Earth at Library
A woman's reader notes a neighbor's boy remarking that life is bigger than a globe on the library table. The comment echoes curiosity about size and meaning as a playful discussion unfolds.
Daily Thought on Wit and White Wear in Korea
The excerpt reflects a 19th century tone noting the minda of woins at our plates and the human eye’s perception as light increases. It includes a stray quote about Korean peasants wearing white, washing gowns annually as part of celebrating the Korean New Year.
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Thomas Amoote
Korea
India’s agricultural country profile described
A rough note states about five percent of India’s people are engaged in agriculture. It mentions the wet Khasi Hills area and the Khasi region in Anam as the wettest places in the world.
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India
Khaal Hille
Khasi Hills
Anam
Washing Windows Technique From Aims of Window Cleaning
A description of washing windows using a chamois skin wrung with warm water and a dry chamois skin for drying. The method emphasizes wiping windows with a wrung warm cloth then finishing with a dry skin to remove moisture.
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Pithea
Earvisd
Mary Marshall Duffee
Perley Morse
Yerney Morse
Anwnda
Accouottol
United Sinica
Btatea
Mr. Btarse
Igarette Gare
Ance
Housands
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Wilson Avenue
Clarendon
Wilson Beaches
Oak Park
Adams and
Wabash
ChicaGo Elevated Railroad
Open Air Review Dancing
Durant
Just @ Real
Forest Park Garage
Belkow Bros
Desplaines Avenue
Forest Park
Illinois
Madison Street
Adolph Westphal Bottling Works
Lake Street River Forest
River Forest
Kimball
Leo Knack
Madison St. F. P
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