Leopard Frog Ponders Cruel Fishing Use
Lionel and Louis Leopard Frog discuss a harsh fate as bait for bass and pickerel. They propose a Leopard Frog Petition to stop selling frogs for bait while urging caution to avoid capture. The dialogue blends humane questions with a call for kinder livelihoods. Later, a boy visiting New Jersey complains of mosquitoes, contrasting with frog concerns.
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Leopard Frog
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Evolution of the Corset in France and America
A New York Tribune writer notes the return to light boning and low models in French fashion, while American styles shift between minimal corseting and girdles. He cites increased French corset sales by 50 percent as women revert to corset use for evenings, and confirms no drastic waistline shrinkage.
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New York Tribune
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Hats in many colors brighten spring wardrobes
The article describes a wide palette for hats and outfits this season, with blues yellows reds greens and browns. It notes the fashion shift toward lustrous fabrics and sport satin in bright dent de mon yellows seen in New York shows and storefront displays.
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New York
Lace Gowns Feature Bold Yet Subtle Evening Styles
Lace shapes spring and summer evening dresses with black satin gowns displaying lace panels and a decorative girdle of metal and silk braids. One tone color schemes with touches of yellow or rose chiffon create refined contrasts, while self fabric petals and leaf wreaths enhance gown embellishment.
Paris Handkerchiefs Highlight Sporting Corner Embroidery
Paris fashion shows sports themed handkerchiefs with corner embroidered figures for golf tennis racing and fencing. Men receive oblong handkerchiefs with colored borders while milliners add seasonal flowers like hyacinths cowslips and buttercups. Cool color schemes in black red blue gray and yellow pervade gowns hats shoes stockings and accessories.
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Paris
Morning Dresses With Sateen And Cretonne Accents
Morning dresses feature black sateen and flowered cretonne combined for smart practical wear. Designs vary with upper and lower half in different fabrics or sateen full dress with cretonne trimming, usually cut-out flower appliques.
The Stutterer's Lament and a Cosmetic Ad
A London passerby helps a stuttering stranger with directions to St Pauls cathedral then imparts a quip about London’s population. A Cuticura talcum powder advertisement touts its antiseptic fragrance for faces babies and dusting, claiming to render other perfumes unnecessary.
Mayor and chauffeur discuss distance between cities
Bob Newby, mayor Lew Shank's chauffeur, explained the distance from Indianapolis to Columbus as about forty three miles. The mayor questioned if the town had moved, prompting a light exchange.
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Bob Newby
Lew Shank
Indianapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis News
Jay Walking and Driving Critique in Seattle
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer note argues criticism is wasted amid widespread jay walking and jay driving, suggesting mutual blame and scant room for fault discussion.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Garden talk on suburban trains and old time radio advice
Commuters in the metropolitan district discuss gardening amid a dry spell while radio and broadcasting chatter enters daily chatter. The piece juxtaposes domestic gardening and early 20th century radio setup tips with a sly nod to recurring urban routine.
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WJZ
Detroit Broadcasting
Chicago Journal
Hairpin and Horseshoe Lead to $70 Return in Indianapolis
W T Ellis walking west on Washington street finds a hairpin on the sidewalk, then a horseshoe on Capitol avenue. He returns to his office where a man pays him $70 overdue, reported by the Indianapolis News.
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