Co operative Farm Credit Beats Gombeen Men in Ireland
Story from Dunglow Donegal outlines how co operative credit societies replace the brutal gombeen trader system. Paddy Gallagher recounts personal cases of inflated charges and legal writs turned by cooperative finance, while Donald O Boyle’s family shows rural hardship and resilience. The piece links Irish rural credit reforms to American hopes for similar lender ethics and closer, fairer, local banking.
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Dunglow
County Donegal
Ireland
Duclng
Hershy
Mimde
Gomheen
Tim
Gallagher
Co-Operative Society
County
Donegal
Paddy Gallagher
Gombo En
Gombeen
Nat
Cooperative Society
Geocrney
Paddy Villagher
Dunlow
Sir Horace Plunkett
Dublin
Donald O'Boyle
Otharwine Shane ‘O'ge
Shane O'ge
Lew
Toeeaesus
Reeding
Horace Plunkett
Dunslow
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Hachman
Dungidw
Cooperative
Los
Dbd
America
Busines
IFA
Vinton
Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do
A home moving picture show project uses a large grocery box as the screen frame with rollers and cranks built from broom handles and spools. It explains how to assemble a front opening, wrap it with cloth, load cloth picture strips, and illuminate from inside the box for a simple homemade puppet-like projection.
February Birthdays and Bazar Booth Advice
A February birthday theme at a bazar booth features a zodiac game inviting guests to name six authors six musicians six statesmen and six others born in February. The decor mixes carnations and pink lattice, with low-cost pink crepe paper construction and autumn leaves. Corsage fashion notes highlight black velvet leaves green edges and Concord grape decorations for elegance.
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Mary Mason Wright
Dickens
Longfellow
Lowell
Ruskin
Higo
Lamb
Mendelssohn
Handel
Paganini
Victor Hervert
Sembrich
Ole Bull
Lincoln
Washington
William Henry Harrison
Filmore
General Sherman
Horace Greeley
Daniel Boone
Sir Henry Irving
Edison
Evangelist Moody
Elli Vedder
Mendelssolm
Victor Herbert
Georgia
New York Tribune
Colonial Times
Mme, Meral
Coiffure for Small Girl With Dress and Buttons
A small girl’s hairstyle drops to the shoulders in curls secured with a silk ribbon. The sketch shows a dancing frock of white taffeta with rosa pink velvet trim and garish colored china buttons used as accents. Also included is a home remedy for chapped hands using carbolic acid and glycerin diluted in elder vinegar with rose water as an option.
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Aif
Eat the Word of God and Digest Its Strength
A devotional piece compares scripture to food, urging mindful chewing of the word. It emphasizes memorization, reflection, and prayer to nourish the soul, urging believers to hold, meditate, and digest passages like Proverbs 18 and Psalms. It links spiritual health to sustained daily study and worship.
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Thore
Christ
Paul
Breach of promise suit stories spark Denver dinner tale
At a Denver dinner a judge recalls a youthful actress suing a prominent legislator for breach of promise. He notes such suits can be publicity stunts, recounting a chorus girl asking him to file a $250,000 suit against a rich banker and quipping about the banker’s worth in columns and photographs.
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Denver
New York Evening Post
First Dictator of Mexico Herman Cortes Described
A historical sketch outlines Herman Cortes as the first European ruler of Mexico. It notes his landing near Vera Cruz, alliance with hostile Indians, and the fall of the Aztec empire. It mentions his appointment as governor of New Spain and the long line of viceroys ending with Mexico's independence in 1821.
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Mexico
Herman Cortes
Seville
Spain
Cortes
Ulan
Vera Cruz
Alte of Ten Emoge
New Spain
Central America
Viceroge
O'Donorll
Busiest Railway Station at Barton and Grand Central
The South station at Barton leads in daily traffic with the highest number of trains and passengers, while Grand Central in New York handles more cars and baggage per day. From July 1912 to June 1913, the South station moved over 320,129 motor vehicles in and out, totaling more than 2,000,000 passengers handled by Grand Central.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Times
Madison
Congress
Irving
Vermont
Swift
Express
Washington
Baltimore
Barton
Grand Central
Aya
Eenger
England
South Station
Novel dusting brush holder and jeweled adornments parade
A vintage craft sketch shows a dusting brush holder shaped like an artist palette with a cardboard base and cream linen finish, held by a ribbon or ring at the top. It notes decorative beadwork and colorfully beaded necklaces and bracelets as popular fashion items with intricate stones and Venetian rings, urging careful handling to avoid damage.
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Cleopatra
Remarkable Attis Coatee with Wattern Plaited Skirt
A stylish ensemble features a pinked Attis coatee in smoky gray brocade paired with a purple charmeuse skirt. The Wattern plait sits at a high waist and knee level, with a plain front and side drapery. The back shows a belt-tied panel, tabard alignment, cream silk embroidery, gray silk tamsels, and fox fur trim. A large fox fur muff completes the outfit.
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Attis
Palatine Shawls Adorn Winter Fashion Trends
New fashion notes describe Maffa and stoles adopting bold, palatine shaped scarves this season. The palatine style echoes 150 era shoulder drapes with a pointed hood and tassels. A novel wear method tightens the scarf at mid chest leaving a left arm opening.
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Europe
Bork
A. Neely Hali
Agnes
David Copperfield
Cromwell Road
Georgina Hogarth
Dorothy Perkins
Ficé
Joalvia
Rose
Spirza
Mme. Merri
Bazar Booth
Jana
Paris
Montezuma
Cuahtemoc
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