Smallest Pekingese and a Timed Dream of Vivid Plans
A collage of whimsical notes urges marking distant dates for kindness and nature rituals. It blends calendar prompts like October 14 and July 9 with poetic visions of autumn trees and May blossoms, urging rendezvous in enchanted orchards and sunrises to nourish the soul.
Blind Seaman Demonstrates With Typewriter After War Injuries
Carl Bronner, blind in both eyes and with hands blown off by a grenade, demonstrates to Colonel Forbes director of the veterans bureau and Maj. Arthur Dean assistant director. In charge of the rehabilitation division he continues to work by using a typewriter despite serious handicaps. Bronner was a seaman stationed in Italian waters during the war.
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Colonel Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
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Arthur Dean
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Bronier
World facts and figures from early 20th century excerpts
A compilation of assorted statistics and curiosities including Thermopolis hot springs in Wyoming, 1922 income tax projections, infant mortality in England, weed control tests at Suvenac nursery, musical instrument novelty, lamp base production, giraffe decline in Africa, ancient Lake Bonneville, claims on clock invention, spaniel origins, Australia butter production and exports, US workers in industry, North Atlantic plankton, per capita salt and sugar use, Herschel’s Weather Table, and Greenland mining of cryolite at Ivigtut with shipments to Philadelphia.
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Mont
America
Africa
Bonneville
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Paetficus
Verona
Beetham
Spain
Australia
United States
North Atlantic
Herschel
Greenland
Ivigtut
Philadelphia
Pale Gray High-Neck Gowns With Large Sleeves
The navy and fashion notes describe pale gray high-neck suits with large sleeves and low waists. The costumes feature gutt est gray velours de laine with deep collars and cuffs, presenting an elegant yet restrained silhouette.
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Laine
Velvet and woolen coat dresses gain in winter fashion
Fashion notes describe black broadcloth coats with green cuffs and braid, contrasting tones for winter wear. The coat dress and dress coat blur distinctions, with new velvet or heavy wool mantles, circular fur muffs, and cape styling.
Best Way to Cleanse Silks and Pongee
Instructions recommend washing pongee tus sah and novelty silks in lukewarm water with soap. Do not rub by hand. use a brush and rinse in at least three waters. Hot water must be avoided to prevent heat wrinkles that iron cannot remove. Also notes on machine stains.
Knitted Capes and Tuxedo Suits Spark Sports Wear Trend
Garments for sports wear favor knitted capes and tuxedo models with bold color trim. Silk ratios and hand knit wool capes appear in shiny drapes, with Western houses driving orders for knickers and separate pieces. A golf suited outfit features a sleeveless jumper, skirt, cape, and knickers with adjustable side fastenings.
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Ane Helin
Helmlerdt
How Girls Wear Their Hair in Fashioned Head Dresses
The article notes younger girls favor bobbed or simulated bobbed hairstyles with simple, practical headpieces. Adornments like jeweled combs and bands across the forehead enhance the look, while ears are covered with hair or earrings. Wreaths of silver and gold leaves, plus bracelets with various sleeves, complete the fashionable finish.
Irregular Hem Tops New Salt Coat Fashions
The irregular hem defines many new full frocks and appears in long salt coats that flare at the bottom. Fur is lavishly used, with entire jacket fronts in soft fur such as mole or ciracul. Winter wraps may feature fur collars and sleeves. Pile fabrics imitate flat furs as trinkings on new dresses or wraps.
Home dressmakers find chic fabrics for easy sewing
An article notes many houses display fashionable fabrics and color combos ideal for home sewing. Remnants suit blouses and children's wear, with brocades pairing peasants’ bodices and sheer sleeves. vivid colors, wool blends, and chiffons create smart outfits for girls and women.
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Neig
Tibet A Rugged Land Behind The Great Himalayan Wall
Prepared by the National Geographic Society Tibet remains largely isolated within vast mountains and deserts. Nomads herd sheep and yak on uplands while farmers in lower valleys dwell in mud houses. The Tibet region shows high plateaus, towering peaks, cold lakes, and a mix of Buddhist influence and ancient priest rule.
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National Geograph Lociety
Washington, D.C
Tibet
China
Mage Mixell
Veel
Yangtze
Himalayas
Butang
Denver
Taiber
Tibetans Live In Little Comfort In High Valley Homes
The article describes Tibetan mountain homes with single large rooms serving cooking and living space, mud stoves, and shared animal quarters. It notes bare furnishings, minimal beds, and families sleeping on floors near stoves in cold, harsh climates. It details diet including tsamba and butter tea, and explains traditional methods for milk, butter, and dairy products. It also covers marriage customs mixing monogamy, polygamy, and polyandry.
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Mexico
Tibet
Oregon Treaty remembered and its long border history
A historical reflection recalls the Oregon Treaty signed a generation ago and the near war over the northwestern boundary, with the rallying cry fifty four forty or fight. It notes Oregon territory once included present Washington and areas north of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and highlights Washington's valued trait of bringing order from confusion.
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Oregon
United States
Oregon Territory
Louisiana
Purchase
State of Washington
Sharing With Others and Enduring Adversity
A compact aphorism urges sharing wealth of knowledge to enrich giver and recipient. It extols enduring adversity, adapting to conditions, and giving generously. The note references El Dorado and Spanish origins, then shifts to garden advice about identifying weeds in Robert’s Boston garden.
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el Dorado
South America
Robert
Boston
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Seeks Mothers
A vintage ad touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation in infants and children. It promises quick relief, a cleansed bowels, and a cheerful, well child, urging mothers to ask druggists for the genuine product.
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California
Counterfeit and Theft Tricks Targetting The Post
In Detroit Bree Press the piece notes schemes by seemingly honest people to cheat the post and customs. It cites a Spanish newspaper smuggling operation hidden in mail and a revived postcard fraud that evades cancellation marks.
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Clertymon
Span
Post
Detroit
Swamp Root and Oddities in a Dated Page
An OCR filled page fragment advertises Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney and liver ailments with test bottle offer and store sales. It also includes a child’s vocabulary tale about a six year old misusing big words. Various ads mention Red Cross for linen cleanliness and a hydro-glider concept in Forgular Mechanics Magazine. A humorous exchange about a missing picture closes the snippet.
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Forgular Mechanics Magazine
Have You A Daughter Here Is Some Good Advice
A sixteen year old girl died after a severe cold despite advice. The note credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery with curing another girl after multiple bottles. Mrs. Mary Holden endorses the medicines and urges readers to seek free medical advice from Dr. Pierce.
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Dr. Pierce
Mary Holden
South State Ave
Dr. Gueasent
Buffalo
Grand-Aid Co cough remedy praised for relief
A vintage advertisement touts Grando Pine coughing syrup making a pint of cough mucine with 3 oz. of pine. It claims usefulness for croup colds hoarseness and bronchial trouble and invites readers to consult a doctor or send to The Grand-Aid Co Ft Wayne Ind.
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Grand-Aid Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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