WA HERE THERES A WILL By poets DHENART OX OVER wENe ene HEN
Minnie, the long serving spring-house keeper at Hope Springs, narrates a tangled saga of Mr. Dick, Miss Patty, and a will, as a winter crisis tests loyalty, love, and the old sanatorium’s future amid a provincial snowstorm. The dramatic will shifts control to Dick while Minnie suspects hidden motives and prepares to defend the place.
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Gay Hood
Sam
Élistant
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Miss Patty
Hope Banstorlim
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Jennings
México
Michard
Mr. Dick
Tillie
Finleyville
Bath-house
Mike
Patricia
Beng
Washington
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Miss Minnie
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Eanatorium
Misa Putty
Thoburn
Baing & Princess
Mr. Thoburn
Schmidt
Carter
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van Alstyne
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Oklahoma
Mr. Moody
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Senator Biges
Dicky Carter
Richard Carter
Grosvenor
Bishop
Jenningees
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P. Bishop
Cape May Guests Form Reception Committee for President
Cape May lore recalls 1876 Cape May reception for President Grant staged by nine best dressed men chosen by hotel owners. The ruse aimed to impress Cape May city fathers with formal attire and high hats, while Grant reportedly saw the joke but offered no hint of the deception. Also noted are remarks by Sir George Airy on cable depth and a timekeeping device by Lord Grimthorpe. A Boston Herald note reports a playful ad seeking a collaborator for a young playwright with a completed show ready for production.
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Cape May
Pittsburgh
Grant
J.oes
Jong
Waters i. Miller
May
Miller
Congress Hotel
Sir George
Houses of Parliament
Lord Grimthorpe
Greenwich
Rocking babies under fire in London and arches rise high
English mothers told to stop rocking babies amid a public health drive claiming diaper time is dangerous and diabolic. The piece lists the Risorgimento arch in Rome and Langwitz in Switzerland as the world’s largest concrete and masonry spans, while a French battlefield veteran remains officially dead after being counted alive in Gravelotte.
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London
Public Health Department
City of London
Tiber
Rome
Grafton
Auckland
New Zealand
Switzerland
Langwiet
Chur
Arosa
M. Augustin Jeourel
Gravelotte
Gravetotte
November Party Ideas From MME MERRI For Football Fans
The column urges an upbeat November social season with a Japanese themed party and a football party idea. It suggests using screens, floral touches, and chrysanthemum motifs, with guests in kimono style and games like bag ball and scarf hand tricks. A football party centers on a large ball centerpiece, ribbon streamers, and color-named place cards.
Dictates of Fashion from Paria Autumn Styles
Marigold yellows and plush velour dominate children's hats along with wide white belts in Xa or suede feather. New black braids paired with bright mixtures, white net walats with frills, jacquard wool draped skirts, and white chiffon blouses feature broad yokes and turnover cuffs. Kimono-inspired garments return with bold gathers and pearl buttons, while a large pearl-button blouse fastens with two buttons joined by silicord strands.
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Paria
Mo Atm Hol Lee
Dark Red Shantung Gown Leads Autumn Fashion Trends
The article spotlights a dark red shantung gown with a lace trimmed vest front and elbow length sleeves over chiffon, a popular fall skirt with left sided fringe, and discreet pleating at the girdle. It also notes a rising pot-pourri craze, mica sachet boxes, wool embroidery for gowns and home decor, plus trends from influences like futurism and impressionism in color pairings.
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Germantown
New Jet Wraps Highlight Artistic Beaded Coats
Fashion notes introduce several new jet bead coats beyond Drecoll’s white and black crystals. Designs feature albder web patterns in black and white with pink satin, a loose net coat without lining, and a bold black deco style. Stripes trend appears but limited to select garments, with dramatic pear shaped sleeves and matching accessories noted.
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