Twins After Doctor’s News Shocks Dobbs At Home
In a dramatic moment at the Dobbs house a doctor reveals twins. Dobbs frets about amplifying expenses and wearing two pairs of trousers to keep up, while the physician administers chloral to calm him. The scene shifts to a lighter note with a mind reading act and a blindfolded lady confirming a joke about an automobile.
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Etris
Hoya
Ansewer
Ife
Ruln
Harvey
Hotfiyre
Reattie
Puck
Man Claims Hoarded Labor Amid Hiatus
A Chicago Journal quip notes a worker named Sam stating he has not worked for two months while asserting he has been hoarding his labor rather than being idle. The piece highlights a humorous exchange on labor in the era.
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Chicago Journal
The Problem Solved Comic Exchange
A cartoon joke about a husband and wife quipping on pocket theft. The husband taunts that he spends every cent before going home to stop his wife from taking money. The wife responds with a similar habit in a past marriage.
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Newed
Chicago Daily News
Idlemoment-by-the-Sea or Moneysunk Judgement Quip
A brief exchange reveals Mrs Bondholder calling the property Idlemoment by the Sea while Mr Hondholder counters with Moneysunk, echoing a lighthearted dispute over a country place’s name. Dialog reflects social tone and humor.
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Mr. Hondholder
Said of Another Butterfly of Fashion in Chicago Style
A clipped note describes Miss Neurich as a butterfly of fashion, witty and stylish, yet constrained by taste that keeps her from advancing beyond the buttering grade in Chicago society.
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Miss Neurich
Chicago Daily News
Leap Year Proposals Spark Mixed Reactions
Grace boasts four leap year lands this season amid debate over proposed leap year changes. George questions the initiatives noting the early successes and the season’s still unfolding trajectory.
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George
Grace
Peculiarities of human nature cited in police justice remark
The Chicago Daily News quotes a moralist and a demoralizer debating human nature. They discuss the idea that more possession breeds more desire and reference a police magistrate giving a man 20 days, illustrating the tension between virtue and punishment.
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Chicago
Ten Year Contract Pitched by Judge in Interlude
A judge proposes a ten year contract subject to removal amid a dialogue about securing a business union. The exchange centers on certainty and permanence in a budding business arrangement.
Their Reason for Being in a Baltimore Adage
A Baltimore American quotation explores purpose and value through a humorous exchange about money and folly. The line contrasts material cleverness with meaningful living as a cautionary reflection from a 19th or early 20th century paper.
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Pop
The Manager The Star The Journal Amusant Clash
A heated literary quarrel erupts as a manager rages over text edits and a star writer faces criticism. The exchange in the periodical pages reveals friction between editor and author over length and scope of the piece.
Care of the Flock and Winter Feeding Practices
A correspondent explains sheep care in cold weather. Sheep stay outside in rain and snow but never indoors during winter storms. The writer provides clover hay and silage or corn fodder three times weekly, feeding twice daily either on the frozen yard or in racks. Breeding ewes receive mostly oats. troughs are three boards long with a bottom rail.
Sheep Feeding Troughs Improve Mastication of Oats
In a long standing practice the author explains scattering oats thinly in wall troughs to prevent large mouthfuls and aid mastication. Threshed oats fed to sheep over many years have shown no bad results, with adjustments after lambing time adding shelled corn to oats. The writer advocates diligent sheep care to preserve breed quality and avoid blaming stock.
Slur Sparks Public Flush of Domestic Tension
A judge recounts a conversation where a man insults a woman for her dress and conduct across the street. The remark escalates as the speaker reveals the target is his wife, highlighting a clash over propriety and public behavior.
Pleads for Color Harmony in Millinery Designs
A milliner argues that color harmony affects nerves and appetite. She cites soft candlelight, rose lights in dining rooms, and beige to pink tones as key to pleasing eyes, relaxing nerves, and flattering wearers. She criticizes harsh lighting in American venues and stresses individualized hat design aligned to head and facial features.
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Carleton
London
America
Proper Silk Stocking Care In 1900s Laundry Tips
Careful girls wash silk hose in white soap and lukewarm water. Roll in hot-water cloth to steam, dry inside out, then rub to soften and shape. avoid ironing. For stains, use warm water with borax, rinse, and air dry. White hose may use bluing. lace hose soak with alum salt then vinegar lather. black or bronze hose soak with pepper for cleaning.
The Wrong One
Mr Gunson offers two cigars for a quarter to a guest who notes the price then jokes about a 25 cent ore and the judge comments on the exchange during the social moment.
Forewarned and thanked in rural warning exchange
A brief rural exchange features a warning given and grateful thanks. The dialogue highlights courtesy and practical heedfulness, suggesting ongoing labor opportunities along the road ahead.
A Natural Timidity New Arrival Nervous About Safe
A wary visitor asks if valuables can be stored in a safe and is reassured by a loftier stance that there is no need. The exchange hints at anxiety over impregnable institutions in New York and a cautious mood.
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St. Peter
New York
On the Other Side
Debts loom over a social exchange as a character denies embarrassment while creditors press. The Chicago Daily News notes the tense exchange and suggests mounting financial pressure.
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The
Helress
Sultor
Chicago Dilly News
Kill or Cure and the Electric Rheumatism Claim
A fragment shows a character up in a storm reacting to an electric treatment for rheumatism. The line suggests belief in magic cures and a curious exchange between two people, Mary and the observer, referencing a storm and the treatment's supposed effectiveness.
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Mary
Straight Hair Care For Humid Climates At The Seashore
In warm humid weather straight hair is hard to manage. Powder helps keep stray locks in place, but use sparingly. Swedish hair powder rubbed in twice or thrice weekly can tone and strengthen roots and keep the scalp healthy.
Gorset Novelty Back Support Corset Introduced
An inventive novelty corset proposes two crossed straps anchored to front steels to rest the back and shape the figure. The inventor claims it prevents digging into flesh even with tight lacing and promises a flat back with slender hips benefiting weary women.
Bodice for Afternoon Dress with Velveteen and Elk Trim
Pretty bodice for a velveteen dress features a fitting lining central front fastening a full yoke and elk trimmed vest with Inser tion. Velveteen worn over plain under a narrow silk galleon. Silk sleeves tucked and tight fitting epaulettes velvet edged with galloon. Materials required listed.
Linen blouses feature mercerized cotton outlines and back stitch
The article notes broad tucks in new linen tailored blouses with outlines sewn in mercerised cotton. It explains the back stitch on the right edge and how contrasting shades create options, while mercerized cotton is favored for its superior washability over less twisted wool.
Cattle as a Side Issue in Efficient Farming
The piece argues cattle can yield higher profits when farmers use spare resources. Feeding small herds of good calves can cost little, with pasture and late fall corn stalks plentiful. Unused grazing land in woods or excess pasture can let calves grow into beef, proving beef cattle can be profitable even when others doubt it.
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Atntatt
Sheep Returning to Farm For Better Profit
Opinion argues sheep belong back on farms as they yield higher returns from grass seeds and farm fodder without milking or grinding. It notes feed can be provided directly from fields with minimal labor, suggesting efficient farming and reduced labor costs.
Poem In Mole Color Description of Cloth
A brief descriptive verse notes a mole-color tweed suit with gray moleskin fabric a soft firm texture and a faint purple stripe. The garment features a moleskin broadcloth facing heavy raised silk braid purple satin buttons and an intricate silk crochet network masking the purple tone.
Soutache Braid Fashion Popularity and Uses
Soutache braid remains popular as a material for decorative work with full garments and accessories. It is highlighted for pairing with cluny lace or filet to create attractive combinations, showcasing its versatility and appeal.
Clover for Swine Pasture Access and Feeding Notes
An Orange Judd Farmer reader describes swine management with clover preference but June grass and rape this year. Pasture partly in an orchard allows pigs access to fallen apples and shade. they receive corn, milk twice daily, water, and ash for feed. Fatten hogs on old corn and market early for high prices. soak hard corn before feeding.
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Orange Judd
Half Crop of Pies Saved Due to Sowing Conditions
Farmers report pie production cut to about half as sowing weather remains unsettled. Piles in straw heat then cool, risking spoilage and reduced harvest yield.
Mining News Flows From Goldfield to Reno Smelters
The dispatches describe prairie fires near Kimball damaging land and homes with no fatalities. Copper and ore markets show price moves while new mining ventures form, including Boston Sunshine Gold Mining in Utah and a large smelter project near Reno. Union actions threaten strikes for Missouri to Texas districts, with mining leaders predicting rapid industry improvement by late summer.
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Kimball
S&s. D
Navy Department
John Hood
Tacoma
Weesel
Widematadt
Curacao
Boaton Financial
Common Council of
South Bend
Ind
Goldfield
Boston Sunshine Gold Mining Company
C. W. Clapp
Commonwealth Mines
Reno
Nevada
Weelern Smelter Company
Cherry Creek
Hercules Gap
Wabash
Park City
Yampa Smelting Company
Bingham
Austin
Tonopah
United Mine Workers of America
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
San Diego
Cal
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Harry 8. Joseph
Utah Mine Owners’ Association
Salt Lake
Nevada Hills
Faultview
Bull Valley
John Pulalphor
William Farnsworth
St. George
Arsenio Gulch
Utah and Eastern Copper Company
Pottaville
Philadelphia
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