John Henry at the Musicale A Lively Autobiographical Review
A humorous reminiscence of a local musical evening featuring Jack Frothingham, the Burvieh Brothers, Miss Imogene Lukewarm, Uncle Mil with a violin, Sybil the ventriloquist, Swift McGee, Hufos Nelvon, Llewellyn Joyce, the Nonparlel quartet, Clarissa Coldsiaw, and other acts. The narrator relays playful anecdotes and comic misadventures from the program, noting exaggerated performances and audience reactions.
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Jack Frothingham
Jack
Forest Avenue
Burvieh Brothers
Broutehy Muse
Hurnish Brothers
Washington Port
Mr. Sousa
Imogene
Hernell
Uncle Mil
Uncle MM
Will Bruce
Will
Sybil
Swift McGee
Swift
Living 18 Cheap in Japan and the Modern Home
A sketched portrait of affordable Japanese living for a professional and wife with a monthly budget of 250. The article describes a large versatile apartment, a private garden, minimal laundry, one servant, and refined surroundings with careful item selection and durable furnishings passed through generations. The space converts from a multi room daytime living area to intimate sleeping rooms at night, emphasizing simplicity, delicacy, and refinement. Flowers adorn the home as a key feature, and privacy is protected by a high bamboo fence, reflecting dignity and style among those who feel no poverty.
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Japan
Young man Battles with Letters in Quest to Ask Elsie
In a Chicago Daily News piece a hesitant writer tries to compose a letter to Elsie. He contemplates different stationery and beginnings, crumples early drafts, then wrestles with a grand, rambling plea before deciding to confront her directly.
Her Pointed Retort At the Railway Window
A railway porter teases an old lady at a station about the train’s delay. The exchange turns on what beverage is served aboard, with the woman correcting misunderstandings and signaling patience as the train moves on.
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London
New York Life Posts Strong Half Year Payouts
The New York Life Insurance Company reports no new paid business above seventy million dollars in the half year ending June 30. It cites a 150 million annual limit under the new law and notes substantial payments to policy holders totaling 21,660,761 split nearly evenly between death claims and living policy holder benefits. Death claims reached 11,180,626 and maturities, endowments, and dividends amounted to 10,480,195 as the industry emphasizes long term savings for the aged and families.
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New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Armstrong
Europe’s Extinct Aurocha and the Aurochs Review
Professor A. Martens of Magdeburg reviews early literature on Europe’s wild ox the aurochs or Urus noting it was not mythical but real. Records show a herd of thirty in Poland in 1564 and lines of half domesticated animals in 1627. The species became extinct with color variants in Poland Germany and Central Europe.
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Europe
A. Martens
Magdeburg
Poland
Two Irishmen in Lunchroom Offer Heaven and Hell Jest
Pat muses on how his clothes would reach him in heaven while Duke jokes about getting a hat over horns in the afterlife. Mike chimes in with a quip about the other place.
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Pat
Duke
Mike
Ally Sloper
Kraft Hall Gift Tied to Ten Donor Pledges
The college president reports generous merchant Mr Kraft will donate 5000 for a new building named Kraft hall only if ten other public spirited citizens pledge 10000 each. The dean notes 85000 falls short of the building cost without additional gifts.
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Kraft
Grape Nuts Advocated as Superior Starch Source
The piece argues for starchy foods like Grape Nuts over cereals and meat, claiming pre digested starch aids digestion and boosts strength. It asserts Grape Nuts delivers phosphate nutrients aiding brain cell rebuilding and promotes ten days use to prove the claim.
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Wellville
Pkga
Salad for Summer Dressing Recipe in French Style
A detailed recipe describes a homemade French style dressing with curry powder mustard mustards pepper lemon rind and olive oil followed by white wine vinegar to create a quart then strained and chilled. Serve over layered tomato cucumber and onion on lettuce with dressing.
How to Renovate Old Gowns with Steam and Ironing
Instructions explain pressing, steaming, and refinishing an old gown. Use ammonia, hot water, a chairback board, and a hot iron to set patches, then brush nap to finish. Repeat across the skirt for a renewed look.
Simple home remedies for wart removal
The article describes two wart varieties soft and hard and states simple cures include wetting with moistened washing soda several times daily to make warts disappear. It also suggests applying muriatic or acetic acid nightly for three nights to shrink darken and shed the wart, using a wooden toothpick and avoiding contact with surrounding skin. In some cases a tiny sharp instrument may be used to aerate the wart to start the acid action.
Spice Layer Cake Recipe Card
Cream one cup brown sugar and two thirds cup butter. Add yolks of four eggs, one cup milk, one teaspoon cinnamon and cloves and allspice, half nutmeg grated, two cups flour and two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in layers. Good with cocoanut icing. White layers contrast with dark cake. Cover with icing and halved English walnuts.
Ripping Seams Describes Simple Seam Ripping Method
A brief instruction explains using the presser foot to secure fabric and a sharp knife to rip seams. The method involves lowering the needle, holding fabric with the left hand, and inserting a knife to detach stitches.
Plant Stimulant Tip from Weekly Garden Column
A reader reports that vegetables and flowers thrive when weekly drops of iron sulfate are added to the watering can. The chemical acts as a tonic to the plant’s growth, delivering iron and oxygen benefits.
Sailor’s Coat Buttons Cut Off Sparks Shore Luncheon Theft
A Washington Herald report from Hampton Roads recounts a lieutenant inviting two women aboard for luncheon. One guest stole his coat buttons, confessed, and was locked in his cabin. He later threw her overboard in a display of gallantry, ending the incident.
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Unitedtates Orui Cors
Hampton Roads
Washington Herald
Leutenant
Alan
Mirage imagery and old watch fashions carry through time
Selections from a turbulent postcard of 1919 era curios and notes recount a switch from bulbous to flat “turnip” watches seen in Paris by Allied troops. Mirage photos and distant travel tales mingle with reports of charity, rice shortages, and Health Culture pills.
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Paris
Palais
London
All in Name Thomas Justice Faces Trial
A historical note reports Thomas Justice, described as colored, addressing the judge with a defiant plea quoted as Fer de Land sake dont gimme what my name call fer. The source presents this remark in a historical newspaper tone.
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Thomas Justice
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Clarissa
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Washington Peat
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Ells
Chicago Dailvy News
The
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Ceylon
Egypt
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Burma
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