Bewitching Kansas City Woman Reveals Harmless Happiness
A young Kansas City woman writes to a friend detailing her happiness over a new engagement rumor. She denies Cadwalader Waddington as the suitor and names others like Harry Belden and Tom Anniston, noting she has a “peach of a new corse.” The letter mixes affection with playful misdirection about marriage prospects.
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Kansas City
Waddington
Cadwalader Waddington
Mr. Waddington
Harry Belden
Tom Anniston
Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Inside Pocket Clue Turns Up Missing Money
In a terse exchange, Dashaway accuses Hashaway of wired funds and demands repayment. Hashaway replies with a cryptic answer found in his inside pocket, suggesting a misplaced loan or payment. The brief exchange hints at an unresolved financial dispute.
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Hashaway
Dashaway
Nothing Epicurean in a Thin Menu Request
A sallow customer dismisses the menu to a waiter asking for temptations. The waiter reports the menu is down to canvashack duck and terrapin with possum and alligator steak sold out in a Chicago Tribune style line.
Encourages Him Through Domestic Support
Yonkers Statesman notes a local exchange where Crimsonbeak says his wife encourages his club attendance and does her own cooking, highlighting a domestic dynamic amid social expectations. The brief quotation underscores informal community attitudes toward leisure and partnerships.
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Crimsonbeak
Tiny
Yonkers Statesman
No matter how they fix it there will be talk
An old saying on the Panama canal notes that its nature invites dirt and scandal no matter how improvements are made. The remark frames ongoing public scrutiny of the project.
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Panama Canal
There You Are Dear Love Beyond All Things
A poetic appreciation of a beloved figure, comparing the beloved to idealized virtues and treasures. The speaker asserts the beloved surpasses all cliches and worldly gold, proclaiming unmatched sweetness and allure. The piece ends with a tender assertion of the beloved’s primacy over every other thing.
Lets Kill Time In Snowbound Banter
A tall young girl gazes at feathery flakes as she proclaims Lets kill time and her steady companion jokes You sleigh it. He must do it all with spare change, moving through a wintry moment of playful dialogue and implied tasks.
Kipling Reference Sparks Banter With Officer Hooligan
A whimsical tourist struck up a chat with Officer Hooligan after the officer saved him from a near collision. The tourist likened the officer to a Kipling character and joked about a nearby Chinese laundry, prompting light banter about literature.
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Kipling
Sonny
Chicago Tribune
How to Land Him in a Week
A New York Herald clipping outlines a seven day scheme for winning a man. It suggests actions from Monday to Sunday such as smiling, frowning, confessing, and naming the day to secure a romantic interest.
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New York Herald
Wedding Trip Confession Hints at Yellowstone Visit
A Cleveland Leader quotation recalls a road trip question about Yellowstone Park with a terse reply. The speaker reflects on memory of a wedding journey and whether the couple visited the famed park. The exchange reveals a humorous, elusive hint about their experience.
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Ike
Cleveland
Wise Tailor at the races cash down sale
A tailor counsels a cash down payment as a customer asks for a material that shows dust. The exchange hints at spring racing plans and prompt payment for goods.
Real Bracers in Town Create Quite a Stir
Harker notes a man who braced people across town for a quarter and earns praise for selling a 26 cent pair of suspenders. Barker exclaims great Jupiter while confirming the man is not a beggar and indeed a manufacturer.
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Harker
Barker
Jupiter
Chicago Daily News
Shakespearean Fame Sparks Modern Theater Banter
A Detroit style clipping notes that an old book claims Shakespeare swore by the stars while contemporary theater figures mock or react skeptically to his plays. The item reflects newspaper humor about actors and critics across eras.
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Stubb
William Shakespeare
Penn
Ell
Chicago Daily News
Forgetful Minds Spark Corporate Shakeup
In Yonkers Statesman style chatter, a brother loses a job after a lack of planning. A witty aside notes a thinking part was missing and implies a break in the company’s strategy. The dialogue frames a small business misstep as a cautionary tale about foresight.
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Yonkers Statesman
Elegant Aubergine and Royal Blue 19th Century Costumes
Fashion sketches depict an Aubergine Amazon cloth outfit with a long plain high waist skirt and a black braided Directoire coat with velvet reverses and tight sleeves. A blue royal serge ensemble follows with a walking-length skirt, center box-plait, stepped front edges, braided coat, and matching hat.
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Directoire
Prolong Linen Life With Rolled Storage
A method to store linen centerpieces and covers by rolling them around a long pasteboard roll keeps them neat in linen closets and drawers. The roll uses a tube or mailing case, with a drawstring end and taped opening, and should hold embroideries and lace after laundry but is not advised for freshly laundered sheets due to pervasive dust.
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Mantron
Howells
Pretty Cloth Waist With Satin Trimmed Plastrons
A wine colored cloth or cashmere waist features plaits and a scalloped yoke forming title plastrons. Satin edge buttons buttonholes cravat and girdle, with long sleeves trimmed to match.
How To Attach Hat Trimmings With Black Shoe Thread
A home millinery guide explains fastening hat ornaments using black shoe thread and a glove needle. Velvet bows, quills, and feathers are secured by wrapping thread around bow loops and stitching to the hat, while ostrich plume tips require a fine thread and No 10 needle for nearly invisible stitches.
Bandanna Kimonos Brighten Room Wear Designs
A fashion note describes using large cotton bandannas to craft a short kimono for room wear. Five handkerchiefs, chosen in yellow and red with wide selvedge, form a lively garment. Edges are joined with ribbon run through buttonholes and tied into flat bows.
Hats of Pearls Paris approves baroque pearl headgear
Hats of Pearls Paris has approved a new headpiece made of baroque pearls finished with a side bouquet. Theater managers allow these hats but ban other varieties. Pearls form a lattice over the head like a Juliet cap with jet beads and a gold ivy leaf cluster.
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Paris
Ita
Toilets of Silken Tissues
A Paris letter to Vogue describes silk fabrics for dress and ceremony. Silk returns to fashion with ardor, appearing in plain silks, satins, ottomans, crepes, and cachemire. Fabrics display depth of color and metallic reflections like jewels and metals.
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Paris
Golden yellow rises as a fashion favorite this year
Observers note golden yellow gaining popularity as a favorite color. It reflects the current trend for gold in fashion and decor, appearing with a golden sheen under electric light and blending with prevailing styles.
Pariare Adopts Shamrock and Limerick Laces in Winter Wardrobe
Pariare showcases crocheted shamrock and Limerick laces in a coarse alk yarn. The laces are dyed to match the blouse, reflecting a coordinated winter fashion trend with similar dyed lace accessories.
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Pariare
New Prohibition Bill Introduced in Utah Legislature
A new prohibition measure was introduced in the Utah lower house on February 27. It keeps strict prohibition like the prior bill and adds a dispensary system with one in each county where liquor may be loaded by physician prescription. The session also considers county seat candidates Theodore Myron and Roosevelt, a US employment preference measure, and various senate and house bills moving through committees.
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Utah
Uintah
Wheated
Theodore
Myron
Roosevelt
Russell
United States
Senate
House
Ashton
Salt Lake
Salt Lake County
Met Engineering
University of Utah
Lcense
Williams
Emery
San Juan
House of Representatives
William Spry
Utah Agricultural College
Capitol
Ehfeft
Salt Lake City
Secretary of State
Badger
Henrie
Regents
Carnegie Foundation Fund
Benner X. Smith
John H. Seely
Carl A. Badger
Representative Gardner
State Mental Hospital
Congress
Burton
Wilson
Manufacturers and Commerce Committee
Pittsburg Fear as Jones & Laughlin Foresees Steel Price Rise
F A Ogden freight manager for Jones & Laughlin Steel, a major independent and a bitter foe of United States Steel, warned that Chicago may set steel prices soon and Pittsburgh could lose its status as a leading industrial center.
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Pittsburgs
F. A. Ogden
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Pittsburg
As& Great Industrial Center
Success as Measured by Service in Society
In a retrospective phrasing, the text notes that success is judged by useful service. It cites Widow O Callaghan and the mothers from literary works as examples of women achieving meaningful social roles through virtue and care. The passage extolls social usefulness as a standard of worth.
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O'Callaghan
Tiny Tim
Hopkins Seen Likely to Win U S Senate Seat
Private advices from Pasadena report Albert J. Hopkins favored for reelection as U S senator from Illinois. The forecast notes the decision may not be immediate but Hopkins is expected to prevail in the end. Roy O. Wease of Chicago, longtime Republican figure in Illinois politics, made the prediction.
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Pasadena
Cal
Albert J. Hopkins
United States
Uinels
Hopkins
Iineis
Roy 0. Weae
Chicago
Ilineis
Deneen
Integer'é
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