The Hat of Daphne and a Duchess at Bazaar
Daphne buys a grand hat from Mme Esme and hides it from mother. At the Bazaar the Duchess admires Daphne, sees the hat, and invites her to stay with her for shooting. Daphne brags about meeting the Duchess and Lord McLean, ending with a comic reveal of the fifteen guinea hat on the Duchess.
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Looking Glass
Daphne
Mme. Esme
Elizabeth
Mme. Esme’s
Madame
Mother
Lord McLean
Howard Jones
Parent objects to corporal punishment in note to teacher
A Sacred Heart Review excerpt shows a parent disapproving of hitting their child at school. The note to Miss Johnnie states they never hit at home except in self defense.
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Sacred Heart Review
Practical doily sets feature damask scalloped edges
The New York Sun notes practical damask doily sets with scalloped edges for dining tables. King set pieces include plate and finger bowl doilies ready stamped for use. Recent designs show thistle shamrock and rose patterns with matching centre pieces.
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New York Sun
Keep Knives Clean for Festive Table Settings
Advice from the New Haven Register on maintaining table knives. Clean blades with soft flannel and rub light rust with wood ashes from Irish potato. Avoid hot water on ivory handles to prevent yellowing. Store best set for company in a dust and dampness protecting box.
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New Haven Register
Saving the Fingers in Irish Crochet Lace Work
The article advises wearing a tiny piece of court plaster over the fingertip to prevent soreness and callouses when working Irish crochet lace. It notes the plaster does not hinder needle guidance, unlike a thimble, and helps beginners persevere.
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New Haven Register
Cleaning Linoleum For Longevity In The Kitchen
Linoleum floors last at least five years with proper care. Keep them clean by wiping with warm water only, no soap or strong cleaners. A skim of milk was tried in one home. About once a year apply furniture polish to renew the surface.
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America
Fort the Ep i Gopee Egg Salad and Banana Dessert Guide
A collection of old time recipes including Egg Salad with lettuce and French dressing, Sour Milk Cakes made from sour milk and soda, Lemon Sherbet using gelatine and lemon juice, Chocolate Cake with butter and cocoa, Baked Bananas with butter and lemon, Boiled Icing for cakes.
Mixed national notes and local legal cases
Attorney General Wickersham says a national bank may insure assets. A Brooklyn merchant cites eight co respondents in a divorce suit. New York customs weighers faced dismissal. Pig iron duty vote fails 44 to 35. Russia rejects Cabinet changes and minister resignations. St Patrick’s Cathedral centennial observed in NYC. Adana massacre figures 23000 killed and 26000 homeless. Sugar fraud probe limited by law says US Attorney Stimson. John Gilford held for trial after alleged wife assault at 229 West Sixtieth Street.
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Wickersham
Edwin E. Martin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Loeb
New York City
Customs Service
Finance Committee
Washington, D. C
Trowbridge
H. L. Stimson
United States
Secret Service
West Sixtieth Street
John Gilford
Doans Kidney Pills Praised by Texas Clergyman
Reverend G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving years of back pain and urinary troubles. He says the remedy removed distressing lumbago and embarrassing urinary ills, adding that Doan's Kidney Pills are an honest remedy and he shares his experience as a duty. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Texas
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sign in Cincinnati Promises Whisky to Dry Towns
A large wooden sign before a Cincinnati liquor store proclaims an offer to ship a gallon of their finest whisky by express to any dry town, hanging along a main street near Fountain Square. The message echoes Prohibition era style, illustrating retail flouts or satire.
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Cincinnati
Fountain Square
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised Reward Notice
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the cure with testimonials from WaLpInG KINNAN & vin, wholesale druggists. Cure advertised as taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Coengy & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walping, Kinnan & Vin
Také-Hall
Grape-Nuts Relief for Chronic Constipation
A reader credits Grape-Nuts with curing lifelong constipation after failing with laxatives and cathartics. The letter claims the pre digested food improved digestion, restored regular bowels, and led to permanent recovery. The message ends with a plug for The Road to Wellville and notes such letters appear periodically.
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Wellville
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Manyon
Cfs . Food Products
Libby
Chicago
Hale
Pike
Norte
W. J. L. Douglas
Eialoyes
Thompson
Epi Gopee
Rev. G. M. Gray
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