Didn't Know It Was Loaded in a Rural Washing Job
Mrs Robbins scolds her son Charlie after he points a loaded rifle at Abe Hurley during a tense hotel route scene. The gun accidentally fires scaring Abe and prompting the doctor to assess nerves while Mrs Robbins reveals she had loaded the gun earlier to defend her home.
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Mamma
Robbins
Abner
Abe Hurley
Charlie
Abe
Ackey
Charlie Russell
Abner Robbins
Mr. Robbins
Christian Intelligencer
Japanese style over waist blouse with wide sleeves
New York City reports a favored Japanese style over waist blouse with wide sleeves. The design appears elaborate but is simple in construction, with tucked portions sleeves surplice sections joined to a foundation girdle and draped layer. Material needs vary for medium size: about 2 1/4 yards of fabric plus bias velvet applique and lace quantities.
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New York City
Perfect Basque blouse lining for versatile fit and dressmaking
Model Basque explains a perfect fitting blouse lining serving as a foundation for many styles. It covers darts gores and sleeves, offers multiple neck and hem options, and suggests lace applique or embroidery alternatives to customize the surplice and gown with silk or cotton linings.
Pointing the Moral from Uncle Eben
A Washington Star piece uses dialect humor to urge Sonny that pride and status matter little in life. The tale has Uncle Eben and Picaninny Jim discussing tug boats electric locomotives and a white boss guiding a car to town to illustrate that help can come from unexpected people.
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Washington Star
Sonny
Uncle Eben
Jim
Baltimo
Aquatic Rabbit Demonstration Shocks Philadelphia
William Zimmerman a postal telegraph messenger of Dubois displayed that a rabbit can swim when needed. He captured a rabbit on an island north of the Boulevard and brought it to the Pennsylvania freight depot. The rabbit escaped his grasp and swam away among freight as workers chased. It dived between locomotive wheels and then swam Sandy Creek toward its home in the rushes.
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William Zimmerman
Dubois
Zimmerman
Boulevard
Pennsylvania
Brer
Bill
Sandy Creek
Philadelphia
Spiritualist Medium Misleads Household In Old Home
A Philadelphia Ledger report recalls a spiritualist visiting a house to locate a lost friend. The woman recalls their late friend who worked for them and was said to be in Los Angeles. The medium makes cryptic motions, then claims the friend is in Los Angeles and has married a wealthy Philadelphia resident.
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Los Angeles
Loe
Philadelphia Ledger
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Model Basque
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