The Lingerers Reunion Ends in Old Love Reborn
Professor Thomas Draper fears his long experiments have kept him from Mollie Kenton, but at graduation night she reappears as Mollie Kenton now grown and married, revealing a renewed bond. He realizes they return to each other as they walk home under a moonlit night.
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Professor Draper
Tom
Nell
Old George
Mollie Kenton
Mollie
Thomas Draper
Kenton
Tommy Draper
Stella Tilton
Ned Edgely
Tom Draper
Tommy
W. G. Chapman
Potato Growing Countries and Ranges Noted
Germany leads as the top potato country with annual production between 1.33 and 1.8 billion bushels. Russia follows with about 1 billion bushels, France ranges from 875 million to 625 million, and Great Britain and Ireland produce 200 to 270 million bushels.
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Germany
Ireland
Russia
France
Great
Britain
Bel
Eastern legend of tea's awakening tale
A fifth century story. a son of an Indian rajah seeks religious solitude in China. Exhausted, he slashes eyelids, sleeps, sees a fragrant bush grow where lids fell, tastes leaves, and learns chewing tea keeps one awake regardless of fatigue.
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China
Radma
Labyrinth Puzzle Travels Across Four Cities
A boy starts in New York and traces a black line through St. Petersburg Paris Peking and Egypt forming a loop. Following the path reveals the final stop at a central point indicated by the crossing lines.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Paris
Peking
Egypt
The Talking Flags and Civil War Signals
The article explains flag meanings from Old Glory to national, corps, and brigade flags and focuses on signal flags that communicate through motions. It notes the 1854 invention by Surgeon Myer, who became the first chief signal officer of the U S army, and describes practical color choices for visibility in different backgrounds.
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Washington
Cambridge
Signal Corps
Myer
United States Army
Remarkable Longlived Jockey In Recent Canadian Race
A Canadian horse race saw a jockey aged 103 take third place, noted for riding in over 6,000 races. Other curiosities include giant six inch oyster shells on India’s west coast usable as window glass and an image of lightning as many tiny flashes in rapid succession.
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India
Tasmania
Sicily
May speaks to a rosebud in a playful garden exchange
The poem depicts May speaking to a rosebud and promising it a long, safe life in the garden. In turn the rosebud calls May a rosebud too and agrees it will enjoy a long life if it pleases her.
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May
Rosebud
Mothers fond of offspring and animal parental love
A motherly pattern runs through animals from cats and hens to lambs. Instances show unthinking care extending to nonrelated young, like a hen hatching ducklings and ferret chicks, and even a railway cat adopting a jackdaw alongside its kittens.
Prized Photo Frame and Stand with Hinged Sides
A versatile 13 inch deep photo display frame uses three-part back and three-part front covered in silk and brocade. Sides hinge with ribbon, enabling wall hanging or table standing with light protection from a light-blocking cover.
The Rolling Marble
A reader instructions from Popular Mechanics explain placing a marble on a smooth surface and crossing fingers as shown. The person then rolls the marble about the surface to observe its movement and behavior.
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Popular Mechanics
Color Scheme For Rooms With Abundant Light
A 1920s style guide recommends a modern decorator to restore paper on side walls without disturbing ceiling paper. The square room features frosty silver and pale green striped side walls and an oriental sage green ceiling with gold and silver accents. For dim rooms or poor artificial lighting, it advises a sunlight effect overhead with a yellow tone to enhance brightness.
Dresses in simple design
The article describes two period dresses with high waists and long skirts. The first uses olive green fabric with unstitched pleats, embroidered insertion trim, a lace collar, and tucked sleeve edges. The second features old pink silk lining with a wrapped left seam, button trims, net yoke, lace band, and puff sleeve details.
Frugal Picture Framing From Spoiled Negatives and Glass
A guide explains washing spoiled negatives under hot water to extract gelatin then using a ten cent tape to frame magazine pictures. It notes glass from honey cases can be cleaned and used for kid dens or nurseries, offering an inexpensive art option.
Corset Shops Offer Ultra Fit Hip Yoked Garments
The article describes corsets with long hip yokes of soft unboned material designed to fit hips and thighs like a glove. Embroidery beadwork at the lower edge and a petticoat flounce with beadings can be attached, creating a sheathlike garment with minimal bulk. Variations include lingerie fabric and satin or messaline flounces for improved fit and appearance.
Tan Suffering Girl Finds Inner Strength
Fragmentary text shows a girl named Bertzola for Tan who suffers from tan related issues. The piece hints at her struggle with appearance and self perception as she seeks confidence and resilience.
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Bertzola
Tan
Méerschaum
Black Accessories Rule for Khaki and Champagne Attire
The article outlines strict fashion rules for khaki and champagne outfits noting that only black accessories may accompany fabrics like voile silk serge and tussore. Parasol touches with black details, ebony sticks, and large black ribbon bows are required, with footwear and stockings either black or matching the gown.
For Brittle Hair Massage Tips with Olive Oil Drops
A brief note suggests massaging split hair tips with a few drops of olive oil twice daily to reduce brittleness. This hair care tip emphasizes gradual conditioning from natural oils.
Dean's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
A Kansas resident, Charles Cole of Iola, says kidney secretions were irregular and painful with swelling and backache, but Dean's Kidney Pills removed these troubles completely and they have kept him well for two years. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Be sure of the name Dean's. Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Dean
Charles Cole
N. Buckeye, Sr
Iola
Kans
Dean’s
rowter-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Spring Poetry Advice From Grace And Horace
Grace jokes a doctor is needed for a young man wanting to write spring poetry as Horace exclaims heartless humor about the situation.
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Horace
Grace
Physician's Mean Trick Stuns Patient in Street Prank
A physician famed for intolerance to faked illnesses lured a woman with imaginary symptoms into a street prank. He told her to close her eyes and stick out her tongue, then vanished from view, leaving her standing with her mouth open in a busy thoroughfare.
The Water Bite Tale
A six year old views slides under a microscope and stares at a drop of water. He exclaims that this is what bites you when you drink soda water, illustrating a childlike wonder at microscopic life.
The Duke Avoids Talk in Heiress Conversation
The heiress presses Duke about her father and the weather. He recalls only a grin from the father, who stared at a large painting all the while. The painting is identified as The Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Bunker Hill
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman credits quitting coffee with a dramatic health turnaround. After years of headaches nervousness and deteriorating vision she began using Postum and Grape-Nuts and reports restored vitality weight gain improved memory and walking endurance.
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Richmond
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