Old man Job Brown and the five pound teetotaler twist
In a village near the Cauliflower inn a rowdy tale unfolds about Job Brown a hard drinker who vows to quit for five pounds. Friends hatch a plan to tempt him with beer only to discover his wife has claimed the prize leaving Job crestfallen and choosing sobriety at home.
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Cauliflower Inn
Job Brown
Job
Bill Chambers
Bill
Henery White
Henery
Joe Gubbins
Langwidge
Smith
Aie
Dick Weed
Hisself
Mcker
Brown
Job’s
Ses Smith
Nature as a Faker and Fossil Fakers Across Museums
The piece recounts misidentified natural imprints such as cloven feet on Table Mounds, a fossil ham misnamed from Nebraska, petrified feet and oysters in the Smithsonian, the scroon once hailed as the dawn animal, and later shown to be mineral formations or tracks of invertebrates, proving many so called fossil plants are actually animal or mineral traces.
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Pentamerus
Smithsonian Institution
Nebraska
National Museum At
Washington
Sir William Dawson
Insecta
Mollucka
Norma
Young Paris Lawyer Helene Miropolsky Gains Fame
At 21 Mile Mire Miropolsky became the world’s youngest lawyer, sworn in in Paris. She defended a woman accused of self harm and infant death by charcoal fumes, winning acquittal. Miropolsky speaks several languages, favors easier divorce law, opposes capital punishment, and aims to balance career with marriage.
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Mile
Miropolsky
Paris
Mlle
Helene Miropolsky
Court of Appeals
Portia
Mile. Miropolsky
Republic
Miropoisaky
Europe
Seattle Totem Pole Saga Highlights Native Pride and Theft Claim
A Seattle tale recounts Alaskan totem poles as family and spiritual records, theft of a Seattle pole from a distant village, legal threats and a $5,000 settlement with chiefs. The pole remained in Seattle as a city landmark amid pride and controversy.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
United States
America
Miles Standish cairn at Squantum remembered
Boston notes Quincy historic cairn at Squantum marking Miles Standish landing with Plymouth colonists guided by Squanto on September 30 1621. Cornerstone laid before a large crowd as Charles Francis Adams Jr spoke of the voyage and Squanto the name origin of Squantum.
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Miles Standish
Squantum
Squanto Rock
Plymouth
Squanto
Massachusetts
Charles Francis Adama, Jr
Furs Dominate New Winter Fashion Combinations in 1920s Style
The feature highlights elaborate fur based outfits with neckpieces muffs and hats using ribbon bows rosettes and lace. It notes fox sable chinchilla black lynx and point fox as favored furs with new collar shapes and plastered veiled trims. The article presents sample pieces including ermine neckpiece with lace and a hat with lace and paradise plumes.
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Martin
Salt and Its Varied Uses in Daily Life
The article lists numerous traditional claims for salt including palate cleansing, easing headaches, whitening teeth, preserving cut flowers, soothing weak ankles, easing colds and hay fever, aiding digestion, reviving fainting, stopping tooth extraction bleeding, refreshing eyes, aiding voice use, preventing hair loss, drying feathers, and pairing with nuts and dessert fruit.
Designed for the Bride Fashion Note
A bridal costume idea features ivory liberty satin with a draped fichu trimmed by pearl passementerie. A long sash falls to below the knee, edged with passementerie and silk fringe, tied at the boat line with orange blossoms. Sleeves show alternating satin and passementerie, with a tucked tulle plastron and high stock.
imitation furs for children this winter
Real fur sets will be expensive this winter making imitation furs popular for girls. High quality imitations like honey sable ermine and muskrat mink will pass for real, with caracal cloths and shorn furs matching chinchilla and sealskin. Designs favor cushion muff shapes with ribbons and cord ornaments and warm neckpieces.
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Fura
Hat and Frock Express: The Perfect Complements
The text argues the hat must complete a specific frock and not be worn with other outfits. It warns artists that pairing wrong hat and gown spoils the overall costume. The restaurant frock is highlighted as needing a correctly interpreted hat to succeed.
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W. W. Acons
Deda, Mead Company
Little Dick
John Brown
Nature
Mille
Shropolsky
Hila
Boston
Quincy
Miles Standish Cairn
Bloomer Pettioolata
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