Spider's Nest Used by Mexican Natives for Fly Control
M L Diguet reports in Michoacan that locals use a large spider nest called a masquero to shield living spaces during the rainy season. The nest, hung from branches, traps flies with several rope-like cables and a webbed surface, aided by a parasitic beetle. As flies are captured, nests grow and interior passages filter them, becoming part of the home’s adornment.
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M. L. Diguet
Mexico
Michoacan
Dunsinane
Historic Buildings On Fetter Lane Demolished
The demolitions proceed on 85 86 and 87 Fetter Lane once part of Barnard’s son founded in the fifteenth century. Fetter Lane, once Fewtor Lane, a historic thoroughfare, housed ne’er do wells. Near the Holborn end two conspirators Tomkins and Challoner were hanged over 250 years ago in a Civil War plot.
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Fetter Lane
Barnard's Son
Fewtor Lane
Holborn
Tomkins
Challoner
Charles I
London Standard
Bride Without a Smile in Borneo Mission Narrative
In a quarterly report Bishop Mounsey recounts a Labuan Sarawak marriage of a half Chinese half Dyak Christian girl. The ceremony is described as picturesque yet the bride wore a glum expression, a contrast to her usual pleasant smile. The bishop notes such behavior aligns with Chinese bride customs in the region.
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The
Borneo Mission Association
Mounsey
Labuan
Sarawak
Development of American Art Told by Saint Gaudens Tale
A Cornish novelist cites Augustus Saint Gaudens to illustrate art in America. He recalls a Bostonan who in the 1840s built a Back Bay house and ordered a Venus de Milo copy from Rome. The statue arrived in marble and the man sued the railroad for 2500 dollars, winning the case.
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Augustus Saint Gaudens
America
Rome
Boston
Grass Bearing Sheep Attract Curious Attention In Oregon
A Harrisburg Oregon Bulletin item highlights sheep owned by John Cartwright with grass growing on their backs and sides. Seed from feed fields allegedly sprouted in wool due to constant moisture from Oregon showers creating a green fleece effect.
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John Cartwright
Oregon
Harrisburg
Ore
Young George Lowden drafts school rules insurgent
In Washington a nine year old boy, George M Pullman Lowden, son of Rep Frank Lowden, studies the house fight on rules and drafts a paper titled Article A 1 and B 1 for governing public schools. The child imagines a rebel school overseen by pupil committees with teachers and parents excluded from voting. The president and composer is said to be polishing his insurgency.
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Ashington
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
George M. Pullman Lowden
George M. Pullman
Pullman
George
Lowden
Jim Mann
Vic" Murdock
Tom Reed
George Lowden
Horses Hold Ground Against Auto Trade In 1910 Market
The article cites a U S department of agriculture report noting a 1.2 percent rise in horse prices since 1899 and a 33.6 percent increase in numbers, with Kansas and Missouri showing higher values. It argues pleasure driving horses suffer least from autos while draft and wagon horses stay indispensable, and prices for serviceable teams now exceed 400 dollars.
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JRE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Dobbin
Kansas
Missouri
Hats of 1915 Demand Flat Cars and Higher Rates
The article argues hat sizes have grown so large that standard cars cannot carry bulk. A four foot brimmed chantecler hat requires a flat car to transport six Paris creations, as express and freight cars now carry only a fraction of past capacity. Milliners blame high rates. carriers cite evolving hat fashion driving higher costs.
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Paris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Millinery Jobbers’ Association
Railroad and Express
Mail Mix Up Highlights Hitchcock Parasol Bill
A congressman confuses Nebraskas Hitch cock with Postmaster Hitchcock after receiving a bill for parasols. The opened envelope reveals a mistaken mail mix between two Washington Hitchcocks, both in separate departments, with the congressman noting extravagance concerns. The Postmaster General clarifies the parasols were favors at a cotillion hosted recently.
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Flitchcock
Pp. M. G
Handsome Dresses for TRON Featuring Cashmere Velvet Silk
A charming dress combines cashmere, silk and velvet with an underskirt cashmere band and velvet panels. Details include braiding, silk ornaments, tucked silk bodice, fringe, chiffon puffed sleeves, and specific material requirements. Also presented is a simple home dress in serge with silk buttons and braided details, plus a lace collar and yoke and listed fabric needs.
Individual style vs fashion in collarless gowns
The Philadelphia Ledger urges readers to balance individuality with wearability as collarless gowns rise. It advises neck considerations, suggests lace collars for nonideal necks, and details detachable edging, turn-down linen collars, Vandyke lace trimmed options, and home made neckwear varieties.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Tucks to Curve Sleeve for Sheer Linen Blouses
Five to seven tiny tucks cross the front seam of the sleeve to create a natural curve. Try on the blouse with the sleeve secured at the armhole and observe the wrinkles at the turn of the arm to choose the position for your own exclusive plaits.
Tape Substitute For Fastening Underwear Garments
A quick seam alternative suggests using narrow linen bodkin tape in place of ribbon for daily underwear. Run the tape through beads and secure at the back center to avoid loosening during laundering. The method saves time and money and washes well, though not attractive.
Striped Collars Brighten Linen Garments With Color
Striped collars appear again on plain turnover collars stitched onto striped linen. The effect is especially appealing for black and white wearers and lavenders, offering a striking, decorative touch.
Fashion notes highlight 1920s season trends
The report lists short coats with walking suits and plaited skirts, white serge fabrics with crochet buttons, and rubberized mohair rain coats. It notes hatpin cases as leather novelties, a rise in black gowns with jet trimming and gloves, bright yellow shoes with black ornaments, and gray or black white color contrasts in frocks.
Walking Costume in Cream Serge with Braided Details
Describes a walking costume featuring a plain skirt and a coat with a Russian style panel down the back and front. Braided straps cinch the waist, with a flat turn-down collar and cuffs braided, and a soft straw liat bound with velvet and a large feather mount. Materials list includes seven yards serge, braid, and lining fabric.
Hidden Love Reunites In Unexpected Car Meeting
Frank Donne trails Margery Vane through a city streetcar maze catching a glimpse of a thiefly parcel scene. He later discovers Margery is married to Bob Hunt and has a baby, ending with a rekindled confession and embrace.
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Frank Donne
Frank
Margery Vane
Margery
Mr. Donne
Bob
Sam
Hunters Seek Shorter Open Season
In discussion, Mr Growcher advocates a shorter hunting season to reduce accidental shootings among hunters, while expressing little concern for game itself. The exchange centers on safety priorities over hunting opportunity.
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Mr. Growcher
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Goshen Daily Democrat
Goshen
Bride
Boston Transcript
Universal Peace
Nevada
Reno
Kansas City
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hitchcock’s
Washington
Hitch
Kangies
Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Mrs. Hunt
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