Red Haired Servant Haunts House After Fatal Kitchen Scald
A family plagued by a red haired maid is haunted by a ghostly presence. The cook explains the haunting stems from a past revenge where she scalded a former kitchen maid to death after a heated dispute over prying. The ghost is connected to the red haired servant and ends when the cook dies.
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Jane
Beasie
Bessie
Julia
Cook
Cambridge
Shea
Sata
Parasol Handles Set Fashion Tone for Summer
Rich parasol handles emerge as a season trend with jade, ivory, carnelian and copper works. Designers pair ornate and simple styles for older women and younger girls, with gold tips, diamond insets, and matched rib tips.
Perfumes Grow Popular on Doctors Endorsement
Doctors recommendations have boosted perfume use, with dealers noting wide adoption of scented sprays. The most sought fragrance is wood violets, described as springlike and refreshing, as patients prone to colds are urged to use scent copiously.
Milk as an Excellent Cosmetic for Face and Bath
The article describes using hot milk compresses on the face for ten minutes to soften and brighten skin after sun and wind exposure. It also advocates milk baths of six quarts to three gallons with hot water, plus occasional face cream with boracic acid preservative to feed tissues and soften skin.
Orchids and fashion hints color a seaside season
Orchids return as dinner decor while bonnets feature plaited batiste under hats. Ulster style motor coats reappear with dark wraps and solid colors for men. Striped Madras suits for boys and black silk coats appear. Yoke, parasol trims, and fruits replacing flowers hint at evolving table and wardrobe trends.
Double Photo Frame for Two Midget Photographs
Instructions describe making a double photo frame with two oval openings on stout cardboard. The cover uses light moire with ribbon embroidery in yellow flowers and green leaves. The backing includes a gold braid edge, glaga fixings, and optional brass rings or a hooded support for hanging.
Boy Mayor Becker Plans Balloon Campaign for Wisconsin Governor
Milwaukee’s “Boy Mayor” Sherburn M. Becker, age 29, announces a balloon campaign for governor. He claims his unconventional methods, including a coffee-fueled car and street talks, built his Milwaukee win and will now bring his message to farmers from an airship. He aims to replicate past tactics and plead common sense over spectacle.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sherburn M. Becker
Wisconsin
Becker
Maj. Hershey
United States
St. Louis
Earth
Dave Rose
Chicago
C. A. Coey
Relic Coveted by Morgan in English Parish
New York financier J Pierpont Morgan has offered a handsome sum for a 300 year old Churchill parish chalice near Worcester England to fund reflooring of the church. The chalice is silver hammered five and a half inches high with a floral bowl pattern and a missing cover once used as a paten. Its 1571 hallmark ties to Pius V and a contested link to Queen Elizabeth's bull. Local opinions differ on whether Elizabeth or Bishop Sandys favored uniformity in sacred vessels.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Churchill
Worcester
Eng
Morgan
Ita
Pilla V
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Sandys
London
Sweeping Assertion Prompts Scene Change
Dialogue fragment shows Novelitt scornfully answering why the heroine enters and sweeps the som switch. Voyager notes danger as Aaron is late. The exchange implies tension and a critical action scene in a developing plot.
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Novelitt
Voyager
Aaron
Cowles Named Rear Admiral Leading Naval Equipment Bureau
Captain William Shef field Cowles, appointed rear admiral, has served as chief of the equipment bureau with headquarters in Washington since February 1906. Born August 1, 1846 in Farmington Connecticut, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1867 and held commands including Missouri from 1903 to 1905. He also served as naval attaché in London and as naval aid to the president.
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Washington
William Sheffield Cowles
Bureau of Equipment
Farmington
Conn
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mediterranean
Pacific
North Atlantic
Asiatic
Panama
United States
London
Missouri
Port Arthur Fortresses Under Rapid Japanese Refit
Japanese forces reconstruct Port Arthur and Dalny on a new plan with long range guns and signal stations. Fortifications expand beyond old limits with mined sea approaches and special railway branches. Large garrisons, stockpiles, and field guns arrive as officers study Mukden and surrounding sites.
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Yapana
Port Arthur
Gen. Stoessel
S York Sun
Japan
Manchuria
Mukden
Danny
Loukku
Dalny
Shasoyang
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Churchill Parish
Cowles
America
Europe
William 8. Cowles
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