Girl in Gray Aboard Train Ends in Sudden Shootout
On a northbound Texas journey to Dallas Miss Alamo draws Garrett and Parvin into a dramatic hold up. A handsome stranger intervenes with calm authority as three robbers threaten passengers, leading to gunfire and discovery that the culprits are the Fatted Calf and Prodigal Son.
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San Antonio
Sherman Garrett
Dr. Parvin
the Alamo
Parvin
Garrett
Paguin
Laredo
Dallas
Little Rock
Texas
Miss Alamo
Prodigal Son
the Menger
Ace
Cal
New York
Vassar
White Road
Garret
Col
Cody
San Marcos
Zurich Sechselaeuten Festival Brings City to Life
In Zurich the traditional Sechselaeuten festival marks winter’s end with a procession of over 1,000 children in period costumes, a goddess of spring, and a wooden Boegg figure. The event features a river parade, bonfires, fireworks, and guildhouse visits as the city dedicates the evening to festivity.
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Zurich
Boegg
Limmat
Cold Weather Shirt Waists Show Rich Autumn Styles
Autumn and early winter shirt waists feature heavy linen in white and dark shades with tight-fitting silhouettes. Designs use deep side plaits, irregular front bands with large pearl buttons, small sleeves, turnover collars, and muslin rabats. Fancy wool braid adorns challis waists, with bias neck bands and braided cuffs. Magpie reliefs for white net blouses appear as attachable neck and waist ruffles replacing traditional accessories.
Plain and Plaid Skirts Feature Colored Plaits
A fashion note describes plain colored cloth plaits inserted between plaid cloth sections in skirts for young girls. Designers show four inch front panels and a five inch world color hem fold, with several new devices to vary the look and high favor for the colored plait.
Fur Trimmings Set To Define Next Season Hats
The last season’s fur berths influence upcoming styles with lighter hats. Satin or corded silk bases gain fur edging and bands, chiefly black marten and sealskin, while light furs like chinchilla and ermine fade. Longhaired pelts likely to appear across garments and trims.
Large hats and tassels dominate fall fashion
The season favors oversized crown hats in directoire style with broad circumferences and new names for dyed fabrics in neutral tones like smoke and elephant gray. Tassels appear on skirts and tunics with long fringes, while lace rosettes decorate collars using nearly a yard of lace to create a disk-shaped adornment.
Hadley Massachusetts 250th anniversary focus on historic Hadley
The article recalls Hadley in central Massachusetts as it nears its 250th founding anniversary. It highlights landmark houses from 1713 including the Elaser Porter home and Col Elisha Porter’s house where Burgoyne was entertained, plus the Ben Smith tavern and other preserved sites reflecting early New England life.
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New England
Virginia
Hadley
Massachusetts
Fta Foundation
Commonwealth
Connecticut
Eleaser Forter
Samuel Porter
House of Samuel
Charlotte
Uel Smith
Lucy Smith
Col. Porter
Ben Smith
Old Post Road
Boston
Albany
Bay Road
East Street
Allen
Crane
Reynolds
Bird Reservation Movement Aims to Shield New Jersey Wild Birds
The La Rue Holmes league funded by Mrs. G. K. Holmes plans to acquire marshland in New Jersey for a bird reserve to protect species driven to near extinction by plume and sport hunting. The Audubon Society seeks inland habitat along the Connecticut River. The effort includes 25 league chapters and more than 1,000 children members, with lawmakers backing stronger bird protection.
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New Jersey
W. Mount
New York Tribune
la Rue Holmes League
Itea
League
Audubon Society
Connecticut River
G. K. Holmes
Summit
N. J
Ioftu @nce
Morristown
Orange
Cnipe
Dinners With a Doctor Spur Wife’s Suspicion
A husband invites Dr Safeleigh to the couple’s first dinner together. The bride praises the meal and guest, but later questions why only a doctor was present at their inaugural meal, implying hidden fears about her cooking.
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Dr. Safeleigh
Thomas
Royal Magazine
Quip About Juvenile Mind Definitions in London Papers
John Bull’s Magazine catalogs pupil exam lines lampooning definitions from London school tests. Entries mock serious terms, reducing science to jokes about eyes poetry and lava as barber products, illustrating lighthearted student misunderstandings.
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London
Barber’s
John /Bull's Magazine
Possible Explanation of Washingtons Quiet Tactics
A humorous dialogue hints that even George Washington kept secrets and defies parental control. A cautious mother and a bold boy debate cake and jam as a test of restraint and obedience.
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George Washington
New York Weekly
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Shortstory Pub. Co
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Country Life
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Directoire Redingote
Place
Beagle
Turkey
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