Avalanche Forces and Triggers Through The Alps
The article explains various avalanche types and how silent snowfall followed by slight triggers can unleash massive slides. It notes the windless days heighten danger and cites examples like bell sounds and gunfire starting avalanches in Switzerland, with effects on villages and forests.
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Switzerland
Honest Dentist Counsels Calm for Loose Teeth Case
A New York Press item recounts a dentist who reassures a woman with loose teeth that no dental fault exists. He cites nerves, stress, and uric acid as causes and advocates hydration, exercise, and a tonic as treatment while urging professional medical evaluation.
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New York Press
An Egyptian Delicacy Kabob Craft on Charcoal Skewers
An eyewitness recounts Egyptian kabob preparation with a small charcoal furnace and iron skewers. A hawker slices mutton or goat into ribbon strips, winds them around skewers, chefs them over hot charcoal, then collects drippings to mix a salt and spice sauce.
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Egypt
Ghostly remark on a train ride becomes spectral confession
A London bound North train carries a silent passenger who finally breaks the quiet with a quip about a line. The stranger then reveals a grim past, declaring he was killed on that very line two years ago.
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London
Derby
Youth Tests Market For Affection In brisk Par Deal
A youthful suitor asks for a bid for affection in a brisk, businesslike exchange. The broker's daughter replies that she must go to par before considering the offer, signaling prudent standards in courtship.
Throat Specialist Advises Minimal Talk For Lady
Mrs. Grey mair pleads for relief as a doctor is asked if the throat condition might become chronic. The specialist emphasizes the patient should speak as little as possible to aid treatment.
Hopeful Possession Outweighs Reality in Life's Dream
An aphorism discusses desire and effort, suggesting that hoping for what we lack leads to vain actions and thoughts. It warns life becomes a shadowed dream when we chase imagined possessions rather than present realities.
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Addison
Laplander Dress Through the Ages in Reindeer and Wool
The article describes traditional Laplander clothing kept for centuries. It details summer and winter garments for men and women, including woolen smocks, narrow trousers, reindeer skin outfits, and lack of linen underclothes. Accessories include girdles with tools and variations by region.
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Paris
Lapp
Indian Proverbs and Native Imagery
A collection of traditional sayings contrasts courage and deceit among Indians and palefaces. Proverbial lines address bravery, speech, theft, poison crops, land, and conflict, reflecting stereotypes and hostile tones of historical discourse.
The Prime of Life and the Forty Threshold
A Success Magazine reflection argues that great fortunes come after forty and that the first forty years train and discipline a person. Wisdom ripens with time, varying by individual, with some reaching awakening at thirty five or fifty, others never if they stop growing.
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Success Magazine
From Slavic Names to Servile Stereotypes
A discussion on the term slave tracing its origins from the Russian slava meaning glory and how German usage transformed the name of the Slavs into a term of servitude. The note compares the drift to ogre from Hungarian and Hungarian associations with Huns and Tartars.
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Gibbon
Stutts and Dollie Dimple Court Quirky Proposal
A humorous exchange unfolds as Stutts, faltering over words, asks Dollie Dimple to marry him while she coyly responds. He pleads for acceptance or threatens exposure, in a scene from a Woman’s Home Companion piece.
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Stutts
Dollie
Mr. Stutta
Bank Clerk Reveals Missing Amount On Check
A bank clerk explains the check bears the husband’s name but lacks the amount. The madam asks for the total and expresses intent to take all funds available.
Mrs McCall-Is Mra Gassaway Host Likely Visit
A Philadelphia Ledger note hints Mrs. McCall and Mrs. Gassaway may be at home and urges readiness with a card, suggesting a quick departure if guests arrive soon. The tone implies expected social calls and etiquette in a historical setting.
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Mra. McCall
Gassaway
Paith
Philadelphia Ledger
Holiday Goods Offer Reflects Holiday Rush
The store touts its largest prettiest and cheapest line of Holiday Goods and notes record sales last week. It explains a rush that overwhelmed 32 salespeople and three wrappers and promises to double staff to improve service this week.
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Ccs
Double Trade Stamps Through Christmas at Local Store
A Greeley shop offers double trading stamps until Christmas Day to entice stamp collectors. Stamps worth 25 cents per page or a full book for $0.00, plus premiums like lamps, chinaware, and silverware, all free with cash purchases and smaller profits. The store touts its wide holiday stock and rapid growth to the city’s best in one year, inviting customers to trade to learn the reason.
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Greeley
Fancy Christmas Goods Dept Seeks Underpriced Stock
The Christmas department highlights a wide range of fancy gift items bought underprice and sold at low prices. The store boasts strong holiday demand, claims to offer the best value, and urges shoppers to compare prices and visit to see the crowds.
Footwear department showcases festive gift shoes
The shoe trade reports a busy week with strong demand for Christmas footwear. The store highlights attractive lasts and a superb Douglas shoes line for men, and suitable options for children, inviting customers to discuss their shoe trade needs.
The Clothing Department Offers Value Packed Suits and Boys Goods
Those who buy clothing know our values. We claim our $12.50 and $15.00 suits include more good points than a $20.00 one. We invite a comparison and highlight specials. Boys' goods are priced temptingly and marked close for large families, making stamps count in this department.
Holiday retail offerings list from McArthur store
See McArthur for Your Holiday Goods Big Line. Cut Glass 1847 Silverware Roger's Carving Sets Chafing Dishes Five o'clock Teas Nickel Plated Ware Gillette Safety Razors Lamps.
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McArthur
Roger
Gillette
Piles Cure Claim for PAZO OINTMENT
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles with itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. Claims skeptics can receive a refund if not cured in six to ten days.
One fare round trip to Mexico City offered by railways
Colorado and Southern announces a round trip fare of 48.90 from Denver to Mexico City with return tickets on December 20 21 22 and stopovers in each direction. Booklet on Old Mexico promoted by T B Fisher G P A Denoyer.
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Colorado & Southern Railway
Denver
Mexico City
Old Mexico
T. B. Fisher
Denyer
Safe Deposit Vault at First National Bank
The Safe Deposit Vault of the First National Bank offers security for valuables and convenient access for examining papers or conducting business with others. Rates are very reasonable.
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First National Bank
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