Echoes of a Crumbling Grandeur at the Old Pingst Hotel
John Gaingworth recounts a visit to a decrepit grand hotel described as "Before the War" where marble pillars crumble and a torch reveals aging walls bearing names. The party experiences a ghostly atmosphere, as echoes of past grandeur mix with decay, ending with the guide's practical persistence amid ruined splendor.
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Rulna
Halle
Grendeur
John Gaingworth
Berthner’s
Ghoat
Abe
Heras
Soia
Bougay
Woman cigarette maker runs thriving Paris factory
The fragment describes Mrs. Frederic Breinig, daughter of Charles Coudert, widow of Baron Breinig, who shifts from aristocratic life to a modest role. She operates a cigarette business in a large, growing factory with skilled rollers and several female packers, selling monogrammed cigarettes to society women.
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Tase
Frederick Cou
Drennig
Charles Cou
Frederick Breenig
Stadoden
Ordeta
Shei
The Stuttering Child and the Fireman’s Dog Heroics
The article notes Harper’s Weekly description of specialized schools for stutterers in several European countries with cures in four to five months and occasional relapse. It also tells of a Dalmatian fireman’s dog named Happy aiding New York firefighters by climbing ladders to alert rescuers during a Third Avenue blaze, saving three men.
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Saya Harper
Valiable
New York Fire Brigade
Dt Happy
Mapley
Third Avenue
Happy
Directoire Coats and Skirts Dominate Next Season Fashion
A peek at Parle’s exclusive shop reveals directoire coats bold in flare and form fitting lines for the coming season. Skirts feature low hems with pannier drapery, some with shirring and fine chiffons. High waistlines return, coats vary from high welter to broad backs, Robespierre collar noted, reversible changeable revers shown.
Hounde Smith Lessons in Riding After Borrowed Horn
Following the Hounde, Smith, a famed cyclist, seldom rode a horse. While visiting a sporting uncle, he borrowed a horn and joined the hunt near by. The horse bolted after a rabbit and threw him, as the rider joked about finding the brake with his arm while the horse galloped madly.
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Smith
Beiog
Pim
Fragrant flowers mark final tribute to a reformed man
A pastor's sermon condemns community neglect of Zeb Horn, a transplanted worker who faced death alone after years of hardship. The grave scene at the cemetery fills with women laying fragrant blossoms as Lida asks to give her flowers to Zebbie. The piece, drawn from Caroline Abbot Stanley, depicts repentance, mercy, and communal guilt.
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Bia
Hin
Wes
Jesus Christ
Lida
Zebbie
Gold or silver brocade dancing slippers trend
The summer fad of dancing slippers in gold or silver brocade with bright colors like scarlet turquoise and emerald is rising over plain metallic shoes. New black satin styles edged with rhinestones and diamante galon attract attention, with Parisian upper fashions just beginning to appear locally.
Good roads urged to cut farm transport losses
Trumbo of Muskogee Oklahoma, president of the trans Mississippi congress meeting in Salt Lake City, says American agricultural producers lose 60 million dollars yearly to European rivals due to poor transport. He argues the forthcoming congress will make good roads the paramount solution.
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Nerver
Col—a
CG. Trumbo
Muskogee
Oklo
Salt Lake City
America
Trumbo
Congress
Rock Climbing in Scotland Glencoe to Cairngorms
A reader highlights Scotland’s top rock climbing areas from Glencoe Pass through Glen Falloch to Ty'r Drum and Bridge of Orchy. It notes Aonach Eagach and the Three Sisters, with Cairngorms as a long-standing climbing destination and Ben Macdhui as a dramatic monarch peak. Also mentions Diesel’s air engine talk and a Philadelphia real estate anecdote about fly intrusions in flats.
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Glencos
Beatland
Glencoe
Argylighire
Great Britain
Glenfalloch
Tyxdrum
Bridge of Orchy
Aonach Eegech
Three Sisters
Argyllshire
Scottish Mountaineering Club
Scotland
Braemar
Cairngorms
Ber Macdhwi
Byaeriach
Britain
Rudolph Diesel
Munich
Institute of Mechanical Engineer
London
Diesel
Philadelphia
Agaim
City Hall
Philadelphia Record
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Geo. W. Schwartz
Bell
Hamilton, Ohio
Greenwood
Gays
A. Trumbo
Okie
Ben Macchui
Calrngerme
The
Cincinnati
Abattoir Co
U.S
Acaitins
Hamilton
Rentschler
H.C. Blum
the Payne & Eikenberry Co
South Fifth ST
Butler County
L. A. Hyams
Miami Valley Bank
Ohio
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