Love and Risk at the Lake Party
Ross Brady pursues Effie Danvers while Miss Van Vance arranges an alliance. A boat launch accident exposes Brady as a hero, saving Effie from fire though he is burned. The sequence ends with Effie’s engagement revealed and Miss Van Vance hinting at a deeper motive.
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Rowe
Wiers Fran
Weill
Ross
Effie
Hin
Hans Brady
Rosas
Mrs. Lyons
Rosa
New York
Brady
Miss van Vance
Hhe
Efe
Stanhope
Reine
Ross Brady
Vermont
Harvard
Effie Danvers
Mise van Vance
Mr. Brady
Miss Danvers
Amusing Language Fumbles and an Earthquake Tale
A Boston Trenscript writer recalls foreign errors in English from a Hungarian journalist and others. He cites humorous slips from a French dressmaker and a Parisian teacher, plus a comic note from a Mexican diplomat.
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Boston
Stefan
Washington
Buffalo
Pat's Narrow Train Comfort Quote
An Irish traveler with a minister aboard a train is squeezed between two stout ladies who sit on either side of him. The minister asks if he is comfortable. Pat replies that there is little room to grumble, delivering a dry punchline.
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Pat
Loudeu
The Word Parlor Goes
A motherly woman argues to end the parlor as a separate room and urges homes to be comfortable for family life. She cites examples of stiff parlor etiquette and contrasts a cozy warm front room designed for daily family use and happiness.
Flower pedestal for hall stairs described in craft instructions
A detailed hall pedestal project specifies a four and a half foot high structure with four one and a half inch square pine uprights, an eighteen inch square base, heavy beveled edge boards, and under‑mounted screw joints reinforced by six inch wide blocks. It calls for ivory white eggshell paint, two to three coats, sandpaper between coats, five pale peacock blue glazed pots, felt mats, and a display of green ferns and pale blossoms for a calm color scheme.
Post Card Collectors Find New Use in Home Decor
A writer discusses transforming collected post cards into decorating ideas. Cards inspire screens, panels, boxes, mirror frames, nursery friezes, and bedroom accents, with designs suited for glove boxes, handkerchiefs, or a small billiard room.
Hair Removal Myth Exploded by Depilatories
A health note explains that external depilatories cannot stop hair growth as the hair papilla lies beneath the skin. The article warns that using depilatories may cause a bristly result because the papilla remains active and continues producing hairs until destroyed.
Orange Ice Recipe Notes
Simple orange ice made by boiling water with one cupful and four half cups of sugar. Cool mix with one pint of orange juice and juice of one lemon. Freeze pack and set aside for two hours before serving.
Miss Lydia Gouki Weir Builds Battleships at Newport News
A Boston girl from a wealthy New England family, Miss Lydia Gouki Weir, works at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock. She trains in naval architecture, graduates top of her class, and earns praise for skill and gracious conduct. Her story contrasts education with traditional views, highlighting progress and character.
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Lydia Gouki Weir
New England
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Construction Company
Miss Weld
Laeta Ames Mead
Prince of Peace
Miss Well
Mrs. Mead
Naval Architecture
Orcutt
Newport News
The Wife's Allowance Contention
A discussion on whether a wife should receive an allowance from her husband. The piece argues for equal financial treatment, criticizing the control of husbands who force wives to beg for money and praising independent women earning their own living. It urges men to pony up and treat wives with respect.
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Howadays
Mr. Husband
Good Manners vs Mannerisms Highlight True Politeness
The author contrasts good manners with mere mannerisms arguing true politeness arises from consideration for others. Politeness appears in everyday acts and in daily interactions, not only at grand events or occasions.
When Buying Gloves
A glove saleswoman advises tests for quality. Stretch the kid leather to judge elasticity and life. soft pliable pores and quick return indicate good quality. Smell the gloves for leather odor. check stitching near edges for durability. a small gore between each flower is a sign of well made gloves.
Dressing Slim Silhouette Advice from Fashion Columns
A style excerpt instructs on shaping sleeves to emphasize a slender arm. It warns against lace frills, recommending snug elbow bands or plain turn back cuffs for a defined outline and a visually fuller lower arm. The guidance emphasizes a dark ribbon finish for a tighter look.
How to Make Starch From Kitchen Ingredients
A simple boiled starch method uses one tablespoon starch to two tablespoons cold water. Add half a teaspoon borax and a small wax candle piece to prevent sticking. Pour into boiling water, stir until creamy and cooked, strain through muslin, and cover the basin to prevent a skin. If too thick, dilute with cold water promptly.
Beware three dangers in foods warned by a doctor
A Good Housekeeping writer cites a doctor warning about three food risks. Raw beef may harbor taenia eggs, old potatoes may contain poisonous sprouts, and unclean leafy greens can carry germs and insect eggs that harm the stomach if ingested.
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Good Housekeeping
Cleaning a stove with soap and sandpaper follow proper care
To remove grease rub off spots with soap and water, travel to rough rusty areas with coarse sandpaper, and mix black lead to a cream with vinegar or water. Apply to a cool stove and rub with a stiff brush until it shines for a proper finish. Avoid applying blacken while hot.
Veal quenelles with cream and spinach dish
A historic note describes making veal quenelles poached in clear soup with mace salt and pepper and cream, served with chopped seasoned spinach. It also includes home care tips for mildew on linen using soft soap starch and lemon juice. An eye wash formula and notes on gutta percha clotheslines complete the page.
Removing Bastings While Finishing Garments
A sewing tip warns that improper removal of bastings harms fabric. Clip basting threads every three inches and remove short lengths to avoid pulls and holes. If a thread resists, check for knots and clip again. ivory bone tools help in the process.
Care of Bathroom Plumbing and Ventilation Practices
The article warns that bathroom upkeep demands strict attention to plumbing. Daily taps should be flushed by the mother, waste pipes flushed in autumn to prevent gases, and fixtures aired after a closed period with water run for an hour. Ammonia is then poured into traps to deodorize.
Ungraceful Habits and Graceful Posture for Women
The article notes many women neglect bodily poise though beauty relies on carriage. It cites common faults like a disjointed walk, sagging hips, drooping shoulders, forward head posture, heavy heel strikes, and crablike feet. It urges deliberate practice to acquire erect, graceful bearing.
Origin of Etiquette Story From Versailles Garden Labels
A Scottish gardener at Louis XIV s Versailles kept courtiers from trampling beds by placing labels or tickets etiquettes with path instructions. Initially ignored, the hints from higher authority forced obedience, giving rise to today s meaning of etiquette as conventional forms of ceremony.
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Nuttall
Louis XIV
Versailles
A New Corset Cover and Linoleum Craft Tips
A corset cover described as a pompadour ribbon piece with lace inserts and beading, paired with white silk petticoats and flowered founces for evening wear, is marketed among lingerie. Also included are DIY linoleum making steps using old carpet, paste, and paint for durable floors.
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Batiste
Pretty cardboard star experiment with colored light
A step by step antique science trick uses a cardboard eight by twelve inch star wing setup to create a two star image with intersecting diagonals. By adding a second star at forty five degrees and using colored glass or liquid the illustration yields a bright eight pointed star and a red green center with alternating hues.
Sap in Sugar Maple Explained by Chicago News
The article explains sap origin in sugar maples as stored starch in the soft wood under the bark that converts to sugar in warm weather. Sap rises due to spring warmth, not root action, and tapping releases sap already under pressure in the tree.
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Chicago News
Victoria's Crown Weighs Two Pounds Seven Ounces
The British state crown made for Queen Victoria weighs two pounds seven ounces and is valued at 1.5 million dollars. A large sapphire in the piece traces to the signet ring of Edward the Confessor.
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Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Edward the Confessor
The Sweet Little Princess and the Sour Meal
A whimsical tale recalls a princess of Six who orders a peculiar feast for a night and a day in a distant land. A talking doll, a stray dog called Pussy, and a public misstep with mustard and sugar spark comic misfortune as she ventures into the red door.
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Philacel Pola Ledger
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