Maharaja Hat Styles Lift Face With Satin Blue Turban
The new turban design called the Maharaja Hat features an uprisings feather to add height. A satin straw bat in graduated shades of blue includes blue and white ribbing trim and a white wing ornament with a black band.
Don't Be a Faultfinder And Its Detriments To Mindset
The piece warns against chronic criticism and a negative spirit. It links faultfinding to unhappy homes and stressed nerves, urging cheerful hearts and sympathetic souls. It notes popular people avoid constant complaining and favors constructive criticism over destructive faultfinding.
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Emesel F
Spring Motor Girl Buff Eponge Costume Description
The article describes a spring motor girl costume using buff sponge cloth in Norfolk style. It features petal buttons and eight patent leather belts. A little motor bonnet is creme colored hemp veiled with buff chiffon and decorated with a buff and white feather.
Infinitely misused word harms great writing
A critic laments the overuse of infinitely as a fashionable crutch in literature and journalism. The piece notes inf inite appears in phrases like infinitely more beautiful and infinitely preferable, diminishing once elevated associations and harming authors, critics, and readers alike. It cites examples from fiction and periodicals, calling for restraint.
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Laurence Sterne
Lord Byron
Boston
Fiona Macleod
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Arnold Bennett
Scribner's
Toaster Makes Quick Two-Slice Toasting Convenience
Advertisement notes an electric toaster suited for two slices in about one and a half minutes. It mentions a price around a certain amount but ends with an incomplete figure. The copy emphasizes speed and compact design for a breakfast table setting.
Alpine curler schemes for perfect Alps ice
The London Times describes Alpine curling as requiring luxury ice making. Scots players find Alpine ice overly smooth and demand subtle tactics. Ice men work through the night to prepare a level rink with staged flooding and careful doctering to ensure a long lasting surface. Rudolph Bauman demonstrates slow freezing yields longer lasting blocks.
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Alps
Rudolph Bauman
London Times
A Handy Measure for Half a Pint in a Jug
A concise instructional note describes tilting a pint jug to align liquid with the bottom and lip to divide the jug’s capacity into two nearly equal halves. This method yields a practical half pint measurement without guesswork.
Observations of the Caddie and Golfer Confrontations
A Windsor Magazine excerpt notes the caddie’s chastening influence on conceit with anecdotes. One vignette questions Mr. Jones’s game ability, humorously concluding he cannot play. The others imply peers plan to challenge him, only to be told they will not beat him.
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Mr. Jones
Windsor Magazine
Wisdom and a son’s college realization quip
A Chicago Record Herald witty exchange notes a father asking if his son learned anything in college. The son replies he has learned his father’s ideas are old fashioned and he must honor his trust by proving his pitiable condition.
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Fogg
Chicago Record
Herald
A Subtle Jab and Lace From a Dress
A brief New Orleans Times column cites a remark about a lace piece claimed to be over fifty years old. The exchange notes the lace’s beauty and questions its handmade origin.
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New Orleans Times
Democrat
He Remembered. Brute Confronts Accuser in Muddled Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a tense quarrel or cross accusations. Readable names or places are not clearly identifiable. the text presents a clash between an aggrieved speaker and a male figure, possibly arguing over consent and marriage within a chaotic scene.
Nightlife Blues and a Doleful Drifter
A Detroit Free Press note depicts a worn speaker struggling with money and sleep while chasing a game of chance. He admits gloom, fatigue, and aging as he drifts through a dreary life on the road, yearning for rest and brighter moments.
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Giartegt
Detroit Free Press
Why He Howled in a Sydney Bulletin Snippet
A humorous exchange shows Micko and Btonk dispute a parish visit. Btonk complains about being nerved by a parson’s pat on the head after an eye-keeping errand, while Micko questions the origin of the howl as they joke about nesting and eye-carrying.
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Micko
Sydney Bulletin
Mayor Introduces Friend Seeking Peddler Permit
The Indianapolis News reports Mayor Shank facilitated a permit request for a close associate who would obtain a license later and have the date backdated. The mayor guided the visitor to the city comptroller Fred B. Akins and introduced him as a friend, prompting questions about the applicant’s name.
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Shank
City Comptroller’s Office
Fred B. Akin
City Comptroller
Akins
Indianapolis News
No Trouble at the Forks Bet Ends in Hank Williams Victory
A mountaineer asks about trouble at the Forks. The sheriff says no trouble occurred. Shep Johnson bet Hank Williams a dollar he could hit Hank's bat with a bullet without killing him. Hank Williams wins the bet.
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Forks
Mountaineer
Sherif
Shep Johnson
Hank Williams
Hank
Cincinnati Enquirer
Innuendo in public speaking quoted by Bryan at Chautauqua
The New York Tribune cites William Jennings Bryan claiming innuendo works in oratory. A Tuckahoe anecdote recalls a visitor asking for a newspaper while mosquitoes bothered him on a hotel porch. An old resident replies they rely on a ladies sewing circle.
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William Jennings Bryan
Tuckahoe
New York Tribune
On the Farm a broker’s Christmas on a Georgia farm
A broker spent the Christmas holidays on a Georgia farm. The farmer jokes about haycocks crowing and tying a knot in a cord of wood while watching the hired man milk the milkweed in the morning.
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Georgia
Washington Star
Temperament of a Star Causes Stir in Baltimore
A Baltimore American quip depicts a temperamental star whose presence stirs reactionable energy, likening her to a thermometer that dances between boiling points, signaling high drama around public attention.
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Scott
Baltimore American
No new truths found under the gun in a sly exchange
A terse exchange unfolds between a quoted skeptic and a collector over the value of antique furniture. The man who favors quotations challenges the other, who dismisses novelty as they spar in a brief dialogue.
Her Time Joke From Sacred Heart Review
A lighthearted quip notes a wife needs three days for a picnic. It jokes that one day to prepare, one to travel, and one to recover from the outing sums up the ordeal. The humor centers on domestic cadence and social observation.
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Sacred Heart Review
Sed Mistake Turns Court Fight Over Trumpeter Jones
Fragmentary report notes a legal clash involving a trumpeter named Jones and a claim of a misstep in a court action. The dialogue hints at a misunderstanding or miscue tied to a performance or historical reference, with a reference to Roots and BeA es and a person named Chanarral.
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Trumpeter Jones
Roots
Bea
Chanarral
Greenheart Wood Facts and Uses in Docks and Canals
Greenheart wood from British Guiana is valued for durability in docks, piers, and lock gates including Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Panama Canal projects. It supplies shipbuilding and charcoal while remaining scarce due to long-term harvesting. best material comes from old trees with heartwood rich in durability.
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Liverpool Docks
Bridgewater Canal
Manchester
Eng
Mersey
Liverpool
Canada Dock
Panama Canal
Nansens
Fram
Discovery
British
French
Dutch Guiana
Venezuela
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Trinidad
Jamaica
Santo Domingo
British Guiana
Greenheart
Recessional MSS Sold At Sothebys For 120
A sheet of notepaper with Kipling’s Recessional verse sold for 120 dollars at Sotheby’s. Kipling noted the piece arrived by itself, suggesting the idea was in the air. Other sales included a Nelson letter from 1805 for 400 dollars and Byron letters totaling 605 dollars.
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Sotheby’s
Ridyard Kipling
Kipling
Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton
George I
Portsmouth
Lord Byron
Charles Lamb
Coleridge
Southey
John Rickman
House of Commons
Ancient Rectory at Cornhill to Be Replaced by Modern Buildings
An old rectory house behind St Michael's Cornhill, dating from soon after the Great Fire, will be replaced by new structures. The quiet retreat, once offices, sits above what remains of the churchyard with a single tombstone. City men will recall lives once lived under St Michael's shadow.
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London
St. Michael’s, Cornhill
Cornhill
Uiet
St Michael's Churchyard
St Michaes
Singing For a Peerage and a Castlemaine Fire
Lord Castlemaine's Moydrum Castle near Athlone partly burned. He is the fifth baron and one of Ireland's representative peers. The peerage entry notes William Handcock as the first lord who sang both against and for the Union, securing a peerage for his political pivot.
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Castlemaine
Moydru 1
Athlone
Ireland
William Handcock
Barrington
Swallows Ringed in Staffordshire Pick Up at Roodeyand Farm
A swallow ringed at Rosehill Cheadle Staffordshire by Me 4 B Masefield on May 6 1191 was recaptured at Roodeyand Farm 18 miles from Utrecht Natal on December 23. A metal leg label read Withersy High Helborn London on one side Ba30 on the other.
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Utrecht
Natal
Rosehill
Cheadle
Staffordshire
B. Masefield
Fight Cost Linked to Insurance Act Provisions
The report notes an estimated thirty thousand pounds spent by the British Medical Association in opposition to the Insurance Act. No further details are provided about participants or dates.
Gold Fever in Melbourne’s Golden Days
Describes 19th century Melbourne gold rush excesses and wealth as funds poured in at Golden Point. Accounts cite immense sums won yearly, extravagant spending and debauchery, including champagne games, gold note sandwiches, and actresses showered with banknotes, reflecting temporary demoralization of the population.
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Melbourne
Golden Point
Caligula
Victoria
Pall Mal! Gazette
Mysterious Dublin Crown Jewels Quest Sparks Debate
Laurence Ginnell, nationalist MP for Westmeath, claims powers to expose the jewel theft mystery and urges the House of Commons to hear his revelations. He cites possible recoveries and a hushed scandal while details remain tangled and members frequently absent. He is a self educated barrister and cofounder of the Irish Literary Society.
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Dublin Castle
Laurence Ginnell
Westmeath
Ginnell
House of Commons
Ginnall
London
Beresford and Churchill Duel in Court Verdict for Churchill
The long threatened clash between Lord Charles Beresford and Winston Churchill ends in a unanimous victory for Churchill. Both men crave attention and traded barbs, Churchill delivering a stinging broadside that questioned Beresford’s putative steadiness and public statements.
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Charles Beresford
Winston Churchill
Charlie
Winnie
Lulu” Harcourt
Lord Charles
House of Commons
Churchill
Veteran Home Rule Vote Draws Interest in Commons
Mr Robert Cameron of Houghton le Spring Durham Liberal and eighty eight years old is the second oldest MP. He entered Parliament in 1885 and voted for Home Rule in 1886 1892 and 1913. He attended the historic division despite poor health.
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Robert Cameron
House of Commons
Cameron
Houghton-le-Spring
Durham
Gladstone
Isles of the Brest and the Madagascar Archipelago Tale
Between Madagascar and the Indian coast lies an immense archipelago of about 16 000 islands of which 600 are inhabited. The text claims a man can live on these islands and support his family in luxury by working only twenty five days a year or not at all, as nature provides food.
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Madagascar
India
Royal Authoress Eulalia Publishes For Women
The Infanta Eulalia aunt of King Alfonso of Spain releases a new volume titled For Women, continuing her earlier defiant work The Thread of Life. She argues women should be beautiful and links beauty to happiness and societal harmony.
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Infanta
Eulalia
Alfonso
Spain
Ruskin
Emerson
Ready made easel backs and tags for amateurs
For Amateur Photographers. Ready made easel backs to attach to photographs cost 10 15 or 25 cents a dozen or in a set of three sizes with glue and library paste for 50 cents. Also a small box of tags in three sizes for weekend visits, three dozen tags priced at 3 cents.
Practical Gloves for Business Women
Practical gloves designed for the well dressed business woman feature heavy stitching and a single large button. They resemble grace kid in style and can be washed on a band basin with soap and water. Available in tan and white.
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Grace Kid
Anti suffragists adopt colors at gathering
Black white and American Peruty rosea are the colors chosen by anti suffragists to contrast the yellow of the votes for women. At a recent gathering a black haired woman showcased the colors by wearing a gown of American beauty chiffon over white with a black velvet picture hat.
Divine Sarah Praises Isabella of Avarta in Defense of France
Quoted remarks attributed to Sarah Bernhardt honor Isabella of Avarta wife of Charles VI. The actress notes Isabella’s influence on French memory and references covert intrigues between France and England, highlighting historical ties and contested loyalties.
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Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
Isabella of
Avarta
Charles VI
France
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