Ghina's Great Wall A Century In Spite Of Curses And Labors
The piece extols the Great Wall of China as a 21 century marvel begun by Che Hwang te to defend against northern invaders. It notes immense labor, 15 hundred miles plus 1,000 more with watch towers, and recounts the harsh methods used to compel work. It reflects on its enduring scale visible from the moon and the heavy human cost across millennia. Also brief item: on Lord Rayleigh’s Terling farm laborers receive a 10 percent dividend on 9,800 invested.
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Pekin
China
Che-Hwang-to
Tsin
Jong
Che-Hwangte
Lord Rayleigh
London
Terling
Berex
The Double of the Czar Like a Copenh agen Banker
A Copenhagen banker named Carisben grew bushy beard and copied Alexander III. He paraded as the czar, drew crowds, and was finally confined in a lunatic asylum where he died weeks ago. The tale ends with his belief he was the czar and fears of Nihilist plots.
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Jones
Smith
Robinson
Copenhagen
Carisben
Alexander III
Russia
Fredensborg
All the Russiss
Carlsben
Denmark
Alexander Iil
Awful Neatness Provokes Late Night Noise
Two boarders discuss a third woman noted for neatness. One man complains of her nightly habit of shaking a silk petticoat from her window, a sound that wakes him just after he falls asleep. He frets about addressing her, unsure how to broach the awkward issue.
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Yan
Vegetarianism and rheumatism clash with doctors view
An old doctor notes his patients with rheumatism are not typically meatless. He reports forty years of experience showing meat does not generally worsen rheumatic conditions. He says his meals include meat twice daily unless fresh fish is available. The New York Press quotes vegetarianism as odd for believers in it.
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New York Press
My Husband Has an Ology Says Mrs Lapsing
A call quotes Mrs Lapsing noting her husband shows persistent ologies. She jokes he suffers from neurology yet cannot sleep a wink after a restless night.
A Sleuth Urges Kiss to Track Dark Villain
A playful instruction from Fliegende Blatter proposes using a police dog to track a villain by scent. The item cites Nero the dog as the key to tracing the culprit after a kiss in the dark.
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Nero
Two Costumes and Visiting Dress Describe 19th Century Attire
The text details two garments a magenta faced costume with a tailored coat and hat including magenta and black satin trim and a magenta hat with ribbons. It lists materials: five yards forty-six inch cloth one and a half dozen buttons about two dozen yards braid five yards lining silk or satin. It also describes a visiting dress dainty in fine wool with a high waist and a trim of passementerie beads.
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MLOTH
Dresa
Divide the Hours of Rest for Brain Workers
A doctor promotes sleeping in two watches instead of one long sleep. The proposed schedule splits sleep into an evening segment from 10 to 8 thirty and a morning segment from midnight to 6 thirty, claiming enhanced mental energy for brain workers.
Novel Vase From Putty Decorated Jars and Buttons
A craft idea describes covering pickle jars or odd bottles with putty and pressing discarded buttons, broken jewelry, and china pieces into the surface to create a decorative vase. After drying, stand on a mantel for display. A similar method using sewer pipe yields a sturdy umbrella stand on a pie plate.
The New Sleeves Show Varied Gown Details
The article notes new frocks and coats with kimono shoulders and regulation sleeve lines in imported lingerie blouses. Some gowns feature asymmetrical sleeves, one sleeve with chiffon simplicity and the other bare with a garland of black roses midway between shoulder and elbow.
Not Afraid of Eve's Fate in Silk and Snake Fashion
New Paris imported silk petticoats displayed in Fifth Avenue shops feature snakes woven into the fabric. Snake hats gain popularity while women adopt snake hosiery. Butterfly motifs appear on stockings, petticoats, hats, and handkerchiefs as a competing trend.
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Eve
Paris
Fifth Avenue
Nursery Dress Pattern Described for Comfortable Slip-ons
A vintage description outlines a one piece dress or overall in linen casement cloth bol land or zephyr. The pale tern garment fastens at front or back with a center tuck and hidden buttons giving a faux front opening. V neck and sleeves are trimmed with fancy braid and may use lace or crochet. Materials: from 1 3/4 yards at 40 inches wide.
Saving Linen Through Rolling Fabrics in Schools
A contributor to the Delinestor notes that top schools teach pupils to roll table cloths rather than fold them to reduce wear. Cloths are ironed flat then rolled, using a table for space. Rolls start after a quarter yard is ironed, with the roll kept in front. Napkins are folded once to avoid creases.
Naphtha Bath Gets Rid Of Moths In Furniture
A 19th century guide urges using a naphtha bath to kill moths in sofas chairs or lounges. It claims eggs cannot hatch after the bath and all oils dust and grease vanish without damage to the furniture. Sponging with naphtha is deemed ineffective.
Moderate priced fabrics dominate upholstery designs in trends
The New York Sun notes a surge in moderate priced upholstery fabrics with wide variety and strong demand. Jutes, cotton reps, mercerized reps and tapestries offer artful patterns and colors from $1 to $2 a yard, broadening choices for living rooms, dens, and libraries.
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New York Sun
Wales
Arras
New York
Creamed Dried Beef on Toast a Simple Savory Dish
Tear the dried beef fine and remove skin and tallow. In a heavy pan melt butter, stir in flour, then slowly add 2 to 2½ cups milk until smooth and thickened. Pour over toast or serve with baked potatoes. Leftover boiled ham can be prepared the same way.
English Beef Patties for a Simple Dinner Pie
Roll very thin paste as for pie. On half, place small pieces of beef, turnips, carrots, potatoes, onions, bits of suet and butter with salt and pepper. Fold and seal, bake slowly for about an hour. Serve with coffee and fruit for a complete meal. no water used.
Baked Tapioca Pudding Recipe
Recipe details a tapioca pudding using five tablespoons tapioca one quart milk two ounces butter cup sugar four eggs and vanilla. Wash and stew tapioca in milk quarter hour then cool beat eggs with butter sugar and flavoring fold in bake in moderate oven for one hour.
Describing a Missing Wife and Her Dog
Mr. Smith phones police when his wife is late. She returns after a taxi delay. He describes her dog in exacting detail, asking for the brindle bull terrier with specific markings and a silver link collar. The officer stops the description, promising to locate the dog.
Scribbler Critique Sparks Magazine Publication Talk
A dialogue shows one writer insisting he submits to leading magazines and blames editors if his pieces are not published, while the Scribbler defends that non publication isn’t his fault.
Man wins marriage after quitting smoking and drinking
The doctors warned Case man to stop smoking and drinking within six months or face health consequences. He proposed when he claimed to have quit for her, and she finally accepted after three refusals.
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Stubb
Caseman
Penn
Bone and Sinew Demand Sparks College Banter
Teo Wilting reports on college students calling for a new gymnasium with their boastful cheer. The house mistress jokes that students will have ample bones and sinew at every meal, hinting at tough meals to come.
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Teo
Humorous Exchange on Fashion Tight Trousers
A brief dialogue ponders what troubles a man, joking that the tailor warns him he must wear skin-tight trousers. The quip captures era humor and sartorial pressure.
A Sense of Immunity from Snow Talk
A fragment shows Mr. Sirius Barker arguing that weather weariness persists as long as snow remains, with a brief exchange about endurance and wind.
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Mr. Sirius Barker
Dignifying Labor Misquote Sparks Garages and Sheds Debate
A humorous exchange contrasts commands to scrub a shed with a request to manage a garage. The dialogue emphasizes work dignity and workplace roles, reflecting light social attitudes rather than a formal incident.
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Ghina
Great Wall of China
Czar
Dane
Vetter
Teap
Danin
Fim
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