Trio of Knight Bachelors Broken By Conan Doyle Engagement
Special to The Sun from London July 16. The world’s most famed trio of bachelors is ending as Sir Conan Doyle announces engagement to Miss Jean Leckie. Doyle, 48, joins Sir Thomas Lipton and Sir Thomas Dewar as a married man in a social era long defined by single status.
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San Fran the Little Stranger in a City Ruin Tale
A narrator describes escaping a collapsing San Francisco frame building after an earthquake. He finds a locked baby room with a lone infant. after breaking in, he carries the child to safety through a second collapse and wonders about the mother and the boy’s name, which he nicknames San Fran.
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San Francisco
San Fran
Jacket and Skirt Suit Describes Fine Trimmed Ensemble
An ecru or tan gingham and linen gown features a blouse jacket and circular skirt with a tucked panel effect. White pique cuffs and sailor collar, red linen or pongee trim, soutache braid, hand-embroidered dots, and clusters of red jeweled buttons with gold rims elevate the outfit. A bandana tie and Persian crewel pocket embroidery finish the look.
Filipino market rises as Philippines industrialize
London dispatch notes that after Dewey’s Manila ascent a new Filipino wealth grows, buying pianos talking machines and European dress. Mass bands in towns, German instruments, and rising demand from Manila to Mindanao signal a shift to modern goods and sanitation as railway and industry expand across the islands.
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London
Flounces on frock for Miss in shell pink style
A charming frock for a young miss features four embroidered flounces in St Gall Swiss fabric with point de Venise lace on the blouse and skirt. The shell pink color is enhanced by a black mohair hat with short plumes and dotted mull chemisette.
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Pyro Distilled Water Company Announces New Phone Line
Company advertises half-gallon bottles at six cents and five-gallon emijohns with a new contact number 277. Main address remains 17. Local readers urged to place orders.
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The Legacy of the Barlow Knife in Boyhood
A nostalgic reflection on the Barlow knife, once the essential first tool for boys. The article recalls its cultural prominence, intrinsic value, and storied status in American childhood, noting its horn handle and the sense of maturity it conferred. A. N. Oldgigh signs off on a measured tribute.
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Toledo
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A. N. Oldgigh
Home style sour cream dressings and tomato gelatine mold
One pint thick sour cream with sugar salt paprika pepper and vinegar forms a base. Quick mix dressing with vinegar or lemon juice, cayenne, salt and white pepper. A butter and milk cake with vanilla bakes slowly and is iced. A mustard flavored Saint Dressing blends flour mustard sugar butter eggs and vinegar. Tomato salad uses canned tomatoes bay leaves cloves mace herbs and prepared gelatine molded with tomato liquor and garnished with parsley and chives.
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Sealed Route To Child At North Adams Ends In Long Odyssey
A Syrian father tried to outwit immigration, tracing a 33,666 mile journey to reach his eight year old daughter in North Adams Massachusetts. He traveled via Beirut Colon Victoria Montreal Boston and finally arrived in the city after months of travel and extensive distances. The man hoped to cross into the United States at a gulf port but then chose a longer route through Canada and British Columbia before reuniting with his daughter.
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In the Garden Miss Sweet Pea Captured by Enraptured Ana
A quirky note describes Miss Sweet Pea in the garden being captivated by Ana's winning smiles and the charming scene of romance or attraction.
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Slippers and Hosiery Fashion Trends
Evening slippers dominate fashion chatter with satin fabrics in pale tones of tissue half gold or silver. Jeweled buckles or clasps remain the sole adornment, designed long and narrow with minimal trimming. Stockings are expected to match every shoe or slipper, a self evident trend.
Bethune's Rise from Student to School Leader in Daytona
A colored woman in the South, Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, runs a girls' school at Daytona Florida and is hailed for aiding her race. Her life is told as a romance, detailing how she worked through college and became a successful teacher and educator.
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Where the Fun Comes In and Red Scare Banter
A fragmentary column riffs on cultural topics from a choral revival to dime novels. Pastiche lines reference Mears Mars Organist and Geronimo with light satire about jewelry gifts and theatrical banter. A humor note closes with a quip about home preserves.
The King's Jester Poker Joke on the Ark
A jokey exchange features the king and jester joking about a poker game on the ark. The jester quips that nothing was held but pairs and absurdly shifts to a sale line about white goods.
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Question Answered Hymn Quip Sparks Curious Quotation
NA Muriel notes the line Blest be the tie that binds has no reference to Pbhinding twine. She asks who wrote this pretty little thing. A towel in a dry goods store couldn’t sleep from cries of cash and toppled, crashing to the floor.
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Muriel
Maxims of a Grass Widow in Pittsburg Era
A fragment notes a sardonic view on love and heartbreak with line about a grass widow and a sharp remark that a heaving breast outshines tearful eyes. It mentions women tearing into other women who confess love failures and that even the price of experience has risen in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Dispute over Columbine as National Flower
A New York man condemns the columbine as national flower, claiming it symbolizes a jilted lover and folly with its cap and bells, arguing it is not fitting as the national emblem.
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New York
Paris Visit Confusion Sparks Curious Banter
Mrs Pratvhay wonders if Paris is the same as any other town on her first trip abroad. Her husband Mr Pratvhay jokes about Paris green and asks who can properly access his coat pockets, flipping the moment into playful mystery.
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Paris
Bird census reports vast Illinois counts from state line to Mississippi
Two men traversed Illinois from Indiana to the Mississippi in a 150 foot strip and cataloged 4,809 birds. About two thirds were English sparrows, leaving roughly 1,000 useful birds against 3,200 destructive ones. One sixth of the total were crow blackbirds.
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Unclear Text Fragments On Mood And Beliefs
A string of fragmented prose questions and observations about a girl closing her eyes when saying yes and how women clubs would fall apart if members followed their own advice. The passage hints at gendered expectations and emotional restraint without stating a clear event or outcome.
Jester Proposes Saloons Lower Curtain on Sundays
A jester taunts the king about saloons having an edge because on Sundays the curtain is lowered for a blind. The king, puzzled, realizes the joke as he reflects, then jokes he will croak after his foot is caught in a frog.
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