Maj Owen in Surprise Engagement to Christine
Maj Owen exits a crowded reception into a quiet garden then contemplates an unexpected engagement to Christine. He ponders the stormy relationship, the social costs, and his own sudden willingness to marry for reasons he cannot fully analyze. The plan is to be short, though doubts linger.
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Maj. Owen
Philip Rutherford
Phoebe Horton
Miss Hortons
London
Major
Phoebe
Christine
Jermynst
Portrait and Passion in a Staged Love Triangle
In a tale of intrigue and art, Major Delmay pursues Christine Blake while she falls ill. As his drive to possess wanes into genuine feeling, Delmay plans a portrait that spirals into moral conflict and a faltering relationship marked by Christine’s confession and a distant engagement with Maurice Delmay.
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Christine
Aorist and Fruiterer
Major
Delmay
Miss Blake
Paris
Maurice Delmay
Delmays
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Chicagos Girl Makes A Personal Travel Album
A Chicago girl creates a unique album of herself. Each photograph shows a different city, forming a personal travel history.
Cover Your Old Brick Buildings with Imitation of Stone
Classified note offers rock-faced stone imitation for brick structures by H. L. Shute in the Talbot block with laundry services for collars and cuffs at Progress Laundry.
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H. L. Shute
Talbot Block
Lge
Progress Laundry
I.c. Progress Laundry
SHE HUNTS BIG GAME MRS. STANFORD
Mrs. J Bennett Stanford famed English big game hunter in Africa is described as fearless by a companion. She shoots leopards and a rhinoceros in single nights, tracks through thick bush, and returns with trophies and living animals after a perilous expedition.
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Africa
Bittersweet Banter Sparks City Gossip
Washington Star quotes a Washington girl and a Philadelphia man in playful quarrels over a club’s surprising win. The Chicago Record quips about Harriet’s gardening, while Victoria and Judge poke fun at wealth and manners in sharp witticisms from Boston, Chicago, and beyond.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Washington Star
Collar Clasps Delightful Fashion Accessory Trend
A pretty new collar clasp gains appeal as a summer upgrade over hooks and eyes. Designs range from jeweled dress clasps to simple silver hearts or lovers’ knots. Ribbons are sewn into the clasp and tied around the neck, washable with white soap and water for practicality.
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Stars of Heaven
Pretty Neck Dress Finishing Trim Idea
A fashion tip suggests using a muslin bandana sized square with a narrow ruffle edge. Fold diagonally to tie around the neck, create a small V opening in front, then tie again. The result is a neat knot with decorative ends for a simple dress finish.
Queen's attitude toward ladies smoking sparks royal incident
An incident at Windsor reveals the queen's stance on women smoking. A Windsor station scene saw a princess enter after being detained in the waiting room. A silver cigarette case engraved with Princess name and "From her mother" was found in the station. A New Upright Piano ad notes $10 down payment and monthly terms at Wulschner's.
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Windsor Castle
Madagascar Queen Sets Fashions for Paris
The dusky Ranavolo could not visit Paris yet her arrival in Marseilles sparked fashion sensation. A dressmaker won royal favor with Paris costumes, receiving embroidered gauze, while many church embroiderers copy the stitches to reproduce the colorwork. The era’s newest styles are flat and severe, with vibrant Malagasy embroidery hailed as a welcome relief.
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Madagascar
Ranavolo
Paris
Marseilles
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Claims Local Proof and Success
A vintage advertisement asserts Doan's Kidney Pills provide home testimony and local evidence of effectiveness for kidney troubles. It features Mr. William H. Banks recounting relief after heavy lifting and long-term pain, praising the remedy as a sure specific and urging purchase from Henry J. Hyder's drug store, with Foester Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
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Dean
Indianapolis
William H. Banks
Foundryat
James Murray
Henry J. Hyder
Foester- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Old Wedding Ring Holds Family Love And Loss
A fragment from the Buffalo Evening News poem recalls a frail wedding ring made of gold. The speaker imagines his grandmother’s life by the sea, her vows, joys, and regrets, imagining her memory and a timeless repose beside a lost love.
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Humorous Essay
A New York Press quip collection notes a man’s ambition to have a great one and comments on gender roles. It jokes about preachers, women never quitting growth, and a husband’s reliance on his wife’s good opinion. It also humorously cites mothers who raised many children as experts who know little.
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iNew York Press
Samson
The Silk Lined Girl
A Vanity era verse portrait titled The Silk Lined Girl by Addie 5. Collom praises a charming flirt whose elegant style hides a marble heart. The poem warns suitors Cupid’s deception accompanies vanity as gowns and glances cloak a wary truth.
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Vanity
Cupid
Convid
Addie
Collom
Perfume Varies by Flower Color in Europe
The article notes 4200 plant species used commercially in Europe for scents and soaps, with 420 perfumes. White flowers lead with 1,124 varieties, 127 scented. yellow 951 varieties, 11 percent perfumed. red 823 varieties, 51 scented. blue 594, 3 scented. violet 308, 15 scented. Philadelphia Inquirer ad follows.
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Europe
Philadelphia Inquirer
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