Avon the Floating Palace Ocean Liner of Luxury and Sport
The Avon, a twin-screw Royal Mail steamship of 11,500 tons launched in 1907, is hailed as a floating palace for West Indian cruises. It features restaurant style dining, a music room, a grand concert piano, a domed cupola, social hall with decorative South American murals, a darkroom, a large children’s playroom, modern kitchens, electric fans, heating, shaving water, electric cigar lighters, a library, smoking and card rooms, and extensive deck space for sports and dances on a fully equipped ocean voyage experience.
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South America
Commercia
Atlantic
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Harland & Wolf
New York
West Indies
Caribbean Sea
Floating Palace
Uir
Dangers in False Hair Revealed by New York World
An article reports a French hairdresser detailing false hair trends in New York. It cites Dr. Hutchison saying fine false hair is largely harmless if bought from reliable dealers. He notes four quality classes with origins in Brittany peasants, German women, and other groups, plus a dubious fourth class called rats.
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New York
Marie Antoinette
Hutchison
Brittany
Ame
Land Willae
Why He Wanted a Preacher on the Train
A large dark man asks if a preacher is aboard a Philadelphia railroad train. A minister offers help after the man bets another passenger that Lot’s wife caused Joseph’s trouble. the man seeks a Bible to prove the point and win $5.
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Philadelphia
Lot
Joseph
Fruit Cake and Almond Fudge Style Mix Recipe
A faded recipe describes mixing white flour sugar butter and milk with baking powder almonds lemon extract and crushed dates. The method instructs sifting powder into flour and beating ingredients until smooth then baking for a specified time in a preheated oven.
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Ako
Good Night Stories and Noahs Dream in Henville
In Henville a Lazy white hen chats with a sad Bantam Rooster about his missing wife while a doctor and other fowl comment. Mr Noah narrates a dream on the ark, imagining Arkville led by Noah and a dove bringing peace, then Duck and Turkey tales entertain Ethel with duck and worm capers.
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Sonny
Dinah
Plymouth Rock
Ake
Mr. Noah
Mrs. Noah
Lear
Mr.oah
Minkeytown
Arkville
Oah
Noah
Woman's World First Aid For Burns And Skins Care
Practical guidance on treating burns and scalds, including cooling with a soda solution for minor injuries, removing clothing carefully, not breaking blisters, applying air excluding salves such as vaseline, Carron oil mixture, and avoiding haste in healing. Notes on deep burns, chemical burns, and general precautions. Also includes fashion notes on sleeve fashion and a relic wedding cake recipe and oyster pie ideas.
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Ferns
Palma
Royal Mall
Napoleon
Josephine
Farmer Smith
Duckville
Ethel
Mr. Duck
Mrs. Duck
Mr. Worm
Turkey
la 2 Mormand
Maryland
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