Various Nations Name Gypsies and a French Marriage Law Change
The piece catalogs diverse names for gypsies across lands including Harami in Persian and Eleydens in Dutch, notes a Scotch term Tink ters likely derived from tinkers, and reports a French statute enabling marriage without parental consent or formalists. It mentions letter salutations evolving to yours truly and quotes a pension of 25 and court access, plus unrelated items on wages in handwriting, a beggar philanthropist, wasps, Brazil coffee and tomato crops, a loyal tailor, and various local curiosities.
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Ayony
The Dining Room Then and Now
After a spring cleaning remodel the piece argues the dining room should be light and airy with minimal furnishings. It criticizes crowded spaces and excessive bric a brac, praising open windows, ample sunlight, fresh air, and simple decor over heavy furniture and plate rails.
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Womain
Caring for Roses in Dust and Heat
The article advises regular spraying to keep roses clean in dusty weather. It recommends two thirds soil and one third manure, at least eighteen inches deep, and warns that curled leaves indicate maggots requiring immediate destruction. Budding should occur in morning or dusk, and avoid growing from seed.
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Auact
Definitions of flirt in old newspaper quiz
The page lists humorous definitions of flirt labeled as replies to a prize question. Each line offers a vivid, cynical takes on flirt behavior such as seeking love without risk, gate slamming, indecision, social vanity, deception, dangerous risk, moral upheaval, and lack of constancy.
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Jome
What Is Happiness A Study In Diverse Desires
A group of psychology students debates happiness by asking each person what single choice would bring lasting joy without guilt or duty. Answers range from travel and wealth to ideal family well being and ultimate freedom from responsibility, with few mentioning love and friendship. The text also includes a stray commentary on beauty tips and buttermilk as a facial aid.
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A& Man
Infante
Pipine
Sone Seember
Pete Tee Colby
How to Beat the Trusts by Eating Less and Safer
Horace Fletcher, 54, the Waldorf Astoria dining advocate of Plectcherism, argues hunger guided eating lowers food costs and boosts strength. He praises simple, crave-driven meals, skipping breakfast, and uses Italian laborers as an endurance example while noting broader price shifts for staples and dairy.
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New York
Get
Horace Mletcher
Waldorf Astoria
Horace Fletcher
Yale
Mr. Fletcher
Mhan
Lfe
Rink
Manuel
Levgte Uniter
Vite Bovers
Living on a dollar a day says labors standard
The article describes a plan to live rationally on a strict daily food budget, arguing that even with price rises a dollar daily can cover essentials if meals focus on bread and basic fare. It notes diet discipline, health benefits, and cites rising costs since 1807 affecting purchasing power.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Fletcher
Venice
United States
Wight
Purchasing power and rising costs in New York 1907
A discussion of wage stagnation among laborers outside factories, rising living costs in New York, and a heavy burden on households. The piece estimates annual increases in rents, food, clothing, fuel, and luxuries, with speculation on European travel and Thanksgiving dinner costs in 1907.
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New York City
New York
Juaurien
Carry Less Baggage on Subways and Trains
From the New York Sun a humorous lament on crowded trolley cars filled with luggage during travel season. Passengers clamor for space while conductors enforce rules against trunks and suitcases, highlighting the absurdity of modern baggage habits.
Feather Beds and Southern Respectability Across the Belt
The article surveys feather bed use from Maryland to North Carolina, noting seasonal shifts, heirloom value, and regional pride. It recounts social status linked to feather beds, auction and resale in the belt, and the custom of preserving old bedding as a family artifact while memories of goose feathers linger in southern culture. It also mentions jokes about feather beds, and how sensitive named individuals object to use in humor.
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Maryland
North Carolina
Mason and Dixon's
Myer
Mason and Dixon
Roudemere
New York
South
Virginia
Dixon
Cleghorn
Agi Iy ‘Alumibern
Dent
Weiter
Hairio
John Jones
Bali
Jone
Prownan
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Inter Mountain Globe
H. H. Gunderson
Pub
Huleitt
Crook County
Wyoming
England
Afury
Henry IV
France
Charles I
Georges Fantin
Pris
Buxted
Brazil
Clark County
Missouri
Des Moines River
Jobietone
T. Allison
Louth
Lincolnshire
Allison
Royal 28
OWA
Mt. Nevorah
Victoria
Nicole Amati
Louis Dandeh
Versailles
Louis Avi
Nasinahi
Duerszow
Mecklenburg- Schwerhi
Tia
Tokio
Marvin
Tigris
Great Oakley's
Exwex
Holt
United
Atutw
Sony
Berlin
Flirt
Coset
Ghana
Clothing Bay Rien
Thin City
Sturee Alton
Tripe Toy
Europe
Theater Partier
Conron
Turkey
New York Sun
West Forty-second Street
Cary
Jauld & Parenger
The
Washington Herald
Cigar For Family, Filipino Institution
Washington
Philippines
Fanny Clair
Muang
Adel
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