Parents should avoid sowing fear in children over bogey figures
Parents should not discuss or amplify fears like policemen or bogeymen before children. Explain reality gently, avoid harsh punishments, and model calm behavior to nurture trust and honesty. a vivid imagination can cause lasting moral harm if misled.
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Unpolished Heels Warn of Shoddy Appearance
A tip advises trolley riders to check the back of shoes for wear and holes. Keep back polished and smooth, replace or repair worn heels promptly, and use rubber heel pads to extend life. Regular inspection and timely cobbler visits prevent visible neglect.
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Polisah
Cobler
Pin Money Photography Made Practical
A Woman's Home Companion article explains turning photography into a home business by developing films and making prints for friends. It advises offering personalized care, pricing tips, and sample work to attract steady local work, including color treatments and sample prints.
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Torce
A Mother's Influence in the Household
The piece argues that a young mother shapes her children through consistent manners and morals. A refined, genuine mother sets a daily example, influencing sons and daughters to imitate her speech and conduct, and her kindness uplifts those burdened by toil.
Sewing Helper Cuts Time With Prethreaded Needles
A tip describes using a machine to tip the block and save time, noting these blocks are invaluable for elderly women and busy sewers. It recommends threading all needles with the various threads before starting to sew to avoid repeated threading.
Winter Fashion Decrees From Grace Gould
Grace Margaret Gould in Women’s Home Companion outlines fall and winter wardrobe trends. Short coats and scant skirts return, one piece coat dresses favored, and touches of black through satin cordings or braids. High waistlines, shirrings as trim, collarless necks with caution, long or short sleeves, peasant waists, and flat deep sailor collars au courant. Evening wraps in black chiffon with royal blue or bold colors, velveta, brocades, and transparent fabrics remain stylish.
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Wedding rings for men and modern marriage vows
A matron advocates men wearing wedding rings as a symbol of marriage equality. She cites a German custom spreading in America and notes women’s resistance to the word obey in marriage vows.
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New Hatpins for Milady Carry Powder Puff
Hatpins sized to hold powder puffs are a new novelty from jewelers with hinged heads revealing a puff and a tiny lid mirror. Guards for sharp pins are larger and ornate, interchangeable across fits. Bird head motifs in gold silver gems or rhinestones adorn both heads and guards, with roosters and owls common.
A Childs Mind and Pedagogical Morality Lessons
The passage argues that a child’s sense of truth differs from adults and that private property ideas arise from nursery life. It suggests parents and teachers must craft a moral code and apply it to appropriate objects to guide imagination toward real life actions and lessons.
Shoe Care Tip Aims to Prevent Cracking Boots
A fragment advises dampening and warming patent leather before wearing to reduce cracking. It warns that shiny surfaces may crack if treated but suggests keeping polishers in suitable spots and applying warmth with the palm to soften the surface.
Dancer Wins Gould Coin In Love Suit Drama
Dancer Edith Devoe sought $200,000 after alleged breach of promise by financier J Gould who paid $10,000 to end the suit. Negotiations via Mr Taylor and lawyer Wallenstein revealed letters and security, with a $15,000 settlement and delivery price set for the letters.
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Baseball Fatalities Reach New High in 1910
The 1910 baseball fatalities total sixty, eight more than 1908 and eighteen more than last year, with most deaths in amateur games and many players under twelve. Heart failure from game excitement is noted, but the sport is not deemed dangerous overall. The year’s worst incident occurred in Brooks Georgia when a riot after a safe call led to three deaths using weapons.
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Fayette County
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Hame Plate
Not In the Hall of Fame
A physician linked to a Philadelphia hospital used photographs to reveal hidden patient afflictions guiding precise treatment. Exposure to X rays wounded him fatally as cancer and amputations followed. A military medical corpsman studied typhus in Havana, dying after testing his theory. A future scroll will honor soldiers and citizens, not martyrs.
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A True Gift for Fiction From Everybody's Magazine
In New Brunswick village life a town character who favored emphasia to the verblen is featured. A court scene shows an attorney asking a witness about how long they have known the water and the property ties to salt, with cautious responses and implied legal proceedings.
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Raise Game in Owa to Shoot on Coast
Letter from Santa Cruz to George Lyons discusses coast duck and quail seasons, large hunter crowds traveling 100 miles or more, and pressure to relax spring shooting. It notes concern over eastern lawmakers and mentions Los Angeles Times explosion rumors, jury risk, and perceived dishonesty of some groups, concluding with strong anti-Japanese sentiment.
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Rail Fence Opinion on Farm Remuneration and Parcels Post
A fruit farmer from Albion New York near Lake Ontario argues for a liberal parcels post after selling 3 Percent of his peaches at a loss once packing and labor costs are considered. He notes vast waste by investors and cites Roosevelt on making farm life more remunerative.
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The First Jag Dr Woods Hutchinson In Hampton magazine
A short piece recounts a tale of a greedy plutocrat who hoards ripe berries and discovers alcohol through fermentation. The experience triggers vivid dreams and altered perception, leading him to repeat the experiment and conclude alcohol, though alluring, is a powerful, dangerous “big medicine.”
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Cleverer Than He at the London Club Lunch
The confirmed bachelor returns from distant shores and is teased about marriage. He jokes that if he ever marries it will be to an infernally clever woman, while others question his stance on clever wives and his single life.
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The Golden Harps of Babylon Poem Fragment
A fragmented poem recalls ancient Babylon with images of Bel Ishtar and golden harps. It reflects on vanished splendor, wandering winds, moonlit gardens, and fate. The text mentions echoes of Behrens and Scollard in New York.
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A Wife Who Has Nerves
Barbara Boyd argues a wife’s nerves stem from lack of meaningful work and interest. A hard‑working husband with limited means is worn down by tears and illness, and a concrete, engaging responsibility could restore vitality and health for both.
Queer Tales From Census Work Across America
Special reports from the census bureau recount humorous and odd answers from respondents. Instances include a Louisiana couple claiming twin boys with one white and one colored, a boy named Venus counted as male, and a New York respondent with a Asia Minor birth, Yiddish language, and Dutch Reformed preaching ties.
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Rendezvous and the Soul to Soul Contact
Henry Van Dyke reflects on unseen longing and unspoken friendship as fate and chance hinder their meeting. The speaker yearningly imagines the beloved, insisting true union lies beyond words in a land where friends communicate soul to soul.
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Johnny Brith Impresses Commissioner With Quick Math
In a Cleveland suburb classroom, teacher tests star pupil Johnny Brith with a coal pricing riddle. Johnny answer is three, prompting laughter and a relieved confession that the problem was misread, yet he demonstrates sharp arithmetic insight.
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Poor Man and a Cape of Tales Aboard a Miner Ship
On a steamer bound voyage a mother and father, aged and weary, rely on their bright six year old Willie to brighten their last days. Willie’s mischief prompts the father to intervene as the family faces hardship and uncertain fate on the ocean journey.
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Fragmentary Edinburgh Scene Brings Timepiece and Waste Paper
A man with an old clock visits a jeweler who declares the piece sound after inspection. He asks the price, but the jeweler replies nothing is owed. The text notes Edinburgh workers plan to bundle waste paper for street cleaning crews.
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Just Folks Philosophy in Clara Laughlin's Novel Just Folks
Excerpted lines explore everyday wisdom and rural values from Clara E Laughlin's Just Folks. The dialogue reflects pride love duty faith and personal growth as themes guiding character choices.
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Clara E. Laughlin
Liza Allen
Conman Tale Sparks Turmoil in Chicago Land Deal
A broker's suspicious daughter confronts Sporting as he pleads for her land in a tense scene. The exchange highlights distrust and alleged deceit as the young man seeks a favorable arrangement in the bustling Chicago setting.
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Fragmentary dialogue passage from unknown source
A distorted excerpt presents characters in a philosophical exchange. The text references remorse, suspicion, and social perception as a prisoner faces judgment, with unclear names and setting.
Boy Refuses to Sew In Chicago School Incident
In a Chicago school a boy refused to sew, arguing it beneath a 10 year old. The principal noted that George Washington sewed and pressed the boy to participate. The exchange reflected attitudes toward duty and self-perceived dignity among students.
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