Fragments from a Busy Era Stir Public Life and Culture
A collage of notes covers social events, travel, theater critique, and local issues. It mentions judges at afternoon teas, the Fort Riley cavalry debate, and shifts in registration bias tied to church cliques, plus whims about Japan’s era penalties and California orange fraud.
Clever Weas for Spring Gatherings by Madame Mera
An old fashioned program suggests spring social activities with readings, recitations, papers, songs, and poems. It lists books and authors, including bird life topics, music pieces, and vows to honor guests with place-card verses and themed table decorations.
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Madame Mera
Bird m
Loc Binis
Lso
Dave Thorne Miller
John Lea
Mabel Osgood Wright
Shelley
John Burroughs
Mendelssohn
Kate Upton Clark
Tennyson
Ordeworth
Rubenstein
Schumann
Liza Lehman
China
Daisy
Oll
Filet Lace Made at Home
Hand embroidered filet lace is a luxury few can afford yet a clever needlewoman can craft at home. Use filet net squares stretched on a frame, held by heavy thread along edges, and filled with a darning stitch over and under the mesh with linen thread. Work proceeds leaf by leaf without knots, concealing ends as in ordinary darning.
Challenge for Summer Fabrics and Daring Frontier Spirit
The column notes new summer fabrics with blue green and navy Copenhagen blues and macrame lace borders, alongside a long quotation about resilience. It recalls Timothy Dwight praising frontier energy as bold souls left old Connecticut for western New York, chasing opportunity and risk.
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Copenhagen
Timothy Dwight
Connecticut
New York
Fashion Notes From The New York Times Style Desk
A compact look at recent fashion trends and notable styles observed in city boutiques and runways. Editors highlight emerging silhouettes, fabrics, and color palettes shaping fall and winter wardrobes.
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New York Times
Hiebund
Tribute to Heroism and Titans of the Sea
A reverent poem by Rev. Geo Edward Lewis Canton and others honoring heroism amid the sinking of a great ocean liner. It laments rapid transit ambition, recalls the Titanic, and reflects on mortal limits, wealth, and collective loss. The verse contrasts human folly with enduring reverence for those who perished at sea.
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Geo
Edward Lewis
Canton
Wireless surgery saves laborer on remote Gulf island
On Swan Island a wireless operator coordinated care for a laborer injured in a tram crash. The ship's surgeon guided the amputation remotely, as no medical books or local doctors were available. The operator's assistant completed the procedure and the patient recovered, thanking via the wireless key.
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New Orleans
Ewan Island
Gulf
New
Orlean
Swan Ialand
Tropics
Caribbean Sea
Changes at Washington: boarding houses and congress life
A. Maurice Low distills a Harper's Weekly reflection on Arthur's era, noting a western senator defeated after opponents manipulated a photo of his modest home to seem palatial. The piece contrasts boarding houses with hotels, and urges lawmakers to buy homes to save costs and maintain dignity in Washington.
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Washington
Maurice Low
Harper's Weekly
Arthur
Peopul
Prince Albert
White House
Congress
Rest and Shut Off Mental Power After Work
Orison Brett Murden extols taking time to rest and switch off mental energy after work. He compares constant worry to a factory left running, wasting concentration and energy needed for tomorrow’s tasks.
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Seya Orison
Brett Murden
Fragmented Vitel statute queries and custody debate
A garbled clipping mentions Information Bureau Lire Birangeran and a question about where a Vitel statiation bureau is located. It references Farner Hrown and a drawing of Mulden. It notes a woman’s age and a custody question amid mentions of Harper Weekly and Wiggles as well as a possible divorce claim and custody dispute.
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Lire
Birangeran
Farner
Why Net Our Own Tea Prom the Christian Herald
The piece argues for domestic tea cultivation in the United States. It notes global annual tea consumption of 700 million pounds and U S intake of about 70 million pounds, with costs around $16 million. It cites South Carolina’s historical and potential revival of tea culture and envisions mechanization aiding production.
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Prom
Christian Herald
Ceylon
China
Japan
John ©. Calhoun
South Carolina
United States
Fall of Abbots Cliff Sends Chalk Into Sea At Dover
Massive chalk collapse from Abbots Cliff near Dover and Folkestone sent hundreds of thousands of tons of chalk into the Channel. The event created wave-like displacement and damaged cables and ships while altering the cliff face. Reports of floods and unusual fishing methods elsewhere accompany this dramatic page.
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London Daily Mail
Abbots Clift
Dover
Folkestone
Abbotts
Shakespeare Cliff
Shannon
Athlone
Mid-Ireland
Clonown
Mr. Wysp and His Wife in The Anchor
Isabel Wrep feels restless amid domestic comfort as Henry Wysp shrugs off routine. They spar about longing for adventure, with Isabel urging freedom and Henry hinting at a Bermuda trip before acknowledging their tight finances and the pull of home.
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Henry
Isabel
Brooks
Inabel
Mrs. Jones
Grasshopper
Robin Hood
Captain Kidd
Alaska
Bermuda
Henry Wyap
Henry Wysp
The Sea Captain and the Hollow of My Hand
The poem depicts a sea voyage and two thousand lives at stake as ships reach Kea. It contemplates lawlessness at sea and the duty to bring back all precious lives, while recalling a homeward return to New York and the haunting dreams of storm and memory.
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Kea
AN Lee
Entomologist Finds Bug to Save Orange Groves
An entomologist from the Bureau of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, traveled from Washington years ago seeking a parasite to kill the white fly that devastates U S orange groves. After searching many countries he returned to Washington with orange trees infested by the pest and shipped them to the East where they were examined and found ready to breed, aiding efforts to control the outbreak.
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Weinan Lee
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Indim
The Gall of the Fish And The Call of Spring
A fragment heavy with verse about fishing and springtime mood. It contrasts anglers dreaming by the river with vivid imagery of nature and freedom, invoking bluebirds, mud, and healing sun. The text shifts to notes on Admiral Peary and Amundsen, then a bizarre insertion about a paste for sharpening instruments.
Every Family- Medicine Chest Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
To the head of every family the health of its members is important. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin combines simple laxative herbs with pepsin for mild gentle action. A nightly dose relieves by morning and strengthens stomach liver and bowels enabling natural function. Available in bottles and samples offered by Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
de Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington Bt
Monticello
Ill
Wordplay and odd custom in a Sunday Magazine piece
A humorous snippet from The Sunday Magazine describes a bachelor friend who never carries a watch and jokes about knowing the time by the rooster crowing. It includes a quip about a crownometer and neighborhood chickens as timekeepers.
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de Wolf Hopper
Saa Ward
the Sunday Magazine
Jinks In a Man Who Has His Hammer Out
A wry exchange notes a man who is always ready with his hammer. The other quips there is one time he will not be prepared when it comes to laying down the carpet.
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Bratt
Jurningo
Cheata
Cheate
R. J. Campbell
Intercu
Walter
Warried Ees
Isabel Wrep
Sue
Henry
Isabel
Alaska
Ieacher
Annie Bitton
Bea
Tsabel
Henry Wyap
Inabel
Desert Isle
Amundesa
Admiral Peary
Amundhoo
Eplaln Amundane
Bhackleton
Cuticura Heals Severe Eczema Case Cited
A reader from Waukegan Illinois describes a three year healing of widespread eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for four months. She notes no relapse and urges daily use of the products for skin diseases. An Indiana submission promotes Gartelé Tea and other items.
Backache Cure Claims From Mrs Wood’s Experience
An advertisement claims a backache and female health remedy provides relief by addressing root causes. It narrates Mrs Wood’s two year struggle with pain and disorders and states she regained health after using a product called Vegeta le Compound. Letters are offered for confidential responses from Lydia Plane.
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Merton
Gap
Lydia
Lym
Bel
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