American Girl Billie Burke Debuts as Star in Love Watches
Billie Burke rises as a new star at the Lyceum in Love Watches. The American actress charms the New York audience with natural wit and warmth, delivering delightful French comedy adapted for American tastes.
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New York
Billie Burke
Lyceum Theater
Miss Burke
Join Drew
Jacqueline
FR. de Flers
G. Callavet
Gladys Unger
Marke
Three Cake Recipes Worth Remembering From Old Time
Three cake recipes from a vintage collection including Financial Panic Ginger Cake Cake Without Flour and Fruit Cake. The ginger cake uses brown sugar butter molasses flour egg cinnamon ginger and sour milk baked slowly. The flourless cake calls for eggs lemon rind granulated sugar chocolate cracker dust almonds and lemon juice. The fruit cake combines brown sugar butter egg yolks nutmeg cinnamon mace cloves molasses sour milk brandy flour soaked fruit and baking soda, baked two hours in a buttered vapor-lined tin.
Lady of My Heart Love Song and Craft Tip
The text blends a sentimental poem. It then shifts to a practical note: make a drying frame from an umbrella frame by winding wires with white cloth and hanging it near the range to dry baby clothes.
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Dominlam Suam
Ernest Dawson
Delicious Dessert Recipes And Fashion Tips From A Past Era
A column presents four dessert recipes including suet pudding and caramel baked custard with step by step measures and storage tips. It also offers three fashion tips on cream colored chiffons and coat styles plus a note on Chinese banded labor in a match factory in Hafeh Chang.
Visiting Etiquette for Guests from a Past Era
A dated guide warns guests to be considerate in a host’s home. It urges punctual meals, avoid premature departures, consult the hostess about plans, pack writing supplies, handle laundry and expenses, and let the hostess have quiet time. Do not overstay or overwhelm household routines.
Making Bootees and Accessories from Kid Gloves
Use pinked glove tops to craft baby bootees two pairs per glove. Cut tops and seams to harvest kid, embellish with ribbons and simple patterns. Create bags, covers, or belts from strips, applique with silk or contrasting kid, and finish with embroidery or monograms.
Raw Apples as a Health Tonic in Daily Diet
The piece touts raw apples as highly nutritious, rich in phosphates, and a secret to longevity. It urges eating uncooked apples with distilled water, modest bread intake, and ripe tart varieties for health, sleep, and brain vitality.
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Dietitians
Nerves and the Sleeper A Wonder on Slumber
A New York Evening Post expert urges women to adopt nightly health habits. Sleep should be regular, deep, and paired with relaxation. Open windows, loosen the body, breathe steadily, and rest fully to sustain beauty and well being.
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New York Evening Post
Folding Hat Boxes for Travel Ready Hats
Folding hat boxes hide away flat in trunks when not in use. They are covered with cretonne or brocade and fold to a slim inch and a half height for travel. Each hat gains its own box that nests with other boxes in the trunk room.
Freshening Dresses With Cold Water Starch
A white or colored cotton dress creases easily before washing. Cold water starch stiffens the fabric. dip a sponge in the starch and apply to the material, then spread it on an ironing band and press. The method helps restore smoothness after wear.
Progress of Labor in New Zealand
From the New York World the piece notes New Zealand's experimental labor reforms. It cites Sir Joseph Ward's government with a 46 million dollar revenue and a plan to open 1.5 million acres for settlement in the North Island. It discusses land tax, conciliation and arbitration acts, aging pensions, and ongoing strike regulation needs.
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New York World
New Zealand
Great Britain
Ireland
Joseph Ward
Northenland
McNab
Auckland
New South Wales
Beavers Bill Refuses to Yield in Denver Flood Folklore
An old man named Beaver Bill and his wife survive amid the Cherry Creek flood that devastates a Denver village. A volunteer search party pursues a downstream hunt, but Bill quips that she would never float down and insists the search be upriver. The fragment hints at local hardship and rugged frontier wit during the disaster.
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Cherry Creek
Denver
Beaver Bil
Treacher
Beaver Bill
Turing Mt
Progress of Aerial Navigation in Modern Warfare
The piece notes shifting twists in aerial tech from dirigibles like La Patrie and the British Nulli Secundus to the Baldwin balloon at Fort Myer. It argues heavier than air machines, particularly the American aeroplane, hold future military promise as dirigibles lose utility. It cites Wilber Wright’s Le Mans demonstrations as groundwork for air power in reconnaissance, long-range observation, and battlefield communications.
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Boston Evening Transcript
France
la Patrie
Count Zeppelin
United States War Department
Baldwin
Fort Myer
Captain Baldwin
United States
French Militaire
Wilber Wright
le Mans
Dishonest schemes among married couples teased in tense talk
Dialogue reveals plans to trap a spouse by a kiss with the cook as a ruse. Mrs Hronson and Mrs Woodson clash over trust while discussing who might benefit from deception. The snippets hint at domestic intrigue and manipulation.
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Othera
Laramie Trail Bride Obeys Old Law Debate
Fragmentary report discusses marriage vows and the word obey in traditional ceremonies. The debate centers on whether brides should pledge obedience and how church and civil interpretations affect modern practice.
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St. Pauife
Laramie
Wyoming
Voga
England
Henry
Cranmer
Ethelred
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Bronsone
Mie
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