May Day Preparations and Festive Party Ideas
The piece describes early May Day preparations for children including making tissue baskets with crepe paper, gathering flowers, and creating a May pageant with a May queen. It notes the appeal of dressing up, offers a reading suggestion Maypole Possibilities by Mrs. Jenette B Carpenter Lincoln, and recounts a luncheon party with flower inspired decorations and themed games.
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Tennyson
Jennette B. Carpenter Lincoln
S Supper Schedule Delights with S rich Menu
A nostalgic church supper menu showcases an all S alliterative spread. The card lists items such as Sliced Sandwiches Sea-Fruit Scalloped Sea-Fruit Salmon Salad Sardines Saltines Shrimp Snacks and Sweets. It evokes a cheerful, social event with sisters serving and sentiment.
Apple Blossom Luncheon Centerpiece With Music Box
A spring or early summer luncheon used the season’s abundant blossoms as a centerpiece. Apple blossoms topped a small music box, and guests found seats via watercolor apple blossom cards while Mendelssohn’s Spring Song played in gilt.
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Mendelssohn
A Birthday Boat Party Delights A Boy
A mother hosted an eighth birthday with an aquatic theme. An oval water-filled pan center table held goldfish while ferns moss and vines framed the scene. Ducks boats swans frogs and toy ships decorated each place setting and a pink iced sailboat adorned the cake.
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Aquarium
Moon and Morning Stars Game
A playful Spanish themed sunlit game for children. One girl plays the moon in shade while the other players are morning stars in the sun. Stars venture into shadow to taunt the moon and may trigger a moon capture by the watchful moon. Madame Merri.
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Madame Merri
Frills and Furbelows in Pierrot Net Fashion
Debutantes favor tulle and roses with brocha ribbon while older women embrace white net and sheer black net overlays. Net blouses gain popularity for durability and ease of care as kilted white net with black veil lends delicate contrast.
Parisian Actress Adopts Delicate Neck Frill Fashion
A charming Parisian actress wears neck frills on all gowns. The gown features a small V neckline with a two-inch plisse net frill in double, front left to fall full. The style leaves the throat bare to reveal a row of pearls without a harsh collar line.
The Climate Of Western Canada Letter From 1913
A February 1913 letter from near Davidson Saskatchewan in a People’s Voice column notes good weather after New Year’s, yields of 30-35 bushels of wheat per acre, 60 bushels of oats, and 20 bushels of flax. Alberta reports 84.25 hours of sun by Feb 32, 1913, with February generally fine though 1912 surpassed it. The piece discusses widespread severe disturbances in the Northern Hemisphere and records of extreme cold in Edmonton, along with limited sunshine during the last fortnight of February.
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People’s Voice
Canada
Davidson
Sask
Alberta
Meteorological Department
Edmonton
Cuckoo Clock Stalled by Possible Kitchen Cat
Dialog mentions a strange cat near the kitchen and a cuckoo clock that did not sound all day, suggesting the bird may be hidden or frightened inside. Bridget explains the issue may stem from the cat, reflecting a domestic scene in a playful, old fashioned tone.
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Bridget
RINDLAUB Clinic Ad and Teething Syrup Mention
An old newspaper fragment lists Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo North Dakota as an eye ear nose and throat specialist. It also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething with claims of pain relief and wind colic cure alongside a generic note about a busy man having less time to complain of overwork.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
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Dak
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FOLEY
Fargo Directory
Shotwell Floral Co
Smedley
North Dakota
Socal
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Tintern
Favor Department
Our
West
Durham
Uncle Sam
Bull Durham
Western
Cook and the Cuckoo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry Heavilin
Cadiz
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Henry Heavitin
Edward B. Hilbert
Fleetwood
Epward B. Hitsrrt
F. P. Mullendore
Munford
Ala
F. P. Mullenpore
Raisali Remedy Co
Blackwell
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