Tunnels Link East River Tubes Transform NYC Transit
With the East River tunnels joined, the Pennsylvania project nears completion. The contractor and railroad share total costs, and four tubes will carry express and local traffic between Manhattan and Long Island, boosting real estate values and easing travel to business and theatre districts.
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East River
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Manhattan
Thirty-third Street
Long Island Terminal
Manhattan Subway
Trafic
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Times
Hudson River
San Francisco
City of Mexico
Hudson
Jersey
New York City
Manhattan Island
Odd Egg Riddle From a Summer Outing
A holiday afternoon finds three boiled eggs and a raw egg mixed with a lunch basket for a woods excursion. A visiting boy proves which is raw by testing with fingers and a spin, while the tale blends with notes on disease and narcotic risk among professions.
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George
How They Drink at Rawhide
A guest at the St. examines a familiar name Tex Ricard, wondering where he has heard it before while visiting the Rawhide venue. The remark hints at past associations or stories connected to Ricard in the social scene.
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Rawhide
Jor
Rayhide
Tex Ricard
San Francisco Chronicle
The
Iceless ice boxes and automatic cold storage system
An article describes an electric motor driven pump circulating a cooling solution through radiator like pipes in a refrigerator. The system is fully automatic, maintaining a set temperature with self starting and stopping. It offers basement cold storage for large supplies and potential savings on ice costs.
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Forerly
Farming Up-to-Date Dairy Losses in Year End Talk
A light-hearted dialogue records a city nephew asking about the year and the uncle replying with farm losses. The uncle notes four cows and three hogs killed by trains and two hogs plus nine chickens killed by autos, claiming about a thousand dollars lost.
Gese Hardened Interruption Sparks Curious Claim
A fragmented dialogue clip shows a citizen boasting about having bought influence through law, interrupted mid sentence as the source hints at a discussion of power and legality. The exchange suggests a local uproar or debate over ethics in governance.
Wolseley Siddeley Trials for British International Cup
The Wolseley Siddeley yacht, touted as Britain’s premier challenger for the British International Cup at Monaco, faces trial spins on Stokes Bay under Robb Innes. Officials expect potential speed gains and note the challenge of reaching high power limits before the main race.
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Wolseley- Siddeley
England
Monaco
Osporné
Wolseley’ Siddeley
Stokes’ Bay
Silk Dress Trends for Girls and East Inspired Djibbah
Fashion notes describe blue silk dresses for girls aged seven to nine with tucked skirts, lace, and ribbon accents. A rose pink cashmere number for ages ten features galloon trims and a round yoke. The djibbah, a modern kimono substitute with a cape sleeve and invisible fastening, gains style traction in Western wardrobes.
New Parasol Designs Brighten Summer Costume
A white china silk parasol edged with embroidered thistle in mauve and pale green offers a charming, simple alternative to fluffy lingerie parasols. The same design on a linen parasol uses cotton thread and plainer stitching for morning wear.
Lengthening A Girl's Dress With Plaid Skirt Updates
The article explains how teenage girls outgrow dresses and offers a method to lengthen skirts. It suggests matching plain fabric to the dress ground, adding cambric underlay, shaping a band, and finishing with braid. It also covers waist adjustments sleeves as needed.
Wrong Idea of Economy in Dress Making
The piece argues against copying fashion with missing details noting gowns require thoughtful touches for individuality and harmony of colors and fabrics. It discusses a prepared collar foundation with precise boning use and careful stitching to avoid discomfort and preserve style.
Well-Fitting Collars Move to New Design Focus
A fragmented note describes collars adjusted for better fit at the bottom and under the chin. It mentions narrowing under the chin and widening below, with a sale listing and reference to an addition at the top.
Border Effects Use Dotted Blue Foulards in Graduated Dots
In border effects the dotted blue foulards feature a border made of varying dot sizes from pin dot to about the size of a silver dollar. The repeating color remains consistent creating a cohesive decorative edge.
Pretty Dress Trimming For Girls’ School Frocks
Decorative needlework highlights season’s small girls’ school frocks in pink or blue chambray. A full skirt features French knots in a wheel design with briar stitching, white crochet cotton, and a similarly decorated waist band.
Children’s Dresses Trimmed With Dainty Braid Details
Readable text describes how children's dresses can be enhanced with dainty braids and simple trims. Notes small costs for materials and mentions crochet hooks and silk threads as common tools. Emphasizes that trimming adds charm and style to dresses.
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Pennsylvania Tunnel
S. Pearson & Son, Inc
Tehautepec
China
KE. W. Meir
Doctors
Francis
Nevada
Chawin
Jrs
Cain
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