The Prodigal Lovers of Lizzie Broughton
Dan Lewis and Lizzie Broughton chase a dream of stage fame and success. Lizzie returns after years abroad to find Dan prosperous, but both must confront the costs of ambition and missed chances. Their final reunion hints at a shared longing to forget past fires.
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Lizzie Broughton
Dan Lewis
North End
New York
Dan
Lizzie
Miss Broughton
Main
Dickson
Lewis
Broadway
Moving Pictures
Lizzie Proughton
Phoenix Company
Prayer of the College Grad
A humorous request from Life magazine mocks college graduates seeking polish and status. It asks for polite impertinence, stylish speech and dress, connections to celebrities, and a big job with a large salary to delegate to underlings.
Convention Summer. Where are you going next summer
Senator Sorghem asks about future plans in a dialogue that hints at personal or political angles. The fragment suggests a tense exchange on next steps and potential destinations.
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Sorghem
Honest Man Is Happiest Says Ohio Journal
The Ohio State Journal extols a happy man who saves, works honestly, and treats neighbors well. He loves home, children, books, and his wife, plans to invest, and remains reliable, proving prosperity rests on honest labor and good habits rather than wealth pursued through deceit.
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Jie
How to Mistreat a Watch No. Read to care for timepieces
The piece argues that mistreating a watch is common and harmful. It notes dropping, rough motions, or jostling can misalign gears and cause inaccuracies. It humorously advises owners to handle watches with utmost consideration and dignified behavior to keep accurate time.
Atchison Man Stubbed Into Annual Newspaper Quip
A lighthearted quip from the Atchison Globe jokes that a local man is so slow his newspaper would publish only once a year. The remark playfully attributes extreme slowness to a resident, framing the idea as a humorous local anecdote.
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Atchinson
Atchison Globe
Coats Influenced by the Motor Car
The motor car shapes summer fashion with adaptable coats. A blue full length raglan sleeve coat features a satin collar and white buttons for style. A gray Scotch mixture coat with bold sidebody and raglan sleeves excels in utility, pockets, debossed buttons, and decorative features.
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Raglan
Wonderful millinery for the little miss described
The article showcases elaborate hats for little girls, highlighting white hair braid designs, flexible crowns without frames, and accents of pink and green ribbons. Descriptions include a bonnet covered with chiffon and a brocaded silk poke bonnet with a blue sash, all featuring roses, daisies, and bow details.
Diet guidelines for child meals from Farmers Bulletin
The article outlines meat, fish, and egg preparation for children aged three to six, stressing tender cooking methods, avoiding fried scraps, and teaching proper chewing. It covers stews, fireless cookers, careful handling to prevent toughness, egg serving methods, and when to use legumes as substitutes, with emphasis on digestibility and nutrition.
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Office of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Home Made Petticoats Influence Current Fashion
Lace trimmed petticoats of wash satin appear beneath shorter skirts in the present vogue. A billow of lace now covers areas once filled by plain silk. The newest petticoats come in pastel shades and reach toward the belt line with extensive lace. Many such skirts are homemade or stitched by resamakera at home.
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Resamakera
Home talent drives cheaper garments with two-thread fabrics
The article notes that using two-thread German and French Valenciennes fabric and lace lowers garment costs, promoting home production and domestic skills. It emphasizes reduced expenses and the appeal of locally made apparel.
Waist Line in Envelopes and Corset Covers
A description notes waist lines on envelope chemises held by tucks, shirts and gathers. The design allows wearing over a corset as corset covers, forming a layered undergarment style.
Perfection in the Kitchen and Heat Craft
The article argues home cooking can rival hotel cuisine in flavor and cleanliness. It favors enamelware and slow blending to achieve superior soups and sauces, noting hot dishes stay hot and cold ones remain chilled with simple equipment.
Hodge-Podge economical wartime dish idea
A wartime snack plan from the Woman's Home Companion suggests a hodge podge using scraps from the larder. Layer bread, cold macaroni or rice with tomato sauce, assorted cold vegetables, and potatoes, season, top with dry cheese and brown bread crumbs, then bake until moist and hot.
New Way to Cook Fish With Enamel Kettle
A historical note describes cooking a whole fish in an enameled long kettle that fits the fish, avoiding the old method of wrapping in cloth and coaxing through a round kettle. The tray replaces the cloth for a neater presentation and the kettle, with tray removed, can also cook hams.
Boiled Pork with Chili Sauce Recipe
Prepare chili sauce in advance or use bottled sauce as it stores well. Cut pork cultlets half an inch thick and grill between double grids over moderate heat for about 20 minutes. Finish on a hot dish with salt pepper and a bit of butter, serving with chili sauce.
Banana Preserve Method From A Old Household Note
Take about a dozen ripe bananas and slice them small. Squeeze eight small sweet oranges and four lemons to mix with the banana pulp and juice. Add sugar at half a pound per pound of bananas. Boil the mixture in a jelly pan for about forty five minutes.
Buckwheat Cakes Batter Recipe Notes
A recipe instructs mixing one and a half pints buckwheat flour with white flour cornmeal and leavening then adding a pint of milk or water to form a smooth pourable batter. Include three heaping teaspoons baking powder one teaspoon salt and one tablespoon brown sugar or molasses.
Apple Snow Dessert From Simple Stew
A recipe instructs stewing sour apples, straining to puree, and beating with one egg white until stiff to create a white snow like dessert. Serve with boiled cornstarch. eggs or optional movs eggger may be used.
Elk Could Thrive In Massachusetts Wild Game Preserve
A Boston Transcript note discusses elk roaming October Mountain in the Whitney reservation and urges Massachusetts to establish a state game preserve. It cites the species success in the state, the potential transfer of more elk, and compares regional efforts in New Jersey Oklahoma West Virginia and Wyoming. The piece calls for legislative consideration of state takeover of the 13 000 acre reserve for wildlife propagation and protection.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Old Whitney Reservation
October Mountain
Wichita National Forest Reserve
Oklahoma
October Mountain Preserve
October Mountain Reservation
Pennsylvania
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
West Virginia
Boston Transcript
Doctor Grenfell Praises Frontline Hospitals in London Visit
Dr Grenfell, after three months in frontline hospitals, lauds patient courage and hospital efficiency. He recounts miraculous surgeries by his brother surgeons and notes a bullet stopped by copper coins in a wounded man's pocket.
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Doctor Grenfell
Labrador
London
Germany considers ending postage stamps in favor of franking machines
A Bavarian and New Zealand practice suggests Germany could save about 25 million dollars yearly by using a franking machine. The device prints prepaid postage and postmarks in one step, removing the need for a separate cancelling machine. The Nachichten argues the stamp is obsolete and Germany should lead in this civilizational shift.
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Germany
Neuste Nachrichten
Munich
Bavaria
New Zealand
German
Field Post
Why Marines Wear Leggings
Naval surgeons explain the stout leggings of the United States Marine Corps serve as protection against tropical diseases in foreign service. They prevent bites from fleas and mosquitoes, which target the ankles first, guarding Marines from illnesses like malaria yellow fever bubonic plague hookworm elephantiasis and tropical ulcers.
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United States Marine Corps
United States Marines
Minister's Clerical Outreach in Pubs Draws Interest
Canon Tupper Carey of York defends parish work by visiting public houses to meet men and understand their lives. He recalls a Leeds pub encounter where a drinker surprised him and the canon responded that he has not become a beast yet.
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Canon Tupper-Carey
York
England
Leeds
Mr. Carey
Japanese Ceramic Exports Surge Amid Labor Shift
Japan exports fully seventy percent of its ceramic ware as hand labor yields to machine labor. Coal fuels production, enabling tasks that once took a week to be completed in a day.
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Japan
Thorough Understanding of an Automobile
A concise exchange defines thorough understanding as recognizing when an auto will not run and identifying that something is the matter. The dialogue emphasizes diagnosing failure rather than mere operation. It frames thorough knowledge as the ability to detect faults that prevent starting or running.
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