Great Northern Offers Colville Opening Homestead Registration
The Great Northern Railway announces July 5 to 22 as a registration period for 350000 acres of agricultural lands at Colville and nearby sites. Five registration points including Omak on reservation land. round trip and summer tourist fares available with stopovers at Spokane and Wenatchee. Send for Colville Circular 39 with maps and booklets. addresses for E C Leedy and C E Stone provided.
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Great Northern
Wenatchee
Colville
Republic of Omak
Omak
Great Northern Railway
North Pacific Coast
Spokane
Enatchee
Glacier National Park
E. C. Leedy
G. N. Ry
St. Paul
M.pn
C. E. Stone
St.Paul
Minn
Imm
G.N. Ry
Diggers of Anthracite in World's Work Explain Labor Shifts
The article notes a shift from traditional British and German miners to immigrant labor from southeastern Europe Russia and Poland. It cites rising living costs, debt to landlords, and crowded housing as pressures driving new workers into the hard underground conditions of the anthracite mines.
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Guy W. McConnell
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Russia
Poland
President White
United Mine Workers of American
The Fitting Sort
A glover mentions to a companion that he has twins. The response notes the situation as “a pair of kids.”
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Glover
No Limi. A Go Ahead Quote Exchange
A dialogue features a wary comment that a certain fellow acts on impulse while another insists a cautious critic knows limits. The exchange hints at prudence versus boldness in judgment. No specific events or individuals are named.
A Sensible Thing To Do
A short reading extols quitting coffee when caffeine causes headache nerviness insomnia and biliousness. It notes caffeine’s presence in coffee and presents stopping the drink as the sensible action with the promise of easy relief and a pure food drink to help.
The Matrimonial Dilemma and a Woman’s Choice
A reflective essay argues that parents should not press daughters into marriage for wealth. True love and character matter more than fortune, and women deserve a say in choosing a life partner. Love can mature quietly, while pressure risks unhappy marriages and damaged self respect. A prudent balance guards against alcoholics or indolent partners, prioritizing ambition, work, and shared values.
The Sweet Spot of Courtship and Clever Subterfuge
A reflective piece on how love and marriage often begin with sudden impulses rather than plan. It contrasts men's reluctance to daydream with women's readiness to invite affection, suggesting clever women steer the early stage through subtle tactics rather than direct hints.
Summer Sparkling Romance in the Park Benches
In a nostalgic meditation the piece celebrates summer evenings in city parks. Lovers fill benches while carts and crowds pass, and memories of youth resurface for old and young alike. The writer notes the shared hope of lasting love and the public nature of affectionate courtship.
Anna Bell Takes a Killing Look at Kindergartner
A six year old girl named Anna Bell, proud of a new frock, faces criticism from a classmate. She explains she did not reply verbally but gave a long, killing look, reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Anna Bell
Indianapolis News
Training Children to Worry
A segment from Quit Your Worrying warns that constant studying and parental pressure can push children toward anxiety and mental collapse. It notes how even after school they carry lessons home, and fear of lagging behind fuels ongoing worry and stress among diligence oriented students.
Afternoon Gown With Adjustable Cape in Changeable Taffeta
A forward fashion gown with a cape and taffeta bodice features a front panel flare skirt with inverted plaits and an inverted V yoke. The plain bodice uses a drop shoulder and narrow hem, silk soutache adds scrolls, cape and collar extend across back, cape worn indoors, ruff fading, gown suits quiet taffeta tones.
Overall Aprons and Breakfast Suits For Summer Wear
The article highlights overall aprons and breakfast suits as practical yet stylish summer garments. It notes low retail prices around a dollar for aprons and about three dollars for breakfast sets. Materials include heavy percales ginghams chambrays and cottons with lavender striped accents.
Strimby Describes Puff and Curl Hair Fashion
The article notes the advent of very large hats prompting bulkier hair with puffs and ringlets. It praises the Stuart coiffure as universally becoming and easy to master for amateurs. Hairdressers claim aerated puffs and light twists are healthiest for tresses.
Separate Skirts Reflect Fresh Styles This Season
Fashion experts note a shift from all white separates to stripes checks and novelty decorations. A Bhantung silk skirt with old gold stripes showcased a plain yet flaring silhouette, while bold patterns and varied fabrics diversify the current wardrobe.
Square Crowns. Some of the new straw hats have
The column notes fashion items with the latest straw hats, describing features and public reception as retailers showcase summer headwear. Readers learn about stylists and shoppers reacting to new crown shapes and brim sizes.
For Summer Wear With Thin Crepe Blouses
The caption notes that light thin crepe blouses pair well with summer wear, asserting their appeal and versatility for warm weather styling.
Parasols at Tea Brightens Quiet Scene
Parasols ten inches long, crafted in Japanese crepe and painted silk, are being carried to tea. The curious items reverse on their handles like vintage carriage parasols, suggesting they may serve as fans or decorative accents in a gentle, overlooked moment.
Dogs Develop Tailless Rats In Lancaster Area
The Lancaster Dispatch reports a Farm near Quarryville owned by D. D. Hess used two terrier dogs to hunt rats in a barn. The dogs snapped at the pests but only tails were captured, producing tailless rats. Months later young tailless rats reappeared in the area.
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D. D. Hess
Quarryville
Hess
Lancasert Pa
Dispatch Phila
North American
How to Treat Dandruff with Cuticura Ointment
Advice on removing dandruff and itching using Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water. Claims a clean scalp reduces dandruff and related symptoms and offers free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Golfing Con Artists Duel on Saturday Links
Two business rivals meet weekly for friendly golf, watching rules closely. A ball goes OB and one man secretly substitutes a new ball, claiming to find it after ten minutes. The exchange ends with a sharp tease about the hidden ball, reflecting the sharp wit of the moment.
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Harper’s Weekly
Freckles Remedy Claims Fast Clear Skin
An advertisement touts ethine-double strength as a guaranteed treatment to fade freckles. Apply nightly and morning with an ounce often enough to remove dark spots and lighten the complexion, with a money back guarantee if ineffective.
Gold cure tale leads to a wealthy match
A lighthearted exchange recalls a friend taking the gold cure for love. A bachelor explains he funded a marriage to a woman worth half a million in her own right, prompting the spinster to react.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Powers Through Summer Heat
Old and young readers are urged to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to purify and enrich the blood and strengthen the body for the debilitating summer. The tonic is advertised as a health booster for all ages.
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Grove
Farmer vs Josh over golf links planned on corn farm
Reproof scenes unfold as Farmer Corntossel defends a plan to turn his corn and hay farm into golf links. He asserts Josh believes the farmer is spoiling a fine golf course for the sake of farm crops.
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Josh
Farmer Corntossel
Pains Inside and Back and Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Anna Kelly of Burlington Wisconsin reports relief from irregularity side and back pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The letter urges other women to try the remedies and offers confidential free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Burlington, Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Kelly
Chestnut Street
Burlington
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkeham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Flemish Tapestry and Ming Paintings Fetch Top Prices
A rare Flemish tapestry titled The Haymakers from late seventeenth century sold for 1400 dollars at Anderson galleries in New York, bought by M. Kernochan. Other sales included a Sung dynasty wine jar about 960 A D for 175 dollars, a Ming painting to Kernochan for 160 dollars, another Ming landscape to Kernochan for 150 dollars, and a third landscape from the dynasty sold to W Hotchkiss for 1380 dollars.
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Anderson Galleries
New York
M. Kernochan
China
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertisement
A pure blue dye for whitening clothes, described as true blue and safer to use. The ad promises a clear white finish and urges customers to buy the large package from reputable grocers for 5 cents.
Advice to schoolma'ams on teaching restraint
A cautious note urges teachers to temper enthusiasm when guiding students, warning against cultivating the habit of speaking out of turn or asserting opinions too boldly. The tone reflects practical classroom wisdom.
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