Vanity and the vanity fever in urban life
A humorous reminiscence pokes fun at vanity as a social disease. The narrator recounts his wife Peaches attempting various weight loss fixes from girdles and rubber devices to walking sprees and electric blankets, with comic disasters at every turn. The piece ends by musing that vanity consumes time and money, insinuating a surgeon could cure it.
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Himalaya
Peaches
Battle of Embowpoint
Louisa Mif
Victor Herbert
Mrs. Godfrey
Bronx
Toom
Winnipeg
Solomon
Savings
From Nails to Hardware in a Writer’s Wakeup Call
A wealthy retired hardware dealer recalls starting life selling nails padslocks stoves and shovels while dreaming of being a writer. He saved stamp money for five years to fund his writing attempts, then bought into a hardware firm when a partner died, realizing his success stemmed from that early literary ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnid
So Called Humane Bullets Invented for Animal Capture
The article reports that Alexander Foster Humphrey of Pittsburgh claims to have invented a bullet carrying narcotics and antiseptics to ease pain and aid healing. It notes two earlier patents for narcotizing bullets: James F. O Byerne and Thomas A. Flood of Salt Lake City received a 1910 patent for a narcotic bullet to tranquilize animals. K Burgamuller of Kreteen sense Germany earned a 1911 patent for a capsicine gasifiable cartridge to narcotize animals.
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Alexander Foster Humphrey
Pittsburgh
James Francis O'Byrne
Thomas A. Flood
Salt Lake City
K. Burgamuller
Kretensen
Germany
Tall Hat History Through a London School Gift
A Pall Mall Gazette item recounts how tall hats were earned by tradition long before 1813. Mr Toft of Tottenham left £60 in 1767 to fund three tall hats for Tottenham Free Grammar School boys, with hat purchases from Greenway in Blabopsgate Street. Duty changes raised costs from 2s 6d to 2s 8d and then to 6d, then 2s, before repeal. funds later bought Bibles for the governors.
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Toft
Tottenham
Tottenham Free Grammar School
Blabopsgate Street
Greenway
Pall Mall Gazette
The Devil's Own Legal Corps Named After Patriot Traditions
The Inns of Court Officers Training corps preserves the nickname The Devil's Own linked to 18th century patriots and Napoleonic era volunteers. George III reportedly bestowed the title after a humorous misnaming of a reviewing body as lawyers.
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Devil's Own
Inns of Court Officers’ Training Corps
Inna
George III
London Chronicle
Sport Coat With Convertible Collar For Summer Outings
Fashion notes describe a bright summer ensemble featuring a Worumbo black and white sport coat with a convertible collar and wide belt, white silk braid trim, large pockets, and coordinated white corduroy velvet hat, gloves, and shoes. The look suits autos and social events, appealing to younger wearers with vivid color and casual elegance.
Skirts Feature Quillings and China Fold Bindings
Describes decorative edging on skirts with quaint trimmings. Skirts may use quillings or a binding formed from a china fold, replacing a plain hem in a period style.
Lingerie Hat of Cotton Embroidery Inventory
A period description of lingerie hats in sheer cotton embroidery and lace, highlighting exclusive midsummer millinery. Two examples illustrated include a wide embroidered hat with poppy ornaments and a blue crepe framed poke bonnet in open embroidery with lace frills.
New Leghorn Modele Hat Styles for Summer
When summer days approach leg horn hats with masses of pink roses and graceful faces will be the choice of the charmingly attired woman. Models show rear turned up shapes and linen garments accented by soft streamers. Decorative broad brims of French crepe feature embroidered silk flowers and quaint poke styles reminisce on Empresa Buge fashions.
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Leghorn
Empresa Buge
Leather Trimming in Military Collars and Cuffs
Soft suede leather features in military collars and deep rollback cuffs. Pointed collar corners are embroidered with metallic thread and black or white silk, showcasing intricate decorative detailing.
Nile Expression Found in New Leghorn Models
Nile will find expression in upcoming Leghorn models as researchers explore genetic traits and production performance. The project aims to identify causes of color and pattern variation while assessing egg yield and disease resistance across multiple flocks.
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Nile
New Button Mold With Reusable Screw-In Shank
A new button mold features a shank that screws into a fat aluminum disk at the back. The disk covers the edges of the material used in covering the mold, making repeated use and quick recoverable covers possible for rapid restocking.
Palaces of Europe From Windsor to the Kremlin
The author surveys royal dwellings across Europe, noting Windsor remains a medieval shell adapted to modern use while Moscow’s Kremlin embodies Russia’s past. Analyzed are Paris Elysee, Vienna Hofburg and Schoenbrunn, Berlin and Potsdam, and Istanbul’s Sublime Porte, all contrasted by style, history, and function.
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Europe
Louis XIV
Vermilies
France
Tuileries
Paris
Elyses
Napoleon II
Molet Mme. de Pompadour
Louis
Windsor
Martin Conway
Czar and Kaiser
Moscow
Prague
Austria
Italy
Vienna
Hofburg
Schoenbrunn
I H
Kremlin
Russia
Petrograd
Winter Palace
Gatchina
Tsarskole Selo
Peterbof
Peter
Catherine II
Versailles
Berlin Schloss
Frederick I
Frederick
Training the Memory and Its Methods
Training the memory means training yourself to handle various kinds of material. You must assimilate by perceiving understanding and rationally treating the object. The method adapts as material changes, with new elements to consider for each variation.
Nationalism in Literature Fragments on Life and Fire
A fragmented reflection contends that reading dulls the mind to half sleep and that true civilization requires intense thinking and feeling, equating restrained thought to a lack of life. The passage suggests nationalism in literature rests on fiery mental energy.
True Literature in America Says The New Republic
The New Republic argues for protecting infant industry without harming vitality and calls for Americans to stand against false interpreters. It urges a robust, irreconcilable stance to nurture a genuine national literature with enduring figures like Twain Crane Jewett and others.
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Mark Twaine
Stephen Cranes
Henrys
Finley Dunner
Sarah Orne Jewetts
George Ades
America
New Republic
To Keep Milk From Gurdling In Infant Feeding
A historical note on cow milk curdling when used for infants. It explains that citrate of soda is added to milk to prevent curdling and improve digestibility. The tip suggests about half a dram of soda per pint of milk and notes this adjustment helps avoid large tough curds in the milk fed to children.
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John Henry
George V. Hobart
Wess
Paterson
N. J
Fendale
Dreamland
Fast Express
Mike
Dante
Nine
Potsdam
Frederick the Great
Francis Jose
Hapsburgs
Sultan Mahmud
Mohammed I
Sublime Porte
Saint Irene
Dolmabaghcheh
Bosporus
The
Petermnor
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