Odd Eye Fashions and Seasonal Housing Trends
A late 19th or early 20th century miscellany notes fashion for odd eye accents and the use of bella donna for colored contact effects alongside a feature on bungalow living. It praises bungalow design for individuality, practicality, and cost around 2800 dollars, with plans for a six room summer or year round home.
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Paris
Old Man Quips About Second Hundred-Year Run
In Good Shape, attorney Charles J. O'Connor recounts a Borrowed Time club dinner tale. An elderly man, just past seventy, meets a spry 100-year-old and jokes that he is starting on his second hundred years, feeling more lively than in his first.
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Charles J. O’connor
Chicago
Jim
How is your son getting on with his exercises in the college gymnasium
A light exchange about progress in a college gymnasium turns humorous as a father notes his son’s prior difficulty walking a block and now jokes about running up a bill. The remark contrasts improvement with mounting expenses.
Simple model aeroplane for boys with bamboo center-pole
A detailed build guide for a toy monoplane using a 54 inch bamboo center-pole and hardwood blocks. It covers propeller creation from a tomato can, rubber band motor, wing and tail warps, wheel supports, and adjustments for flight. Includes figures references and safety notes.
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A. Neely Hall
Oes
Goes Abroad to Study Music A Black Bandmaster Sails
Wade S. Sfammond, Ninth Cavalry bandmaster, sails from New York to England to enroll in the Royal musical school for bandmasters at Hinslow near London. On a six months leave of absence funded by regimental funds, this represents an unprecedented honor for a Black army musician.
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Wade S. Sfammond
Ninth Cavalry Band
New York
England
Royal Musical School
Hinslow
London
Great Britain
Hammond
War Department
Duelling In Ireland and the German duel tradition
A brief look at duelling culture in Ireland and Germany highlights its persistence among Irish gentry. The piece recalls a Galway gentleman practicing with pistols in his garden and a dinner party excuse. It also shares Mr MacDonagh's farewell note to his son advising caution in life and duelling.
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Germany
Calway
Landlord and Tenants at the Poorhouse
A Buffalo News item describes a pauper’s origin as the city and implicates the owner of the St. fashion Flats through high rents leaving units empty since the second year. The piece notes the landlord's familiarity with many paupers who were his tenants previously.
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Poorhouse
St. Fashion
Buffalo News
Fragmented OCR hints at a global cultural topic and elections
The readable text mentions world culture, polls, and a global audience with scattered names and phrases. It references places like Brandon and Omis, an apparent reception upon return, and a tease about education and a social event.
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