A Message From Mars Proves Inhabited Planets Civilized
Ebenezer drives his master’s plow when a balloonist drops an empty whisky bottle on his head. He awakes dazed, finds the bottle, and rushes to the vicarage to tell Mars about inhabited Mars and its whisky drinking civilization. The tale, told in mock Victorian voice, ends with a punch about civilization and drink.
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Ebenezer
Reney Mara
Teavens
Ishenezer
London Express
A Fashion From War Flat Watches Changed Parade Attire
A historical note details how flat watches replaced bulbous “turnip” chronometers after Paris fashion showed thin timepieces. English soldiers adopted the flat watch, copying Parisian makers, influencing local watchmaking. Short quips from London standards mention Train and Ludgate hill, plus humorous vignettes on manners and wit from various period sources.
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Paris
Palais Royal
England
London Standard
Premium Winners in Class 20 32 33 34 and more reads like fair results
Reading list of prize winners includes GC Boston and H R Landis in Class 20 32 33 34 with multiple firsts and second places across seeds fruits vegetables and crafts. Notable names include Mra Rimel Mrs Cunningham Mrs Smith Mrs Goodman and J H Smith among others with first and second placements in butter jams breads quilts and baked goods and a wide range of household and garden items.
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Boston
H R Landis
H R R Parker
H R Parker
A E Swain
W Rimel
A & Swain
Allee Goodman
Mra Rimel
Mra Cunningham
Mre
J H Smith
Cunningham
Smith
Mra Smith
Same
O ' Kline
L. Richardson
Rimel
Mra Goodman
Etta Miller
Mra Richardson
Goodman
Mary Jones
Mra AE Swain
Mrs Goodman
Mra EN Timmons
Angel Food
Mra Leslie
Richardson
Geo Rimel
Mre Rimel
Mra S B Barnes
Misa
SB Barnes
Rimes
Mra Barnes
P& W
Margaret Cunningham
Leslie Richardson
Ines Summers
Claus
J AH Smith
JH Smith
Mias Etta Miller
N Timmons
O L Kline
Mta
Eline
Alice Goodman
AE Swain
Mra M Cunningham
Miss Miller
Mary Carey
E Beckwith
Mrs Carey
Misa Mary Jones
Mrs Swain
Mrs Rimel
W L. Summers
E N Timmons
WT Smith
EN Timmons
Wil Smith Firat
Kline
W L Smith
A E Cook
RB Bo Moser
WL Smith
Wit. Smith
Miss Jones
Mel TR Landis
Ara G
Mra O ' Kline
Fall Fabrics From 1910s Fashion Rise in Tailored Suits
Grace Margaret Gould notes in Woman's Home Companion that fall fabrics define the tailored suit's style. Worsteds appear strongest for hard wear with a wide range of patterns, including stripes and checks, plus plain options with contrasting pipings.
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Grace Margaret Gould
Woman’s Home Companion
Advertised Mail Letters in Malvern Postoffice
Letters remaining in the Malvern Iowa postoffice at week ending August 19 are advertised for P Noonan and awaiting pickup by addressees.
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Malvern
Iowa
P Noonan
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W. S. Bell
By & Q. Ry
Mars
George Francis Train
Metropolitan Board of Aldermen of London
Ludgate Hill
Harper’s Weekly
United States
Parnell
Henry James
London
Nostess
Six Seasons
the Ton
Bertie
London Tatler
Johnson
Japan
White
Russia
Diamond C
Alaska
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