Folding-Red Burglar Trap Creates House Alarm Victory
A New York family chronicles how a daring adult daughter used a folding bed wired with a string and pistol in a hidden closet to trap a night-looming burglar. The device, tested during a nerve rattling raid, sprung as the thief entered, leading to a dramatic pursuit, a pistol shot, and the burglar’s swift retreat, with the narrator grateful for the invention that saved valuables and lives.
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Tsnded Doors and Old House Shelving Tricks
An Nish decorator notes that floors are not required for any purpose in decoration. In old houses with thick walls, recesses form and placing several shelves transforms them into useful book shelves and display ledges. Enamelled belvas store old china and dried goods, enhancing the room’s appearance.
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Summer girl inventory on a shopping spree at Detroit
A summer girl shows her completed wish list for seasonal outfits and accessories. She and a friend discuss gowns, bonnets, hats, jackets, waists, shoes, purses, and other items, lamenting the absence of a man in the scene as they browse the list.
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Detroit Free Press
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Naming of ship by Miss Lella Herbert questioned
The New York Tribune notes the proposed launch tradition of having Miss Lella Herbert daughter of the secretary of the navy break a bottle on the vessel bows and name the warship. It asks if Massachusetts has a worthy daughter to share the honor, contrasting with prior practice of using a state or city daughter’s name.
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New York Tribune
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Secretary of the Navy
Beatrice and the Brute Hervey in a Web of Deceit
Beatrice, educated under a cruel suitor Hervey, faces coercion to sign a false testament and financial schemes. She endures manipulation, discovers her husband’s betrayal, and contends with a threatened ruin while clinging to maternal love for a child and a forbidden romance with Frank Caruthers.
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Making Proud Kneea Bent In A Duel Preparations
A note on Maurree Hervey shaping his room to appear disreputable before a duel. He prepared peculiarly by adding whisky, a pipe, tobacco, and a dirty pack of cards to the table, while instructing a servant to avoid waking the household.
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An Old Fashioned Girl and Her Quiet Life
A light humorous portrait contrasts practical domestic skill with unfamiliar modern ideas. The narrator admires a woman who excels at cooking and hosting, but lacks knowledge of contemporary culture while cherishing home and simplicity, culminating in a quiet courtship and impending marriage.
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Princess of Wales Wig Critique Sparks Humorous Tale
A British paper mocks the Princess of Wales hair styling describing a cold mass on top of her head. It notes she remains handsome and youthful as a grandmother. An amusing Roman anecdote recounts a lady mistaking a young princess for her elderly mother.
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