Goin Home to Mary by Frank L. Santon
Fragmented lyric about going home to Mary with lines invoking winter days bells songs and memories. Mentions Navy and Army imagery and a mother’s love guiding the speaker to a doorway. Ends with attribution to Frank L. Santon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Mary
Mina
Tim
Wilk
Gein
Childrer
Anny
Rob
Elmbla
Karla
Cwin
Mars
Myrthor
Peggestinner
Frank L. Santon
A High Grade Ladies Wheel Tale of a Punctured Ride
This whimsical piece narrates a bicycle wheel’s journey from factory to a Washington park, through a busy family move to a Compectious avenue home, and finally a voyage to Cabin John. It follows Bessie Balst, her patient tutor Mr Meredith, and rival friend Bob Richards as mishaps, riding lessons, and cow encounters test temperaments and end in a humorous rescue and a promise of a new tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuf
Washington
Paul T
Dessie Balst
Born
Tony Bessie
Bessie
Lst
Llu Ladigs
Lawr
Wessie
Bessit
Bob Richards
Bessle
Bob
Mr. Meredith
Bitt
Beasle
Mr Meredith
Brivo
Jack Robinson
Meredin End
Milas Grey
Cabin Johns
Mit
Meredit
Omme Uj
Tone
Mr. Maraliti
Bob Ang
Tor
Hassie
Selix
Tim Nat
Lin
Thor
Bassie
Bob Haut
Meredisn
Vics Gray
Thereric
Cabin John
Miss Gray
Yessie
Hassde
Bessi
Atina
Wallington
All About Women and Home Craft at Summer Sales
A fragmented 1900s style note discusses women's roles and taste in home dressmaking. It highlights careful reading of advertisements, personal pride in a debutante’s name in print, and the appeal of fancy embroidery sold at summer resorts offering affordable, novel items for the home. The piece emphasizes practical disposition and ladies’ fashion during the season.
Charitty and society women in New York and Asia
A depiction of prominent New York figures including Mrs. alr Marie H. Paget and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, detailing their charitable work and skills. The piece shifts to Mrs. Bishop’s perilous journeys through China, Tibet, and Korea, noting encounters with tribes, local hostility to foreigners, and her photographic records and future travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Payne Waitney
Paget
Kbivurg Insirnetiya
Miles Rockefeller
Bae
Ainsio
van Rensselaer Creager
Trinty
Julian Goron
John Vacob Astor
Pustand
Helen Gould
Lnw
Lasy
Els Wlews
Misses Hewitt
Hewitt
Orchestraa
Miss Banner
Robert Bandiers Pretey
Omew
Miss Bird in China Described by Mrs Bishop
The London Times reports Miss Bird, also known as Mrs Bishop, detailing her eastern journey through Suzhou region via Yangtze steamship to Wanhsien and Pasting in Sichuan. She admires Chengdu’s fertility, encounters abundant coal, and is attacked and stoned near Kuanh-sien before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rire
Bishop
Kadere
Bird
Las Revenuy
Shanghai
London Times
Yang-tsa
Caang
Wanbsien
Szuchuan
Pao-day
Sintsiensi
Jilly
Mien-chau
Ertat
Kuanh-sien
Greas
Chengtu
China
Foreign Notes from a Fragmented Era on Policy and Trade
A garbled survey reports on moral literature funding by the French academy, African ivory trade volumes and imports into European markets, lingering Catholic restrictions in Ireland, Aden colonial trade shifts favoring the United States, and Martel's discovery of the Dragon's Grotto in Majorca with crystalline limestone formations covering a vast area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Antwerp
Treland
Chab
Aden
Red Sea
United States
Arabia
Africa
Great Britain
Lancashire
Bombay
Ca’ Hag
Georges Martel
Manvor
Majorca
Balearic Islands
M. Martel
Paris
The Feminine Observer Satirical Notebook
A compact fragment from The Feminine Observer mocks social pretensions and fashion fads. It jokes about actors in hotel corridors, women’s fashion choices and shopping quirks, and comments on cosmetics, winter wear, and the appeal of shiny items while hinting at broader social attitudes.
Whimsical Laughs From Old Time Theatre and News
A collage of quirky quotes from era newspapers recount social bloopers and public curiosities. Bits about fashion hats, theater etiquette, political campaigns, and household humor highlight how readers teased trends, mischief, and daily life. Notable lines include reactions to hats, fare jokes, and light gossip from Chicago, New York, Yonkers, Punch, and Boston papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalaa News
Dibble
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Farmer John
New York Weekly
Sommercia
Yonkers
Tenderfoot
San
Shan
Gliby
Glisby
Boston
Prescribed for the blues and society quips
A mixed collection of quips from multiple sources and cartoons. Jokes about marriage prescriptions for the wife and husband, socialites and fools, with lines about a murderer in a jar and a dumbed billy. Brief humorous snippets from Detroit Detroit Tribune Boston Transcript and London Judy appear alongside a note on a failed play idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besr
Somerville Journal
Detroit Tribune
Kurnit
Billy Seas
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Happy
Henpeck
Bliowanea
New Yorkly Weekly
London
Commercial Travelers’ Club
Pinkerton
Foyer
Pittschers Commercial Telegraph
Aboard a Strange Exchange at Distant Armory
An odd scene unfolds as a bystander tests a new armor plate with repeated shots. The ordnance officer requests more projectiles while the stranger offers a sly smile and mentions tomorrow and Saturday. They bond over biscuits and a dyspepsia tonic as the moment ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain
School Girls Galters and Oxfords in Neutral Tones
A fragment notes a large variety of galters for pieyele use and for school wear with Pinch or tan Oxfords unseen. Gray, black, and dark blue are listed as favorite colors.
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Grovas
Dha
Mother
ALL
Charluy
Min River
Dhe Villa
Hishop
Welthau
Liefan-ting
Thu
Mumd
Mantze
Binop
Switzerland
Wie Mai
Mudisae
Cheng-tu
Ted
Miss Bird
Feminine
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