A Peripatetic Wooing Ends in Chinatown Night Ride
Eloise travels incognito through Broadway and Chinatown on a lone excursion seeking romance and independence. A warning of danger comes when she loses her purse and encounters a protective George who reveals a shift in their relationship.
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Explode as a Stage Term and Modern Word Sense
The piece traces the word explode from stage usage meaning a contemptuous clap to its modern sense of bursting or blowing up. It notes explosive as first modern in the early nineteenth century and clarifies older uses tied to distance or dismissal rather than literal eruption.
Mrs. Lothrop Founded Children of the American Revolution
Harriet Malford Stone Lothrop, born in New Haven and known as Margaret Sidney, founded the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution and served as its first president. Her ideas urged patriotism, reverence, and loyalty among American children.
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Wash Lace In Milk Cleansing Method Described
A Good Housekeeping writer recommends steeping lace in milk to remove age stains. Place lace in a jar covered with milk, set the jar in a water bath, and heat for one to two hours. Do not boil milk, only the surrounding water, to avoid setting stains.
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Canned Foods Color Clues Signal Contaminants
Bright colors in canned foods are cautions for artificial coloring. Green tones like in peas and beans suggest copper or iron, bright red hues in ketchup tomatoes and fruits come from aniline dye, and yellow colors in mustard Lem on extract and noodles also derive from aniline. Abnormally white corn indicates bleaching.
Brass in a Sunless Room Brightens a Home
The piece notes brass items like a large jardiniere with a plant and andirons can brighten a dark corner. Candlesticks small trays and bowls reflect light. Mirrors and gilded frames also help. Emphasis is placed on brass and polished glass to lift mood in dim spaces.
Kitchen Walls Cleaning Method
A simple home method suggests cleaning kitchen or bathroom walls by using kerosene in a basin and a soft cloth to wash a wall area, followed by hot water wipe, then a clean dry cloth to finish. The process promises surprising results and is described as easy and satisfactory.
Invisible Curtain Patching by Starch and Ironing Caution
A home tip advises cutting a patch from an old curtain, starching it, and pressing with a hot iron to mend defects until washing day. It warns not to iron curtains as heat damages threads and suggests mangling and shaking instead. any remaining creases vanish once hung.
Skimming grease from hot soup with ice
Practical tip from Good Housekeeping advises skimming grease from hot soup by touching it with a small piece of ice. The grease hardens and clings to the ice, allowing removal to a cup or basin. The ice can be reused for immediate use in broths for invalids or children.
Don’t Slump The Dangers Of Slouching In A Chair
A reader warns against the so called easy chair position where the back bends and the spine curves. It offers poor rest and leads to bad posture and figure.
Repairing a Mirror and Social Advice Fragments
Instructions describe repairing a looking glass with a Bis muth Tin Lead Mercury alloy and applying the mixture to the back. Additional guidance warns against overwork in needlework and stresses balance for eyes and headaches. A proverb about plain versus solemn faces appears alongside meat selection tips noting fat in sorp meat and a round cut.
Do not have a house too large for your requirements
A compact guideline urges buyers to avoid oversized homes and choose properties matching needs to save costs. It highlights efficient designs, prudent mortgage sizing, and practical living space to prevent wasted energy and maintenance expenses.
Regiment of Giants in Kingston Jamaica During Earthquake
In Kingston Jamaica the Royal West Indian Regiment, about twelve hundred strong, deployed to police the quake aftermath. The men, all negroes tall and imposing, stood as bronze warriors, easing hunger riots at depots by mere raised hands, bringing order without weapons.
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Washington Star
Royal West Indian Regiment
Kingston
Jamaica
Africa
Faeland
The Star and Public Life in a Leading Actress
Ethel Barrymore notes the allure and peril of fame in Harper's Bazar. A star earns around 500 dollars weekly plus box office percentages, but public favor fades quickly as new talents emerge, risking decline and charity in old age.
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Ethel Barrymore
Harper’s Bazar
Caboose Booze Joke Sparks Laughs on Street Scene
In a brisk exchange, a Kind Lady questions a man about avoiding alcohol. He jokes that the only drink he avoids is the caboose where brakemen ride, eliciting street chatter and a lighthearted moment in Chim go News.
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Rummy Robinson
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Camp Life with the Rough Riders Narrated by Frantz
Governor Frank Frantz of Oklahoma recounts a Rough Riders camp tale before Cuba transport. He recalls widespread poverty among troopers, with soldiers borrowing from each other and an Irish sergeant humorously replying Ab ve flatterer when asked for a dime.
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Frank Frantz
Oklahoma
Cub
Cuba
Ridgway
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