ABOUT THE BABY
An essay argues marriage should blend character and compatibility over wealth. It contends money neither guarantees happiness nor doom, and both partners must value mutual happiness, discretion, and fidelity. The piece stresses that money can influence domestic dynamics but does not by itself determine a successful union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirhowhelm
Ds Hinpye
Marrigge
Vievel Giel
Sini
Cheez
Motes
Hess
Old fashioned cradle urged against trendy motion devices
The piece argues babies cry from cold and need warmth and comfort from an adult body. It favors a stable crib by night and cradle by day over swinging devices, and notes simple home methods to relieve colic and discomfort in infants. It also discusses views on women’s work and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Separate Skirts Return for Many Bodices in Vogue
A revival of separate skirts suitable for use with multiple bodices is resurging in fashion despite high prices. The feature showcases new overdress styles, color combinations, and materials like light broadcloth and silk, with emphasis on double skirts, polonaise forms, and adaptable bodice arrangements for slim figures and varied occasions.
No Females There A Terrestrial Isolated Realm And a Bengal God
A narrative describes a female free zone on a plateau near Acre where no woman or animal crosses its border, a monastic Greek Christian cluster of over 7000 people dating to the twelfth century. It also notes Bengal's Dokhinray, Lord of the South, a village deity to ward off tigers boars and crocodiles with clay effigies painted in white and black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Acre
Grecian
Tere
Dokhinray
Bengal
Bay of
Bengil
Coffee Trees and Tiny Pleasures
A brief aphorism style note cites coffee trees bearing fruit up to 75 years and counsels not to despise small things. It contrasts the vexation of the mosquito with the bigger nuisance of an elephant, using light folk wisdom.
Public concerns over family photographs and image privacy
The piece discusses a woman’s insistence on reclaiming her sister’s photographs to avoid them becoming public property. It notes how portraits can be shared or misused and warns girls to safeguard personal images. It also mentions a photographer’s oversized crayon portrait and family reluctance to invite publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Blank
New York Sun
Whales, lamps, bubbles and bees in a distant era
Nilson estimates a whale's weight at 100 tons matching thirty eight elephants. Lamps can be made as small as one sixth inch. Soap bubble colors arise from light reflecting off thin film surfaces. A French chemist coats paper with varnish to create iridescent hues. Schwab finds voice can travel 1500 to 1700 feet in straight coal mine pipes. Salt from aquatic plants in Congo shows potassium salts with chloride and sulfate. Holmes praises the bee but new research shows cold climate preference for Alsatian bee. Kincaid finds Alaskan flowers yield only bumblebees and Fremont recalls a bee in his ascent tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nilson
K. Schwab
Congo
M. Leon Frederick
Bunge
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Humblebee
Holmes
Als
Trevor Kincaid
W. Hi. Dall
Alaska
Colonel Fremont
Great Peak
Rocky Mountains
Language of Signs and Odd Historical Snippets
A mangled essay blends notes on a universal sign language in Central America and light comedy about schoolboys at Eton misplacing papers. It also threads a sketch on porcelain baking by Bottcher and a stray remark about a widow and philosophers, all in fractured prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
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TNS
Teo
Anna EL Prent
Finn
Mien
Lyon
Walter
M. Felix Chaleux
Caroline Tizard
Wellesley College
Hota College
Thei Dowbr
Kinedeum
Rudyard Wipline
Burt
Staff Corps
Taddselle
Thomas
Phitt
Jel Stuart
Virginia Femme Institute
Rostand
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Skirts
Samels
Wilberforce
Newman Hall
Tie
Jacob
Peary
Greenland
Siberia
Smithsonian Institution
James Mooney
el Lave
Mexico
Guatemala
Texas
Europe
John Gbottcher
Schlatz
Voightland
Berlin
Zorn
Bottcher
Acher
Sestobl
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