Pirates Harbor Adventure on the Port Edes
A perilous voyage in the Everglades unfolds as Patrick Cambel battles exhaustion and a crippled steam engine aboard the Port Edes. A young schooner led by a bold, capable girl appears, triggering memories of a lost engagement and raising new dangers as the crew struggles through heat, fatigue, and a looming encounter.
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Port Edes
Patrick Cambel
Lfe
Cambel
Benneath
Sullivan
Garth
Eam
Mexican Gulf
Ian
Channel
Edes
Helm
Candel
Everglades
Ever
Anon
Salien Sheerings
Mangrove
Owen Kettle
An Effective Display From Tit Bits
A draper’s window dresser recalls a clever display scheme in a busy thoroughfare. He used a sleeping porter as a prop with a sign reading Dreaming of our world famed shirts, triggering a laughing crowd and later a salary raise after the ruse.
Vinegar Substitution Prevents Candy From Reforming Sugar
A cooking tip suggests using vinegar instead of water to moisten sugar during candy making to stop it from turning back into grainy sugar. The method relies on acetic acid reacting with sucrose to inhibit crystallization.
Empress of China Photographed in Foreign Record
The dowager empress of China, 73, long a forbidden figure for foreigners, has been photographed by a foreign attaché in France. The image shows her face uncovered with two maids of honor and a grand eunuch nearby, reflecting her enduring authority as her nephew rules in name. The piece also contrasts Chinese women's status with historic poetry and Confucian doctrine, and describes attire and cosmetics common among Chinese women.
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China
France
America
Europe
Pan-Hoe-Pan
First Lady of Canada Lady Laurier Profile
A portrait of Lady Laurier wife of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The piece notes her stately appearance white hair French heritage and English fluency. It describes Ottawa residence Laurier Avenue Athabascaville country home and her quiet influence as a kindly neighbor who gathers children and avoids public political writing.
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Lady Laurier
Ganada
Sudies
Cumbrons
Convent of the Good Shepherd
Montreal
Canada
Otawa
Laurier Avenue
Aarge Square
Ottawa
Laurifer
Old maidism and marriage myths in Ruth Hall era
The piece surveys fear and fascination with single women and married women, noting a shift from early twenty twos to a sixty year old woman with an importunate lover. Hallie Ermine Rives calls old maid a compliment for the persistent chooser of marriage, while Ruth Hall discusses bachelors and penniless women and the harsh social game surrounding courtship.
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Ruth Hall
Hallie Ermine Rives
Shoes for every gown and occasion in varied styles
Shoes are described to match gowns with colors in brown and grey for day wear and patent leather options for evening dress. Tops blend with the gown material. House slippers appear in Turkish and Japanese styles while some still prefer satin or kid French heels.
Style Tips For Height Illusion From Fashion Exchange
A fashion note outlines tricks to appear taller for a short woman. Key steps include lifting the head, wearing long skirts, elongating the neck with hair styled high, and choosing gowns with broad shoulders and wider silhouettes. It warns against tight shoulders and sleeveless tops which can make the figure look heavier.
Griffith Explains Why Star Players Are Not Sold
Clark Griffith, manager of the New York Americans, explains to Washington fans why top players cannot be bought away. He notes owners know the exact men they need and cannot be forced to part with them, and critiques fans misunderstanding of player value and transfer rumors.
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Jong
Mr. Sullivan
Washington
Clark Griffith
New York Americans
New York
Griffith
Yanks
Flinger
Pawer
The Dying of Love and Wives Waiting in Quiet Hope
Dorothy Dix counsels wives to endure a fading marriage rather than force a return of love. She notes love fades from outside factors beyond a wife’s control, and patience may restore affection, though sometimes it does not. The article emphasizes restraint, waiting, and the mystic bond of wedlock.
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Dorothy Dix
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Toilet Table and its Household Essentials
A practical guide extols simple items for grooming and stain removal. It praises lemon juice for fabric and skin care, endorses toilet vinegar, cologne, borax, soda, and salt for cleaning, mouthwash, and health, and notes cold cream as a necessity for cleansing and skin care. It also mentions using salt for digestion and eye rinsing, with cautions on proper application after exposure to dust.
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God's Earth
Uke
Sle
England
Australia
Piratis Harbor
the Empress OF China
First Lady OF
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