New Year's Social Customs in Washington Past Times
The article recalls Washington New Year calling in earlier decades, noting social pressure to visit friends, the group carriage calls at official homes, and the lively banter between callers and hostesses led by figures like Miss Dodge. It highlights fashion, witty exchanges, and the ritual's decline due to etiquette burdens.
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Washington
Blaine
Miss Dodge
Gail Hamilton
Dodge
Old New York Tricks and Oceanic Oddities
A New York Press writer retells frontier era humor from Arizona coach travel and a daring street trick, then notes the Diesel engine project in South Worcester, a giant leather turtle captured near Santa Barbara, and a 1834 prediction on wireless telegraphy by James Brown Lindsay.
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Arizona
New York Press
Flaystaff
Beageen
California
Santa Barbara
James Brown Lindsay
Dundee
Scotland
Life on the path of work how to ride toward success
A poem exhorts the reader to choose steady work over temptation and idleness. It urges pedaling with balance, resilience, and a positive mindset, likening life to a bicycle ride up and down a hill, with work as the reliable, safe gear. Joe Kerr signs off from the Herald.
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Joe Kerr
N. ¥. Herald
Fishing for Mice And Simple Pantry Traps
A Boston Globe note describes a frugal homemade trap using a jam jar and a paper top to catch pantry mice. It suggests earning a cent per ten mice and notes similar use for field mice, buried underground, with potential buyers among children training mice as pets.
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Boston Globe
Insects That Sing and Hum Across Prairie Fields
The grasshopper drumhead creates a rasping sound as ridges rub together, sometimes two or three rubs per cycle, especially at night. Bees hum not from wing motion but from air moving through their tubes, with louder sound as speed increases. Insects possess nerves throughout their bodies and feel sensations.
Fan at the Big Party Pig drawing game
A party game invites all attendees to draw two pigs on white paper without lifting the pencil then blindfolded draw a second pig and sign the sheet. Participants compare drawings for a prize for the best pig while the poorest drawing earns the label pig.
The Tramp’s Excuse in Courtroom Banter
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds as a tramp defends his begging, claiming he was educated for the ministry while a motherly figure scolds him. The judge presides over the banter highlighting social attitudes toward poverty and reform.
Dog Harvard in Lafayette Trains Elite Hunters
Philadelphia Press reports a Lafayette dog college run by trainer Fred Erb dubbed the dog Harvard. Sailor Boy, Roosevelt’s Chesapeake, leads as a standout. Col. Cody houses Llewellyn setters. lessons cover retrieving and dog etiquette with hunger used to cure laziness.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harvard
Fred Erb
Sailor Boy
Roosevelt
Col. Cody
Jim
Fritz
Mr. Roosevelt
Philadelphia Press
Lions Help Herders Trim Wild Horse Herds in Utah
Denver correspondent reports mountain lions in southern Utah are reducing wild horse herds by preying on foals on the Boulder Thousand Lakes and Irish Lake ranges. Lions also spare sheep and cattle offspring, but their rapid increase alarms stockmen who plan eradication as horses desert habitats in Kane County.
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Utah
Denver
Chicago
Boulder
Thousand Lakes
Irish Lake
Kane County
South
Roosevelt Era Social Reform Sparks White House Plans
The piece notes public concern over housing the Roosevelts in the executive mansion and reports President Roosevelt's preference to keep current arrangements. It highlights Miss Isabella Hagner as social secretary, her potential influence on etiquette and diplomacy, and the anticipated formal rules for social events. It also includes home-improvement tips on attic storage, closets, and organization from Good Housekeeping.
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Roosevelt
White House
Executive Mansion
Roosevelts
Kermit and
Michel
Columbia Heights
Charles A. Moore
Senate District Committee
Park Commission
National Capital
Moore
Isabella Hagner
Chicago Daily News
Miss. Hagner
Washington
Cleveland
United States
Diplomatic Corps
Miss Hagner
His Purses Too Short and Jaggles in Town Topics
Waggles says his funds failed to buy social entry. Jaggles agrees money wasn’t enough. The metropolitan society scene notes their failed pursuit of status.
Good Dish for Dyspeptics
A dry loaf soaked in milk and reheated is described as good for dyspeptics. Milk poured over bread yields a strong supper option. A porous bread-pan placed in a water bath keeps bread fresh for longer.
How to Keep Food Hot Without Oven Drying
Instructions advise covering hot food with a tin and placing it over a saucepan of hot water to retain heat and prevent drying. This method maintains warmth for late arrivals and preserves moisture.
Camphor Gum Deters Mice in Closets and Drawers
Camphor gum placed in clothes presses and drawers repels mice due to its strong odor. The smell proves highly disagreeable to them, making camphor a tried remedy for rodent prevention in storage spaces.
How to Vitalize Hair Through Night Brushing and Rubbing
The Chicago Post advises a nightly routine of brushing and vigorous scalp rubbing to boost blood circulation, preserve color, and restore vitality, even for hair that is thinning. Let hair hang loose at night with good air flow and braid it loosely twice weekly for a glossy yet non-clumpy look, warning curling irons damage health.
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Chicago Post
Women in Salt Lake City Hold Slight Edge in Streetcar Transfers
A Salt Lake City streetcar transfer system favors women who ride the lines. Conductors punch a passenger’s face row to identify age groups with two plus signs, distinguishing young, middle aged, and elderly riders. An onion odor remedy suggests celery rub and cold-water wash.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
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