The Worst Fool Under the Sun and Other Items
A poem extols the worst fool as the one who nurses hate and clings to doom. The page references geographic guessing games with prizes, a supper party activity using postal cards, and decorative favors. It also reports Physicians puzzled by a boy’s mysterious disease in Whitacre Virginia with a skull-like head growth.
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Lye
Greece
Boston
Cologne
Havana
John Kerns
Hanford Kerns
Whitacre
Baltimore Sun
The Magical Knot Handkerchief Illusion
A magician explains a handkerchief knot trick. Two ends are held, a knot tied, then ends appear to untie. The performer switches gripped parts and seemingly unties without real knotting, performed quickly to avoid detection.
A Few Conundrums And Jokes From The Page
A collection of light riddles and wordplay about geography history and Shakespeare style puns. The quirky items mix misdirection with familiar names and a gentle moral twist.
Assemble the Checkerboard from Cut-Out Illustration Pieces
Instructions direct cutting out the shown pieces in one piece each and reassembling on paper into a perfect checker board. Do not divide any fragment. arrange intact to form an accurate grid.
Why Chickens Never Fall
A Little Chronicle note explains why chickens never fall from perches. It claims a chicken’s leg structure tightens the toe tendons when bent, clenching the foot around the perch and preventing release without straightening up.
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Little Chronicle
A Trip Around the World Party Game Ideas
A children's party feature describing a game titled Trip Around the World. It suggests each pager receive a small notebook and a pencil, with blank dance ecards and tiny colored tails as decorations. The text notes leaves and correspondences amid varied details.
Spurs on Their Wings in Birds Across Regions
The article explains that many game birds have leg spurs while some South American Indian and African plover species possess wing spurs. It notes the spur sits at the base of the wing, like leg spurs, with a horn sheath over a bony core.
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South America
India
Africa
Why the Hen Cackles Explains Ancient Fowl Behavior
The piece argues the traditional claim that a hen cackles after laying is mistaken. It suggests the cry’s origins lie in wild ancestors signaling enemies and tribe location, not pride, with roosters crowing in response to inform of the flock’s whereabouts.
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Malay
India
Scrap Picture Books and a Boy’s Scrapbooks
A boy aged nine owns about six scrapbooks all labeled. On rainy Saturdays and Sundays after noon, he retrieves them to sort through and organize the pages during idle moments.
Optical illusion of a perfect square theater lobby
A Leipzig theater opening featured square lobby pillars wrapped with garlands in varying spirals. The lower pillar wound right handed, the upper left handed, and the middle horizontal, creating an illusion that the pillars buckled though they are square.
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Leipzig
Monument to Quivira Unveiled Near Junction City Kan
A ceremonial unveiling near Junction City Kansas marks a monument to the legendary Quivira site. The obelisk honors Quivira founders from the Quivira historical society with members in Kansas Minnesota and other states. Skeptics note the City of Gold lore remains contested by historians and Sci Am questions the tale.
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Quivira
Junction City
Kan
Quivira Historical Society
Kansas
Minnesota
Ome Pek Minn
Robert R. Henderson
Mexico
Arizona
Southwest
Gold
Scientific American
Toes of Animals by Toe Count
The text lists toe counts per foot for various animals. It states that no animal has more than five toes on a foot, with horse one toe, ox two toes, rhinoceros three, hippopotamus four, and elephant five. It notes carnivores never have fewer than four toes per foot, highlighting the hyena four toes per foot and the dog four toes on each hind foot.
The Disc Puzzle Solution From Last Week
The solution shows arranging twelve disks numbered one to twelve into six lines where each line sums to twenty six. Each line uses a subset of disks to achieve the target total.
Striking Spring Hat Trimmed with Strawberries
A satin finished red straw spring hat is shown with clusters of ripe strawberries as a decorative trim, creating a bold yet playful accessory.
Fashion Notes Describe Elaborate Shirtwaist Inspired Waists
The piece highlights smart black sows with lace yokes and high stock collars, elbow sleeves, and puffed lace undersleeves. It notes a shirtwaist influence in unlined, bone free designs with simple patterns, a flare at the foot, and comfortable hip fit, plus three quarter length coats and short skirts as the current favorites.
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Harper’s Bazar
New Use for Raffia Artisans Find Fresh Craft
Women who enjoy embroidery discover raffia as a versatile material for coarse stitches on burlap and linen. A summer porch pillow showcases raffia work with a wheat motif in red and gold on olive burlap, edged by a braided raffia border in yellow red and green.
Simple Home Remedies From An Old Time Household Guide
Sulphur is a universal cure kept by the wise wife and mother. It is praised for scarlet fever diphtheria and measles and used as a blood purifier. Mixing with molasses in one teaspoon per cup is advised. Fumigation, mustard for lung issues, hot water applications, and onions as a daily diet are recommended.
Delicate Under Petticoat Described With Van Dyke Lace
The under petticoat is now a dainty item, tied at the waist hips and knees with lace trimming. Newest detail is the Van Dyke lace around the foot, with insertion sewn in the skirt and bottom ruffles in irregular Van Dyke points. This makes it dainty for its purpose though unsuitable as outer wear.
A New York Confection At Delmonico Dinner Gown
The gown described is a black velvet dress paired with lace from Delmonico 3. A matching white lace toque with a white aigrette features a trailing white lace in the back, completing the ensemble.
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New York
Delmonico 3
Frocks for Debutantes Describe Light Fabrics and Interlinings
Frocks for debutantes use lace chiffon crepe and thin fabrics with a simple hem and a soft taffeta or satin lining. An interlining of chiffon or mousseline desote sits over the lining, sometimes two layers, creating varied color effects such as light green over pale blue or pale rose between cream satin and dove gray.
Cure for Stiff Joints Hand Massage Routine
For stiff hand joints soak hands, rub backs and palms with sweet oil. Then hot water wash with soap, rinse, apply glycerin and rose water lotion, repeat nightly and wear gloves.
Fashions Echo Vintage Gowns Return to Black and Champagne
The article discusses 1920s style trends with white and champagne colored cloth gowns trimmed in lace and embroidery, sometimes pale blue for contrast. It notes a revival of black dresses as a popular option and mentions many variations in style.
Kimono Cloth Innovation Described in 19th Century Note
The kimono spawns innovations in fabric. A heavy butte and smoot fabric called kimono cloth is made for its use. The cloth is fifty six inches wide and costs two dollars twenty five cents per yard.
Street Gowns Show Varied Spring and Summer Styles
A Harper's Bazaar note endorses three to four diverse street gown styles for spring and summer. It urges ordinary wear to favor short skirts, not reaching the feet, as a positive current fashion directive.
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Harper’s Bazar
Bold white suit styles dominate spring and summer fashion
The write up highlights three piece ensembles with coats skirts and blouses in all white for the season. White wool lace is praised as a striking novelty brighter than silk and appealing, though some military inspired Yoruish styles may blur uniforms in civilian wear.
Large Yields and Pleasant Winters in Western Canada
A Canadian government land prospectus from Stirling Alberta via Mr M Pickrell extols Western Canada as a land of easy winters, mild summers, and vast yields. He reports record grain harvests near Edmonton and Raymond, notes beet sugar plant construction, and urges settlers to move to Lethbridge Lacombe Wetaskiwin or Edmonton districts for farms and opportunity. He plans to relocate to Edmonton district next fall and offers information through government agents.
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Stirling
Alberta
Free Homestead Lands
M. Pickrell
Beechwood, Ky
Western Canada
Terra Firma
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Wetaskiwin
Poncka
Manitoba
Wetaskiwm
States
Record of U S Irrigation Ditches Exceeds 20 000
The number of irrigating ditches and canals in operation in the United States exceeds 20,000 and their combined length is not less than 50,000 miles.
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United States
Editor offers wife duties essay to winner's prize
An Australian weekly editor proposes a prize to the woman writing the best essay on the duties of a wife. He notes a bachelor’s pride in his freedom when returning home after reasonable hours.
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Australia
No girl wants to be spoken of as one who never had a beau
A pithy remark contrasts social pressure on women with male pride in purposeful work, depicting a man determined to pursue a lasting mission rather than a passing fad.
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Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
Delaware
George Washington
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Roosevelt
Puzzie
New York Times
Boudoe
Canada
Union
U.M.C. Arrow and
Nitro Club
Bridgeport
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