Paris dressmakers unveil long overdresses and Japanese sleeves
Paris designers reveal the hour’s rage visiting dresses a long straight overdress half tunic half princess robe often fur trimmed. Japanese sleeves appear on many gowns with bold fur and satin accents. Black velvet and white combinations dominate at Longchamp races as Parisienne taste shifts toward tunic silhouettes and high waistlines.
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Aris
Paris
Rouff
Josephine
Longchamps
Lodgchamps
Rue de la Paix
Youth Emulates the Lark In Morning Merriment
A farmer finds his son asleep and dreaming at dawn. He scolds him for loafing on the stile and singing loudly. The boy replies that he is simply imitating the lark, which gets up early and sings.
Changes of Time and a Prison Warden’s Hold
The piece notes how time changes people like Dootier who once failed at work but later finds steady employment with Mr. Lockhart, warden of the penitentiary. Dootier’s escape attempts are thwarted by Lockhart who keeps him in custody and prevents departure.
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Ashley
Dootier
Doofier
Seymour
Mr. Lockhart
Far-Field Sailor Suspected Murder Near Corner
A furious alert describes a large sailor allegedly killing someone near a corner as a police tip arrives. The speaker vows to leave the neighborhood within a minute, urging officers to respond quickly to the scene.
Wit and Wisdom From Bjornson in Paris Front
The continental agent of a typewriter firm recalls Bjornstjerne Bjornson at a hotel near the Tuilleries in Paris. He quotes the Norseman’s parting counsel to beware of the easy going man, who makes life rough for others.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Tuilleries Gardens
Paris
Youth Confesses Plan to Be a Lawyer For Easy Money
A clever youth admits to wanting to be a burglar but explains his parents forbid it. He believes posing as a lawyer offers similar pay with less risk, prompting a tutor like the brilliant attorney to question his resolve. The exchange highlights moral restraint and ambition.
Never Touched Her Excerpt Headlines a Witty Domestic Exchange
A comic exchange between a long suffering husband and his wife jokes about home ownership and mortgage burdens. The husband laments extravagance while the wife quips ownership would still lead to selling to cover debt. The dialogue satirizes fiscal prudence and domestic suspense.
Johnnie Is Traumatically Waking From a Sane Christmas Dream
A child in a Harper’s Bazaar piece sobs in sleep crying for a sane Christmas as his mother calls him to wake up. The mood reflects a domestic scene of fear and longing during the holiday season.
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Johnnie
The Strenuous Kindmus cular rheumatism dialogue excerpt
The dialogue presents a father explaining muscular rheumatism to his son as the painful condition that can throw a man on his back and hold him there, illustrating a rustic medical awareness.
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Willie
The Japanese labor crafts taught to perfection
The Craftsman notes that nearly every Japanese village has a distinctive industry run by families in small homes. It describes children embroidering on satin, a boy polishing lacquer, and a worker adding fine touches to tasks, praising patient skill and local craft traditions without critique.
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Japan
The Duties of Mistresses Under Servants in Ireland
Miss Bellingham Todd told an Irish Women’s Suffrage meeting in Dublin that domestic service resembles a mild form of slavery. She contrasted servants with salesgirls and clerks, urged equal access to leisure and comforts, and proposed servants be allowed a piano bicycle or even an automobile for afternoons out.
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Irish Women’s Suffrage Association
Dublin
Todd
Canning Telephone Messages Uses Phonograph Recordings
The London system records calls via a phonograph attached to the telephone, letting callers hear messages in the sender’s voice when they return. It differs from Poulsen’s steel ribbon idea and marks a notable advance in message storage and retrieval.
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Canning
Poulsen
Paris
London
Caruso
Melba
Tin sign placement on stair spaces sparks question
Two men meet a worker decorating stair spaces with tin signs using a hammer and tacks. When questioned why every space, the decorator calmly replies that many would ask the same question, and the answer proves the strategy is worthwhile.
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Redfern
Shamrock Circle
Smith’s Mall
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Georgia Bennett
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K. Schneider
Myrile Lodge
Fr. Hendricks
Ora Pearce
Noble Grand
Roberts
Myrtle Point
Oregon
E. A. Dodge
U. S
Coquille River Electric Co
Frank Morse
Coquille
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Steamer
ECHO
R. Panter
Sam Gay
Coquille City
Rives
Myrtle Petat
Dispatch
D. White
Misera
Benden
Quills City
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