Clothes for the Boy From Harper's Bazar Description
The article notes boys clothing with tailored detail, outlining outfits for ages five to ten. It mentions self trimming, a center box plait waist, pockets, a heavy leather belt with a large buckle, and a Windsor tie. Younger boys get low collars while older boys wear high turn-over collars.
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Harper's Bazar
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Murine eye remedy with claims to soothe red weak weary watery eyes. It promotes a 60 cent price at druggists and includes the Eye Remedy Co. Chicago address and a brochure offer.
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Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Kitty and Gum Frugality at the Plate
A light dialogue shows Kitty refusing to put in the plate after an usher asks for a contribution. She justifies it by noting the usher had no change for her nickel and wonders if she should donate all and skip gum for a week.
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Kitty
Stanley -Hall
Ishmael
Nfe
Whooping cough and its symptoms in children
Whooping cough or pertussis is mainly a children's disease though attacks can occur at any age. The article describes the paroxysms with the crowing whoop, risk of complications, and notes hygiene and symptom management as best current treatment.
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Northwest
Frank JL. Smith Meat CO
Forget It Good Advice In Two Word Motto
A stressed furnace man recalls his fuming desk motto Forget It and its impact after his ten year old son’s blunt line. He credits the phrase with changing his temper and saving his family from constant outbursts and office grievances.
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Staig
Corner stone laid for Saskatchewan legislative building at Regina
A historic milestone marks Regina as the capital of Saskatchewan with a new provincial building under construction. A Scribner’s Magazine excerpt details a 1500 mile Saskatchewan journey by Agnes C. Laut and the region’s unsettled but promising frontier. The writer recalls canoe travel, a doctor visit far from civilization, and a dramatic wild fowl harbor near Cedar Lake.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Agnes C. Laut
Scribner's Magazine
Saskatchewan River
Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake Post
Sexsmith
The Scotch Covenanters Vote Restrictions Debate
The passage notes Scotch Covenanters forbid male church members from voting due to the belief that God’s name is omitted from the U S constitution. They oppose ceremonial elements and ban instruments, allowing only Psalms, while deeming the Episcopal Church only barely separated from Catholicity.
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God
United States
Episcopal Church
Love Answer Postponed
A witty exchange quoted by the Pittsburg Post features a couple discussing aging love and practical finances. The dialogue turns to alimony as a practical concern in later life, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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Angel Face
Pittsburg
Andorra The Tiny Nation Between France And Spain
A 28 Writer piece in The Metropolitan paints Andorra as a republic with no army or police and a government run by four salaried officials. The article notes a 400 year old Parliament House, goat and sheep poll taxes, stone houses, no postal system, and villagers paying in kind.
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France
Spain
Andorra
Tolstoy
Parliament House
Andorra la Vieja
A Cautious Game
A witty exchange notes that Buggins never bluffs at the table, only when he returns home to explain where he has been. The remark underlines a cautious, strategic temperament in card play.
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Notable domestic scenes in a village social life
A fragment notes many men serve as providers of home life furnishing a roof for their wives. The passage mentions hosting pink teas and bridge whist parties, reflecting traditional social duties and leisure activities in a domestic setting.
Old Doctor’s Hair Turns White and Rise to Fame
An elderly physician in Berlin had his hair turn white during surgery he endured in hospital. Upon leaving, friends pitied him but he used the surprise to his advantage, gaining fame and later being named a king’s physician and dying wealthy, his name becoming a household word like the prisoner of Chillon.
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Prisoner of Chillon
New York Press
Te Breal in New Shoes Ad Cites Allen's Foot-Ease
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for hot sweaty feet and foot ailments. It claims to cure corns ingrown nails and bunions and warns against substitutes. Sample requests offered with free mailing from Le Roy New York.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Use for Clairvoyants Echoes in Ladies' Home Journal
A humorous dialogue contrasts a visitor seeking a past-reading with a fortuneteller claiming to read the past as her trade. The exchange pivots on a wife’s request for a specific item, mirroring light social humor of period columns.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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