Th' Follerin' Notes On Summer Dress And Wit
Kin Hubbard style humor notes on health attire and summer manners. Emphasizes liver health from dandelion greens, waistline judgment after fifty, and avoiding night overeating. Mentions June brides, dental bills, formals, beets as food, and wedding gossip about Miss Bunnie Pash and Lon Meadows.
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Pawn Lippincut
Bunnie Pash
Tencent
Lon Meadows
O. K
Languishin Home Life betting on modern homemaking
Short Furrows presents a humorous essay by Miss Fawn Lippinent celebrating and critiquing midwestern home life. It playfully catalogs domestic quirks and social expectations from a bygone era, urging balance between tradition and practical living for wives, mothers, and daughters.
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Middle West
From Birds to Man and Manna in the Wind
The article contrasts birds immune to human travel limits with man’s need for food and travel, rejects manna as natural, and notes Irish tests showing wind can carry disease bacteria up to 60 feet high and 200 feet. It cites manna from Arabian deserts as not biblical manna, and mentions political control by officers as unknown to birds.
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Trate
Gone Up Salt River Meaning in Political Folklore
The phrase gone up Salt river denotes a politician's defeat or end of career. Originating after a Kentucky election loss, it described a defeated office-seeker retreating home. The line spread nationally, symbolizing being driven from public life and silenced in future campaigns.
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Kentucky
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Lincoln Wis
Grant
Lincoln Nni
Salt River
Kent
Ohio
Gonts
Fet
Huwek
The Future of the Classical Languages in Education
Charles W. Eliet argues in the Atlantic that Greek and Latin will cease to be required in general secondary and higher education. He says the rise of modern sciences and new literatures reduces Latin’s appeal to students and jeopardizes its long time status in youth training.
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Greece
Rome
Charles W. Eliet
Schowl
Six Cities One Should See from Collier's
Julian Street names six cities to visit including New York for its size and energy, Washington for its white splendor, Quebec for its granite hilltop river view, a northern French town, Charleston for tradition and elegance, and New Orleans for its rich culture and history.
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Julian Street
Collier’s
New York
San
Quebec
France
Charleston
New Orleans
The Song Bird Mood and Expression in Birds
The piece discusses bird song as a form of expression akin to human language, with lyric and dramatic moods, and notes birds’ songs reflect phases of affection and emotion. A separate anecdote relates a judge testing a colored man about church membership and belief in election as a humorous exchange.
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Teerya
Yessuh
Believe in Tomorrow Optimism Theme Card
A reflective essay on optimism centering the idea of tomorrow. It argues belief in tomorrow slows haste and aligns actions with the universe, while disbelief nullifies effort and purpose. The piece stresses patience, tempo, and meaning in daily deeds.
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Belive
Omelets and sauces feature in kitchen guidance
A vintage kitchen column covers omelets with different fillings and sauces, including Spanish omelet, egg preparations, and optional nutty accents. It details steps for folding whites into yolks, baking tops, and serving with tomato or grape sauces, plus variations using almonds and maple syrup. It also lists toast preparations, milk toast, prune toast, and honey based desserts, plus asparagus dishes and Mousseline sauce instructions.
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Holland
Nuit
Covert Cloth Coats and Hats Feature in Early Spring Fashion
A detailed overview of covert cloth coats and matching hats showcases elaborate tailoring, long waists, and decorative features. Designers favor stitch work, belts, and velvet ribbons, with varied embellishments from small fabric flowers to satin trims. The piece notes styles for both young girls and older youths.
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Vavertelo
Nile
Sie
Georgette
Shuleht
Powder Puff Handkerchiefs Hit the Scene
Gulie State promotes a new handkerchief with a small corner pocket for daily powder puffs. The design aims for cleanliness and convenience, letting users replenish powder each morning and keep it neatly stored in the handkerchief.
Forest Wealth of Northern Russia Described in Depth
The article notes vast untapped timber resources in Archangel Vologda Olonets Vyatka and Tubolsk showing about 90 million dessiatings or 243 million acres. It argues exploitation is an economic necessity to improve Russia’s trade balance and raise the ruble’s value.
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Russia
Archangel
Vologda
Olonets
Vyatka
Tubolsk
Proud of Father in Stray Stories
A wife brags of her father’s costly gifts in a domestic vignette. Her husband ribbed her by noting he paid for her wedding via his monthly bills, as the anecdote closes with a wry, humorous accounting of family generosity and expense.
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Allus
Virtue's Baggage Narration Reflection
A reflective line asserts that riches accompany virtue but cannot be shed without hindering progress, framing wealth as inseparable ballast in moral advancement.
Painted Furniture Creates Bright Room Transformations
Painted furniture revives dull rooms by stripping ornate woodwork and applying three thin coats of paint. Careful sanding between coats yields smooth finishes, while pairing rock mahogany or ebonized pieces with rose cotton draperies and yellow walls creates fresh, stylish contrasts. The article notes Antarctic ocean waters as a closing non sequitur.
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