Natural Bridge of Chalcedony and American flora notes
An Arizona report describes a natural bridge carved from agatized wood and filled with chalcedony, now resisting erosion in a 45 foot canyon. Massachusetts will exhibit corundum, magnesia, sapphires, quartz, and garnets at the World's Fair, while the partridge berry is highlighted as an American plant with broad eastern United States distribution and literary interest.
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Simestone
Wehusetts
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United States
Mississippi River
Bissell
France
Coccenus Nerva
Bitelf
Ivis
Gulf Coast
New Mexico
Khnown
Rambler
Olds
America
Ramblers
Gormally & Jeffery Mfg. Co. N. B
Colonial Cottage Elevation With Bay Window From 19th Century Plans
The cottage features a 16 foot frontage suited to a 25 foot city lot with two foot side clearance and a six foot passage. It shows a two story bay window porch, a gable for character, and a stair hall plus parlor dining room pantry kitchen with a wood burning fireplace and tiled mantels. The second floor adds a large front chamber the size of the house, an intermediate bedroom a full bath rear bedroom closets and attic storage reachable by a closed stair. Materials include hemlock framing white pine exterior, yellow pine floors, and cherry stair trim with brown mortar walls and cypress finish doors.
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Feoxt
Southern Express
Charming Cottage Ad Built for 11900 With Two Coat Paint Job
An item describes a small cottage suitable as a home, painted two coats with amber body and buff trim, sash in dull red, heated by a tar nace, and notes it can be built complete for 8100 or without plumbing for 1500. It mentions wallpaper for the dado, wainscot options, and current frieze fashion. Also includes brief notices on cheap hammered brass bowls and a political candidate's frank reasons.
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Janes Divcas
Fragmented notes on society and education excerpts
A collage of comments on demographics and culture. It cites New York tenement dwellers and job shortages, then shifts to education methods, child learning, and social conduct. The piece includes vignettes on fashion and hospitality, finishing with reflections on guest etiquette and courtesy.
Training of Egyptian Cat Sacred to Egyptians In History
The passage describes how ancient Egyptians trained cats to fish and retrieve and to take the place of dogs in hunting. It notes that Persians and horses arrived in Egypt about the same period and that Egyptians valued cats highly for their intelligence and usefulness.
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Cate
Egypt
Chicago Herald
Revival of Neat Linen Marking Returns to Fashion
Readers learn to mark household linen with dainty needlework in satin stitch and cross stitch. Instructions cover letter sizes from 1 3/4 inches to 9 inches, transfer methods, and how to place initials on tablecloths napkins sheets and towels.
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Harper’s Bazer
Nepkins
Grandfather's Clock and Tales From Cromwell's Time
An English grandfather clock carries a silver plate inscribed A royal friend and true. A young cavalier hid secret dispatches for Cromwell in the clock during civil war days, surviving search by soldiers. The piece blends family lore with playful riddles, moral tales, and reminiscences of literature and history.
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Mery
London
Bir
Cromwell
Steci
Garret
The Science of Health In a Nutshell by Dr Emmet Deesmore
A summary of Dr Emmet Deesmore’s How Nature Cures arguing health as birthright and the mind set of health growth. He claims disease stems from violations of physiologic law and diet errors are the major health risk, urging moderation and proper nutrition for longer life.
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W. M. Aber
Popular Science Monthly
Emmet Deesmore
Hygiene Talk on Rugs Curtains and Carpets
The Hospital Gazette urges frequent airing and cleaning of rugs and curtains to improve home hygiene. It favors polished floors with minimal carpeting and stresses airing textiles two to three times weekly to prevent musty odors and microbial buildup.
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Saya
Hospital Gazette
Contentions on Good Breeding and Social Vulgarities
The excerpt critiques conventional good form and social vulgarities, detailing dress, accessories, and manners. It condemns moral rudeness such as quarreling, asking others to advocate, and contradictory talk, warning these reveal character and breeding more than verbal slips.
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Benied Tate
Civeren
Neily Caur
Letraco
Appetizing Rechau for Beef Dish with Tomato Purée
A recipe describes making a beef rechau with tomato purée simmered in butter, strained, and seasoned. Cold beef is shaved thin and lightly fried with bacon shreds before adding to the purée. Garnish with fried potato chips and serve quickly.
Our Winning Cards Aimed at Quick Printing Services
The item advertises Tom News's business as a provider of rapid job printing for all kinds of customers. It highlights fine quality and speed as key selling points and suggests a broad service range.
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Tom News
Ciese
Nicky
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