Fashion notes for girls dresses and winter garments
A detailed survey of young girls fashion focusing on white and taffeta dresses for dances, embroidered gowns with lace, and slim waisted gowns. It notes color trends like white with pink azaleas, and describes fabrics such as taffeta, chiffon, crêpe, and net. Also covers everyday coats, hats, caps, and leggings for school wear and urban outings.
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Yioics
Norova
Mother Tibbard
Polo Capa
Astrakhan
Church
Bert
Slipper Magnificence Costs in Jewelled Dress Eras
In a period piece from Jewelers' Review, notes describe lavish slippers adorned with rubies emeralds and diamonds. Instances include a pair worn by a Dowager Countess at Gladerody and other royal or noble orders costing well into thousands of pounds. The article highlights the obsession with jeweled footwear among fashionable elites and the costly mounting work by specialized craftsmen.
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West
Boutinier
Counless
Mike
Lobiton
Xii
Manchester
Eiss
Pontenan
Jong Slnes
Hol Bn Louden
Mise Typewriter Singers Warn About Strain On Hands
A Chicago Chron ielo report discusses the Typewriter Girl who is also a piano player. It warns that overuse of the keyboard harms finger delicacy and wrist strength. The piece urges daily scale practice to maintain technique and explains how improper typing can cause fatigue and reduced energy in the hands.
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AW Ache
Laureon
Phi
Towah
Chicago Chronielo
Secret of Mousehold Management and Female Authority
A fragmented discourse on female management roles, praising a poised mistress who guides servants and family with tact, while noting public derision as a despot. It discusses domestic governance, self-control, and the supposed secret to harmony at home, citing moral authority and gender norms of the era with references to social expectations and virtue.
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Ehililpon
Shu
Childeen
Elsun
Story of the Goodness of Plymouth Rock and Michael Angelo
A fragment from St Nicholas features a black and white kitten befriending a hen at Wiushing Institute, with Plymouth Rock hens and the kitten sharing shelter. It also recounts two boys, Maurw and Michael Angelo, herding swine in Italy, their mischief, and eventual work in a church context. The piece blends children’s tales with era sketches and brief notes from Philadelphia Ledger and Christian Work.
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Troe
Plymouth Rock
Tappan Adney
St. Nicholas
Wiushing
Anong
Michael Angelo
Taly
Tuale
Ted
Rome
Maurw
Michael Angele
Churet
Bhotdbok
Sone Curdine
Peter
Peter, Who Gave Hin Something To Eat, and At Chachit
Peter Contenb
Doe
Michael Content
Michael
Christ
Charoo
Alehad
Phoene
Michael Mal
Michael Anjeto
Marvelous Florenz Reuter the wonder child violin prodigy
A feature on Florenz Reuter, a gifted child praised by Max Bendix for his memory and musical talent. The article describes his precocious knowledge, singing, and memory, his devotion to prayer, and his imaginative performances imagining famous composers and opera characters.
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Prince
Marveloin
Mwe
May
Macheth
Morlzel
Tate
Manin
Wettorlb
Warner
Schimann
Schubert
Heralin
Lvvian A
Gago Din
Kiveloc Ura
New Progressive Word Match Game For Social Gatherings
A long winter evening can be enjoyed with a new game for boys and girls inspired by Ladies Home Journal. Progressive play uses anagram letters and tally cards. Players at tables name objects in assigned classes starting with shown letters. Prizes reward top progressions.
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Ladies Home Journal
Tog
Speed of Crotyers and Beetuse Cruisers on Trial Trips
Fragmented account discusses ship speed trials and coal use, with claims on boiler power and fuel receipts. It shifts to a long aside praising apples as brain food and health aids, citing anecdotal remedies and general wellness observations.
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Enal
Oernaton
Hindemnes
Imaerine
Ainless
Barry
Vilens
Sowell
Sowell Is Distiyettion Inetwarn the Teint Trip Eneed
Sergien
Phen
Photon
Yieing
Fay
Tales of the Ties at Atlanta Fair Prompt Mag Dinner Aid
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a scene at the fair where a shabby man asks a gentleman with gold spectacles for a quarter after praising the exposition and its role in attracting foreign capital and immigration. The reply is a charitable loan, and the man vanishes into the crowd.
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Atlanta
South
Atlanta Constitution
The Bummer and the Pig from Sherman’s March
A reminiscence recounts Civil War humor from the One Hundred Sixteenth New York Infantry. A “bummer” soldier toting a pig by belt string sparks laughter after being questioned by Sherman himself, illustrating lighthearted wartime moments amid the march to the sea.
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Pig
Sherman
Robert F. Atkins
Thiat House
New York Infantry
Bummoers
Bummuer
Thorn
Michigan
Buffalo Express
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