The Inadvertence of Miss Perkins in Westfield
In a small town Miss Perkins runs a flower shop that becomes a social hub. Gossip centers on Mabel Richey and Harry Martin after a broken engagement and a hurried courtship via roses. A mix of pride and clever handling by Miss Perkins exposes mistaken assumptions and romantic mischief in Westfield.
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Summer Street
Willare
Peter Perkins
Martha
Miss Perkins
Westfield
Perkins
Westient
Westfield Watchman
Hns
Auto
Teel
Miss el- 10
Livell
Trans
Miss Elwell
Miss Elgell
Miss Clemans
Rose
Blanche
Mabel
Mabel Richey
Harry
Tom
Dicka
Lucifer
Harry Martin
Jennie
Jack
Martin
Henry
Richey
Waverley Magazine
Advances in Industry and Engineering Across Regions
The article surveys England shifting anhydrous paper production to American factories for drier climate benefits. It explains skoboscopic testing for engineering, Ningpo Chinese hand woven cotton goods moving to Manchuria, and cheap handloom labor. It discusses light book paper from esparto grass fiber and a London power station using steam turbines with 7500 hp per unit and 11 600 volt output.
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England
Ningpo
Manchuria
United States
London
Metropolitan
New York
Why He Wanted to Run and the McCook Anecdote
The excerpt recalls General Alexander McDowell McCook narrating a Civil War scene where a raw recruit trembles under fire in slushy ground. He confesses fear due to the ague and contemplates running to warm up, illustrating battlefield nerves. It notes Scandinavian steel tramp ships challenging British rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander McDowell McCook
New York Mail and Express
Gardens Fashionable In City Hobbies And Varied Styles
The Washington Star notes garden fashion flourishing with women embracing gardens as creative outlets. One favors a single flower mood like pale pink roses in a Dutch garden setting with sunflowers and a pergola. Another cultivates an old garden with timeless blooms and a medical garden of healing herbs.
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Washington Star
The Evolving Role of Women At Home And In Fields
The article discusses varying married life expectations, noting brides may start with simple household duties and avoid debt. It cites Mothers Journal on home comfort over decoration and remarks on women working in harvests in Monroe County, contrasting outdoor activity with indoor luxury. It also offers health tips for slim and weak-chested figures, emphasizing hygiene, exercise, and posture.
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Mothers’ Journal
Cosey Corners
The Throat Contour and Modern Comfort
A Philadelphia Telegraph note argues that a woman should aim for a balanced figure rather than extreme fatness or thinness. It claims physical culture makes people intolerant of excess and urges pursuing the work of cure for health and comfort.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Notable Women and Wealth Spark Interest Across Nations
The article highlights fencing revival among Japanese noblewomen, Mrs. Leland Stanford’s multimillion dollar insurance, and Queen Maria Christina of Spain cited as a regent with diverse royal ancestry. It notes Florence Fitch earning a Berlin medical degree, Cynthia Roscoe with Civil War memory, Alice Fletcher’s federal land work, and a costly three emerald ring linked to Mrs. John Jacob Astor. It closes with Penelope Morris, a self-made fisherwoman living on a fifty acre island off Beaufort South Carolina born fifty three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Stanford
Maria Christina
Spain
Stuart
Hapsburg
George II
England
Anne Thackeray Ritchie
Connecticut
Florence Mary Fitch
Berlin University
Cynthia M. Roscoe
Paola
Kan
Osawatomie
John Brown
Wesley Merritt
Alice Fletcher
Indian Bureau
Smithsonian Museum
Washington
John Jacob Astor
America
Paris
Amsterdam
Penelope Morris
Beaufort
S. C
Fashion notes from autumn and winter wardrobes
The article surveys fall and winter fashion trends with emphasis on dress fabrics and silhouettes. It highlights bronze shoes, rubber-faced taficta auto coatings, the Princess style, extreme 22-sored skirts, etamine weaves, large hats, cravenette umbrellas, and lace trimmed chiffons. It notes yokes, tibelines, black brown gun metal velvets, gun metal silk linings, heliotrope gowns, plum street wear shades, a Nancy Brown lace set, Louis XIV sleeves, and discounted Shantung silk travel coats suitable for evening wear.
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Mr. Martin
Nero
Monroe County
York (Pa
Boyd
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