Roosevelts, frame care, and color facts in old notes
A fragmented notice describes the American Automobile Association as a large nonprofit with about one million members and lists Roosevelt as a president. It also mentions the law firm Roosevelt & O'Connor and other biographical notes. Additional content covers cleaning gilded frames with a damp sponge and cautions against over-wetting to protect gold leaf. The piece notes human color perception and cites New Zealand's 1894 minimum wage legislation.
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New Zealand
Knitting Pattern Notes and Lena Bay Waste Basket Question
A fragment describes a knitting pattern with heel construction and stitch instructions, praising strength of Tris for locking. It also reports a Lena Bay Aurora Michigan woman asking why wastebaskets are not divided into burnable and non burnable sections.
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Tris
Lena Bay
Aurora
Shaping Baby's Cap After Washing Instructions
Instructions describe blowing up a toy balloon to bonnet size, inserting it inside the bonnet, and letting it dry to shape the cap correctly. The method aims to preserve original dimensions and form after washing.
Telling the Bees superstition linked to death rites
The text describes an old superstition where a family must tell the bees of a death to avoid their malice. It also notes a belief that the hives should be turned around just before a funeral of the beekeepers.
Stars Trade Gridiron for Cattle Ranches and Ranges
In this glimpse of ex pro players Sammy Baugh and Dick Todd, the pair heads home after the season to manage ranches near Sweetwater, Texas. They describe off-season plans, weight notes, and reflections on the pro game, including protection for passers and the lure of returning to their backcountry roots.
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Angeles
Texas
Sammy Baugh
Dice Todd
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
I Caida
Baugh
Sammy
Sam
Dick Todd
Sweetwater
Todd
Lew Jenkins
Jenkins
Lew
Nough
Stop Fooling Herself on Love Losses in Letters
Kathleen Norris notes two readers, a 16 year old from Los Angeles and a 44 year old from Boston, both fooling themselves about a man who has stopped calling. The column counsels ending the fantasy, accepting heartbreak, and pursuing real peace by facing the facts and moving on.
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Nancy
Los Angeles
Anne
Boston
Ang
Heds
Ile
Sam
Wes
Tilly
Mel
Advien Kerktoen North Iies
Nils Norris
Julie Sixtern
Foreign rail project with Brazil and US money
A 19th century US export bank loan to Brazil funds a plan to rehabilitate and electrify Brazilian railways. The venture, begun 1875, faced jungle fever and hostile tribes. 250 of 841 expedition members died and the project failed before completion.
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A. S. Bioney
United States
Import and Export Bank
Brazil
South America
J. P. Clack
Adventurers Club of
Chicago
Dad” Clark
Philadelphia
Madeira River
Bolivia
Mason Warner
Clark
Parrot Lesson Ends in Tragic Farmyard Incident
A lesson with a parrot named Bloomin' Parrot Wes turns deadly when Bert mocks the bird during a visit to a wealthy relative. The parrot thrashes and twists to attack, resulting in three deaths and a wounded fourth as the bird utters taunting phrases.
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Bert
Plans Regulates Men By Circumstances Not The Plans
A quotation argues that human action should adapt to surrounding conditions rather than rigidly following pre set plans. It emphasizes the balance between intention and situation in practical governance and personal conduct. Livy attribution noted.
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Automobile Aazpedation
Srbich Lelonga
Roosevelt Preaitent
Roosevelt
Carter, Ledyard, & Millman
New York
Roosevelt & O'Connor
Strong Heela On
Socke
Ib Ths
EL Goloen Asses Ieee Aa Wort
Popolar le Se
Lawrence Clinic
Willson
Waring - Avex
Gareciare Aime
Sle
Salt Lake
Matplower Cafe
Wise South
Leetheons
Sandwiedse WU
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Lanny Joronan
Danny Forttean
Danny
Calgate
Ivy Teague
Grapu
Rico
Kathleen Norris
WRU
Nice
By Kathleen Norris
PALAT
Henry Allen
Kansas
Republican
Ollie Little
Alma
Kan
Little
Hoover
Everett Saunders
National Republican
Herman Roe
Northfeld
Mizs
Wheeler McMillen
Farm Journal
Covington
Ind
America
Wheeler McMi Jen
Guy A. Hardy
Canon City Cola, Daily Record
Congress
Washington
Bloomin
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