Local Color and a Bookish Romance in Pottsfield
In Pottsfield a New York author Mr Peter Polhemus visits the rustic town to study its speech and ends up in a playful mix of fiction and reality. He kisses Jane Topaz, Jim Bowers confronts him, and Jane Merriwether becomes part of the tale as Polhemus reveals the stunt was a joke. Jane ultimately marries Jim as Polhemus moves on.
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New York
Peter Polhemus
New England
Jane Topaz
Mr. Polhemus
Jim Bowers
Pottsfield
Cy Brown
Polhemus
Jane
Cain
Jim
Hank Stevens
Stong
Jane Merriwether
Nic
Qwen
Topaz
Dogs and Boys and the Joy of Companionship
The author reflects on boyhood in the era of Towser the dog, arguing that excluding dogs from human companionship would deprive a real boy of a vital treasure. The piece suggests those who lose affection for dogs miss more than youth, valuing canine friendship as essential to growing up.
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Towser
Test of Utility Asks About Usefulness of New Things
Quote from Goethe on how people judge value by utility. The remark notes that usefulness is the basis for estimating worth when something new appears. The text emphasizes practical benefit as a measure of value in changing times.
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Goethe
Writing on the wall prompts stern remark at rector
A caller praises the writing on the wall to the new rector's wife while the hostess responds with weary irony about whipping children to stop their behavior. The exchange captures a sharp, satirical moment in a church setting.
Fashion notes emphasize pockets belts and varied sleeves in 1915 styles
The article surveys spring 1915 fashion with wide skirts and pockets, belts across fronts or backs, and plaited fullness. Sleeves vary from long wrinkled to transparent fabrics revealing the arm, while three Paris princess frocks hint at a Victorian revival and feature mauve satin and corkscrew bias panels.
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Cheruit
Batiste
Organdie
Paris
Hair Care Remedies From A Historic Tea Gown Article
The excerpt describes hair styling steps and a glossy finish using warm water rinses and scalp massage. It lists a tonic recipe with Listerine and quinine and presents a green tea sage remedy for brunettes with instructions to simmer and bottle.
Keeping Hair In Condition Tip from Household Guide
The article offers an egg shampoo using yolk, hot rain water, and rosemary to treat dandruff. It also suggests a lightening method with white castile soap and baking soda, rubbing the mixture into scalp and hair, rinsing, and sun drying.
New Embroidery Alphabets for Hope-Chest Linens
Guidance on stylish monograms for linens covers Japanese blue on white for towels and pajamas, old English for dinner cloths, cutwork and block letters for tables and beds, and cross-stitch lettering as versatile options.
Ribbon Bows Accent New Satin and Silk Frocks
A description highlights waist and throat bows as decorative features on updated frocks. Satin and silk materials showcase ribbons arranged in small square bow motifs from neck to hem, adding charm to fashionable dresses.
Famous Queen Mary Pantry in Windsor Worth More Than a Million
The Windsor Queen Mary pantry houses two rooms of priceless plate and rare items valued in the millions. Highlights include a long solid silver table with royal emblems, the gold dinner service for state occasions, Nautilus vase attributed to Cellini, a rose water fountain in silver, a 36 by 16 feet hall lined with glass cases, and historic pieces such as Nell Gwynn bells, Charles II firedogs, and a George IV punch bowl by Flaxman.
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Windsor
Elizabeth
Benvenuto Cellini
Nuremberg
Nicholas Schmidt
Nell Gwynn
Charles II
George IV
He Had a Collection of Them
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press quotes a woman and a man discussing letters from Cousin John. The man says six notes exist and none are useful, implying a story about unhelpful correspondence and family keepsakes.
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John
Detroit Free Press
Not Exactly, Miss Weereigh, a Retiring Disposition
Boreleigh quips about her retiring disposition at 11 40 and Miss Weereigh responds with a playful confession about desiring to retire. The exchange frames a light social moment between two characters.
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Boreleigh
Miss Weereigh
Mr. Boreleigh
Dinotherium Fossil Found In Staten Island Clay
A fossil bone cluster, possibly from a dinotherium, was unearthed 16 feet below street level in St George Staten Island. The foreman notes elephantlike bones while the finder asserts the dinotherian theory and awaits coroner input.
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St. George
Staten Island
New York
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