Deed of Christmas Charity by a Wealthy Widow
Mrs Vinton, a rich widow estranged from her daughter Rosamond, buys lavish gifts for poor families at Christmas. She visits Mary Le Blanc, a widow with a small child, where she meets Mary and Joanna Ott. In a turning moment, Mrs Vinton discovers Rosamond is the little girl’s mother and reconciles with both, planning a Christmas tree for all.
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Vinton
Mary Vinton
Rosamond
Joanna Ott
Joanna
Mrs. Vinton
Joanoway
Sirs
Vietee
Ani
Ana Ee
East Side
Anmetee
Mra. White
Joanne
Mrs Vinton
Jowely
Miss Rosamond
Munzer
Joanna Ort
Mothre
Roramond
Mary
Janina
Tulle Neckwear For Spring Fashion
The article describes tulle neckwear and nets used for collars and ruffles to adorn blouses and dresses. It notes that in France all fine nets are called tulle and introduces waterproof tulles that resist dampness and can be refreshed with a warm iron. Lace collars outside the coat are a season's novelty.
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France
Colorful nurseries urge banishing white for babies
A children's doctor warns that white surroundings irritate infants and cause visual strain. Experts advise decorating nurseries with green blue or yellow and avoiding white clothing and gear.
A Dainty Tea Tray From a Reclaimed Picture Frame
A clever girl transforms a 40 cent secondhand oval picture frame into a decorative tea tray. She stains and sands the wood, adds brass handles, fits cretonne, and covers the back with felt, creating a stylish tray worth five dollars in stores.
Fancy Color Celluloid Toilet Sets Hit Market
Toilet sets in vivid celluloid become fashionable with deep purplish blue, offered plain or gilt. Prices show high value with a pair of military brushes at 16.50, nearly the cost of solid silver. A similar earlier color set is also advertised.
Clever Turkey Trick Leaves No Stitches Behind
A kitchen tip describes stuffing a turkey then not sewing the opening. Instead place wooden toothpicks with string across the slit so the roast can later drop out the toothpicks and string. The cavity then closes with no visible seam once the toothpicks are removed.
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Maris
Visitor startled by kiss prank at London residence
Leora Beesmore recalls a humorous incident at a Park Lane home. He teased Mrs Ronalds by promising to kiss the next woman who entered, then kissed Nora, sparking shock but later laughter once he explained his relation to Mrs Stirling.
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Leora Beesmore
Mra. Rovalis
Candy
Park Lane
London
Pansy
Fanny
Nora
Nansen and Laplanders Sleep in One Bag Tale
Sir Henry Lucy recounts Nansen story from Cornhill Magazine about his Arctic trek with two Norwegian assistants. The trio cram into a single sleeping bag, wake to find it empty, and later explain they could not sleep in the hot bag and found a sheltered spot behind a snow mound for a comfortable night.
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Nansen
Sir Henry Lucy
Cornhill
Greenland
Floating Farms on the Yangtze River
Chinese farmers along the Yangtsekiang build floating farms on rafts up to two acres in area. These platforms hold habitations, animal stables, pigpens, barns and storehouses. They travel about a thousand miles to markets, sell produce, dismantle the rafts, and return home, while weaving baskets during the voyage.
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China
Russia
Nijoi Novgorod
Kazan
Astrakhan
Harper's
Tea versus labor: Young attacks workers tea habit
Arthur Young criticizes agricultural laborers who treat tea as essential to daily life, noting men and women spend time at the tea table and suggesting the habit harms health and worsens poverty, with East Kent cited as an example.
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Cobbett
Arthur Young
Kent
London
Coruvicie
Son Becomes Proctor in Admiralty
Mrs Oldcastle notes her son has found his place as a proctor in admiralty. Mrs Gottalotte offers consolation, saying she did her best for him and will have the satisfaction of that effort. Chicago Record Herald.
Debate Over Death Habits Echoes Through Conversation
A quoted exchange contrasts views on death as habit vs. natural fate. He calls the idea nonsense while she provocatively asks if anyone is in the habit of dying, illustrating a philosophical back and forth.
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Bachaage
Be Married in Lore of Be Marries Record
Illusion and doubt color a dialogue about love and marriage. Cynic questions why he never wed while Sillicus recalls past disappointment in love, leaving Cynicus with the impossible notion that no man is ever fulfilled by marriage.
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Cynicua
Sillicus
Cynicus
Mending Matting with Raffia and Patches Technique
A housekeeper describes mending worn matting by sewing with raffia instead of thread. She notes that patches alone look untidy, but raffia matching the matting can darn holes, patch larger worn areas, and join breadths to leave stitches blending with the weave.
New Sandwich for Tea
Mrs Lily Haxworth Wallace English cooking expert told a pure food show cooking lesson that the best oyster is eaten raw or not cooked and shared a recipe for an egg and almond sandwich. The American salad is praised for variety of fruits and vegetables. The sandwich blends almonds eggs and butter between bread slices for afternoon tea.
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America
Lily Haxworth Wallace
Afternoon Bridge Gown Description
Tobacco brown chiffon with white satin trim forms a simple yet effective costume. A brown soutache button trim, two color belt, and double chiffon flounces define the look.
Preparing Gowne For the Dyers
Old faded gowns torn into flat pieces and sent to the dyers can be cheaply refreshed but when cut and made into new gowns they will bear little resemblance to the original costume.
Winter Fun For Children As Boreas Brings Snow
The article celebrates children enjoying winter sports as King Boreas and his lieutenant J Frost bring snow. It describes mufflers mittens sleds and skates from cellars and garrets and the merry hillsides with youths racing down glassy slopes. It notes the need to walk back up after each dash and the bright rosy cheeks of kids enjoying the season.
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Boreas
J Frost
Remarkable Dalmatian Ant Cooks Bread From Seeds
An article reports a Dalmatian ant, Messer barbarus, that not only gathers seeds but sprouts dries and bakes them into tiny cakes. Professor Neger notes this ant stores heat from the sun to cook and bake, a skill likened to sun cooked fruit by Arabs and Mexicans.
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Dalmatia
Neger
Dresden
Philadelphia Ledger
Slaps Round Game Tests Reflexes in Ring Circle
Players form a circle by tying a rope and holding it, then one person steps in and attempts to slap a neighbor as the rope yields. If successful the slapper swaps places with the slapped, and the game moves on with quick, often painful slaps and lively pursuit.
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Mark
John Faces Teachable Setback Over Facts
A pupil named John questions why he is “like a fact” and receives the teacher’s blunt answer that he is a stubborn thing. John resents the reply and hopes for a better explanation.
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John
Dreamlike note from Nicholas about longing and memory
A personal soliloquy expresses affection and mystery as the speaker imagines a reciprocal bond. The narrator notes hidden thoughts felt near the ear and the rolling wheels of thoughts, ending with a hopeful wish for mutual feeling.
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