Empire Lunch Room Drama Winds Through Cashier’s Quiet Mercy
In a bustling Empire lunch room, Ralph Putnam battles pride and misrule while Kitty Bebman as the star figure provokes scorn. Sally Loftus, a nervous stenographer, helps Ralph learn business duties, transforming the shop's tone and leading to Kitty’s dismissal.
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Ted
Kitty Berman
Bar
Loftus
Ralph Putnam
Kitty Bebman
Ralph
Kitty
Theo
Quarreis
Sally Loftus
Sally
Peter
Raipt
Empire
Russell Sage
Kitty Behbman
Greber
Building Frames in Zurich Sketch Architectural Control
Swiss building rule requires erection of poles with triangular frames at each building corner to mark height and projection before plan approval. The Zurich canton rule aims to show architectural relations to neighboring structures and aid municipal review and neighbor input.
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Switzerland
Wost
Canton
Zurich
Minneapelix Journal
Circassian walnut demand depleting supply in furniture trade
The United States government and broader market rely on Circassian walnut for luxury furniture due to its rare figured grain and high cost. Demand has outpaced supply since the eighteenth century, with scarce trees and depleted stocks driving prices upward.
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United States
Department “of Agriculture
Europe
Fashion Notes on Bathing Suits with Draped Skirts
The article describes bathing suits with draped skirts and models wearing short skirts over knickers. It highlights a black lansdowne fabric made of silk and worsted weave that presents well when wet.
Down brakes phrase in old railroading myth debunked
Harper's Weekly explains that in imminent collisions engineers do not reverse the engine. They shut off steam apply the air brake and open sand valves, actions completed in about five seconds. Reversing the engine after braking weakens braking power and is prohibited.
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Bever
Harper’s Weekly
The Bee and its Hexagonal Masterpiece
The eminent Maurice Maeterlinck extols the bee as a paragon of science and design. He lauds the hexagonal cell as a near perfect achievement, unmatched by any living being, even man.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Beney
Lunch room rumor sparks talk of Bill Jones profits
A Chicago Record Herald remark notes chatter about Bill Jones opening a lunch room in a prime location. Two men discuss whether it can fail, joking that only a fatal shootout could cause losses, implying high risk and bold enterprise.
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Bill Jones
Chicago Record-Herald
Unclear fragmentary text involving Nora and Gore
The readable lines describe a scene with Nora and Gore upstairs and downstairs in distress, mentioning powders, windows, and a kitchen. A question about numerous dead flies is answered with yes, the rooms are alive with them.
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Nora
Gore
Nera
Tim
Ucompanica
Dining Table Fern Dish Ideal Centerpiece For Home Meals
The flowering cyclamen plant offers a hardy, attractive center piece for the dinner table. Available in white or deep rose, it blooms from November to April and grows bushier after flowering. A good specimen costs about a dollar and fits in a low pot in a basket for informal meals.
Care of Parcel Pest Plants After Shipping
Care of parcel plants after transit requires rehydrating roots without removing wrappings. Unwrap carefully, spread on floor, shower, cover roots with a thick cloth, and saturate soil. Leave four to six hours before potting, then place in shade and water well. Shower twice daily for a week and provide ample fresh air, avoiding heat or drying winds.
Cardboard frame to hold shopping list for easy errands
A vintage note describes making a small tapestry framed card to slip a shopping list inside a bag. It explains attaching a thin cardboard backing and sliding the list into permanent slots under frame projections for quick reference during shopping trips. A separate item mentions a visitor in Washington collecting spoons and city cards for a luncheon table talk.
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National Capital
Washington
Art Fraud Haunts Auctions as Signature Controversy Grows
In a Washington Star report a debate erupts over forged signatures on artworks. Hestecere laments the lack of genuine masters while Mr Comroz defends his recent spurious signature, highlighting the era’s pervasive fraud risks.
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Comroz
Washington Ster
Calculating Interest Formulas From Fractions in 6 Percent
A Dallas News Sherman Correspondent presents correct fractional formulas for computing interest on any number of days at 6 percent. It explains how to trim dollars and cents digits for principal and days, then lists multiple rate and divisor formulas to yield exact interest. Also shows a simple method for counting days between two dates with examples March 27 to July 24.
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Fen
Blood Poisoning Explained By Bacterial Wound Infection
Dr William Brady in the New York World warns blood poisoning or septicaemia stems from bacterial infection of a wound regardless of wound size or instrument. Signs include chills, headache, swelling, throbbing pain, and red streaks to lymph nodes. Iodine tincture is recommended as an antiseptic for wound care.
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William Brady
New York World
How He Was Paid
A shipyard office apprentice described his occupation as “an office yard and any odd jobs.” He also noted his pay as “in envelope, through little window,” a phrase echoed by the Glasgow News as a vivid, ironic glimpse into the era’s employment practices.
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Glasgow News
Humorous Fragments Hit Big Little Town Letter Writings
A travel note from Mariner Crothers includes comic misstatements and garbled lines about a “biggest little” place and a hotel letter. The piece showcases tangled phrases and playful wordplay, with snippets about bridge, secrecy, and affectionate wordplay.
Dreams that saved lives and ships from doom
A condensed survey of dreams said to avert disaster in travel and work. Reports recount sailors foreseeing wrecks, a woman saved from departure after a vision, and workers spared in mining accidents, with several accounts of ships and crews surviving or perishing by dream warnings.
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