Quotations of era topics mix grim notes and oddities
A compact column lampoons modern life with remarks on aging cures, inflation, and politics. It notes Castro in Teneriffe, a New York taxi arrest, a tax on incomes over 3000, German studies on longevity, and odd curiosities from cities to farms, finishing with onion prices and coffins at sale.
St Louis to Install Eight Hour Day for Police
St Louis police shift reforms grant the night force longer rest with an eight hour day effective this week.
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St. Louis
Stt. Louis
Oddities of culture and headlines from a vanished era
A collage of provocative vignettes touching on morality in theater and media, symbolism in fashion, gender roles, dentistry costs, aviation risk and inflation era quirks. Names and places are fragmentary, reflecting the era’s pulpish, mixed-topic style with satirical takes on society.
Lord Kitchener in Egypt An iron hand and reform drive
Clayton Sedgwick Cooper reports from Cairo praising Lord Kitchener as the driving force behind Egypt's modernization. The British official’s stern leadership, irrigation advances, education plans, and reform programs are credited with stabilizing the country and winning Egyptian confidence, while nationalist agitation wanes.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
Clayton Sedgwick Cooper
Christian Science Monitor
Lord Cromer
Khartum
Khalifa
Sudan
Kitchener
Omdurman
Nile
Postal Savings Bank
Turkey
Tripoli
Downing Street
Napoleon
Mirror as a Lion Pacifier at Brookside Zoo
Park officials plan to place a mirror in the lion's cage to comfort Columbus the male lion after the loss of his mate. The reflection of a neighboring leopard will be seen as a new companion to ease his grief.
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Clevland
Columbus
Brookside Zoo
Parcel Post Holds Leech Package in Middletown
A parcel post package containing a dozen live leeches is held by the Middletown post office for lack of a proper address. The item was deposited on Saturday and bears only the designation N. Y.
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Middletown
Conn
N. Y
Crusade on Noise Grows Internationally From New York Efforts
The movement led by Mrs. Isaac L. Rice to suppress unnecessary noise has expanded from New York eight years ago to Germany and England. It highlights hospital and school zone regulations, the saner Fourth of July, and reduced tugboat whistles along the Hudson, with support from notable figures and local governments.
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New York City
New York
Isaac L. Rice
The
Evening Post
Theodore Lessing
Hanover
Society For the Suppression
Germany
Professor Lessing
Young America
Joseph and the Chief Butler Dreams in Egypt Lesson
A devotional study on Genesis chapters 39 and 40 where Joseph, sold to Potiphar, preserves integrity under temptation. The lesson contrasts his faithful service, interpretive dreams for the chief butler and baker, and God’s providence guiding his rise from slavery to leadership.
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Joseph
Egypt
Potiphar
Maclaren
Butler
Jacob
God
Chief Baker
Young widow bride wed at coffin in churchyard twist
Mrs Peterson urged her son Christ to marry before death. He delayed until her burial. Miss Hannah Jensen consented and they wed at the funeral, with Rev William Steinmeyer officiating. The couple joined mourners for burial and paused their first trip as husband and wife.
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Chicago
Peter Peterson
East Seventieth Street
Christ Peterson
Hannah Jensen
Adams Avenue
Peterson
Miss Jensen
William Steinmeyer
Zion Lutheran Church
Wig Bale Auction Promises Odd Hair Spectacle
Jersey City auction to sell a bale of wigs seized by customs in Hoboken. The United States government advertises a sale at the Jersey City post office with wigs of many colors and styles.
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Jersey City
N. J
United States
Hoboken
Plain fitted drawers for women pattern 6198
This fashion note describes plain fitted drawers with center seams and dart shaping, trimmed with lace or insertion, using nainsook cambric muslin or wash silk. Pattern 6198 comes in sizes 22 26 and 30 inches, requires 2 1/2 yards of 27 inch material, 1 1/2 yards edging, 1 54 yards beading, and 3 yards ribbon. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
Lady's Waist Pattern for Elegant Evening Gown
The waist pattern 6168 offers a back-closing design with body lining and optional long or short sleeves. Sized 34 to 42 inches, it requires 23¾ yards of 36 inch fabric and 1 yard of 36 inch lining plus 1¼ yards of 22 inch all over. Send 0 cents to Pattern Department for the pattern.
Meaning of "Greasy Domesticity" in Hog Killing Day
The piece recalls an old fashioned hog killing and discusses "greasy domesticity" as coined by George Creel. A neighbor chats via the party line about lard preparation while the author notes fish survive Siberian winter ice and revive when melt occurs in spring.
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George Creel
Mary
Siberia
Open the Door Anyway
A fragment notes a moment when a man contemplates a bold act or decision. The text hints at inner resolve and a turning point, suggesting a theme of perseverance against hesitation. No clear names or events are established in the readable portion.
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