Old Things Now Forgotten in a Modern Home
A nostalgic piece catalogs obsolete domestic items once common in parlors and kitchens. It recounts courting sticks, cradle sets, warming pans, lanterns, castors, and mustache cups, noting how heating, lighting, and social habits changed as furnitures and habits grew antique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Steele
Lady Middleton
Lucy
Annamarie Middleton
Elinor Dashwood
Elinor
Edward Ferrars
Hearthstone
Abigail Adams
White House
John L. Sullivan
Gloucester
What the World Is Doing in Whooping Cough Treatment
Rare in the country with 6000 yearly cough deaths, doctors report dramatic results from K ray therapy at a floating hospital. In two years 708 cases treated with only two infant deaths, prompting adoption by New York Chicago Ban and Montreal institutions.
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Department of the Bastom Floating Hospital
New York
Chicago
Ban
Montreal
Parlor life and fashion fade as habits change over time
A reflective, fragmentary reminiscence traces how spittoons, smoking caps, slippers, shawls, and parlor fixtures faded from daily use as social customs shifted. The author notes the loss of old domestic rituals and the impact of evolving tastes on home life and decor.
Refugees reshape Greece as Attica mirrors new demographic
A Manchester Guardian correspondent notes Greece’s refugee influx since 1922 is transforming Attica with a mix of Albanian origin residents and Hellenic families. Refuges build own villages, improve trades, and ease city strain using small motor buses and trams while wealthier refugees advance in law, shipping, and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Anette Cae
Manchester Guardian
Attica
Greece at crossroads as refugees reshape its future
The article portrays Greece's shift from romantic politics to practical democracy. It notes Veniselist veterans hold power amid reforms aided by British and American support, while mass refugee influx drives urban growth and water shortages. New construction rises around Athens as forests expand and a more unified citizenry emerges, signaling a definite Greek future.
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Kisig
Constantine
Saint
Sophia
War Office
Athens
Nider
Vlachopoulos
Salonika
Greece
Constitution Square
Bosphorus
Dove
Hymettes
Ptrasus
Kephisia
Marousi
Stymphalus
Peloponnese
Mani
Caesarians
Hymettus
Europe
Lycabettus
Noted Official Challenges Public During Heated Exchange
A stern official expressed disdain for the public claiming they are beneath him. A contrasting voice shouted that despite not being ideal, they secured a position or recognition. The exchange reveals tensions between leadership and citizens.
Dialogue on interrogation and mistaken ides in print
The excerpt features a police scene where an officer confronts a suspect about interrogation tactics. The suspect admits they browbeat him, while another comically questions a cow’s milk color and blackberry ripening, reflecting lighthearted humor in magazine humor pages.
The Phrase Vor Tex Returns as Movie Tax Debate
A burlesque dialogue notes the term vor tex as the extra penny tolls charged at theaters. The speaker explains it as a modern movie tax, hinting at rising costs for audience members.
Ousenthe Preprocessor Returns Abroad Angers Friends
A garbled note from a reader describes a man returning abroad and angering friends who were surprised to see him and noticed an omission in a word. The fragment hints at controversy over unchanged content and a missed letter.
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Fishman
Cwas
Notice for Publication Roy Beaton Three Year Proof
Roy Beaton filed intent to prove up residence on land Lot No. 018005 in township 29 29S range 11W Willamette Meridian. He will testify before Edgar A. at Myr is Point Oregon on the lith day with witnesses Robert B. James Emma Brode Cribbins 27 31 Register Oregon.
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U. 8
Roseburg
Oregon
Roy Beaton
Ion
Township
Range
Willamette Meridian
Edgar A. A
Land Office Notice of Three Year Proof in Oregon
Interior U S Land Office Roseburg May 27 1925 notices Leslie L Evernden of Bridge Oregon has filed intention to make three year proof on original stead entry 018062 and second adjoining entries 015580 015599 claiming NW and SE quarters in Lamette meridian. Proof to be before Edgar A S Com at Myrtle Point Oregon on July 7 1925 with witnesses William A Fish Bayeaind A Wat end ita Mek S ft Left of Bridge Oregon Ron coal Hamill A Canaday.
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U. S Land Office
Roseburg
Leslie L. Evernden
Bridge
Aes
Range Weelamette
Cecibel Tase Baee
Edgar
A. S. Com
Myrthint
Oregon
William A. Fish Bayeaind
A. Wat- Peeee
Ron
Coal
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Britannia
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Pardapa
Popular Mechanics
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Emerson
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Abraham Lincoln
Ie Century
Edith Mintes
Everybody’s Magazine
Pitt Panther
Myrtle Point
Wesher
Conlon
Mountain States Power Co
Coquille, Oregon
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