Relentless Suitor Persists Despite Felicia’s Refusal
Felicia Graham rejects Bobby Remick’s insistence on continued courting. He schemes to reappear in her life by switching places with her chauffeur, racing to a remote suburb, where Remick confronts Felicia and presses for a dictated answer to his demand. The plot thickens as tension rises and weather and mood mirror the confrontation.
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Remick
Felicia
Robby Remick
Grahams
Chris
Chiis
Mins
Amo King
Abe
Saery
Evils of Tipping System in Paris Cafes and Restaurants
A French union secretary argues tipping should end in Parisian cafes and restaurants. He claims workers often receive no wage and see tips heavily deducted by employers. He envisions workers uniting to demand fixed salaries, citing cases where many staff hand over large tip sums to the house.
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Paris
M. Jabsoxynat
Chamybre Cyndicale Ouvriere Des Limonadiers
Dress for a 12 year old girl in embroidered net with velvet trim
The description outlines a net dress for a girl about 12, made over mercerized lawn. The skirt ends in two lace edged ruffles, the blouse has a plaited lace edged shoulder collar, and a yoke of valen t clonhes bands. A blue velvet model features soutache embroidery on collar, cuffs, girdle, and skirt border with satin ribbon girdle and buttoned front straps.
Afternoon dress detailed with brown terracotta cloth
Description of a smart tight fitting afternoon dress in brown terracotta cloth. Bodice features a round chiffon yoke and a yoked sleeve cut in one, braided with balloon edging and large fancy buttons. Hip trim mimics paneling with chiffon puffed sleeves and deep cuffs. Materials listed include seven yards of 148 inch fabric one dozen yards trimming half dozen yards braid and six buttons.
Colors in spring costumes and fabrics described
A feature on spring attire highlights pepper and salt tones. It details striped and check patterns in black and white, tweeds, shepherd plaids, and rough threads. It notes spring worsteds near gray, and homespuns in sixteen shades for outdoor wear. It ends with a view on how fabric texture reflects character and taste.
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London
Elaborate Bedspreads With Large Pink Roses
A craft article describes making bedspreads with large rose motifs. Use stamping from a single rose image, with Mercerized embroidery cotton in two shades for petals and leaves. Bold skeleton embroidery yields strong pink or old rose effects, suitable for open curtains and coordinated room decor.
Natty Accessories for Linen Suits
A guide for making black satin collar cuffs and pocket lapels for wash materials. It advises shaping the pieces, hand embroidery or sou-tache braiding, stiffening with canvas and taffeta, and finishing edges with machine stitching. Snaps at the upper edges allow removal for laundering.
For Aching Feet From Home Remedies to Doctor Visit
A woman recounts self care for neuralgia in her feet and legs. She baths her feet nightly and each morning in very hot salt water for five to six minutes, follows with a cold spray and brisk towel rub until warmed. She then seeks medical advice for persistent pain.
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Hersolf
Hair Whitening Mixture Promises Shine From Tartar Salt
A fragment describes a red haired girl applying a tiny pinch of tartar salts to her hair. The mixture is said to impart luster without bleaching or dyeing. It warns against overuse and notes salts must stay dry in a sealed container to avoid moisture damage.
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Sloan
Teouldan
Little Helps Soften water with lye and soap
A brief home remedy describes softening water by heating and adding two tablespoons of lye. After a few minutes a scum forms and is removed with a spoon, then soap is added to wash as for soft water. The note claims the method is harmless to clothes and saves soap.
Breakfast Jacket Description in Japanese Silk
A hip length breakfast jacket in Japanese silk with a pointed front and straight back. Loose pointed sleeves are bound with ribbons and finished with a simple neck binding. Monning jackets are simple and typically made from fine silks.
Lost Word Wager Test Shows He Could Write 3,418 Words
Adam C. Hasebarth reports a writer attempted to compile 5,000 distinct words in five hours using only memory. Over five hours he produced 3,970 total words with 3,418 unique after duplicates were removed. the experiment proved volatile but impressive.
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Adam C. Haselbarth
New York
Mileton
Shakespeare
William Swinton
Unusual Bookmarks Found in Library Volumes
A Carnegie Library in Washington recovered bookmarks from returned books including an insurance policy letters with business secrets love letters grocery bills photographs postal orders matches spectacles and false teeth. The finding highlights bookmarks as a distinct advance over time worn marks though books remain poor safety deposits.
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Carnegie Library
Washington
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Pellein
Bobby
Fe Hela
Monsenge
Bobby Remick
Eas
Literary Press
Sloan’s Liniment
J.P. Ease
Mt. Afry
Mann
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Western Canada
Dolliver
Iowa
Tramie Ontaren
Clarence R. Griffin
Sheridan
San Diego
California
Panama
Banta Fe Railroad
Ei Ribea
Aizen D.C. Sollier
COMPA
Hae
Piso
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