Oddities and curiosities from science and theater
A collage of notes: bees with homing instinct, cholera danger to certain groups, rose petal perfume costs, Koh-i-noor cut to 106 karats, and Bavarian gas ventures. Also reports on American consulates in Omsk, a New Jersey dairy music study, and European moving pictures prompting debate on art and vulgarity.
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Tunis
Abyssinia
British Museum
Hatasu
Bavaria
Switzerland
London
Harman
Huber
Lubbock
Ontario
Canadas
Baron Goto
Japan
China
New Jersey
New York
Watertown
N. Y
Europe
New York Sun
H. M.S. Ramillies
Bolt Tail
Devon
Stagecraft and culture in early film era
A fragment from a Meoving Pictures article discusses actors potentially leaving traces of their art in cinema. It contrasts the American claim to culture with local perceptions, noting Boston women’s reverence for culture and the tension with the industry’s evolving status.
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Boston
Apple Love Charms Through History and Hallows Eve Customs
The Baltimore Sun notes on apricot like but about apples shows historic beliefs linking apples to luck in love, marriage, and health. It describes Southern England rope and fire rituals predicting marriage and Scottish peeling lore for future husbands. A bowl of water with floating apples leads to fork pokes to ward off colds.
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England
Scotland
Highlands
Baltimore Sun
The Imitation Tourist
A Boston Traveler poem notes a traveler returning with labels from Rome Naples Paris and Luverne as a symbol of his journeys. The speaker observes the traveler’s race through labels rather than sports or leisure, ending with a flourish about the label ribbon at the end.
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Rome
Naples
Luverne
Paris
New York
Boston
In a Tramcar a Child’s Age Question Sparks Banter
A s conductor asks a mother how old her child and she replies seven, then calls her child 28 a humorous misstatement. The piece reflects a quip about age and prosperity, noting that great genius often blends sharp talent with a dash of insanity as observed in a Weekly Telegraph snippet.
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Weekly Telegraph
Women's Place in Business and the Modern Office
Harriet Richards argues in the Book keeper that women form a self supporting force in the U S economy and contribute across all occupations. She notes intuitive insight patience and balance as feminine traits valuable to business and contrasts American norms with French practice.
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Harriet Richards
United States
France
Bolero Jackets Return to Fashion Prominence
A newspaper note highlights bolero jackets regaining popularity with new models. A water green satin empire line design features jacketed effect with silk satin braiding and a front braided motif edged with a single braid row.
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Empire Lines
Women and the value of stoic resilience at work
The text argues that reprimands for minor mishaps should not derail a businesswoman. It suggests mentally accepting, learning, and moving on, using philosophy to ease irritation for small disturbances. It emphasizes keeping perspective and not becoming careless.
European press on American women poise and conduct
European newspapers comment on American women’s poise and feminine dignity, challenging the view that they lack European standards. The piece argues against the notion and cites observed behavior to support its stance.
Fashion notes and home care tips from a vintage period guide
The article surveys evening gown features such as folds, sleeveless coats, matching scarves, and long narrow coats with striped or check gowns. It notes metallics among cottons, two tone satins, and bold colors like yellow. It offers cleaning and maintenance tips for brass, lace, linoleum, and linoleum wax, plus blouse ideas with embroidery and frog buttons.
The Park Child Finds Joy in Nature
A quoted passage from Harper's Bazaar describes a young girl walking with her mother in a park. The child becomes deeply immersed in the forest and animal life, losing awareness of self as she joyfully exclaims to her mother about her own enjoyment.
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Harper
Wedding Ring Traditions Across Europe
An article in Women's Life notes the belief the wedding finger is the left third finger due to a heart nerve. In France Belgium Germany and most of Europe the engagement ring finger is the left third finger while the wedding ring finger is the right third finger.
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England
France
Belgium
Germany
Cleaning and whitening tips from a past household guide
Use salt water with a coarse brush to clean willow furniture and dry well. A cloth dipped in methylated spirits cleans brown shoes. For bleaching handkerchiefs, soak overnight in water with dissolved cream of tartar. Moistened cream of tartar removes iron rust. Grass stains in white fabrics.
Health and Beauty Hints From a Historic Remedy Page
The article offers home remedies for boils, ringworms, burns, and neuralgia including peeling boiled eggs for boils, applying varnishlike coatings for burns, mixing oil with saltpeter, and using alum and borax. Advice covers castor oil with orange juice, hot foot baths, and mouth washes with borax camphor. It notes hunger cures and suggests hydrogen peroxide as a skin cleaner.
Basting Techniques For Jacket Waist Fit
Instructions describe basting the lining of jackets and waists to trim fullness at the waist. Pull the lining to reduce bulk, then stitch the waist to remove fullness, yielding a snug fit and avoiding wrinkles at the waist line.
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Asnelena
Africa
Hoboken
Jamestown Colony
Qnally
le Bargy
Rejane
Bernhardt
Victorien Sardou
Capus
Layvedan
Chicago Journal
Ponxe
Humasa
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