Bungalows and Gardens Shape in India and Home Life
William A. Madford, Chicago, offers guidance on bungalow building drawn from Indian models. The piece describes the Wangalow style, veranda use, and floor plans, noting variations from palatial to modest in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, plus government public bungalows for travelers and a sample five room cottage priced at about $1,700. It also covers interior layout, servant needs, and daily life features, concluding with a note on outdoor living, lighting, and ventilation. Four paintings fetch $75,000 for Romney, Dupre, Whistler works, highlighting major sales to American collectors.
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India
Roomie
America
Calcutta
Madras
Bombay
Inen
Whit
Engilal
Romney
Whistler
Dupre
Innes
Mra
John Blackburne
George Romney
B. J. Berwind
Blakeslee
Jules Dupre
Brooklyn
Raleton
William H. Bage
Albany
Victor G. Fisher
Origin of Clerk Etymology and Clerical Ties
The London Chronicle cites origins of clerk and related words. Etymology traces to Greek kleros meaning lot and later to clerics who could read and write. Modern sense shifts from clergy literacy to general clerical work and even clerical errors by laypeople.
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London Chronicle
Priethood
Kleroc
Lot
There Is Always Room for One More Entrance Quote
A quirky exchange recalls an inscription above Hades’ entrance that reads There is always room for one more. The dialogue hints at a humorous, rebellious mood and a lingering literary reference.
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Hades
Varied Coiffures Match Large and Small Hats
Julia Bottomley outlines early 20th century fashion notes on women’s hairdressing and hats. She describes methods like chignons, transformations, and vents under hats to accommodate midsummer large brims and smaller hats, detailing puffed chignons, hair bands, and pompadours for varied styles.
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Trac
Cleopatra
Dreas
Truyute
Headgear for the motor tub dresses for a dollar
A Vieux rose straw bonnet with blue silk scarf and chiffon veil offers a stylish summer look at one dollar, with trims kept light to stay cool. Readers are advised to start with patterns costing 15 cents and use cheap lawn or gingham to fashion multiple frocks and collars, minimizing expense while maintaining style.
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Brenda
Ribbon Holder Construction Prompt
Instructions describe making a decorative ribbon holder by cutting circles from cardboard and silk, sewing them together, adding lace trim, inserting a baby ribbon bolt between layers, and piercing holes to thread a bow with a ribbon threader. The steps specify materials, trimming, and tying to form a finished holder.
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Jack Dresden
Makeshift Coat Hanger From Common Materials
Handy guide to fashioning an emergency coat hanger from a rolled newspaper, four feet cord, and a sturdy hook. Form a loop to attach to a book or nail, creating a simple method to hang a coat without creasing it when away from home.
Patch Quilt Revival Promises Timeless Home Touch
A nostalgic note on rescuing a patch quilt from an attic trunk. The piece urges laying the quilt on a guest bed this spring, promoting its charm as a real antique or a new handmade alternative. It highlights piecing squares and stitching as pleasing crafts.
Old Time Kitchen Tips From a Home Cookbook
A整理 guide of practical kitchen advice covering slow cooker use for soups and cereals, suggests cooking methods for chicken soup oatmeal and rice, emphasizes moisture preservation, and offers housekeeping tips such as saving parchment and crumbs and avoiding waste. It also notes safe handling of sandpaper, broom care, and match striking near the stove.
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Little Benke
Light supper and a Teet night misinterpreted menu
The fragmentary OCR hints at a late evening meal and discomfort after a light supper. It mentions indigestion and a morning effect, but the garbled text limits clear identification of people, places, or events.
Uses for Sour Cream in Traditional Dishes and Desserts
A recipe fragment collection shows methods for using sour cream in dressings, biscuits, sauces, fruit breads, and pies. It includes proportions for dressings with vinegar lemon juice and sour cream, cream biscuit dough, horseradish sauce with sour cream, Hermite pudding with raisin and spices, and a carrot pie with sour cream and meringue.
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Graham Gema
Household Etiquette Dos and Donts From A Guide
A fragmentary instructional note lists practical housekeeping rules. It urges saving wear, avoiding waste, and tidiness by advising against overuse of tools, discarding spoiled portions, picking up fallen items, returning corks and stoppers, and wiping butter before storing. The text presents a period voice with cautions on household tasks.
Entertaining Plenie Ideas For A Simple Afternoon
A guide to hosting a plenie with porch or garden settings. Suggestions include guests bringing handiwork, reading aloud, and light discussions on flowers and birds. Recipes feature sponge cake and creamy cheese fillings, with servings of sandwiches, cakes, ices, and coffee.
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Oman
Office Workers Should Avoid Exercise After Work
Delia Paynelen cites Dr. B. A. Walker of Boston from the Arlington report claiming office laborers should not exercise after work. He argues that while such activity may not build the body, it increases fatigue and lassitude, urging young workers to rely on outdoor activity before starting office jobs and to limit strenuous effort to weekends and holidays. The piece notes headworkers adapt easily to conditions and warns against overcivilized routines harming health.
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B. A. Walker
Boston
Arlington
Washington Herald
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