White House name debate spurs Washington sentiment
A Wanlington dispatch notes a movement in Washington to restore the use of the term White House replacing the venerable official title. The piece cites New York Times commentary and Taft’s preference for simplicity as it traces the clash of grandiose naming with practical, everyday language. The debate touches on tradition, administration image, and public taste as Congress grapples with the name.
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the Tribune
Washington
Cvtom
Congress
New York
White House
Corres
Taft
William Everett
Yale
Indy
Harvard
Winter Alpine Climbing Perils and Ski Running Lessons
A correspondent recalls a winter ascent near Schwarzenbach met with heavy snowfalls and avalanches. The piece warns that winter conditions amplify summer risks, urges barometer heedfulness, proper frostbite prevention, and constant food and warmth, and highlights two English ski runners who nearly perished before survival on the Wildstrubel.
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Auxius
Ike Mann
Olpeetty
Toren
Kanderstoy
Adelboden
Ube
Wildstrubel
Kanderete
Ooll
Fountaineer
Oberland
Finsternarhorn
Girl With a Cold Manner Becomes Icebound In Court
A remark about social behavior anchors a brief report noting a demeanor issue at a local gathering. The comment hints at social tensions and a chilly reception, with no further dramatic outcomes specified.
Coat making directions with trims and materials
The article describes a tight fitting coat in serge or similar fabrics with braid buttons and trim along the center front and sleeve edges. It also notes a soft silk hat trimmed with feathers and lists fabric yardages and supplies for two garments including braid buttons ribbons and tassels.
Home Made Turkish Bath For Invigorating Skincare
An athletic young woman advocates a homemade Turkish bath using a scrub brush and thick soap lather to cleanse skin and stimulate circulation. A cold shower, brisk rub, and rest follow, yielding refreshing effects. her careful attention to small details underscores her polished hosting style.
Tea gown design described with velvet trim
Exceedingly simple yet effective tea gown in old rose cashmere features a yoke and sleeve bands of braided velvet. The gown falls straight to the foot with fullness at the hem. Materials listed: six yards of 48 inch fabric and one yard of velvet.
The Cabriolet Headgear Description
A cabriolet is defined as a novel headgear with a single long string that can be wound around the neck and drawn down the back. The item is described as stylish and uniquely functional, resembling a scarf-like accessory with a looping finish.
Dressy Bows of White Net Pattern
This unsigned sewing guide describes making a dreary looking bow from white net. It instructs cutting a half yard by six inches piece, hemming, trimming with lace, gathering center, forming three loops on each side, and arranging the loops by depth for a decorative, stiff bow suitable to wear with a linen waist.
Made Well and Strong Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Ad
A vintage advertorial touting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. It cites testimonials from Mrs Jos hin Hart at Bardstown and Lydia E Pinkham cures for displacements fibroid ulceration irregularities and nervous prostration. The piece promotes free advice from Mrs Pinkham and claims decades of use and widespread relief for suffering women.
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E. Pinkham
Bardstown
Tony Dow
Pinkham
Joshin Hart
Christiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Matty Woop
Future Ideal Town Houses Have Gas For Heating And Electric Lighting
A fragmentary discussion of Sir Oliver Lodge's vision for a future town where homes use gas from coal for heating and cooking while electricity lights the streets. The plan envisions long distance gas pipes, bans on burning crude coal in towns, and air purification as a major goal with two English towns considering the idea.
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Deal
Sir Oliver Lodge
Ife
The Small Brother Again
A spring night in the park ends with a joke about a rubber tree after a rustling twig startles a couple. George initially jokes about a rubber tree while listening to a distant scene under the stars.
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George
Old Soaker’s Caffeine Cure Promises Relief With Postum
A Huntaville Alabama woman reports forty years of coffee use left her with stomach trouble and insomnia. After stopping coffee and switching to Postum she notes improved digestion and sleep, claiming her health greatly improved in four months. She endorses the product and hints at a connection between coffee and illness.
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Huntaville
Ala
Jean
Wellville
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Maude, Thomas
Okla
Ramones I
Egypt
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Hutte
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Rateau
Clermont
Robert Patton
Allany Loo
Hadson
Vivor
Buenos Aires
South America
Peary
North Pole
Dog Moat
Schwarzenbach
Switzerland
Alps
Wall Street
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