Curious Yearly Oddities Rise From Global Snippets
A collage of whimsical and strange 1910s era tidbits spans the globe from Philadelphia hospital news to Stockholm lawsuits and comet fears. Oddities include a man vowing to ignore a passerby, a Chicago corpse auctioner, a Norwegian name change, a Danish court case over teeth, and a comet scare causing street unrest, all framed as light, human-interest miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hurman
Hannah More Ones
Philadephia
Angelo
Pennsylvanian Hospital
Treatmont
Quaker City
Severnen
Portland
Ore
Chan
Wayne
Hide
Moyer
Atso
Sumeind Hennty
Dadeville. A
Shap
Qurstion
Donohue
Witken-Darre
John Bucksan
Mallowney
Waeh- Ineton
William Thomas
Stockholm
Albert Vystrorm
Royal
Lea
East Veleran
Brown
Orp
Congress No Creators? Bryan and Oratory in Decline
The essay laments a decline in oratory within Congress since 1900, praising William Jennings Bryan as one of the era’s greatest speakers. It contrasts true orators with mere speakers, attributing this to media and technology while noting Bryan’s enduring audience reach and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Feives
Gock
Sant
Edward W Jan James Ingells
St Crater
Cockran
Delirius
Congress
Tere
Compress
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
America
Taft
Oral Roosevelt
Highest Inc. Telly
Telegraph
Aviatress Paris flight sparks debate on women in air
The Chicago Record Herald reflects on Mile Marvingt competing in the Coupe Femina, noting a 60 minute airborne feat and pondering whether aviation suits women. It contrasts public adoration with spectatorship, cites a 10 year old boy’s stunt, and questions if women can earn true acclaim beyond the grand stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record Herald
Paris
Marvingt
Madamoinelle
Marvinot
Fragmented verse and maritime tale flood memory
An unclear, damaged OCR passage blends a pessimistic lyric and a wartime sea scene. A narrator recalls a father’s brutal fate at sea while half remembered lines hint at vanished lovers and a distant queen. The fragmentary text references a Dover-like locality and a sailor’s yarn.
Tommy and the feathers after a tragic city fire
In London a young woman named Tommy, a daily wearer of striking dress and ostrich feathers, is killed in a fire that destroys a Charterhouse Street shop. Her companion Tony survives youthfully, while a narrator recalls Tommy's philosophy of independence and the dramatic rescue attempt that ends in tragedy.
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Tommy
Alea
Highbury
Charterhouse Street
London
Tony
Shoa Tete
Lamps Make Artistic Effect in Home Furnishings
Lamps are now a prominent feature in homes, replacing candles with electric lighting. Small colonial lamps with glass bases and white bell shaped shades are favored, old models preferred for authenticity. Glass shades with colonial or pendant designs reflect light and brighten dinner tables, while pierced metal shades are avoided. Country houses use tiny old lanterns in bedrooms and large ship lanterns in halls, with candle bulbs adjusted for room size.
How to Wash Hair Brushes for Longevity
Readers learn a method to clean hair brushes to remove dirt and dust. Use two bowls of cold water with a pinch of bicarbonate in the first to dunk bristles up and down, then rinse in a second bowl, shake dry, and air drain. Do not soak the backs. Dry on a rack for best bristle longevity.
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Vineland
Rockshire
Washington
Michael Singer
Cilcaro
Tom Kingsville
Isiad
Stamford
Conn
Maude
Willam Olmstead
Candles Drip No More Tip From Warper's Dagar
A reader shares a culinary tip learned from Warper's Dagar. Cooling candles in the ice box near the door for about twenty minutes before lighting prevents dripping and protects embroidered cloth and handlesticks. The note passes the tip along to others.
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Warper
Dagar
Sausage rolls from Harper's Bazaar recipe
Form sausage meat into two inch long rolls twice finger thick. Fry until dent, drain in a heated colander. Cut ready pastry strips three inches wide and long enough to wrap sausage rolls. Wrap with pastry and bake to a delicate brown. Eat hot.
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Harper's Baxar
TO SAVE HER GLOVES
A Harper's Bazar note explains how writing one’s game with ink on the inside of the wrist of each glove prevents loss or mislaying and saves money by avoiding replacing new pairs. The method proved a lasting comfort to the author.
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Harper's Bazar
Fashion Notes and Irish Tale of Widespread Style
Fashion notes describe a vogue for antique laces, scarf and hat garnitures with suede, gold gauze, and ermine trims. Bright colors dominate, with velvet gowns and sables in demand. kimono sleeves prevail and coats shorten with larger collars. A humorous Irish anecdote follows about Pat mistaking horseradish for food, recalling his father’s hanging in Ireland.
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W. Snether Smith
St. Charles
Atlantic City
Andrew Carnegie
Chicago
Omaha
Cornelius Pace
Bey~oghy
Ni i
Fie
Anthonie
Lacian
Pace
Sion
Wise
Myra
Bena D. Smith
England
Gilbert
Id Gillen E. Calvin
Bralenskain
North Cape
Gevnd
Kruse
Crugo Wan
RoMyson
John Nanny Thies
Long Island City
Chrixtoner
Fredes Coole Thirey
John EH
Hubert Peary
New England
Hlorring
Elizabeth Murry
Lawrence Swift
Ohlie
Harry & Gulp
Edgar Alien
Olver Wendell Halmes
Colpelor
Maltimore
Anabeliite Justice Holi
Boston
Cates
Cairo
Norway
Sydon
Tarsus
Thraoft Din Mihor
Elie Tetciys
Geongo
Great Britain
Sturtgiurs
Mt. X
Wilts of Jersey
New Jersey
Bonnley
Newfield
Charles Brows
Beverly
Cenzuy
Athos City
Cardwell
Jersey
Viet Freight Alnidlers
Eraina
Warren County
Halley
William Scott
Ithaca
Hatley
Hungary
Godello
Meteorological Bureau
France
Bass Atta
White
Charles Lane
Indianapolis
Parker
L. M. Raynor
Riverhead
Long Island
Beck
Stout
le An
Don
Bowen Rowel
Wits Willow
Tod
Humir
Fred Noyes
le Barpton
le Riry
M Dullet
Jollier
Apo-iceman
Ile
Bartholomew's
Alabama
Ala ‘Bama
Mose
Yasar
Uncle Mose
Hse
Uhele Mose
Fashion Notes
Pat
Ewate
Ireland
Jommy Acon
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