Christmas Gift Bag From Crepe Paper and Doll Head
A simple handmade bag idea uses crepe paper a bisque doll head and decorative paper to conceal dirty handkerchiefs. Two openings at sides allow easy access and quick assembly. A frugal, thoughtful present suitable for many friends at Christmas.
Artful Utility Boxes as Yuletide Gifts Highlight
The piece praises decorative utility and boudoir boxes as welcome Yuletide gifts. It notes exquisite artistry and imported papers, adding beauty to rooms. An oval sewing case and a multi compartment utility box are pictured as useful for sewing clubs and household storage.
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Clever Tea Cozy Gift Delights Housewife
A quilted tea cozy and holder set featuring a bird head design keeps tea or coffee hot and steaming. Readers praise the practical item as ideal for serving biscuits hot from the oven, handy for both mistress and maid.
Quilting Craze Among Needlewomen for Christmas Gifts
Popular hand quilting shows Yuletide appeal from small items to boudoir sets. Exquisite taffeta coverlets cushions robe cases and handkerchiefs are stitched with wide borders. Bed jackets in rose taffeta feature elaborate quilling and decorate pockets and collars.
Rare upside down stamps yield large Sweden letters sale
A Swedish post issue produced upside down stamps on a batch of letters and a young man bought them for his fiancée. She received eighty letters over a month, each bearing the faulty stamps, later selling the lot for about 6,000 crowns after an Amphilatelist appraiser offered 200 crowns each. Kipling is quoted in a wry note about his temper.
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Oblique and Right Herein in Classic Verse Quotation
A brief quotation from Sir Philip Sydney on knowing the oblique and the right in poetry and arithmetic. It contrasts recognizing evil and understanding virtue with a note on perception and beauty.
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Stormy Beginning in Early Honeymoon Engagement
A fractured exchange recalls a stormy start to a couple's marriage discussing a missed moment during the first week of their honeymoon. The dialogue hints at tensions surrounding a past engagement.
Hoxle's Croup Remedy Ad Across Newburgh
An old advertisement from Kella Co in Newburgh New York promotes Hoxle's Croup Remedy for croup coughs and colds. The copy emphasizes hopeful relief and pleasant company as a selling point.
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Biddys Joke Misheard Quip Sparks Montreal Stir
A Montreal joke about a husband in the dumps triggers a stir as readers contest the pun and its punning phrasing. The quip centers on a misread line about a garbage and junk collector provoking debate among locals.
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