From Humble Roots to Stardom in French Arts
Many famous French actors and singers rose from working families. Verdier a top singer was a village blacksmith. Franz, opera’s leading tenor, brakeman at forty. Antoine a renowned actor started as an electric light company clerk. Chevalier ran a fruit stand by the Comedie Francaise. Bari tone was a railway porter. Xavier Privat sang in Montmartre cabarets after begging.
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Verdier
France
Franz
Paris Opera
Antoine
Chevalier
Comedie Francaise
Note
Xavier Privat
Montmartre
Mrs Urquhart Rewards Households With Free Mop
Omaha housewife Mrs. Urquhart touts a marketing scheme for a free 10c bottle of Liquid Veneer and a $2.00 polishing mop. She claims sharing the ad led to free, postpaid rewards and 20,000 mops to housewives, urging others to request a descriptive circular.
Architects of Our Own Fortunes We Build Our Lives
The piece reflects on personal responsibility and agency. It argues that lives feel narrow when we blame outside factors, but we are the architects and builders of our own fortunes, capable of re planning and rebuilding if we choose.
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
The notice promotes Freezone as a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. It claims instant pain relief for hard and soft corns and corn between toes and foot calluses with no soreness or irritation, allowing removal by fingers.
Light price falls as electricity advances
The article notes that light for household use has become far cheaper with electric energy development. It states that today light costs about one-sixteenth of what it did 40 years ago and cites that in 1887 one dollar bought 1,115 candlepower, while in 1923 one dollar bought 16,200 candlepower.
Dead Shot Worm Remedy Advertisement
An old fashioned medicine called Dead Shot claims to purge worms or tapeworms with a single dose. Advertised from 872 Pearl Street, New York.
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Dragoery
N. Y
New York Firm Develops Transparent Protective Liquid
A New York manufacturer has perfected a transparent liquid preservative that forms a tough invisible skin on metal surfaces. The liquid is applied with a brush and aims to prevent rust on metals used in construction.
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New York
Silks Dominant for Spring Fashion with Bold Prints
Silk fabrics reveal new spring silhouettes with three piece silk and crepe outfits. Designers tout heavy satins bengaline suede surah and printed silks with large color disks and cubist floral patterns. Washable pussy willow weaves and skein dyed schemes feature wide stripes and multi color schemes.
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New York Times
Paris
Gray Satin Dress for Late Spring or Summer
A pearl gray satin frock trimmed with real lace suited for semi formal daytime wear. The dress is designed for late spring or early summer wear and presents a refined, light option for warm season events.
Word Puzzle Scan Through a Dense List of Clues
A dense OCR style clue list appears with numbered items for birds words and grammatical terms. The fragment references various languages gods and roles, with scattered hints toward etymology and old names, likely a crossword style parsing exercise.
New Tub Silks Attract Fashion Interest This Season
The article describes tub silks now categorized into three groups for informal resort wear, tailored suits and ensembles, and formal afternoon frocks and evening gowns. It notes practical laundering advantages, wide color ranges from pastels to vivid blues and yellows, and designs including candy stripes, Roman effects, plaids, and two toned checks, highlighting progress in color use and design over the past decade.
Accent colors for a bright summer palette
The guide lists summer tones including blond and pinky beige as neutrals and adds madonna blue pervendhe blue yellow green and pimento as vibrant accents for styling outfits and interiors.
Proper Care Of Gloves For Longevity And Shine
This guide explains glove care by material type. It covers donning and doffing technique, storage, moisture handling, and cleaning methods for leather silk chamoisette cotton and wool gloves to prevent cracking and extend life. It stresses conditioning with oil and air drying, plus safe washing temperatures and cleaners.
French Hats With Drooping Brims Return This Season
Paris millinery previews show early hats small with high-peaked crowns, shifting to larger brims in coming weeks. Designers Agnes Reboux Georgette Guy shape silhouettes with needlework, lacquered flowers and ribbons while promising a wide, gently drooping brim for summer.
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Agnes
Reboux
Georgette
Guy
Paria
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Card
Instructional note explains crossword mechanics with numbered letters. It details horizontal words from white spaces to the first black square and vertical words from white spaces to the next black square below. It clarifies that no letters go in black spaces and that all words are dictionary terms with abbreviations and obsolete forms shown in definitions.
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Toledo, Ohio
Alien
le Rey
N.Y
Winslow
Lansing
Mich
Durant Motors - Inc
Broadway
57Th Street
United States
Canada
Elizabeth, M.J
Lansing, Mich
Oakland, Cal
Terrace, Ont
God
Aaron
Goddess of Earth
Abraham
A. Linak
Germany
Aus
Ise
Rivera
Puzle
Happy Little
Jappy
Japan
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