Stained Glass Fire Screens and White Season Fashions
A New York Star feature details decorative fire screens using opalescent and cathedral glass with jeweled borders and saint motifs, plus a Philadelphia Press look at the season’s white dresses and ornate Mother Hubbard styles. It notes rising open fireplace popularity and fashion trends with vivid descriptions of garments and summer clubs.
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Shakapoare
Berkshire
New York Star
New York
Newport
Philadelphia Press
Mother Hubbard
New York | Post
Pure Water Tests for Domestic Use
This article outlines simple purity checks for suspected potable water. It describes color clarity tests with a colorless bottle and black background, odor and taste checks after exposure to air, and a Hersh or Herschel test using sugar to detect organic contamination. If water becomes muddy or develops any repulsive smell or taste, it should be rejected for domestic use.
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Perssons
Helsch
Hersch
Reversible habits and oddities in Japanese work lore
The article discusses Japanese work habits and reversal of common practices, noting contrasts with European methods. It cites Gibbs on precision and technique, observes how workers sit or stand, and questions cultural differences in penmanship and tools. It also touches on life insurance practices and claim handling in a fragmented, OCR-like extract.
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Gibbs
Japan
Nim
The Nationa l Educational Association convention in Madison
A Madison Wisconsin gathering of teachers is described as the most successful National Educational Association convention yet, highlighting Miss Clara Conway of Memphis as the standout orator with a powerful plea for women’s access to higher education. The speech argues that southern women lack college opportunities and urges broader university access, equality, and funding to allow educated women to contribute beyond traditional roles. The narrative also notes cheering responses from northern and southern educators and recounts supportive anecdotes about family and community reactions.
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Memphis
Madison
Wis
New England
Stanley Hill
Harris
Woodward
Hopkins
Stilezz
Boston
Doyle
Providence
South
Clara Conway
Sbe
Risin
Education
County Board of Trustees
Board of Education
Guaarntes
Aig ‘Ani Od
de Stone
Erate
Competent
Ieee Wa
America
Mississippi
Fin Gray
Dixty
Ice-Water Habit Across Nations On The Brooklyn Bridge
A snappy column notes Americans in Europe lose ice-water cravings as climate shifts and salt butter gains acceptance. It satirically compares staying hydrated to British tastes and mentions daily habits in summer. The piece touches on medical views and social quirks without graphic detail.
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Brooklyn Bridge
London
Europe
Paris
Nile
Forney Nor
Watt
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station notes misread
Fragmented OCR text lists trains and stations with unclear origins and destinations around Baltimore and nearby lines. Mentions Parker s, Saltire, Whjooking, and Parkers items with uncertain dates and notes. No coherent event or date derived from the legible fragments.
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Rattimona
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Bing
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Hills
Maine
Brooklyn Beagle
Nationa
Wisconsin
Wilmer
Protestant Episcopal
Alabama
Virginia
Jim
Moses
Devil
Archangel
Cincunati Enquirer
Price Baking Powder Co
Chicago
St. Louis
Moe
Price’s
Grogers
Dr. Prina
Piavcing Matraels
Mt. St. Louie
Sinsel
Pruntytown
W. Va
Andreas Thu Spalipril
Episcopal Femate Institute
Winchester
Wheat
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World Purishing CO
Nassatr Sire
P. Uue
Harperth Bow Ri
Cole
U.S
Washington
Cnt Offlen Gazette
PTA
Morey Order
T. E. Cole
Baltimore and Qhio Railroad
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Iors
Idres Mantis
Mall
Jounson i CO
Mass
T Johnson
Will
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It. H. Long & Son
W. Bell
General Ha Hardware
Tioware
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Edward H. Pratt & Co. Commission Merchants
Calvert Street
Baltimore
Maryland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Omaia
Anh Poreny
Louis Whtelout
Graffion Marble Works
J. Willhide
Grafon
James G. Blaine
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Fairmont
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