Artist Langford Wins Grand Prize in Portrait Tale
New York artist Langford, chasing fame, wins a $6,000 Interstate prize for a southern scene. He falls for Dora Manton while painting her portrait, declares love on completion, and plans a cottage on a sunny hill with a hopeful future.
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Noriman Langford
Harry Stanway
Stanway
Dora Manton
Langford
New York
Arcadia
Norman
Nimaell
Pam
Mike Manton
Powaty
Mantua
Minton
Junghard
Mate Bo
Terry Pinrad
Carolin
Begro
Darky
Strict Allence
Miss Manton
Boston
Dora
Fnrard
Tam
Vora
Longfird
Hostess A Novel Shower Receives Practical Gifts
A December bride-to-be is honored in a neighborhood shower where twelve friends hid wrapped utility gifts around the room. Guests search to unveil packages, then work together on chosen items while enjoying refreshments. A second feature notes a Golden Wedding anniversary plan with gold motifs and gilt souvenirs.
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Bartoss
Bower
Oran
New York
Care of the Table Linen for Better Dining Displays
The article advises careful storage of table linen to improve table appearance. It suggests flattening or rolling cloths, keeping centerpieces laid flat, and using a portfolio for flat items. A home made portfolio from tan linen or crash covers two pasteboard pieces and stays closed with string or ribbon, kept in a napkin drawer.
Opal Matrix Fads and Japanese Silk Styles In Fashion
A fashion page notes opal matrix is popular and Japanese wash silks are highly favored this season. Foliage colorings appear, oversized black cherries appear on some designs, coats for girls trend plain and straight, and hand-tucked waists gain Parisian novelty. Hematite necklines and Bella skirts feature. Crepe blouses show Irish crochet lace, and open-work embroidery enhances neck bows.
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Bella
Pretty little maidens To party gw
A home kitchen guide outlines a fudge recipe with butter milk sugar and chocolate. It cautions about who may assist and suggests weekend timing to ensure success. The method includes heating a three quart pan with three cups sugar one cup milk butter and two squares chocolate or two tablespoons cocoa as a substitute. The mixture is stirred and brought to a boil then cooked ten minutes to sugar around the edge.
Oak Bark Industry Roars Amid Timber Destruction
The article notes a surge in oak bark harvesting across Chemboldt and Mem doetne counties in California. Bark collection strips trees, leaving timber to rot, while rail transport limits restrict supplies, producing 400 to 600 cords of bark annually from oak stands and endangering livelihoods.
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Ruthtown
Chemboldt
Memdoetne
How to win a canary’s heart with gentle training
A didactic guide explains humane methods to win trust from a pet canary. It advises placing the cage near the worker, offering favored treats from the hand, and avoiding aggression or fixation. With patient handling the bird may approach, perch, and gradually become comfortable and sociable.
Pigeon Makes Long Flight Home From Polar Expedition
A carrier pigeon arrived at Mrs. Nansen's Christiania home after twenty months away. The bird carried a message from the Arctic explorer stating his polar expedition was proceeding well. Nansen had released the bird with a note attached.
Making smooth fudge from a stove top stir
The excerpt describes removing a pot from the stove, adding a small amount of vanilla, and stirring briefly to keep the fudge creamy. It cautions not to stir too long or it will stiffen, and to pour while soft to avoid hard or brittle fudge that won’t melt in the mouth.
Who Placed the Pole in the North
A Texas boy around ten asks his grandfather who placed the North Pole as he quotes Peary and Cook. The exchange shows curiosity about who truly set the pole’s location and whose claims tied to the Arctic discovery.
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Texas
North Pale
Peary
Milly
Cook
Our Presidents and Their Careers in Law and Service
Analyzed list notes that many presidents were lawyers with few military leaders reaching the top. Mentions Hoosevelt and Lobe a ere as lawyers. references Taylor, Grant, Johnson as soldiers who became president. Names such as Washington, Jefferson, Taylor, Lincoln, Cleveland appear among graduates.
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Hoosevelt
Lobe
Esnigsennanta Rs
Taylor
Grent
Johnson Wan
Villas
Stelenman
Te Petiase Assak
Weshingtom
Jaakana
Bures
Wilmere
Lincoln
Cleveland
Message Arrives After Long Atlantic Voyage
A dramatic delivery by air like a swift arrow crosses oceans and plains to reach a waiting mistress who has anxiously awaited the message. The traveler’s journey spans a thousand miles and ends at her window with the long anticipated communication.
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Jair
Amusing Tongue Twisters Spark London Prize Fun
A London paper held a tongue twisting contest with odd phrases and playful mispronunciations. The entries featured comical lines about bays, grins, and quirky names provoking smiles and lighthearted confusion among readers.
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London
Uriah
Bruce Blosema
Tedbury
Bittet
Wurinant
Pat Shewagh
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Chapmaan
Pavsed
Madame Merri
Hadinn Tm
Ong
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Apoe
le & Howe
Lhd
Taing
Alwar i
Frey
Arctic
Christiania
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