Bonnet fashions and veiled hats in early motorist style
The article surveys bonnet designs suitable for automotives, praising veiled hats with protection and style. It notes radiating raffia parasols, crested brims, satin decorations, and pendants, plus silk veils two yards long. It contrasts automats and directoire styles and mentions pour and buckram hats, trims, and sale appeal for different wearers. It also highlights flat empire barrettes and debutante knot trends as popular hair ornaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Wade
Radia
Julia Bottomsey
The Low Necked Dress Rumor in Evening Fashion
A fragmentary discussion on women’s dress and its effects on appearance. It warns that tight collars and arched gowns strain throats and may leave red marks or unattractive bruising from stock heating. The text notes concerns about dyes and neck health, though fragmented.
Useful Bag for Wool A Simple Cardboard Box Holder
A sketch shows a practical wool holding aid for knitters. A cardboard box large enough for a full ball of wool is mounted so the wool can be drawn off smoothly without the usual tangles or bag friction. It proposes an easy improved carrier over the usual bag worn over the arm.
Dated fragment describes a bag loom device for spinning wheel
A fragmented description explains a small bag with cords and a hole in its side to hold a reel or momentum wheel. The object aims for the wheel to revolve freely within the bag, with strings for hanging over a chair, wall, or sail.
Lagerlöf and the Saga of Gosta Berling in Sweden
In a vivid portrait, the famed Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf discusses the impact of Gosta Berling on Swedish travel and culture. She recalls visiting her childhood home in Valun, the Lake Fryken region, and the lake’s influence on the novel’s geography and tourism. The interview notes Lagerlöf’s lifelong writing, her early start at age five, and her prolific output including Nils Holgersson.
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America
Gosta Berling
Mina Lageriol
Nowabe
Scandinavia
Harbedt
Fryken
Wermland
Gots Barling
Selma Lageriof
Gow Barling
Berga
Gosta
Anna
Bjorne
Marianas
Miss Lageriof
Berme Lageriofs
Cas
Tournats
Valun
Gaste
Harbor
Seattle
Rockies
Doctor Lagerlof
Gow
Bering
Wormland
Stockholm
Nils Holgersson
Sweden
Relic links Washington lineage to Morgan collection
J Pierpont Morgan, who traded for the Greenwell collection and lent it to the British Museum, reportedly owns a Washington family deed from 1576 found in Durham. The eight by four inch parchment bears the red seal of the Washington arms and names witnesses Umfrevilles Conyers and Surtees.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Greenwell
Washington
New York
William D. Weasington
Durham
George Washington
Umfrevilles
Conyers and Surtees
Wessington
Notary White
Wessingtem
Pesantiy
Canoe Greenwail
Mean Mim Study Leads to New Teaching Idea
A fragmented note suggests a student group or teacher with ideas about studying a professor. The text hints at planning or reflection on methods and a possible proposal for using “Peet-Do” style approaches in May. The language is unclear but centers on education and a forthcoming plan.
Nature? Phrase in Garbled Text
A garbled OCR-like fragment mentions numbers and words that resemble a question about speed and rupees but the text is incomprehensible and cannot be reliably interpreted for a concrete event or person. No clear entities or facts emerge to summarize.
Misheard Words Campfire Tale From Old Notebook
A fragmentary diary style passage recalls a walk with three companions and a playful remark from a friend. The text hints at a shy reaction and a moment of gentle guidance, with a focus on a budding sense of self.
Land of Picture Books Opens Imagined Realms
A playful passage evokes the Land of Picture Books with open roads, hidden nooks, and fairy hues. Curious children wander among girls and boys, tools and toys, as beasts and birds dwell unseen, inviting readers to explore a land of imagination and wonder.
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Wea
Hundred-Inch Dash A New Indoor Schoolboy Race
A feature describes a broomstick race called the hundred-inch dash suited for indoor runs. Boys sit with a broom held between bent legs and inch forward slowly to avoid the stick slipping. The piece notes the oddity and cautions, encouraging slow progress to win.
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People's Home Magazine
Music in Glass of Water Scale Instrument
An old amusement describes making musical notes with eight tumblers filled with varying water levels. Dip a finger along the rim to induce vibration, producing tones where fuller glasses yield deeper notes. Arrange glasses in scale order on a felted table for a practical demonstration.
Mother's Kiss Made Painter Benjamin Weat Story
A late eighteenth century Pennsylvania boy named Benjamin Weat admired a sleeping baby and wished to draw it. He seized ink and paper, but his strict mother discovered his improvised sketch, shaping a tale of early artistic attempt and maternal reaction.
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Benjamin Weat
Pennsylvania
Too Many Toys in America: A Comparison of Girlhood
The piece contrasts American girls with peers abroad noting Turkish, Chinese, Spanish, and English settings. It cites a reading of English customs where a girl walks two miles with a governess, and argues American girls risk dullness by overindulging in toys. It laments that even with plenty, joys may elude.
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Spain
America
England
Bicycle with runners for winter use from Popular Mechanics
A short reader instruction describes attaching runners to a bicycle for winter use. It explains making runners from 1/4 inch by 1 inch iron, fastening to the frame, removing the rear tire from the rim, driving large screws into the rim, and shaping screw ends to a point. The rear runners are aligned so the rim remains properly positioned on the snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanica
Speikt Mantel Jock Gnats Hemnete
His Way Out of It In Arithmetic Class
Johnny sits in arithmetic class as the teacher demands daily exercises. He admits he did none because a ball game proved more fascinating and he is unsure which to do. The teacher asks again and John resolves to stay silent about the ball game.
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Johnny
Johony
John
Jobe
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