Cleveland minister’s guardian gap sparks protective plea
A Cleveland minister, often away, failed to arrange a guardian for his wife and daughter. The wife, brave at dusk, kept the child up stairs to bed after dark, hoping for protection and planning better arrangements for future absences. In court a defendant’s assault and battery case featured a distraught witness and a wry exchange about perception of being knocked out.
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Cleveland
Darke
Ale
Cleveland Prows
Magetine
Addition al train service to Los Angeles and Salt Lake
San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake railroad announces new westbound No 3 from Salt Lake to Los Angeles at 9 00 a m arriving next day about 10 00 a m and eastbound No 3 from Los Angeles at 2 00 p m arriving Salt Lake about 4 00 p m next day with through connections via D and st G Ta and UP. Equipment includes sleepers diners chairs and coaches. No 4 eastbound trains to Butte Denver and Salt Lake City with standard sleepers dining and baggage cars.
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San Pedro
U. P
Sinope
Butte
Salt Lake
Kaneon City
Union Pacific
Mont
Denver
Salt Lake City
Fashion's Latest Whim Embraces Black in All Garb
A harmony of black and gray dominates the season with black thread through fabrics, bold black hats, and white accents. Descriptions cover cashmere panels, Russia braid trimmings, chiffon velvet edges, and lace yokes, plus smart coats in white cloth and fur moire.
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Russia
Smart House
Overcast Crash Portieres Advised For Studio Use
Instructional text promotes using heavy colorless crash fabric for portieres. It suggests overcasting the width together in Bagdad style, notes the material's effectiveness for studio and library spaces, and recommends coarse carpet thread or woolen skeins for the overcasting along each seam.
Despised Flannel Skirt Described As Warm Fitted Fashion
The description notes a flannel skirt worn over a fitted base resembling a princess gown. It emphasizes warmth and prevents bunching, with silk flannel variants and circular hip yokes. Finishes include scalloped hems with padding and decorative crochet or buttonhole stitch.
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Thia
The New Hat Pins Fashion Trend
The article notes evolving arts and crafts in decoration influencing feminine apparel. Hat pins emerge as popular adornments, crafted in greenish bronze with square or circular shapes and quaint symbols, aligning with Byzantine and medieval motifs.
Canadian flax cloth turns homespun into decor
Flax cloth, a curious homespun made in Canada by country women, becomes attractive decorative pieces in cities. It is darned with fleecy wool for bedspreads, tablecovers and hangings in household use.
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Canada
Quaker Oats Health Claims Lead To Informal Etiquette Tale
A humorous column reflects on health trends from Quaker Oats and balanced diets for children and workers. It includes anecdotes about social courtesies in British diplomacy, finishing with a quip about Sir Spencer St John’s bachelorly manners and a nurse’s polite reply.
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Senor
Sir Spencer St. Johi
Spencer
Sir Spencer
Mind Over Matter and Odd Tales From Success Magazine
A collection of short quips and anecdotes including an authority’s dog recall example, a hungry father and son over dumplings, Capt Jerome’s loaded derringer mishap, and London zoo animals chloroformed to trim claws. The items reflect early 20th century humor in brief vignettes and sensational notes.
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Bu Khalis
Shore
Carolyn Wells
Success Magazine
Careful Doctor Prefers Food Over Drugs
A patient recounts how a New York specialist advised a diet shift to grape nut based meals after severe gastritis. Over a year the writer gained color, memory improved, strength returned, and weight reached 162 pounds. The letter praises scientific physicians who treat conditions as they are.
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N. Y
Wellville
A Great Noyance Joiney Disease and Dean’s Kidney Pills
Helena Montana resident George Crowell recalls suffering kidney and backache pain with irregular urine. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills for relief, noting the product strengthened his kidneys and corrected his condition. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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George
Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Dean’s
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Honor and Humor in Old Jones Cartoons and Chats
A quirky collection of old humor snippets and dialogue explores moral phrases, golf banter, and awkward romance. Witty lines reference discipline, pleasure, and caution, with a stray medical tip about a gargle. The tone mimics an early 20th century newspaper page.
Picture on Memory and the Dowry Charm
A fragmented magazine piece recalls a scene with Mrs. Bite and a proprietor in a resort setting. It hints at memory, marriage, and social expectations, including a young couple facing divorce and a child’s wish for a father, amid clumsy dialogue and nostalgic tone.
Subtle Insight Sparks Silent Chorus of Thought
A reflective essay notes that deep mental processes shape verdicts and beliefs, urging disciplined contemplation before action. The piece emphasizes inner scrutiny guiding decisions, aligning intellect with ethical responsibility in civic life.
California Wax Syrup Co Advertises Pure Figs and Senna
An old advertisement asserts full confidence of physicians in the California Wig Syrup Co. Their note touts the combination of figs and senna, claims purity and uniformity, and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product made by the California Wig Syrup Co. only. The copy emphasizes medical endorsement and reliance on the original manufacturing method.
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Defore
California Wig Syrup Co
California
Clifornia Vig Syrup Co
W.L. Dou
W. L. Douglas
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Jerome
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London Zoological Garden
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Yorf
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