Bear in the Henhouse Ends Tramp Threats
In Pittstiel Vermont Deacon Strong and his wife Mrs Strong defend their property from two tramps and a bear. The intruders sought food and fled as Mrs Strong fired the carbine, killing the bear and scattering the tramps, who escaped down the road. The incident ends a season of trouble from wanderers preying on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Strong
Mead- Dows
Pittstiel
Hank
Suromer
Strong
Jersey
Euris
Mrs. Strong
New York World
Brave Watchman Sacrifices Life Saving Three Girls
William McAllister a railroad watchman on the Philadelphia Reading Railroad at Thirteenth and Cumberland in Philadelphia gave his life saving three girls from an outbound train. He was taken to Samaritan Hospital with both legs broken and severe injuries but died an hour after admission. The girls fled the scene with unknown names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McAllister
Philadelphia Rod Reading
Thirteenth and
Cumberland Streets
Philadelphia
Mme
Allister
Samaritan ‘Hospital
Weir
McAllister
Mill
Brave Rail Worker Intervenes Between Trains
A teen sees danger as a north bound locomotive nears. McAllister shoves a group off the tracks just as a south bound train arrives. He saves the girls but is struck by the pilot of the moving engine. He dies attempting to protect others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAllister
Karai
Rat Fought Man On Brooklyn Street
Andrew Smith of 158 Fifty-seventh Street Brooklyn recounted a nighttime encounter with a large rat near Wege lin's grocery. The rat leaped and bit, Smith kicked it away, then killed the creature after it attacked again. He later found his leg torn, sock and underwear soaked with blood, and a half inch tooth-marked wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Smith
Fifty-Seventh Street
Brooklyn
Smith
Maphaturn
Second Avenue
Wegelin
Smith Ten
Miss Kitty Klinger Recovers After Snake Incident
In Gossef Pennsylvania Miss Kitty Klinger saved her mother from a Tabtiosnake. Klinger, aged year, shouted, fainted, then her daughter bore her to safety. A Winchester title was reportedly used to strike the snake’s head, ending the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Klinger
Your School
Gossef
Kelli
Miss Klinger
Egg of East Indian Game-Pow Imported to Hugland
A Country Life in America note says an East Indian Game hen eggs at $100 each in Hugland, with auctions reaching $140 per egg. Indian Game birds, also called Azale owls, are acclaimed for pure blood and pedigree, but in America are mostly kept for show and hobby rather than fighting.
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Hugland
America
India
Aimerica
The Pope Surprises Cardinal Mocenni Visit
An old cardinal in Rome, famed for rheumatic gout and a heavy smoking habit, is startled by a visit from Pope Pius X as he lounges with a pipe and a book. The moment sparks mutual amusement as the Holy Father enters unannounced, contrasting the cardinal’s irritable, secluded routine. Also noted is a remarkable Benwell rose, a Niphtutos-ton specimen planted eighteen years ago, now covering 1300 square feet with thousands of blossoms and pink-tipped white petals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charcheleley
Rome
Mocenni
Crelato
Pius X
Mariens
Afr
W. Bt. Armstrong
Benwell
England
Mt 18
How to Hang a Mirror for Househeld Affairs
Choose a spot reflecting a view through the window to enhance room beauty. Do not place the mirror where sun rays strike it as sunlight injures the mercury and clouds the glass.
Perils and Inference Across Odd Snapshots
A collage of scattered quotes and phrasings from various papers presents a collage of fragments. The lines hint at danger, romance, debt, and witty exchanges, though the source text is garbled. The piece reads like a noisy composite of brief dialogues and teases from multiple newspapers.
The Kurs in Summer Fashion and Domestic Advice
A 1900s style column counsels on summer fur storage and dress trends. It highlights inexpensive warm-season fur care, lint and moth prevention, and introduces a fashionable collar and sheer styling ideas. The piece also discusses societal views on bachelor girls, female independence, and coexistence with men within a modern urban setting.
Lamp Care Guidance for Women of Fastidious Habits
The excerpt urges women who are fastidious to regularly attend to lamp care. It stresses keeping lamps clean inside and out, examining and trimming wicks daily, and cleaning out any soot or debris when needed to maintain proper illumination.
Gray room scheme in art publication described
An art publication describes a neutral gray beige room using pale gray satin paper walls paired with gray or white accents. White and yellow furnishings add lightness, including a yellow washstand set, a yellow linen taffeta screen, white curtains, and brass candlesticks to create a cool peaceful four room scene.
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Walla
Household housekeeping tips and vinegar remedies
A collection of domestic hints from the Philadelphia Telegraph includes washing colored stockings with hot lather and cold rinse, drying over fire, vinegar to brighten hands, and a cider vinegar tip for tender meat. Also offered are guidance for training a new maid, from dusting to window cleaning and wall care, with practical steps and diluted ammonia for floors.
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Saya
Phiadelphia
Massachusette
Paoustherpy BS Recipes and Dishes Featured
A set of vintage recipe snippets lists One Egg Caleo and other items like Potao Salad with pecans and French dressing, Blackeyed Cookies with currants, and Mrs Cleveland's Brown Bread. Includes measurements, ingredients, and basic preparation notes in an old newspaper tone.
After the War Panama Recognition by Korea in Debate
The Howe Companion notes Korea has recognized the new Republic of Panama after World War II. It forecasts Panama may struggle to recognize Korea once the war ends, highlighting unsettled postwar diplomacy and mutual recognition issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Republic of
Panama
Wouan
Howe
New Flora Wtlimsey Bridesmaid Quips on Attire
In Indianapolis Journal prose, Eleanor Flora Wtlimsey asks if society is given up, Josephine replies she has been bridesmaid so often that all she owns are bridal frocks, highlighting social expectations and fashion fatigue.
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Eleanor
Josephine
Indianapolis Journal
New Henhouse Project Sparks Money Talk in Print
A quip about building a replacement henhouse follows a joke on funding. Mrs Shuppy questions the ledgers while Abs Dunleigh and Dunn leigh joke that map publishers may supply funds. The Chicago News item mirrors playful exchange over construction and costs.
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Abs. Dunleigh
Dunnleigh
Chicago News
Hope of lasting speech after illness mocked by husband
A physician tells a patient’s husband that the wife can only whisper for a week or more. The husband asks if she might become chronic. The brief, humorous exchange reflects daily life humor in Chicago.
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Chicago
Up to Date Dialogue on Baby Crying Styles
A humorous exchange contrasts a distressed parent with a mother noting a scientifically hygienic cry. The pair quips about the baby’s cries and the idea of a lung expansive non tissue destroying sound. The snippet captures light domestic banter in old newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilfe
SIZED UP Mrs Bacon See Four Point Seven Family Joke
A Yonkers Statesman brief quotes Mrs Bacon noting the paper’s claim that the average U S family has four and seven tenths persons. Mr Bacon responds that he is the seven tenths in their family. The exchange captures a local humorous exchange.
Microbe discovery draws reception for professor
A Chicago Tribune note reports that tonight’s university buildings will be illuminated for a reception honoring Professor Cujack, who has identified a microbe that feeds on the microbes studied by Professor Diggitup recently.
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Uolvernity
Professor Cujack
Wage-Barn Dramas Reflect Finances and Courtship
In a candid exchange, Brown faces financial weakness while praise is given to his employment impact. Dismissive chatter questions who the workers are as Mamie and her mother tease a persistent suitor. The dialogue hints at social expectations and shifting fortunes, wrapped in playful street talk.
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Brown
What Made Him Unhappy Was the Cold Weather
A quoted exchange from the Atlanta Constitution shows a puzzled man who growls at both cold and hot weather. He says the constant complaint is curiosity that keeps him forever growling, as he cannot find outs.
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Atlants Constitution
Odd Effects in Jewelry From the Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record describes jewelry trends using various metals and gems. Gold silver and copper are garnished with pearls topaz opals and colored enamels. Silver pieces feature inlaid pearls turquoises and baroque pearls with peacock blue enamel and obsidians.
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Jewerley
Philadelphia Record
RINGS FOR THE ATHLETIC GIRL
Curious little finger rings symbolize summer sports and serve as prizes for golf matches and boat races. The golf ring features a golf stick in a circle with corrugated leather handle and a pearl ball. rowing ring is light with an oar motif. bunting ring uses a horn with a fox head. riding crop ring has a horse head. Not expensive, though diamonds may adorn the luxurious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe
Novelty and Economy in Wedding Attire
A Philadelphia Record note recommends affordable wedding fashion using orange blossoms and a veil with simple gowns. It cites options like organdse and cottons for warm weather, favoring comfort over oversized trains, and suggests post wedding wear such as a versatile basque gown with embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
A Sisterhood Of Women Quote Sparks Debate
Mrs. L. H. Harris in the Independent contends that women lack ability to convert or forgive each other more than any other group. She notes the remark is sweeping yet compares it to a similar Tamil of men and echoes a thought from Lecky’s History of Europe.
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Dean Morales
Valsterood
Yinnin
Couigday
Meg Neder
Ling Obientioia
Tnt
Titan
York Mall
L. H. Harris
Independent
Lecky
Summer gowns and fashion trends in white modnles
The article describes white modnles and sailor blouse effects for summer wear. It notes the popularity of wide girdles, pink roses, green ferns, and leaf motifs, with fashionable bodices and long sash borders. Ferns, Brussels nets, silk slips, and white Swiss muslin gowns are highlighted, along with affordable options for girls with limited income.
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Pluck
Rimance
Deacon Strong
Voles
Marthy
Stes
Howls
Leo
Snake
Motitor
Tehhooley
Cuba
Washington Post
Sidney
Elsie
Rodney
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Tom
Jack
Marie
Compton
Promi
Anae Bedeoo
Puck
Bea
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