The Children Hour in a Quiet Suburban Street
A late evening view of a Sydney terrace street shows children at play under fading lights. Friends remark how progress and urban noise push families toward cinemas, while evenings once filled with shared neighborly merriment fade as youths seek entertainment elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderic Quinn
Trafic
Amsway
Evenside
Kerb
Surry Hills
Sydney
Orhen
Tured
Tennyson
Fickle Fashions of Femininity in Paris Exhibition
An Paris exhibition of miniature “Ladies of Today” models traces fashion over the past twenty years. Couturiers’ doll-models illustrate how silhouettes and trends swing with time, praising some youthfully kept styles while lamenting others that aged quickly.
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Paris
Couturiers
L'Toustration
Encouraging River Voice Calls for Help and Learning
A partial and garbled line describes a river scene with a drowning cry and a speaker urging learning and rescue, reflecting a distressed urban or newspaper voice. The readable fragment suggests a plea for assistance and instruction.
The Spice of Life and Curious Exchanges in Town
A collage of humorous vignettes set around daily life. It features a patient wife baking for her durable husband, a deputy visit to see a son, mockery of political rhetoric, and quips about fishing and marriage. The tone is light and observational with many local touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Money Without Owners in Chancery Listings Decline Myth
A discussion of unclaimed funds in Chancery, noting vast accounts are long dormant, often shared among many heirs, and that recoveries require immense effort. The piece cites bequests to servants and complex family cases, urging skepticism about million-pound unclaimed estates and directing readers to the Stationery Office for the latest lists.
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London Gastrie
Lgkwen
Biman le
Railay
Cango
San Guine
England
United States
Jas
Traviries
Ter Husbard
Cherich
Dlaimant
H.M. Stationery Office
Imperial Howe
Kingaway
London
Bible Prices and Bible Society Reach Across the World
An early edition of the Bible sold for 112500 in New York, a record price. The American Bible Society ordered 1.5 million copies at one cent each. The society has issued about 160 million volumes in 108 years and translated Scriptures into 175 tongues, with half the 700,000 annual volumes going to the Orient. A story recalls a Jewish Baghdad copy given to a Moslem king in Cairo as a remarkable channel for the gospel.
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New York
American Bible Society
E. F. Wileson
Harold Bell Wright
New York “Times
American Blble Society
United States
Massachusetts Bible Society
Wiltton
Orient
American Society
British and Foreign Bible Society
Bible Society of France
Belgian Gospel Mission
Evangelical Society of Geneva
Armorican Bible Society
Persian Gulf
Cairo
Beirut
King Felsuh
Bagdad
Copper in Milk Harms Vitamin Content Through Oxidation
A British Medical Journal review warns tiny copper traces in milk may destroy anti-scorbutic vitamin C and vitamin A via oxidation, accelerated by heat. It notes pasteurization may release copper in faulty equipment and that copper in other foods and preservatives could threaten nutrient integrity.
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Lortdon
Germany
Berlin
Hess and Weinstock
Society of Public Analysts
New Facial Types Attributed To Bootleg Whisky
Atlantic City delegates to a hairdressers convention are alleged to claim bootleg whisky creates a distinct facial type. Reports describe facial muscles and bluish veins, sallow complexion, and dull hair. Another proposed type is the press agent with a pointed nose and wild eyes.
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Atlantic City
Sayings of Mrs Higgs and Mrs Briggs Spark Household Banter
Fragmentary exchange shows Mrs Higgs boasting of superiority before marriage and her husband. Mrs Briggs responds with a pithy counter claim. The dialogue hints at domestic banter from an era of formal speech.
Cornflour Jellies andfruit Desserts Cornmeal Jellies
Household guide outlines cornflour jellies using cornflour with fruit juice, boiling method, moulding and serving with cream. Includes variations with lemon juice, custard, blancmange, orange sauce, and apple goody with toasted nuts for winter.
Wireless Notes on Low Frequency Amplifiers and Skin Effect
A historical note explains low frequency amplification including transformer coupling, resistance coupling, and transformer turns. It notes optimal transformer ratios, common faults, and the prominence of skin effect in high frequency currents, using a water analogy to illustrate surface current behavior on conductors.
Beauty standards evolve with health and inner vigor
Health notes argue beauty is not mere skin deep but a reflection of inward vitality. Health and physical fitness shape outward appearance, as clear skin and smooth texture arise from sound digestion, pure blood, and well-tuned systems. The piece contrasts historical beauty ideals with modern athletic ideals, stressing health as the true measure of beauty.
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Aliea
Tropics
Hints for the Home from a Practical Guide
A fragmented 20th century tip sheet covers cleaning and maintenance. Advice includes using a garden hose as a carpet beater, tempering aluminium pans with lemon juice, washing painted furniture with rainwater and vaseline, wrapping cheese in damp muslin with vinegar, adding glycerine to wash water for blankets, and glycerine to remove cork stains. Other notes advise clock dusting with paraffin, adding alum to pickle vinegar, cleaning papier mache, and making gutta arabic solution for linen.
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Lund
Bill
al Rome
Mer
Maggie Ellen
Lizeie
Ieene
Hrye
Ime
Walter
Uneter
Jimmie
Sicily
Busness
Rex
Niee
Wireless Notes
Health Notes
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