Ready made vs custom suits across continents
A discussion on how London tailors and American stores shape menswear. It notes cable orders from London, mail orders to New York, and a shift toward ready to wear. Americans chase rapid fashion, while London craftsmen preserve long standing tailoring traditions.
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West End
London
New York
New Yorker
Browlway
Bronx
Luy
Count Witte
Browiway
Sales
Prince Albert
Inglishman
Bond Street
Fifth Avenue
New Clothes for Easter Traditions in Churches
The article notes Easter as a time when church towers and decorations symbolize the Resurrection, and some people believe new clothes on Easter Day ensure good luck for the year. Dorsetshire poet Barnes adds a quaint verse about dressing anew for Easter Sunday with a blue frock coat and brass buttons that glitter like glass.
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Barnes
Whlorly Epitesters You anow Pactor Vin olways
A garbled tale from an OCR fragment references several names and places in a puzzling sequence. The readable parts mention a sequence tied to two sailors and a fort with some repeated names, suggesting a short clipped local item or puzzle note.
Animal tales of wolves and dogs in frontier clash
A narrative recounts a confrontation near Men Don North Dakota where a white wolf battles a pack and a Greyhound, followed by Danes. It recounts Snaps, a fearless dog, leading a hunt with vivid emphasis on courage and survival amid rancher conflicts and wilderness.
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Fates
Anton Tavern
Seton
Pha Aves
Fen White
Tal-ferrier
Hatlewe
Mr Seton
Mendon
North Dakota
Sarenade
Teomleph
Hilton
Walt
Corse
Garvin
Cedar Ridge
George
Ina
Lis
Cront
Ida
Jins
Heying
Gray Wolf Battle Ends in Fatal Pack Fight
A hunting party near the ranch witnesses a gray wolf engage ten dogs led by Snap the white terrier. After a fierce melee, the gray wolf is slain by the pack, with Snap mortally wounded and the rest of the dogs sustaining injuries. The group recalls the brutal confrontation and the pack’s decisive victory.
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Tfe
Walt
Soap
Ehanes
Sua
Mendoza
Saap
Agiula
Fragmentary Hart Far Twenty Eee Report
The readable fragments describe a chaotic scene with a person attacked and others reacting. The text references a head injury, an ensuing struggle, and a burial like action. Names, places, and clear events are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Heather
Desperate Foreman Fights Off Mob in Tennessee
A dramatic account recalls a labor dispute in Franklin, Tennessee, where foreman Haverly battles a mob of workers armed with makeshift weapons. He fights with a crowbar, staving off attackers and killing seven, then driving off the rest in a brutal confrontation that stirs conflicting feelings about courage and tyranny.
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Ita
Inhorera
Haverly
Little Cannibals in Baby Chick Flocks
Breeders warn of cannibalistic pecking among young chicks kept in confined spaces. Idle birds with limited foraging become vicious, pecking wounds and devouring injured flockmates. Recommend wider range, stimulating feeding, and supplying animal protein. scatter balanced chick feed in litter to keep birds busy.
Sudden Change Weather Joke About Snowball Pranks
A London and New York traveler discuss weather. The Englishman notes sudden changes in English weather from warm to cold. An American recalls Johnson and Jones arguing over snow and a snowball that switches to hot water midflight, ending with escalating heat.
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London
New York
Johnson
Jones
Persea En Cold Storage Reveals Bacteria in Frozen Meat
The Agricultural Department funds long term cold storage experiments to determine when perishable goods deteriorate in freezing. Dr Wiley notes bacteria remain active at reduced rates, with Cleveland meat decaying after eleven years of freezing. Observations aim to define storage limits and food value preservation under existing laws.
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Wiley
Washington
Wiley Raya
Cechalon Deray
Cleveland
Duncan
The Oregon's Long Homeward Pennant
The Oregon left Hongkong flying a homeward bound pennant over 509 feet, supported by two small balloons to stay afloat. Silk thread pennant drew much attention in the Asiatic port, reflecting an old custom of a foot per day of cruise. The Oregon's pennant is among the longest displayed from a home coming ship, though rival records include the Brooklyn's 700 foot pennant in New York.
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Oregon
Hongkong
Asiatic Station
Asiatic
Brooklyn
New York
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