Purple Dress by O Henry at Thanksgiving in New York
Maida saves for a purple tailored dress while Grace plans red, but Grace misses payment and Maida faces rainy Thanksgiving alone. Mr Ramsay admires Maida in the purple gown as she walks the stormy street, choosing dignity over comfort.
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Twenty-third Street
Maida
Bee Hive
Grace
Fifth Avenue
Schlegel
Ramsay
Schlege
Old Bachman
Mr. Ramsay
G. Bernard
Mrs. Ramsay
Bachman
Maida's
Theatrical Moves and New Productions Across Broadway Stage
George Broadhurst aims to write a Washington political life play. Henry Miller plans a San Francisco summer stock company to test new works. Will A. Page leaves the New York Hippodrome to manage Miss Julia Marlowe. Julia Sanderson, Frohman’s Dairymaids star, is Albert Sackett’s daughter. Cyril Scott will star in The Trail by the De Mille brothers about Canadian lumber camps. Italians in New York push for an Italian theater with a stock company and foreign stars.
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George Broadhurst
Washington
Henry Miller
San Francisco
Will A. Page
New York Hippodrome
Julia Marlowe
Julia Sanderson
Charles Frohman
Dairymaids
Albert Sackett
Brewster's Millions
Cyril Scott
de Mille Brothers
Mr. Scott
New York
Practical Kitchen Tips From A German Cook And Households
Boned sardines or anchovies appear in potato salad with some cooks while a German cook adds boned herring. Sausages fry, or broil to reduce greasiness. Prick sausage skins before cooking, roast turkeys twelve minutes per pound, and bake squash and potatoes thirty minutes or more if hot. Coffee ratio is three cupfuls boiling water to one ground cup, and browned butter with two teaspoons vinegar enhances fried eggs.
Rubber Trees In Liberia And Houseplants For Winter
The Liberia region boasts twenty two rubber tree species. Arran residents use maidenhair fern as a tea substitute. Ileliotrope thrives indoors all winter with good drainage and cool temps. excessive moisture blacks leaves. Nicotiana Decurrens blooms in winter, tolerates low light and stays compact without constant pinching.
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Negro Republic
Liberia
Arran
Patten claims noiseless gun fires 60 000 rounds a minute
William Patten of New York describes a noiseless railgun like device that uses no gunpowder or electricity and claims 60 000 shots per minute with a 3000 yard range. He says the steel ball leaves the muzzle at 1 750 000 feet per minute and that the gun resembles a coffee grinder with a six foot diameter and ten parts.
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William Patten
New York
Liverpool
England
Patten
United States
Dinner With a Daring Airship Pilot Near Savoy
North Adams aviator H Arnold departed in the airship Grey for a dawn flight to Savoy over the Hoosac range to meet his wife. The craft neared Burnett House soil where Homer Burnett spotted the balloon and confirmed, I am coming down for dinner. Helpers then moored the airship and joined the pilot for a meal at the house.
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H. Arnold
North Adams
Mass
Lock
Aero Club of America
Savoy
Hoosac Range
Homer Burnett
Burnett House
North Adams Aeronaut
Arnold
Homer
Cincinnati plans southern peace exposition and monument
To mark the Civil War end a 1915 celebration is proposed in Cincinnati. The plan calls for a southern peace exposition and a commemorative monument, funded by popular subscription. A formal report outlines possible forms, including an exhibit of waterways, devices and methods, with future details to be decided.
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North
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Writers and scholars in brief career notes
Sardou found success after marriage. Anitchkoff jailed eighteen months for anti government propaganda. Thomas Hardy becomes president of the Dorset Men in London after Treves. Alleyne Ireland departs New York for the West Indies to gather material, chiefly in Barbados and British Guiana, until March.
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Sardou
Anitchkoff
Russia
Thomas Hardy
Society of Dorset Men
London
Frederick Treves
Society
Alleyne Ireland
New York
West Indies
Barbados
British Guiana
Nine Inch Butterflies Reach New York via Atrato
Captain S Musgrave of the British army aboard the Royal Mail steam packet Atrato returns from a twenty month Colombia expedition. He brings a live anteater and a vast butterfly collection from Mesa near the emerald mines, noting the nine inch emeraldly shining wings.
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S Musgrave
Royal Mail
Atrato
Colombia
New York
England
Mesa
Winnipeg to Get New Union Depot for Two Railways
A new Union station is to be built at Winnipeg for the Canadian Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacific railways. It will require three years to complete it.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific Railways
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the Citizens Savings Bank
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Osteopath
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Washington, Clowa
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Iowa
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Chicago
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California
Washington Branch
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Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
A. J. Morris
A. Boutts
G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis
New Union Depot
Attorreys
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
Squtm Side Square
W. MN
Butterfield
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles JA. Dewey
Lawyer
J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson
FFICE
Count Savings Bank
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E. D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
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