Freezeout of a Gringo in Republic of Salvador
Antonio Ezeta, president at different times, fled La Libertad after a failed laundries venture and a chaotic month cleaning Salvadoran troops shirts. He describes training fourteen workers, clashes with the general in chief, a ruined deal for 6 086 shirts, and a wild escape via rope from a water front to an American schooner, ending with a State Department rebuke for roaming Central and South America and incurring debts.
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Ecntonio Ezeta
Republic of Salvador
la Liberstad
Antonio
Furk O Fallon
Truxville
la Libertad Salvador
la Libertad
la Lhuertad
Salvador
Lid Liberta
Fasir
Ame A
Bureau of Health
Bureau of Health of
Antonio Ezeta
Commissioner
San Francisco
State Department
Central
South America
Hair dye used by nurses and maids in aging job market
An old newspaper feature notes that trained nurses and hotel staff use hair dye to mask premature graying. It cites doctors and managers who say youth appeals to patients and guests, while aging workers fear reduced usefulness and employment barriers, leading to widespread dye use.
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Juana
Buch
Bom
Nurge
Little Incidents Of The Day From A Busy Street Scene
A jumble of vignettes shows daily life and minor embarrassments from a city neighborhood. A clerk snaps at a customer, a couple collide in a building corridor, and pedestrians swap hurried apologies as they ride transit. Vandalism fears rise on Valley Street as youths disrupt back lots, while a housekeeper worries meat delivery timing on a sunny day.
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Suez
Valley Street
Georgetown
Legion
al Grant
Mischievous Meggendorfer Blatter Sketches Foreign Encounters
A humorous Meggendorfer Blatter page features disjointed scenes with innkeepers waiters and guests amid wartime or travel vignettes. Snippets show a nurse doctor calming nervous patients, a student asking for milk, a foreigner questioned by a policeman, and quips about kisses beer and tiger skins. The tone is punchy and playful with rapid exchanges and social satire.
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Trom Luedgs
Meggendorfer
Erna
Paula
Sue
Tsaacetein
Asaacstein
Munich
Soxbrotte
Fifegentle
Clara
Fashions of Paris Belles As Seen by Mr Devery
A humorous column by Mr Devery contrasts Parisian and American women, arguing New York women surpass Paree in allure while noting French fashion differs from American trends. He critiques Parisian dress variety, beauty standards, and social rituals, and reflects on marriage, domestic life, and class, with colorful anecdotes about waiters and social scenes.
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Fashions of
Paris
Mr. Devery
Sala
Devery
New York
Simon-Pure
America
Strikin
Paree
Soma
Arden Dreax
Rel
la Decline
Mrs. Jones
Mrs Brown
Mr Jones
Mr. Brown
Avenia de la Opera
Rmis
Stirlin
Monserr
Blame On Typewriter Dictation Ruse Debated
A critical look at a practice where letters are dictated and signed without rereading. Typists add stamps or notes like Dictated by but not reread to justify errors and allow signatures to be affixed fast. Examples include a fire insurance adjuster and a young attorney misreading terms, plus senators Spooner and La Follette turning vegetarian.
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Houges
Mme Jaques
Handlin
Jenidarmes
Power Garson
Cautons
Avellabis
Als
Power of Speech of One Mr Steamy Burnham
A tall tale portraits Steamy Burnham a Cochise freighter famed for blunt crude cussing. Tales recount his clashes with a New York man and a barkeep, the wild pranks along Las Vegas and Cochise County, and how Steamy’s even tone unleashed shock and laughter.
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Steamy Burnham
Sovthwest
Broadway
New York Companion
Southwest
News Yorker
New York
Ambrey
Sky
Ita & Méhearsal
Epworth League
Alafios
Ike
Steemy
Las Vegas
Burnham
St Louis
Rio Grande
St Loo
Ives
Santa Fe
Stormy
Phoenix
Cochise
Stearv
Carpenter
Greamy
Nisl
Steamy
Andy
Owl
Els
Bamanady
Peterlay
Bugg and Mac Chase a Mighty Hunch at the Races
At the racecourse Mac and the scheming Bugg chase a winning hunch after Bon Parasol's early promise collapses. Bugg pushes Mac to back Diamond Flash and later Marriage Banks, Garnet, and Rye, but a string of near misses and a costly final loss leaves Mac ruined and wary of future bets.
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Kansas City
McGinnie
Bugg
Mac
Saratoga
Bugs
Bugz
Clenond
Mic
Buge
Hs Cote
Blakey
Parasol
Jusprica
Mirabelle Randell
Pollywor
Clara Nelson
Mae
Clara
Garnet
Gay
Broadway
Mudolio
Tess
Pac
Mudolo
Madde
Miller
Arklirta
Elane
Rye
Restaurant gown signals end of an era in fashion
A London Chronicle analysis traces the rise of the high necked dinner gown as a practical, affordable alternative to low necklines. It notes theatergoers favor lace and muslin, the garment’s coolness, economy, and dual purpose, while predicting the restaurant gown will endure beyond trends.
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England
London Chronicle
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Weill
Gore
Patent Office
Teagi
Treasury
Fourteenth Street
Ninth Street
Warblin
Lotta Post-Dispateu
United States
Spooner
la Follette
Pat
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