Antwerp Kirmess Week Shows Bright Parades and Art Treasures
Special Correspondent describes Antwerp during the Kirmess week with river parades, fireworks, and cathedral processions. The city hosts Rubens and Van Dyck works, the Musee Plantin, and the Brabo statue in a lively port atmosphere.
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America
Belgium
Holland
Antwerp
Great Cathedral
Mechlin Jace
Rubens
Murillo
Otto Vennis
King’s Palace
S&mall
Hallowe'en
Brabo
David
Hotel de Ville
Charles
Musee du Steen
van Dyck
Musee Plantin
Christopher Plantin
Huang
Plantin
George Ade and Indiana Cows In Calm Wealth Tale
George Ade, prospering now, reflects on wealth with a humorous Indiana image. He describes 180 acres of green grass fenced, center a herd of calm white-faced cows, suggesting those cows will keep grazing regardless of Wall Street upheaval or global tension.
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George Ade
Chicago
Ade
George
Charley
Indiana
Wall Street
Saturday Evening Post
How She Did It
A humorous exchange centers on slippers worn by a family. The old man notes his wife wore out the slippers but implies she wore them out by means of their son, provoking laughter and a puzzled look. The dialogue hints at domestic quirks and miscommunication within a rural setting.
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Maria
Frog Skin Graft Proves Successful in Chicago Hospital
In a Chicago hospital a frog skin graft was successfully applied to the hand of a patient. The experiment showcased a new method for temporary skin coverage and healing.
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Chicago
PENS INK AND PAPER AS WRITING MARKS
A discussion on handwriting materials and the ideal tools for a refined script. It contrasts stub and fine pens, white unruled thick paper, black ink, and tasteful monograms as signs of good form. The excerpt also includes a vignette from Smart Set with a couple sharing a twilight moment and a distant call of an owl.
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Bome
Sage Advice on Debt and Mortgage Foreclosure
A folksy line warns that owing Satan a debt will not invite trouble until he is ready to foreclose a mortgage, reflecting a humorous moral about debt and avoiding trouble from a newspaper voice in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Satan
Atlanta Constitution
Enemys Hat Salute in Open Conflict
A poem extols an enemy who fights openly and without remorse, earning respect for directness. The speaker salutes the foe with honor, acknowledging firmness and plain stance while predicting no concessions or regret.
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New York
Suburban Jesuits Move From Frederick To Hudson Valley
A hotel janitor aiding the departure of the Jeanit fathers at a railway depot carried a luggage grip marked Bg. J. The janitor explained the initials stood for Swederhd after Lippincott's, as the group relocates from Frederick Maryland to the Hudson near Poughkeepsie.
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Jersey
Jeanit
Frederick
Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Swederhd
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Ark
Edward Barrett
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King Billy
Perth
N B
Wilsou
James Lane Allen
Kentucky
Tennyson
Bachelor
New York Times
Ohio
East Liberty St
Wooster, Ohio
Ohio Snoe CO
Ohio Shoe Company
East Liberty
Ahis Wooster
O.B- Ae
Reopepepepeyey
Ata
Repepy
Nick Minster
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