Cap the business dog reads the morning paper
Cap the buck and white English setter owned by A E Dayton of 11 Sumner street Dorchester buys the daily paper for his master. He is seven, learns easy tricks but his main task is securing the news for Edward Everett square where a newsboy sells the paper. Cap guards his paper and enjoys the read.
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Cap
A. E. Dayton
Sumner Street
Dorchester
Boston Globe
Nonce
Edward Everett Square
Boston
The Young Magician Performs a Pocket Coin Trick
A performer describes a magic routine with a marked silver quarter and a glass. He uses a large colored handkerchief to conceal and reveal the coin, coordinating audience participation to produce the coin’s appearance in the glass, then repeats with two stitched handkerchiefs to prevent examination.
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Haring
Tit for Tat society in a family plan
A household quarrel between twins Jim and Jessie leads to a "Tit for Tat" winter plan. Jessie will darn Jim's stockings while Jim polishes Jessie’s shoes every Wednesday and Saturday, with consequences if either side fails. The mother enforces strict reciprocity to balance chores and authority.
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Jim
Jessie
Jess
Mamma
Riddles and an Experiment From the Boston Herald
A collection of quirky riddles with punchlines such as What animal is never old and What is the difference between a pair of pants and a pie. An experiment describes three bowls of water at extreme temperatures to test tactile perception, inviting reader participation.
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Wren
Boston Herald
Something New in Line of Amusement
A Beverly Farm party invites guests with ornately printed sheets and a sequence of differing clues. Each clue leads to a location or action such as looking under the umbrella, walking to the music room, or touching piano pedals. Guests pair up for supper based on matching clues, promising a lively evening with inventive chases and partner-based games.
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Beverly Farm
Rainbow Tea Plan Showcases Colorful Church Supper
A Rainbow Tea event drew a large crowd with seven color themed tables red orange yellow green blue indigo violet each offering vivid menus and decor. Beverages were available at all tables and a full course meal cost 29 cents per guest with tickets sold by two young women handing out plates and utensils.
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Mit
Violet Lee
Madame Merri
Finishing Tablecloths with the French bem method
The article describes finishing tablecloths and napkins using the French bem technique. It involves turning an ordinary bem once and again, then turning it back so the left side faces the right, and top sewing the edge for a neat finish.
Hair Styles Evolve With New Winter Dressed Looks
Fashion notes describe winter hair trends with narrower sides and volume at the center after a moon-faced ideal. Marcel ondule dominance, front pins, and festooned curls mix with plaits and waves. Decorations range from tortoiseshell and diamond combs to gold damascened Spainish options and leaf motifs on wreaths.
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Toledo
Fashion notes from a bygone era spark costume trends
Raspberry and old rose shades appeal for evening wear while striped fabrics gain popularity this season. Chiffon stacks with lace appliques pair with handwork blouses. dark green remains a favored hue. Automobile costs in sealed skins, Morocco bound bridge whist sets, and linen collar shields with French knots appear as luxury gifts and fashion details cited by a traveler from London.
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Morocco
London
The Origin of Profanity Explained in Harper's View
The article discusses why profanity arises from a desire to express strong feelings. It notes profanity flourishes in crude societies and recedes with culture, arguing intellectual development relates to indulgence in swearing and that modern times show broader cultivation making profanity less acceptable.
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Thomas R. Louis- Vary
Harper's
Hon ors for the Fat Man and a Christmas poetess
Theodosia Garrison, known as the Christmas poetess, has poems in New York magazines. On a Bermuda voyage she suffered seasickness and sought poison, then laughed at danger and clung to a stout fellow passenger as a lifeline in a raging storm.
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Theodosia Garrison
New York
Bermuda
Costa
Dream States and Sleep sensations described
The piece explains common dreams linked to sleep stages and body sensations. It notes Arctic relief exhibitions and snow imagery arise from blankets, a chest pressure from gas, and a familiar falling dream during the first 45 seconds of sleep. It describes a sixteenth inch movement triggering the falling perception and the comforting end of hitting bottom with warmth.
Hard to Please
A fragmented dialogue centers on a daughter's suitor and a loan request. Characters debate willingness to lend, with interruptions and evasions highlighting tension over financial and romantic matters. The exchange reveals misunderstanding and social friction in a domestic setting.
Syrup of Figs and Senna Promoted as Safe Laxative
The California Fig Syrup Co presents its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a simple pleasant and efficient laxative. It claims ethical production and wide acceptance by physicians and the Well Informed, urging purchase only of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product at fifty cents a bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
And She Believed Him. A Tale of Letters and Onions
George returns from a week away to find Clara cool at first. He explains not sending a kiss after onions that night, claiming dinner steak and onions, and she accepts his explanation. Their bond endures despite the quirky misunderstanding.
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George
Clara
Daughters Demand Virtue Over Fortune in Matrimonial Match
A father questions a suitor’s wealth as his daughter insists on a husband who does not smoke drink swear or club, claiming virtue over riches. In a witty reply, the editor later mocks a hopeful new writer from a correspondence school by directing him to the circulation manager with the subscription price.
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Morning Mail
Furly
J. Alexander McNatt
J. Alex
Grape Nuts Boosts Railroad Man’s Digestion and Energy
A railroad worker credits Grape Nuts with curing long standing indigestion, improving appetite and energy, after trials with various diets. He reports seven pound gain and no indigestion in three months, noting his belief in the product’s discovery of a perfect food. His wife later tries it as well.
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