Woman Defends Ashby Home in Fox Hunt Ambush
Phillippa Ashby confronts seven Bob Tail fox hunters at the Ashby gate wielding a six shooter to protect her father’s property. Deputy Bobby Talbot arrives and orders the crowd off, preventing violence as the men retreat in defeat.
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Red Diggins
Babe Suter
Babe
Ashby Gak
Creek Woods
Jim
Red
Suter
Phillippa Ashby
Phillippa
Toad Biggins
Little Fillpott
Bobby Talbot
Lone Lane
Philippa
Bobby
Bob-Lails
Red Biggins
Lobby
Health Is Infectious and Transmitted Through Vibration
A Hintcoo-era reflection posits that health and illness spread through social contact. It argues strong health in one person can uplift nearby individuals, while sickness can transfer weakness, with conscious healing accelerating the transfer of health.
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Anna Gordon
South America
United States
Tresses Poets Wrote Of Hair Fashion Debate
Hair length in fashion sparks debate with poets noting tresses as subjects of romance and history. The piece argues long hair outlasts short styles despite practicality, and many women regret cutting their hair later.
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Warren
When Ladies Wore Masks
A historical note describes ladies of quality wearing masks outdoors to protect complexions from sun and to preserve modesty by concealing identity while in public.
The Silk Carpet and the Kurd Chief
A Kurd chief repays a missionary with a silk carpet after a failed attempt to return a stolen item. The chief explains the carpet was earned by killing its rightful owner who valued it too highly. The owner’s relatives cannot be located as he was on a Mecca pilgrimage.
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Hakim
Mecca
Humorous tale on city drinking spots by Tom Daly
Tom Daly, humorist and poet, recounts a brief story about a stranger in a city bar. After the drink is served, the barkeep grabs the man by the collar and hustles him to the door, saying the visitor is about to start trouble.
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Tom Daly
Youngstown
Synthetic gas and new poisons headline a world of science
Popular Science reports Germany converting brown coal tar to synthetic gasoline. U S chemists discover 32 new poisons during World War I. X rays reveal erased palimpsest writings. Radium boosts plant budding in dormancy. Californian invents a nut gathering device. A Frenchman enlarges and reduces phonograph records. The U S sources 800 rare chemicals from Germany formerly imported. A coin in a slot machine shows train speed. A hammock buoy allows self propulsion. China hosts 170 silk worm egg varieties for sericulture studies.
Pluck Lacks Time On Account Of Hard Luck
A fragmentary line about Pluck losing time to bad luck opens a column of wry observations. A boy enjoys a first watch while faith battles doubt and a busy society shows strain. The text contrasts ambition with comfort and notes men seek more as life grows tougher.
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Red Biggins
Biggins
Yan
Pluck
The Eight Ages of Woman Life Chart
A reader summary outlines life stages for the average woman from infancy to old age. It presents age ranges with percent working or married figures such as 15 18 and 24 85, noting shifts from childhood through adulthood and later years with varying employment and widow rates.
Christmas Gift Pillows Trend In Shapes And Fabrics
The article spotlights popular Christmas pillow styles with round, square and roll shapes leading. Taffeta coverings are favored, with round and oblong pillows edged in brocaded silk and velvet accents, black and gold detailing, and floral appliques. Boudoir slips offer delicate cotton fabrics with embroidery and lace trims.
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Veryone
Earth Facts Compilation From The Era Almanac
The passage lists geographic and astronomical facts about Earth including water coverage two thirds, a maximum Earth Mars distance of 36 million miles, a sidereal year for orbit, a solar pressure figure of 70 000 tons, and an age estimate of 400 million years from geologists.
Black toned hat styles define matronly lines in period millinery
A critical look at four hats highlights definite lines favored by designers for mature wearers. The Russian turban in black velvet with rhinestones leads a set featuring ostrich flues, silver cloth, and a sand duvetyn turban with jet sequins. A Napoleon velvet hat trimmed with wooden beads completes the group.
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Tam
Farm Journal Proverbs And Farm Wisdom Snippets
A collection of farmers wisdom and rural aphorisms on cool cucumbers sound ethics of labor and self reliance. It blends playful maxims about livestock ice cream and grape harvests with reflections on patience and practical farming life.
Fur trim details for new suits described in old text
The article explains fur hems on suits with fur collars and cuffs, noting window measurements, a one inch bottom hem, and methods to attach using tacks. It also describes using old curtain sticks in low hems to allow removal, washing, ironing, and starching when dirty.
Household Economy Shades That Wash and Iron
A household tip urges making own window shades from heavy bleached cotton. Pick sturdy fabric and cut patterns to create reusable, washable shades that save time and money over disposable options.
Rich colored smart scarfs on Angora and brushed wool
Fashion note describes smart scarfs in rich Indian colorings made from Angora and brushed wool with a deep wool fringe around the edges.
Law and Order as Shield of Business and Security
A historical piece argues that law and order protect business, warning that corporate defiance harms society. It links law violation to broader disrespect, stating the hold-up man mirrors the profiteer and that unlawful labor mirrors capital’s lawlessness. It calls for obedience to law to preserve property and social order.
American flag over Ehrenbreitstein signals occupation drama
In Coblenz the American flag flies atop Ehrenbreitstein Fortress as 15000 soldiers occupy the area. The article praises the soldiers kindness to local children and argues the occupation rests on idealism and practical altruism guiding postwar policy.
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Germany
Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Comparatively Few Families Have Lost Their Only Breadwinners
The editorial discusses unemployment figures the Labor Department did not publish, noting 5,735,000 fewer people on payrolls since March 1920. It argues that only about a third are the main breadwinners, while 10 to 12 million remain employed, so comparatively few families have lost their sole earners.
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Department of Labor
United States
School Teachers the Most Persistent Borrowers in Illinois
The survey shows teachers lead persistent borrowing in Illinois with 70,000 loans last year and undertakers were the only group with zero or minimal loans. Other borrowers include land ladies, salesmen, machinists, switchmen, stenographers and nurses.
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Illinois
Europe
Baby
Peter
Paul
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Martha Macwilliams
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Hollor
Blue Jupiter
Ashby Place
Ashwood
Popular Science
Faith
Doubt
THE
Earth
Mars
Farm Journal
Borden Harriman
New York Herald
J. J. Davis
U. S
Secretary of Labor
A. P. Snite
Ill
Ass’n
Benjamin C. Marsh
Farmers’ National Council
America
George Bernard Shaw
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