The Desertion of Brady and Harris Described in Suite 22
A Chicago Tribune fragment recounts a three-man writer’s commune in suite 22, Brady a poet, Harris an artist, and the narrator a newspaper man. Through debts, bohemian feasting, and shifting ambitions they drift apart, Brady’s marriage, Harris’s craze for art, and the narrator’s lonely takeover after the desertion.
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Brady
Harris
Rengaard
Bendy
Suite 22
Jones
Tarris
Verson
New York
Waris
Aterelons
Dag
Suite 23
Arms
New Beauty Chair Promises to Renew Youth
A vibrating chair is touted as renewing youth, strengthening muscles, and replacing wasted tissues through water-filled rubber seating and a hammer-driven vibratory disk. Noted users Lilian Russell and Bernhardt help popularize the fad in New York. prices start at 200, limiting broad adoption.
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Lilian Russell
Bernhardt
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Cheerfulness at table taught to children by example
A grandmotherly figure explains that daily cheerful meals shape young temperaments. Her father, a lawyer, always greeted family with a smile and pleasant talk, guiding behavior by sending cross children away and emphasizing forgetfulness of petty grievances. The lesson highlights table time as a joy and moral nursery.
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N. Y
Bag for Clothespins Pattern and Sewing Instructions
A reader shares a simple clothespin bag project. Cut blue denim two thirds of a yard by half a yard, plus a second piece the same length and 21 inches wide, trim along the pocket edge with white braid, and sew the pieces together to form the bag.
A Clever Idea for Handsfree Clothes Drying
Mrs Nellie Norton in Good Housekeeping describes a clever bag design bound with tape. It uses a waistband and button to wrap around the wearer, eliminating stooping to clothespin and the unsanitary habit of biting clothes when hanging them.
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Nellie Norton
Good Housekeeping
The Wedding Toy Tale From St Nicholas
Katherine Pyle recounts a whimsical wedding between a Jack in the Box and a china doll among the toys. The scene unfolds with animal observers, curious comments, and a moonlight closet setting before the tale ends with shelves restored and the pair content.
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France
Noah
Katherine Pyle
St. Nicholas
The Albino Robin in Southern Ohio Grove
A 1900 account describes a white albino robin seen in a southern Ohio grove. The bird, pink eyed and entirely white, was fed by parents until it died. observations note its poor vision, fragile build, and the potential impact of early starvation on its fate.
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Steels
Ohio
Weltes Henry Tolcomb Bennett
St. Nicholas
How Sleep Unfolds Through the Senses
A Chicago American excerpt explains the stepwise fading of senses as one falls asleep. It notes eyes close first, then taste, smell, hearing, and finally touch, with touch often lingering while others fade. Slumber spreads from the feet upward until consciousness ends.
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Chicago American
Two Autumn 4E Gowns Described in Detail
Autumn 4E gowns feature an almond green dress with festooned folds in velvet and gauze details, trimmed blouse, gold buttons, and puff sleeves with guipure. A second gown in black taleta shows flounced bands of cream beading, black velvet ribbons, and epaulet sleeves with a white blouse and blue silk bow.
Disappearing Coin Trick Described by Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune describes a stage coin vanish using a marked coin a glass of water and a handkerchief. The performer hides the coin with wax and a rubber band then drops it into water and retrieves it from a pocket or cuff to reappear before the audience.
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Chicago Tribune
Subduing an Elephant by Fear and Control
A New keeper in an Indiana circus previews dominance over a trained elephant. He provokes the animal with taunts while others beat the elephant with hooks, teaching lasting submission through pain. The conqueror frees the chains and returns the animal to the tent, the elephant supposedly never forgetting the lesson.
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Indiana
N. Y. Herald
A Road to Failure. A child criticizes Cousin Fanny
A short reflective piece contrasts a child's blunt dislike of Cousin Fanny with a broader warning about inattentive behavior. It notes that individuals who multitask in conversation or work never fully engage, missing satisfaction in life. The essay urges complete focus and presence in tasks before enjoying results.
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Cousin Fanny
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Hugh S. Fullerton
Stein
Manger
Tsaw
Warris
Jack
Dolly
Albino Robin
WHITE
Rome
Keeper
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