Broadway Jones in a Gum Company Dilemma
Broadway Jones, heir to a gum empire, faces Uncle Abner’s bequest and a fierce deal with Pembroke to sell his plant. Amid romance with Josie Richards and pressure from Wallace, he must decide whether to save Jonesville’s jobs or cash in for advertising glory as a New York upheaval unfolds.
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Jackson Jones
Broadway
law York
Joneaville
Abner Jones
Judge Spotswood
Klin
New York
Robert Wallace
Broad Way
Gerard
Wallace
roadways
Abner
Europe
bale
Peter Perabroka
roadway
Jonesville
Snots- Wood
Josie Richards
Spntawood
Clara
Josie
Jeshe
ambroke
trust
Jones
Jones’ Pepsin
guvnor
Jackson
Pembroke
America
Scott
aurious
sute
Bob
Sam
Mia
ter— Jones
Mrs. Gerard
Bain
Broadway and Wallace Dinner Plans Reveal New Home Ambitions
In a turn of domestic shifts at Jonesville, Wallace contemplates moving into a spacious Jones home with 14 rooms while Broadway seeks a dining gathering with Judge Spotswood and Josie Richards. A late evening finds Sammy venting over banjo practice as a visiting Mr. Grover Wallace arrives, revealing Wallace's family ties and potential new beginnings.
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Wallace
Broadway
Pembroke
New York
Tft
Sixth avenue
Grand
the Grand
Mrs. Spotswood
Jones homestead
Jonesville
Jonsaville
Sammy
Sam
Jason
Connecticut
Jones howe
Mr. Wallace
het — Edison
Haven
walt
New York city
United States
Mrs. Spotawood
Grover Wallace
Spothwood
Judge Sponwood
gov'nor
Bob
No 10 Minute a Day Wife Critique Sparks Debate
Collier's Weekly weighs in on Inez Milholland Boissevain's ten minute daily housekeeping claim. The piece argues real housekeeping requires full effort from homemakers, defends feminism, and contrasts with outdated service norms and panic over food safety and poverty.
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Mme
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Manhattan
babbs
H. G. Wella
kias
Inez
Meaning of Cob and Bab in Seventeenth Century Money
A Camden volume notes that cob referred to a piece of money whose value varied from four shillings to about 1475. The term appears in a letter from the Earl of Hsaex and is contrasted with bab as money terms in polite seventeenth century circles.
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earl of Hsaex
London Chronicle
Che Henry Howland and the Harps of Heaven
A poem sketching Che Henry Howland, known as Bim Watkins, who believed every slight by others and misread gestures as insults. He distrusted strangers, suspected mockery at gatherings, and blamed others for his misfortunes. His life ends without wealth as he frets about slights and contemplates heavenly rewards while misreading faces in life.
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Bim Watkins
sim
Bim
folka
Amateur Philosophy on Habits and Happiness
A satirical reflection contrasts wise and foolish behavior with persistence and self deception. A streetcar anecdote and a tale of "Happy Hal Hinkley" illustrate how cultivated cheerfulness can backfire, prompting a wish to embrace grumbling instead.
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Hal Hinkley
aince
The Curse of Toil and the Mock Ark Humour Tale
A humorous piece contrasts toil and leisure with imagined scenes from a voyage and a papercut debate. Mr Peck cites a Paraguayan ratio of one man to six women and pampered husbands. Noah and a Bible lesson frame the ark mosquito joke amid light domestic quips.
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Paraguay
Mr. Peck
thara
Henry
Her Achievements and a Witty Exchange in Opera
A lighthearted theatre exchange features a prima donna asking if two men fought over her and a soubrette replying she has been named a co respondent twice. Another quip has a character defending chauffeur expenses against speeding arrest claims.
Return to Chocolate Better Than Coffee for Women
The article notes a shift from chocolate to tea then coffee, as women tire of fattening drinks. It highlights chocolate’s resurgence when served with wheat biscuits or muffins and whipped cream, with newer chocolate varieties appearing in china departments.
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china
Dellelong Small Cakes Life Tips and Recipes
Instructions describe making sponge and cream sponge cakes with long beating times, forcering, syrup, fondant, and variations like dark chocolate or marble batters. Includes cream pot shells with berries or peaches, whipped cream filling, and festive decorations. Mentions rich cakes such as pound or angel cake baked in tins, iced and decorated with various toppings and cut into shapes.
Sauce for Lamb and Fowl with Mint and Pepper
A recipe guides making a green mint pepper sauce from mint green pepper lemon juice sugar and a dash of salt. Mix mint and lemon juice into a paste then pepper with lemon juice as needed to form a thick green sauce, served immediately for optimal piquancy with meat.
Fried Chicken Georgia Style Recipe
Cut up a young chicken and season with salt and pepper. Dip in beaten eggs and cracker crumbs. Fry slowly in hot butter and pork drippings until tender and browned. Place in a covered dish. Stir a large tablespoonful of flour into gravy, add a cup of sweet cream, season, boil, and pour over the chicken. Serve hot.
Peppermint Drops Made From Simple Kitchen Mix
A vintage kitchen note describes making peppermint drops by combining two cups sugar one half cup water two teaspoons peppermint pinch of cream of tartar heating three minutes then cooling to a white creamy stage. Drop on parchment and shape into rounds for wrappers.
Cocoanut Pudding and Breamed Apples With Oatmeal
Simple dessert and side dish from a vintage recipe. Cocoanut pudding blends milk corn starch sugar egg whites vanilla and coconut then chills in mold. Breamed apples with oatmeal steams apples with maple sugar topping and serves hot with cream.
Outdated Bedding Care Note From Unknown Source
The text describes mending worn sheets by gathering worn areas and sewing. It then instructs cutting the fabric down the middle to form new sides for onward use. The fragment lacks clear origin or dates.
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EDWARD MARSHALL
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Fran
Rankin
Mr. Jones
Bob and
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Collier's Weekly
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HENRY HOWLAND
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