Runaway marriage and fallout in Ernestine and Will tale
Ernestine Briceland from a wealthy family defies her sister Lillian and father, runs away with newspaper artist Will Todd to start a life in Chicago. After a tense lake vacation with John Poole and Pastanos, Will fights with Loring, the couple separate, then reconcile at home. Will loses his job, Poole resigns, and Ernestine worries about finances and family ties as their precarious new life begins.
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Ernestina Briceland
Will Todd
Ernestine
Lillian
Briceland
Loring Hamilton
Lilan
Will
John Poole
Loring
Pastano
Bricelanda
Papa
Wii
Langley Lake
Lake Colony
Peter
Pastanos
Alexandria
Madame Pastano
Lake
Peele
Ruby
Mr. Poole
John
Pustano
Ming
Wiston
Eunestine
Wilt
Kitten
Chicago
Siul
Otal
Tommy Tuder
Mr. Wiston
Son
Poole
The
Sun
Tohn iFoole
Building a Farm Repair Shop From Simple Frames
Advice by William A. Radford on constructing an inexpensive farm repair shop. Details include low gable roof, concrete floor in the shop, cinder storage floor for drainage, and continuous front doors for easy machine storage. Readers are urged to implement winter repair indoors using basic carpentry skills.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William. A. Radford
South Dear
Born Street
Chicago
Lumber As A Big Asset In Building Homes
Lumber is described as America's renewable natural resource and the essential material for home construction and modernization. The piece touts wood as ubiquitous in homes from surfaces to structures, noting its abundance and role in lath and joist, while arguing that a lumber shortage would halt new homes and updating older buildings.
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America
Patti the Only Woman at 1859 Adelina Patti Banquet
In 1884 Adelina Patti was honored with a banquet in New York after her Academy of Music debut in Lucia. Prominent men hosted the event, but their wives refused to join, leaving Patti the sole woman among about seventy male admirers at the Hotel Brunswick ballroom.
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Adelina Patti
Academy of Music
New York
Lucia
Brooklyn Hagle
Jenny Lind
Patti
Academy
Judge Daly
William Steinway
Nathan Stetson
Marquis de Caux
Nicolini
Mme
Pattias
Possi
Brunswick
German settlers in Pennsylvania and migration waves
The piece notes that the Pennsylvania Dutch descend from German settlers in the colonial era, migrating with Quakers and mainly from the Rhenish Palatinate. It cites estimates of more than 30,000 Germans leaving England in 1708 and 1709 for transport to American ships.
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Pennsylvania
Rhenish Palatinate
England
Bathroom costs less than the other rooms in a home
The bathroom is nearly finished when a family moves in, unlike other rooms that await rugs, pictures, and furniture. Quality plumbing fixtures and accessories can be chosen at a lower total cost than furnishing living rooms, bedrooms, or dining rooms, yet still be durable and attractive.
Buying plumbing fixtures for durability and style
The article notes the long term cost saver of living with a chosen home and the evolving role of style. It explains that plumbing fixtures shift from pure utility to include design and color. It mentions color variation and finishes with chromium preferred over nickel in better installations.
Many Roofing Options For Homeowners Today
A survey of roofing materials notes wood shingles asphalt shingles asbestos slate and tile are common. Choice depends on personal preference house style locality and budget with broad flexibility across English colonial French and Georgian homes. Favor affordable appropriate roofs and avoid overly vivid colors that clash with neighbors.
Floor Insulation in Attics Cuts Heat Loss
In cheaply built homes the attic floor is often omitted. Warm air passes through plaster ceilings nearly as easily as through no register, and adding a floor of smatched boards in the attic can warm cold houses with less fuel. Roof insulation is the solution to the problem.
History's Mysterious Necklace Scandal Ends In Court Drama
A 360000 necklace scandal tied to Louis XV and Marie Antoinette centers on Madame Lamotte and Cardinal de Rohan. Lamotte's ruse duped the cardinal into loaning funds, the queen allegedly involved, and the necklace journeyed to London before stones were sold. Trials followed, amid enduring questions about royal complicity and motive.
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Marie Antoinette
France
Cardinal de Rohan
Louis XV
Madame du Barry
de Rohan
Madame Lamotte
Louis XVi
Jeanne de Valoise
Madam Lamotte
Lamotte
Maria Antoinette
Lamottes
Herselves
Jeanne Lamotte
Jeanne
Antoinette
Lamette
London
D. Rohan
Court
Whesler Syndica
Correct Information Mrs Smart and the Lawyer Husband
A quip about political sides turns into a wry exchange as a lawyer husband notes that being on the right side often avoids the need to lie, delivered in a light missing-mindfulness moment.
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Hobbs-Merrilt Co
Poote
Sipe Evev
OFM
Pind Doers
OER
Japae
Monvaigne
Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter
Walter Ry
Irs
California
Write Creek
Shattey
Sprin
Sioux City
Northwest
Peirce& Newman Livestock Commission
Iowa
Prything
Jaco Motor Service
Reginn
Toma Ste
Siow City
Wee E
Stull
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