Rachel, an Aproned Angel
Dorcas Upton keeps a small yellow muslin apron as a relic of her sister Rachel’s romance and loss. She recalls their shared New England life, Rachel’s steadfast loyalty, Reuben Foster’s fatal accident, and the keepsake that lovers and family preserved. Now Dorcas places the apron with Rachel for the last watch, honoring a lifetime of silent devotion.
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Miss Dorcas Upton
Dorcas
New England
Rachel
Upton
Deacon Eben
Reuben Foster
Crossiets
Boston
Reuben
Temple Mountain
Rachel Upton
Doreas
Sports Dress Trends and Fashion Notes of the Era
A survey of sports dress evolution highlights a shift from utilitarian outdoor wear to stylish silhouettes. Curved waists, riding habits, and Western inspired touches appear, with designers from Worth and Paris pushing new belts, draped bodices, and varied fabrics amid bold color palettes and practical, comfortable incentives.
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Far West
Hawthorn Mayflower with Uses and Varieties
Hawthorn called may blooms in May and grows as a shrub or small tree native to Eurasia. The Glastonbury thorn in England sometimes flowers in winter, while the common hawthorn flourishes as a hedge in Britain and serves in grafting stock for apples and other fruits. Fruit can feed birds in winter.
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Siberia
Europe
Africa
United States
England
Glastonbury
Glastonbury Abbey
Kansas City Times
Royal Sign Manual Usage in English Writs and Deeds
The royal sign manual is the sovereigns personal signature required on writs passed by the great seal or privy seal. Usually only the initial with R stands for Rex or Regina, with facsimiles used when the monarch is too ill to sign, especially on minor deeds.
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England
Kansas City Star
Parisian designer highlights sportswear versatility
A prominent Paris fashion figure shifts to sports clothing focusing on versatile outfits. The sports suits combine chic lines with practicality for tea at the country house, tennis, polo, or club visits, featuring straight narrow skirts and jumper bodices with high collars and pockets.
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Polo Grounds
Home Is The Precious Thing For Ione Jones
Poem reflects on the idea that a man can build grand structures yet cannot construct a home. The lines juxtapose mansion palace temple with the intangible value of home as a cherished, irreplaceable treasure. Published in The Kitchen Cabinet in 1926.
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Ione Jones
Helped Through Change of Life in Baltimore Woman Testimony
Mrs L Gingrich of 1375 N Gilmore St Baltimore says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped her through the change of life and a weak system. She notes relief from nervousness and hot flashes and fluently recommends the medicine for women and for her daughters who also benefited through marriage and childbirth.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Egypt Buys U S Pine For Government Works
The Egyptian irrigation department rejects central European pine bids and will require southern pine from the United States for future government projects.
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Irrigation Department
America
Mothers Day Exercises Delight Bloomfield Church
Dr A G Sinclair pastor of Old First church Bloomfield N Y receives congratulations on Mothers day program in his Bible school. He described touching scenes of children painting a cottage interior a seriously ill child with father and doctor nearby the mother at a table with head in hands. A girl answers the mother was doing crossword puzzles.
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A. G. Sinclair
Old First Church
Bloomfield
N. Y
New York Times
Truthful Wisdom Remains Beyond False Appearances
A pithy proverb emphasizes that truth endures beyond mere semblance and urges discernment. It echoes a call to value honesty over surface impression, suggesting that genuine understanding comes from truth rather than outward show.
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Short Story Pub. Co
Paris
Eton
Worth
Ufe
Luke
Hawthorn
Western Newspaper Union
Lydia E.pinkham
Egypt
U. S. Pine
Doan
Iowa
Co. B. Doty
South Second
Osage
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co., Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N
Green
Aeerin
Muppe FW Co
S'On - Pittss
Riva
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