The Champagne Trap and the Tutor’s Daughter
In a small village Miss Irene Warden pursues Horace Matlock, a wealthy bachelor with a champagne colored trap. He visits Professor Thornton, and his daughter Cynthia wins his interest through shared quiet evenings and piano music, while Irene’s plans unravel as Cynthia becomes the new romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Irene Warden
Chum
Ned
Horace Matlock
Miss Warden
Tom
Fforace Matlock
Professor Thornton
Matlock
Yale
Thornton
Malioeck
Daddy
Lin
Beethoven
Cynthia
Tree Toads
Adams
Salis
Cynthia Thornton
Cupid
Bachelor
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription For Female Complaints
A Victorian era medical advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal female tonic. It claims quick relief and permanent cure for pelvic weakness and related symptoms, highlights alcohol-free formula, proclaimed medical endorsements, and urges against substitutes. It mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original Little Liver Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Ais
Dr. Pierce
Good Place to Swear Off Whiffers in Small Village
A brief note from the New York Weekly recounts how a man stopped smoking by removing himself to a tiny village with only one cigar store. The piece hints at the social setting and the deterrent effect of isolation on habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Cotton Belt
N. Y
Ancient Art Shell Engravings Feature Bold Mask Motif
Prehistoric artists left polished shell engravings, among them a bold mask showing a human face with vivid features. The artifact reveals creative skill in ancient ornament and representation, offering insight into early artistic expression and cultural symbolism.
Heat Prostration And Heart Failure Prevention
A brief note discusses rare fears of heat prostration and heart failure, suggesting that maintaining a strong system through a medicine is key to prevention.
Old Mose Scolds Grandson Over Truth Lie Debate
A Baltimore man overhears a multi generation exchange where Mose rebukes his grandson for a minor fault. The boy replies the Bible says not to lie, but it doesn’t require telling the truth at all times, revealing a humorous view of honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Old Mose
Jackson Brown
Chile
Yassah
New York Times
Black Under the Eyes Explained in Sun Babies
In the north country during Kartik women worship Bhishma and light lamps at crossroads, under the sacred fig tree, at Shiva’s shrine, and float a lamp on the village tank. When lamps burn low, rubbing the wick’s black ash under the eyes is believed to keep away the evil one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Sorabia
Bhishma
Shiva
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Oxford Lake Park
Anniston
Mr. Ludlow Allen
Mrs
May Kinna Allen
Anniston Electric & Gas Co
Cor. Tenth &Moble Sts
L. P. Smithh
Cotton Belt Route
Equitable Bldg
Atlanca
E.L. Turner &Co. Agts
the Library Voting
the Anniston Evening Star
Homer Sprague
Aure
Duffy’s Pure
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Oceniey
Comer-Kennedy Co
Noble ST
Wigley & Moore
Noble Street
Levy
the Tailor
Thomas’ Drug Store
Anniston, Ala
W. 10Th St
Whetstone & CO
Crocers
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