Goliath and David Townsend A Prison Parole Story
A Georgia prison tale centers on Convict No. 623, David Fairfax Townsend, seeking mercy and a parole to finish his sentence after wartime duties. Goliath Culpeppah advocates for him, offering to act as substitute and cook for the governor, leading to a Fourth of July pardon and a heartfelt reunion.
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Sholy
Wah
Gwine
Goliath
Hoyt
David Fairfax Townsend
Virginia
Marse
Goliath Culpeppah
de Culpeppah
Georgia
Deyall
David
Young Man Proves Worth With Mother's Advice
John Travers, at 15, sought a legal office without references. A thoughtful test and a letter from his mother impressed a lawyer, who hired him. Six years later John has been at the firm, now admitted to the bar, with a partner's place in sight. His mother’s advice and praise are his strongest references.
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John Travers
John
New York Weekly
Drummer Pursues Avocation in Adirondacks for Merry Widow Hat
A New York mil linery drummer in the Adirondack region tries to sell hats in a village store. A woman asks for Merry Widow hats noting the hats’ size and floral decorations. She explains she needs a hat large enough to cover her front teeth, prompting the drummer to offer telegraphing an order.
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New York
Adirondack
New Occupation for Women in Bloomfield Schools
Bloomfield New Jersey school board creates a seasonal role for women who repair and rebalance free text books. Two workers audit eight school buildings each summer, sorting books by grade, mending damaged volumes with paste, awl and needle, and returning them before term starts.
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Bloomfeld
N. J
Bloomfield
Mend the Manners at Chautauqua Call for Better College Etiquette
Mrs. Miriam N Loomis told the Home Economics conference at Chautauqua that in some leading colleges girls throw bread and cake at the table and hotels charge fees before serving students due to bad manners. She urged making the table the social center of the school and questioned why young men and women must apologize for college manners.
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Miriam N. Loomis
Chautauqua
Conspiracy Suspected Aboard the Old Family House
An old-time fiend voices dyspeptic wit while Mr. Cumrax muses on whether the mother and daughters invited a French kitchen gang to sharpen his talk. The exchange hints at schemes and social tidbits in a rural household setting.
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Mr. Cumrax
The Old Man to Jabez Advice on Reticence and Speech
A venerable father instructs his son Jabez to speak only when necessary. He warns that chatter reveals ignorance and harms reputation, urging reticence, self control, and clear, purposeful speech to build lasting respect.
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Jabez
A Deal in Tenements
An old New England mechanic explains how he bought 20 rental houses with 400 as a down payment. He tracked rents of 20 and 18 dollars on a 3600 dollar two tenement purchase, using profits to finance subsequent buys. Over 30 years he never earned more than three dollars a day and built a small empire.
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New England
Walters
Saturday Evening Post
The Comparative Method In Youth Handwashing Tale
A mother contrasts her son’s dirty hands with his attempt to even them after a prior scolding. The tale notes masculine education and cleanliness, praising soap and water while detailing the boy’s humorous reply about equalizing dirt. It ends with the boy ready for a third wash.
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Theodore
The Early Morning Observance by Nellie L. McClung
A reflective piece likens dawn to a clean page blessed by God, urging writes deeds and thoughts to become gold letters, while warning that evil thoughts may blot the morn. It cites Nellie L. McClung from Sowing Seeds in Danny.
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Nellie L. McClung
Danny
Restaurant Table Banter Sparks Chile Sauce Tip
A Boston woman and a young man share a restaurant moment with light humor. She asks for advice on what to order and he jokes that she should try Chile sauce, delivering a playful suggestion that reveals their easygoing rapport.
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Boston
The Tragedian Takes Belongings from Bucking Home
In a brief exchange, a tragedy figure asks Mrs Bucking permission to take belongings, and the landlady notes her husband has already hung the other collar on the hat rack. The wartime or period tone hints at a domestic moment within a larger dramatic scene.
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Mrs. Bucking
Separate coat for limited-income women amid tailored outfits
A practical guide notes that a separate coat is essential beyond a tailored costume. It should suit day and evening wear, be knee-length with capacious sleeves, and pair with satin ormoire afternoon dresses. Empire coats in fine fabrics and a high neck or ruche protect the throat and complement semi-dressy gowns.
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Miladi
Simple Dress and Smock Sewing Sketches
The article describes a simple butcher linen dress with three wide box-pleats, a yoke cut in points, embroidered yoke edge, below waist belt trimmed similarly, and a slightly puffed sleeve with an embroidered cuff. It lists material needs: 1 1/2 yards linen 46 inch wide and 3 yards Holland for the smock with plain yoke and smocked front and back.
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Holland
Little Girls Frocks Describe Gingham Linen School Dress
Frocks for small girls feature full gathered skirts attached to a blouse waist with a center front box plait and large buttons. Necktie, Peter Pan collar, left breast pocket, and three quarter bishop sleeves taper to cuffs. Woolen fabrics suggested for school wear.
Attractive Egyptian style room created on a budget
A young woman converted a small room into an Egyptian style space with buff walls green trim a finished hardwood floor and a buff green yellow brown Egyptian rug. Gold framed art prints Egyptian pottery and bric a brac enhance the look making the room easy to furnish with affordable mission furniture as an option.
Children Dress Styles In Serge For School Frocks
The article describes serge dresses for school wear featuring jumper styles with piping outlines and an underwaist in the same color as sleeves trimmed with anchors or emblems. A dark blue serge dress shows a plaited skirt and wide plaited jumper waist with brick red braid details and small brick red buttons on the V yoke.
Baby Autumn Coat Ideas For Hand Embroidered Wear
Aimed at quick seasonal sewing, this note suggests baby coats in white Ben ford cord with scalloped buttonholes or kimono style to limit frills. For warmth, line with white albatross and consider a quilted jacket using habitai silk and lambs wool interlining for durability and easy washing.
Braid Coats Go On Sale At Moderate Prices
Braid coats are heavily discounted for a quick sale with many styles suited to early fall wear. Lined with silk for warmth, these wraps pair with heavier dresses, while lace boleros trimmed with chiffon offer fashionable accents at reasonable prices.
Heavy White Verle Hat Top Fashion Feature
A description of an extra large coarse white hat with a small square dot, intended for early season fashion. It is styled to sit at the top of the head, cover the hat, and be fastened with a baretto at the nape of the neck.
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David and Goliath
Shortstory Pub. Co
Frim
John Hoyt
Kray Walla
Milas
Ebon
Hercules
Culpeppers
Go- Hath
No. 623
Maine
No 623
Townsends
Les
Lundy’s Lane
Marlon
Marie Davy
Marie Hoyt
Chile
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