Awakening of Elizabeth Amid Leonard Grant's Return
Elizabeth Freeman waits ten years for Leonard Grant but feels disappointment on his homecoming. She has planned to marry him yet harbors a new love for Richard Williams. Leonard announces an impending marriage to a rich West widow, while Elizabeth reveals she will marry Richard, ending their old pact.
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Elizabeth
Leonard Grant
Elizabeth Freeman
Len Grant
Leonard
Richard Williams
Jeonard Grant
Grant
Richard
Lizzie
West
Richard Wiliams
Cuticura Remedies Heal Eczema Sufferer Gilbert
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska describes her three year old Gilbert recovering from severe eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She claims dramatic facial improvement within four weeks and endorses the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
So’ Props
Columbus Ave
Boston
Beets in Vinegar Pickle and Oyster Stuffed Bread Recipe
Two recipes appear from the same page: a beet pickle method by Mrs Esther I Seals of New Bedford detailing washing, salting, cooking, and canning beets with a cayenne vinegar mixture. and a bread loaf recipe by Matilda H Nuss of Cambridge for a baked loaf stuffed with oysters and beet crumbs, baked 40 minutes and served immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther I. Seals
Middle Street
New Bedford
Matilda H. Nuss
Allston Street
Cambridge
Fads and Fashions Parade Winter Attire Trends
Paragraph points on fads and fashions describe hosiery and evening slippers matched to outfits. Silks feature self matching lace beads and pearls with embroidery. trimming reaches the knee. The piece notes eccentricities driving winter fashion, especially new sashes that alter the back of the frock and add a novel color to the design.
Maine farms and family life letters from FLORRIE
A letter discusses buying farms in Maine with tips on down payment and early cash needs, warns against Westward costs, plans a summer home, and notes saving 9 percent weekly. It also shares parenting reflections to Helen about rocking babies and a concern about a boy with poor circulation and cold feet at night.
Beauty in a Snowbound World, Querida Speaks
The passage compares a snow covered landscape with dawns, frost and sunrise, praising winter’s beauty. Vivid images include pink dawns, phantom fogs over the bay, diamond dust on frost, a jay in blue, evergreens in snow, and trains in the cold air. It recalls fond memories of summer through a lyrical meditation on the present snowy scene.
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Aladdin
Querida
Advice on handling a young child with a firm yet calm approach
A letter suggests using a gentle but firm method with a boy about eight, recommending prompt obedience and private talks when guests are present. The writer advises not to show nerves, rewards quiet behavior, and to separate the child from company for clear consequences.
Father John's Medicine Promises Body Nourishment Guaranteed
An advertisement claims Father John's Medicine provides food and nourishment to strengthen each organ and drive out impurities, guaranteeing a built up body. It emphasizes overall health and vitality as its claim.
Delay marriage on small earnings advice from a sister
A writer counsels delaying marriage when income is only $12 a week. She notes housekeeping would be frugal and suggests waiting until the fiancé earns more. She recalls choosing a husband with good principles over wealth after meeting two men, a telegraph operator and a teamster.
Midas Touch Delights and Fates of Wealth
A verse by Walt Mason contrasts King Midas with modern greed. The tale shows gold turning everything to gold but leaves the king cold, while ordinary comforts and restraint reveal wealth’s hidden woes and contentment’s appeal.
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Midas
Thomas Cat
Walt Mason
Little Known Facts About Well Known Persons
Richard Harding Davis once edited a Philadelphia paper The Stage. Senator Charles Dick of Ohio started as a hat store clerk. Marie Corelli is Eric Mackay's half sister. Madame Mariette Mazarin, the Elektra soprano, studied medicine long ago. Henry E. Dixey, a comedian, once worked as a Boston store cash boy. J G Phelps Stokes is a socialist with medical hospital experience.
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Richard Harding Davis
Philadelphia
Charles Dick
Ohio
Marie Corellt
Eric Mackay
Mariette Mazarin
Elektra
Henry E. Dixey
Boston
Dixon
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Married Couple’s Advice on Thrift and Happiness
A married woman describes six years of marriage, noting her husband earns twenty dollars weekly driving a large team and forty dollars every two weeks for which he is paid. They live comfortably on these earnings and have never missed a day’s pay, encouraging others to enjoy courtship until finances improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Ster
Washington Birthday Party Plans for Dear Sisters
Genevra writes to request inexpensive yet attractive decoration and party game suggestions for a Washington's Birthday gathering. She plans to host about 25 guests aged 16 to 25 and seeks ideas suitable for a youthful, festive event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Genevra
Dear Miss Champagne on curfews for 17 year old graduate
A reader asks Dear Miss Champagne if a 17 year old girl should be allowed to go out at night with a RL or gentleman friend as long as she is home by 10 o clock after recently graduating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bren ST
MosTox Ferad
Cecil
Miss Champagne
Should a 17 year old girl be allowed outings and amusement
A 17 year old girl writes to Miss Champagne asking if she should be allowed to go out with friends and visit amusements. The reader argues that parents know best, urges trust and responsibility, and contends that youth needs freedom and pleasure with proper behavior guidance.
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Alice Lloyd
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Fage
Claribel
B. A. Grosler
BY Williams
Blox
Tight Fist & CO
Whlaams
New England
New York
Oyster
Eddie
Che
Yoston Post
Maine
Blue Bell
Florrie
John
Walt
George Matthew Adams
Washington’s
Mildred Champagne
Jack
Jill
Ine
Aire
Jordan Marsh Company
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