Arabella as a Royal Name and Its Tulip Emblem
The article explains Arabella meaning and history linking to eagle roots in northern tongues, notes Lady Arabella Stuart buried at Westminster Abbey beside Mary Queen of Scots, and Arabella Churchill linked to Marlborough. It mentions Belle as a popular American nickname and lists subsequent names Viola Judith Irene with daily installments.
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Bella
Arabella
Arabella Stuart
Westminster Abbey
Mary
Queen of Scots
Arabella Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
James IT
Belle
America
Viola
Judith
Irene
Married and Happy at 49 Letter Promotes New Thought
A personal note offers relationship advice to a distressed wife about faithfulness and home life. It encourages inviting friends, positive affirmations, and hoping for reconciliation, ending with a signature claiming happiness at age 49.
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Hubby
Hair Restoring Sage Remedy Promises New Growth
ADA shares a home remedy to regrow hair using sage steeped in water strained through cloth, then mixed with alcohol and perfume. Brush the scalp nightly for 10 minutes and observe new hair in weeks. ADA also asks for wart treatment advice for a pea-sized finger wart.
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Ada
Faith and family church ties in marriage moral counsel
A speaker counsels Merriwell to avoid drama over a son swapping churches for a girl. They share a family example of four sons who temporarily joined wives' faiths before choosing their own, stressing calm discussion with the prospective daughter in law to prevent future conflict.
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Merriwell
Dear Sewing Circle Sisters Opinion Letter on a Low Salary
A wife writes to a sewing circle asking if a man earning sixteen dollars weekly can support a family of four with rent eight dollars a month and land payments eight dollars monthly. She asks whether such stories discourage other men and vows to read the letter to her husband to test its effect. The writer says she struggles to make ends meet on that amount.
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Sewing Circle Sisters
Oliver
Should Be Happy and Not Discouraged
A reader signs as QUEENIE advising a “happy bride” amid troubles and warns against adopting children. She recounts her own experience of five adoptions bringing care and trouble and urges focusing on helping orphans and the poor instead.
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Queenie
Surrogate Advice Letter About Jealousy and Adopting a Child
A reader urges a woman to test her husband's fidelity with a preclosing town visit and dinner plan. The letter also advises against adopting a child, citing the husband’s disinterest and potential complications. Black Eyes signs off.
Locked Trunk and Advice From an Early Marriage
A young bride recounts marrying a man who kept his trunk locked and kept his keys, while she brushed and laid out his clothes. An older friend urged her to leave, but at eighteen she ignored the advice and remained unaware of the implications.
Trunk Promises and Valentine's Day Revealed
A widow recalls a husband's plea to save money during her first pregnancy and later discovers a trunk full of cherished mementos. She reflects that listening to such guidance could have harmed their happiness, noting the husband’s quiet support and love even after his death. The piece ends with the line Scotch Lassie.
Play Detective a Little Dear Sad Hearted
A correspondent urges prudence in suspected infidelity, advising the wife to seek a trusted companion and attend theatre and supper with notes on discreet investigations. The writer, Roste, shares personal understanding and counsels patience before accusations.
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Roste
Lodging House Question Brings Homemaking Advice
A reader asks about starting a lodging house offering either a suite of rooms or an entire house. The writer seeks guidance on profitable, respectable living while maintaining a comfortable home and asks for suggestions to help TRENT and the sisters.
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Mollie
Trent
Furnishing a Five Room Home on Five Hundred Dollars
A stenographer planning marriage asks if five rooms can be furnished comfortably for about 500 dollars. She will contribute toward linens and clothes but wants to help furnish the home without autos or a piano. She notes she will sign as TOT.
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Black
Tot
Reversed Decision Between Gordon and Boynton
In a tense meeting on a piazza Gordon reveals he came to discuss a risky railroad coupling device invention that could determine his future with Margaret and his finances. Boynton, eager for his friend’s luck, learns Gordon faces ruin if the venture fails and the stakes are high with Mrs. Ashcroft and the W. P. Railroad in play.
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Dave Gordon
Fred Boynton
Margaret
Gordon
Rascal
David, Jr
Jim
Boynton
David Gordon
Piazza
Fred
Mrr. Ashcroft
W. P. Railroad
Piace
Interview Fails to Convince Ashcroft on Invention
Gordon confronts Mr. Ashcroft with his practical but costly invention as two prior pitches failed. He endures rejection, returns home in despair, but Margaret counsels perseverance and faith. A telegram later reveals the decision has reversed and the invention is accepted.
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Ashcroft
Boynton
Gordon
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New York
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Ident
David
David Gorden
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Paris Point
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Taffeta
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Clivail
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