Match-Making Father in Corn Belt Tale
Winifred Black relates a Nebraska village tale where a tall, rosy cheeked girl in the Corn Belt falls for a suitor not chosen by her father. He poisons her before a wedding, is found guilty, and the piece reflects on parental interference, youth, and the cost of meddling in others lives.
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Nebraska
Corn
Villaa
Amd
Staturd
Sim
Peanster
Conances
Shing
The Family Next Door Seeks Hidden Details
A neighbor moves into a newly bought house and friendships blur as the speaker notes the couple’s love of books, flowers, and the outdoors. The description hints at private interests including fortune tellers and music, with no clear identification of the residents’ professions or names.
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Mual
How You May Make An Excellent Bath And Timely Advice
An odd mixed prose fragment describes domestic scenes and neighborly life, then offers bath instructions. It presents a narrator musing on private homes while detailing bran baths, oatmeal soap mixtures, and herbal tonics to cleanse and refresh skin, with several recipes and steps for spa like baths at home.
Wonderful Falls Portlan d engineers discover new waterfall
Portland engineers report a previously unseen waterfall in Bull Run forest preserve near the city water supply. The cascade drops about 160 feet in three steps, totaling roughly 300 feet, with the final plunge reaching the river. The falls are named Mant Falls in honor of Commissioner Jon Mahn for charting the region.
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Portland
Ore
Bull ‘Run
Jon Mahn
Ready Made Menswear Ad Promises Direct Tailor Made Value
A fragmented Victorian era ad discusses clothing price drops for ready made suits, blaming middlemen for higher costs and promising direct material and tailor made options. It urges Bridgeport men to act, requesting coupon mail back to receive samples and instructions.
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Bridgeport
Hix
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Winifred Black
Ouija
Debussey and Dore
California
Strauss
Hanes
Mons
Paligate
Chasaty
Beethoven
Tila
Cologne
Jesus
George
Memanus
Anas
Peary
McElwain Shoes
Savings Bank
Udward Kipling
McElwain
W. H. McEllwain Company
Boston
Mawrs
Tra
Great Fally
del Mann
Englada
Iail
North Adams
Couron
Mohawk Textiles
Mass
Diexse
Mark X
Namee
Esa Han
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