Southern Candy Pull Revival in New York Circles
A New York Sun report describes a prewar Southern candy pull revival hosted by a southern woman in New York. Guests wore gingham aprons, boiled molasses into candy, and staged the King William game with kissing and shawls of nostalgia, while Washington Square moments drift into a broader Thistles column following the tale.
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New York
South
New Orleans
William
King William
King James
The
New York Sun
Original essay on water quoted by a contemporary
A contemporary cites a very original water essay with four sub headings rain water soda water holy water and brine The writer notes water is used for many things from sailing to squirting at boys and catching fish The passage also claims water could save people from drowning The piece ends with an advertisement for Ballard's Snow Liniment 25 and 50 cents sold by Thomas Moore
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Ballard
Thomas & Moore
Reflections on Wealth and Life with a Humorous Verse
An editorial meditation on riches and what remains valuable, urging usefulness over material gain, followed by a playful poem about a green bug enjoying winter wheat and a health advisory touting Ballard's Hastehound Syrup for throat ailments with prices.
Dallas Readers Discuss The Green Bug Menace
Interest in the green bug spreads beyond Dallas to neighboring counties where it caused depredations last year. After thorough discussion from entomological and other angles, including its resistance to heat and cold, the topic remains a focus of conversation and speculation.
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Dallas
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Ives
Hi Ames
Igar
Ings
IMC Plemern
Rea
Meo
Cameron
Atp
Jpeople
Anc
Dixie
Thistles
Jonah
Chicago News
Nichols & Davis
C.N. Creen & Bro
Texas
Alabama
Tennessee Triumph
Cathe
Challenge
Yours Truly
Robel
Bryant & Bond
Abd Shiebold
Lockhart Register
Lancaster Herald
Song of
the Greenbug
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