Faint Heart The tale of Holway and Barbara Wye Smith
In a thunderstorm a secret love between Bhayle Holway and Barbara Wye Smith surfaces as Colonel Wye Smith disapproves. A letter reveals a past marriage and loss of fortune from ten years earlier, with Lena’s elopement and death adding to the tragic web.
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Bhayle Holway
Barbaras Wye-Smith
Colonel Wye-Smith
High Elma
Holway
Barbara
Shayle
Lena
Faint-Hearted Lover Faces Hidden Past in Train Meeting
Shayle recalls a chance encounter with Lena two years earlier and fears her death could be a ruse. His father's ruinous legacy leaves him with debt and a mortgage while Lena's steadfast boldness tempts him to risk love. He resumes life in the dilapidated home, torn between hope and dread as the clock ticks toward a costly reunion.
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Therese
Shayle
Lena
Kaba
High Elms
Banks
Enduring Hope and Reflections in a Weathered Garden
A troubled night dissolves into renewed love and memory for Shayle as he walks the decaying garden, recalling childhood adventures and his father’s reckless boast of endless wealth, while dreaming of a new life through work and renewed happiness. Nearby, a note of distant news appears with Colorado miners traveling to Denver for a church service.
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Colorado
Denver
Moroni Jee Goes Happi and Holiday Gifts Ad
Parcel of early 20th century ad prose urging readers to call Hemlock 500 for shop names and write to Canton Daily News. Features warm home meal ideas for cold days and gift items including nickel framed casseroles, quilted satin robes in orchid blue rose or seafoam with lamb's wool filling, wrapped in festive packaging. Also describes fitted overnight cases with toilet ware sets in amber pearl shell and silk or merter lining.
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Hemlock
Canton Daily News
Marjorie
Bed Wetting Remedy Ad Claim From California Ad
A testimonial from Mrs Anna Brown of Pasadena California praises HOMODYNE Capsules as a safe and effective relief for bed wetting bladder distress and kidney gravel pains. The ad claims immediate relief and lists drug stores as the points of purchase.
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Anna Brown
Pasadena
Calli
Paul F. Deford
M. I
Calif
Holiday Trunk Delights Cheerful Gift Picks
A vintage ad touts holiday trunks for children with options in patent feather or leather like finishes and priced from 6.98 to 100 dollars. It recommends compact moving trunks for kids packing toys while noting a larger ertain trunk with drawers and brass finish at 94.50. It mentions gift ideas and contrasts young household needs with travel fantasies.
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Leon
Babs
Trishman
Pape
Tinker
Mutt
Jeff
Madame Hendren
Mama Dolls
Polly Anna
Slate Black Board
Kiasse
Mahopany
Cenuine Chase
Alge Davenport
Moroni
Folks
Piet
Allstratsiad
Iraesers
Quality Hardware Co
Tuscarawas ST. W
Citrus Soap Company
San Diego, Calif
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