Smallpox Quarantine Upends Society Getaway
In a quarantined Upper East Side house the Harbison and Reed families face a smallpox alert after a nurse-like party proposal. Bella, Takahiro, and Jim fear the medical scare. servants are scarce and tensions rise as everyone plans to endure until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Mr. Harbison
Anne Brown
Europe
Dallas
Max
Mercer
Aunt Selina
Harbison
Board of Health
Bella
Jimmy
Cal
Bered
Anne
Amd
Lelind
Work
Takahiro
Max Reed
Jim Wilson
Kit
Bellz
Seavereen
Russian Pony Automobile
Hidden Cellar Escape in Cleveland Dinner Scene
In a chaotic Cleveland dinner setting, Bella guides through a cold cellar to escape. A sleeping policeman, Sartor Rosarius, is found near a furnace as the pair flee the unseen risk of capture and plan to summon the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bella
Pairly
Sartor Rosarius
Jim
Foley Kidney Pills Help a Tiffin Widow’s Health
Mrs. Robert Terray of Tiffin Ohio shares a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills. She describes prior backache swollen ankles and wrists and fatigue from kidney issues. After weeks of use her kidneys improved and pain swelling disappeared leaving her refreshed and vigorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Robert Terray
Tiffin
Ohio
Stenography and gender roles in office life
A dialogue snippet shows a man questioning the value of a young stenographer and a woman’s presence in the office. The man laments he cannot dictate to a woman, hinting at lingering marital expectations as a barrier to female employment.
Rambles On Rambos And Back Doors In An Old Time Orchard
A nostalgic column recalls Uncle Henrys orchard Rambos and playful pirates by a dusty road. A domestic vignette follows: John and Mrs Johns quarrel over a back door then reconcile, highlighting patience, kindness, and endurance in managing everyday conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission House
Mie
Cuele Benry
Nancy
Thucydides
Homer
Solon
New York Weekly Ledger
Rambo Row
Henry
Bill
Tim
Captain Kidd
Welch of Des Moines Rise From Telegraph Boy to Manager
This plain tale follows Welch from a boy content to pound a telegraph key in a village attic to a Des Moines Western Union office manager. His drive, quick learning, and promotions show a man prepared to rise, with Chicago and Boston stops shaping a career on the path to higher leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Chicago
Suu
David
Stripling
Goliath
Pella
Boston
Western Union
Des Moines
J. J. Welch
Dispute Over Fixes Escalates Between John and Mrs
A tense exchange features John and Mrs John arguing about a back door repair. Mrs John scolds John for nagging as the dispute intensifies before John exits, slamming the door.
Lumbago relief credited to Foley's Kidney Remedy
An elderly man from Greenwood Louisiana notes severe back pain and paralysis before using Foley's Kidney Remedy. He reports the medicine ended his lumbago and restored health. The piece also includes garbled quotes from a church committee chair and an elderly mammy figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Greer
Greenwood
Foley
J. D. Ewing
Simple Safeguard For Mothers
A collage of household remedies and quips from an old newspaper page. Mrs D Gilkeson of Youngstown touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a dependable cold remedy for children. Various jokes and a note on influenza Pneumonia risk reference Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
Dean's Ointment Cures Piles Eczema At Drug Stores
Advertising copy states that any skin itching worsens with scratching and promotes Dean's Ointment as a cure for piles and eczema available at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Cleansing the Eye Teaches Tears Clear Its Pain
A medical note explains tears cleanse the eye and relieve discomfort. When the eye is irritated tears form automatically and wash away the irritant, helping maintain a clear eye surface and reduced pain.
Poverty and Shame in Society Commentaries
A reflective passage argues poverty is real hunger and lack of clothes, while the social stigma of being poor is a powerful, damaging force shaped by contemporary fashion and attitudes. It frames poverty as both a material hardship and a perceived social failing.
Joy in Dittualive Verse by Byron
The fragment reflects a playful line by Byron pondering the nature of joy as a dittualive concept. It hints at literary experimentation with language and meaning in a poetic mood.
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Cocteau
The
Carey Times
John
Will John
Welch’s Way
Colored Church
Lippincotts
Thomas
America
Chamberlain’s
C. W. Brayton
Little Jack
Jack
Norman E. Mack
National Monthly
Byron
J. J. McClellan Outlook
East Broad Street
McCall’s
McCall
Calls Magazine
McCall's Magazine
Cluthes
Bats
McCall Company
West 37Th St
New YO
Chas. Miller
Harris Bros
Carey, Ohio
Fostoria
Bert Mitten
Agt
Bright
Mailour Copter Remedy Company
Oodbair Reoompan Newark
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