Castle Interlude and a Provocative Romance in Barscheit
Arthur Warrington, American consul to Bargeheit, evades forced marriage schemes by Princess Hildegarde and a scheming grand duke. In a decaying castle he encounters Hildegarde and Hon. Betty Moore, while Max Scharfenstein, Warrington’s college friend, returns to Barscheit with hints of his own quest for an ideal woman.
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Arthur’ Warrington
Bargeheit
Hildegarde
Dopple- Kian
Warrington
Princess Hildecarde
Betty Moore
England
the Biles
Teinbock
Steinbock
Max Scharfenstein
Barsche
Philadelphia
New York
Max
Far West
Scharfenstein
Barscheit
Medical College
Ang
Gohaffenstein
Barochell
Bottie
Morte Carlo
Mueller’s Rathskeller
Life Insurance Reach Expands in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom now has 27,940,860 people covered by life insurance with cover totaling about £2,009,000,000. Annual premiums paid amount to roughly £37,000,000.
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United Kingdom
Numberless Dainties Using Leftover Jams and Jellies
The article lists practical desserts and pastries to repurpose last year’s jams and jellies. It covers individual jam crusts, layered jelly desserts, French pancakes with preserves, a blackberry jam cake, a fruit Charlotte, roll puddings with tart jelly, and a jam pudding with a hot sauce. It closes with a joke about a young composer who wrote on both sides of her paper.
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Rachel
Hell and Dale
Poached Eggs on Spinach
Wash spinach in cold water then boil in its own moisture until tender. Strain and finely mince with pepper salt flour and brown sugar. Heat butter in a pan, cook spinach thoroughly, then top with poached eggs on a hot dish.
New Wall Papers Favor Soft Pastel Shades
The article notes soft pastel wallpapers dominate, with little gold decoration. It highlights an imitation hand-tooled leather look as stylish and affordable, and praises Japanese grasscloth imitation burlap and real burlap for rooms not to be furnished in light delicate furniture.
To Serve An Unexpected Guest
A brief culinary note suggests stretching scarce food by cutting meat or vegetables, mixing into a cream gravy, and serving on toast to make a dish go further. The quotation is attributed to Inez Griswold.
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Inez Griswold
All Things in Proportion During Typhoid Recovery
A sick merchant jokes about appetite and proportion while convalescing from typhoid fever. His nurse serves tapioca as “dinner” and the doctor warns all actions must stay in proportion. Later he asks for a postage stamp to read, showing his stubborn humor.
Craze for a Famous Man's Tobacco Mixture
The New York Sun notes a rising fad for a formula used by Edwin Booths preferred tobacco. Collectors and dealers report requests from distant regions and New Yorkers alike. Many seek the strong blend associated with famous figures, though few can tolerate its potent strength.
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Edwin Booth
Booth
New York
The
New York Sun
Mound City and its Mound Builders lore in St Louis
This excerpt notes St Louis nicknamed Mound City for local limestone bluffs said to be relics of ancient mound builders. It mentions the bluffs as foundations for 1) limestone cliffs that support a portion of the city’s business buildings and other unclear references to memorials of ancient peoples.
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Mound City
St Louis
Ohio
Mississippi
St. Louis
Farmer Hails Town Visit Amid Sudden Roadside Stop
A motorist passing a country road is halted by a man who raises a warning hand and orders a turn back to town. The motorist questions the stranger before reaching the village, where the passenger admits he is a farmer rather than a constable and comments on the weather.
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Goodby
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Belling a Rat Tale From a Delaware House
A Delaware boy tried a bell on a rat to ward off rats. The bell caused the rat to move all night and kept the family awake. More rats arrived drawn by the sounds, and the music charmed them rather than frightened them.
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Delaware
She Was Willing to Accept Nomination
The husband confirms his consent to a nomination while warning he will face vilification and scandal. He notes sensational rumors may arise as political attacks begin. The wife asks about prior engagements before meeting him.
The Way of the Child in a Car Ride
A small boy who just passed five sits in a car with his mother. After answering the conductor’s age question, the boy remains quiet, then loudly asks for his mother’s age, prompting curious reaction aboard.
A Definition of Success by Joel Chandler in Uncle Remus Magazine
The piece contrasts real scientists as believers in a divine creative power with doubt spreaders who deny inspiration. It argues that true success benefits humanity, while authors who discard the Bible and inspiration may gain fame but lack genuine social good.
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Iia
Joel Chandler
Uncle Remus
Hunch Leads Mexican Rider to $1006 Louisville Win
Kay Spence, a noted horseman from Mexico Massachusetts, won $1,006 at the Louisville meeting after sensing a hunch. He noticed a Chinese laundry ticket in the betting ring and saw Wing Ting offered at ten to one, a decisive cue that Ning Ting won as the favorite Joaquin faded.
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Kay Spence
Mexico
Louisville
Mr. Spence
Joaquin
Wing Ting
Wing
Ting
Spence
Kansas City Star
Religious Press feud notes libel suits and public debate
A theologian editor blasts Collier's Weekly and the Religious Press in a broadside about libel suits and press ethics. He defends Postum and Grape-Nuts while arguing the public will judge the controversy, not private lawsuits.
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Collier’s Weekly
Collier’s
Colliers
Collier's
America
Collier
Ods
New Orleans
Postum Co
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Lefe
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