Horse Swapping and the Rise of Written Guarantees
A rough tale of horse trading from a bygone era contrasts the lax customs with modern insistence on guarantees. An ivory-tinted narrator recalls trying to bluff through swaps, while Major Charily Siushier’s anecdote ends with a heftier price for a dubious bargain and a neck injury in the bargain horse.
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David Taro
David Haram
Val You
Willie
John
Charily Siushier
Luke
Tim
Pauling
Sparta
Oses
Torres
Eau
Walt Muson
Chicago News
Parisian Sage hair dressing advertised in 1900s ad
An advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a quick. reliable hair dressing promising to transform dull hair into lustrous, plump locks. It claims to cure dandruff stop hair loss and soothe the scalp with a perfumed formula sold in bottles.
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Paria
America
Murder in the Blue Horse tavern sparks a deadly verdict
A tale in a rural setting centers on Harry Blake accused of murder after a tavern quarrel. Witnesses name Wickliffe’s death in a chain of events that lead to Blake’s conviction and a courtroom finale with grim certainty.
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Harry Binko
Blue Horse
Alhony
Wickittte
Mery Blake
Blake
Wickliffe
Reo
Make
Plendure
Harry
Grayson
Bening
Geuysen Erie
Walton
Isimasilt
Dielin
Walt
Murry
Doyle
Bherlock Holmes
Fr. Watson
Blue Forse
Timorenee
Santitow
ATUL
Grirover
Gerayson
Leondine Bhitke
Firaynon
Xufeile
Fenonds
Harry Blake
Kanaysity
Arranging Flowers To Get Advantage In Decoration
An antique treatise on flower arranging praises yellow and white blooms excluding Howes for decorative impact. It describes vase choices, groupings of tulips and narcissus, use of glass bowls with water and white pebbles, and novel holder ideas to maximize charm and elegance in a fashionable display.
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Mhawarnara Vail
Delavke
Colors That May Be Worn Together In Style Notes
A fragmented guide lists color pairings such as gray with pale pink and lemon, and dark teal with mulberry and mustard. It warns avoid light bill and pure violet, while suggesting tan with gray or olive accents. It also contains stray non sequiturs and quotes about social scenes and possible romance.
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Dory
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