Healing of a Breach Sparks Public Dinner Reconciliation
Ellen Burton and Clayton duel over a family feud and rally but General Peabody breaks the standoff. He apologizes to Allan Burton’s daughter, sparking forgiveness and a hopeful closeness as the social event continues.
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Burton
Clay
Nell
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Mammy Nance
Johnny
Eller
Weill
Frank Clayton
Frank
Mammy
Allan Burton
Johnny Gould
Curious path to peerage hints at party politics
In a passage from Under Five Reigns a West Country family head was made a lord after years of electoral defeats. Lord Beaconsfield explains the decision, saying the party moved him to the upper house because he harmed them by always losing.
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MP. Harding
Branford
Conn
Malleable Iron Fittings CO
Branford, Conn
The Son's Future
Bonaventure de Fourcroy a famed seventeenth century poet and friend of Moliere, told a magistrate he would train his son to be a barrister if capable, else a judge, reflecting rigid career expectations.
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Bonaventure de Fourcroy
Moliere
Stubborn Eczema Case Shows Cuticura Relief
A Montreal woman describes a nine year battle with stubborn eczema on her hands. After failed treatments and hospital care, she reports rapid relief from Cuticura Ointment and Soap, with nights of sleep restored and hands now clear. She invites readers to verify with her physician and hospital.
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Mary A. Bentley
University St
Montreal
Que
Preacher Watches Coat During Open Air Sermon
A Georgia preacher preached in shirt sleeves to a sunlit crowd. After the service a admirer told him the editor of a New York Sunday paper was present. The preacher said he kept his coat on a chair nearby and watched it the whole time.
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Georgia
New York
Their Last Hope Gone
A minister praises Mrs. Greens raspberry jam at a Saturday supper while twins Angie and Horatio exchange reproachful looks and reveal their mother feared the jam was not up to standard. Horatio vows the twins will share the burden as others praise it for church sociables.
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Mrs. Green
Angie
Horatio
Mother
Mrs. Willig
Mrs. Shedd
Youth
Old Common Sense Change Food When You Feel Out of Sorte
A 58 year old man sick with stomach trouble and headaches improves after avoiding fried foods and meat for breakfast and adopting grape nuts and cream, ceasing medicines. He reports feeling like a new man and healthier than in twenty years. The piece promotes diet advice and references The Road to Wellville and a recurring letter feature.
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Wellville
Child's Gift Real Charm From a Little Payoff
A business man keeps a charm on his watch given by his child at a low point. He explains he was broke and contemplating despair until the child asked what ruined meant. The charm reminded him of his promise to persevere, becoming the foundation of his later success.
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Papa
The
Christian Herald
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Permanent Cure
Mrs L Skaggs of Louisa Kentucky reports five years of kidney pain irregular secretions and swelling. After trying other remedies she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was cured, with the time proving the cure permanent. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Blobbs Explains His Money From Smoking Tobacco
Denver Times reports on Blobbs the businessman as he discusses how he earned money through tobacco. He states he has smoked tobacco nearly all his life but claims he never made money directly from smoking.
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Blobbs
Denver Times
Constipation Pills Advertised as Gentle Laxative
An old advertisement touts pills that contain no calomel and no strong drugs, claiming to soothe, heal, and stimulate the bowels without physic. The price is listed as 25 cents.
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