A Singular Case of a Confidence Man's Marriage
A narrator recalls Edward Jenks, a famed swindler, who married Ellen Graham after his arrest. A lawyer recounts how a mistaken identity and a plan to marry abroad kept Jenks out of prison, while Ellen Graham faced social doubt. The case unfolds with intrigue and legal suspense.
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Miss Graham
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How to Cure a Soft Corn
A medical note explains a soft corn forms in interdigital toe areas and resists treatment. It details washing, removing the epithelial barrier, applying nitric acid, and dressing with aseptic coton. If needed a second and third cauterization may follow until healing.
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New York Herald
How to Choose a Freezer in Good Housekeeping
The article explains selecting a high quality freezer by materials and design. It favors wooden pails with pine staves and welded hoops, large cylinders, and minimal water leakage holes, noting fiber pails may emerge. It also describes quick freezing times and flywheel mechanisms for efficiency.
How to Pack Trunks and Care For the Attic
Pack trunks with a bed sheet lining and tissue between garments to reduce wrinkles. For attics, paint ceilings light, sweep floors monthly, wash windows quarterly, and run six-month pest campaigns with traps for vermin and pests.
How to Remove Tar From Clothes and Hands
To remove tar from clothes rub with butter or lard over the spots then wash with soap and water. Apply turpentine and let sit for one hour, then wash again to remove tar. For hands rub with orange or lemon peel and wipe dry immediately.
How to Make a Cheap Bleach From Lemon
Boil white cloths with a few lemon slices including rind to remove stains and whiten linens handkerchiefs and frocks, producing a bright result using common kitchen fruit.
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