Ball Room Escape Sparks Quiet Romance at Bowring Party
Howard Channing slips into a balcony retreat during Mrs Bowring’s ball and meets Nan Bowring the youngest daughter. They share supper, trade stories of youth and travel, and fall into a tender plot etched with romance as Nan’s coming out lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channing
Chanbing
Mrs. Bowring
Ellery Bee
Evelyn
Florence
Howard Channing
Nan
Mrse. Bowring
Mr. Channing
Nancy
Just Sol Plausible Explanation for Black Eye
The dialogue presents a witty exchange about a harmless question. A character asks what could be a good explanation for a black eye and the other offers a plausible answer. The tone suggests light humor.
Veracity of the Bible in Bethlehem and Holy Land
A Columbian Magazine piece praises Bethlehem and the Holy Land for remarkable alignment with Bible descriptions. It asserts unity of place, people, and customs with biblical narratives, noting villages, dress, diet, and daily life match biblical accounts and strengthen faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Lfe
Columbian Magazine
Mint Julep Heritage Shifts from Kentucky to Missouri
The St. Louis Star notes Missouri as the true home of the mint and mint julep, citing a mint harvest of 7,655 pounds last year and 1,224.32 juleps made from marketed mint, while joking about moonshine and tax evasion in a playful regional tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Mint
Missouri
St. Louis Star
Unclear fragment hints at meeting someone with bill collecting mania
Fragmentary dialogue mentions avoiding an unnamed man and crossing over to not meet him. It notes a mania for collecting bills but lacks clear events or identifiable persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slopay
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Foibles
An odd 19th century pantry note markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief and wind colic. It contrasts a woman courting danger with a derisive quip about hats and heads, mentioning a 2504 bottle and a pancake flour brand in terse, satirical lines.
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Associated Literary Press
Austina
Munyon
Tle
Munyoi
Munyon’s Laboratories
63D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Japan
Standard Oil (Company Incorporated
Standard Oil Company Iln
Orborated
Standard Oil Company
Aln
Pierce
Putnam
Standard Oil Co. Pranenoratad
N. U
FT. Wayne
Onta
Harley
Canada
U. S
W. H. Ropers
Indianapolis
Indiana
Gardner Building
Toledo
Obin
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