Beasley's Christmas Party And Local Political Intrigue
A Despatch reporter visits the Beasley household during a festive season as the Hunchberg family visits unfold and Beasley faces political opposition led by Simeon Peck and Grist. The piece aside notes Beasley’s gubernatorial ambitions, party support, and local newspaper dynamics amid Christmas Eve bustle and crowd scenes in Wainwright.
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Salvation Army Santa Clauses
Beasley
Beastey
Dowden
Congress
Dave Beasley
Nmung
Wainwright
Powden
St. Paul
Simeon Peck
Grist
Mr. Dowden
Sim Peck
Dave
Sam
the Despatch
Journal
Sin Peck
Peck
Grist, and Company
Duluth
Madison Street
David Beasley
Gayety
Mr. Peck
Tobh
Vague Prospect in Fragmentary Conversation
A dramatic fragment shows a dialogue where a woman rejects Sebastian and asserts independence. He suggests marital compromise, but she insists on pursuing her own path, highlighting conflict over autonomy and marriage expectations.
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Sebastian
Recipes and reflections from Randolph Bourne
The text lists cake and dessert recipes including Silver Loaf Cake Pound Cake Honey Hermits and Sweet Apples and Quinces with instructions. It ends with a quotation praising friends who inspire and support personality attributed to Randolph Bourne.
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Randolph
Bourne
Various breakfast dishes and basic soups from kitchen instructions
The excerpt outlines bread crumb mixtures with butter, rinsed currants, and salt and pepper use. It praises fresh wheat from the granary, soaked overnight and cooked slowly, served with top milk. It then describes Green Soup with spinach, turnips, onions, celery, parsley, butter, milk and a sieving step, finishing with croutons. It ends with Southern Golden Fleece, a cheese and cream dish with eggs, salt, and buttered milk crackers.
Tanlac credited for relief of long nervous indigestion
Norman W. Brown, a Charlotte paper and paint dealer, praises Tanlac for ending ten to twelve years of indigestion and nervous symptoms. He reports improved digestion, appetite, steadier nerves, and a “new man” feeling after taking Tanlac, sold by druggists.
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Norman W. Brown
Cedar St
Charlotte
N. C
All Good
God in Kansas Question Sparks Childs Wonder
A Cleveland mother and her four year old Doris visit relatives in Kansas where the child, seeing vast grass and many feathered chickens, asks who made them and wonders if God exists there. The mother explains God made them, prompting the child's astonished reply about Kansas having a God.
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Cleveland
Otto
Kansas
Doris
Eve and Adam Quips From Flashlights by Thomas Jay
A collection of wry lines on marriage roles fashion and society. It includes jests about staying home versus going out permanent waves dress length silk stockings and a sly remark on world disarmament pinning danger on blondes.
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Eve
Adam
Daniel
Thomas Jay
Cuticura Skin Remedy Ad Claims Quick Results
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for skin improvement. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment on waking and bedtime, washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and promises relief for poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
Not Quite Conquered by Scented Lye in Aged Punchline
A fragment from the American Mutual Magazine features a comic exchange in a drug store. The man seeks consecrated lye, the druggist corrects to concentrated lye, and the banter riffs on fragrances and ancient fragrances with playful mishearing and wit.
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American Mutual
Man
Bost
No Ugly Grim Regrime on Clothes at Red Cross Ball
The fragment mentions blueing used to brighten laundry and notes grocers carry it for good results. It reads as an old advertisement style line referencing a Red Cross Ball.
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Red Cross
Razor Sharp Quote Sparks Odd Room Remark
A terse exchange highlights a character remark about strops and room discipline. The dialogue hints at a rugged, rough-edged scene with a mention of sharpening and daily routine.
Fragmentary note on healing and prom applications
A fragmentary line mentions healing, names Bucky and Blade Snot and odd interjections about prom night applications. The readable bits are unclear and no concrete event or date is discernible. The text appears informal and incomplete.
Prestidigital Mind Games Stir Nervous Whilom Talk
A fragmented line hints at a playful or puzzled exchange about digital wit and perception. No clear person, place, or event is identifiable within the readable text, leaving only a cryptic utterance to frame a brief note.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beasley’s
Booth Tarkington
Harper & Brothers
Hamilton Swift
Junior
David
Hunchberg
Bob
Hundberg
Benassey
Mr. Hunchberg
Nyely
Mrs
Tom
Miss Queen
Miss Marble
Miss Melanna
Colonel Hunchhberg
Corley Hunchberg
Corley Linbridge
Hundbergs
Constantinople
Hunchbergs
Cooley Hunchberg
Beasfey
Hamilton
Simpledorm
Simpledoria
Shaggyugad
Gort
Alwaiya
Robert Beverly
Pletcher
Tommy
Strops
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