Widow Chooses Love Over Fortune in Boston Tale
The piece follows Mrs. Mary Garland Garland Green and her path from multimillionaire widow of James A. Garland Jr. to marrying lawyer Francia Cushing Green. It recalls how fortunes shaped romances from Astor to Dunlop, and details her Cape Cod life plans, yachts, and a shift from money to love.
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John Jacob Astor
Vincent
Madeline
William Augustus Spencer
Colonel Astor
Maria Eugenia Spencer
James A. Garland, Jr
Mary Carling Dunlop
David Dunlop, Sr
Archibald M. McCrea
Garland
New York
Boston
Francia Cushing Green
Mr. Green
James A. Garland
Harvard University
Mrs. Garland
Cape Cod
James
Hamilton
Charles
Tudor
Hope
Uie
Dainty Marie Tudor
Brookline
Frederic Tudor
Harvard
James A. Garland, Sr
First National Bank of New York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Marie Tillor
Garlands
Young Garland
Carfield Tea Promises Benefit and Humor Folklore
A quirky ad style note extols Garfield Tea as a remedy for digestion and mood, joking about delicate humor and tonics. It emphasizes trial and claims double value through Red Cross Bad Blue, urging readers to ask grocers. The piece ends with a theatrical exchange about drawing in audiences.
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Red Cross
Doctor Endorses Children Remedy by Kopp’s Baby’s Friend
Dr D R Rothrock of New Berlin Pa says he has used Kopp s Baby s Friend with excellent results. He calls it the best remedy for children and invaluable in teething troubles wind colic and diarrhoea. Sizes 10c 26c 60c at druggists or sent direct samples by mail on request.
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D. R. Rothrock
New Berlin
Kopp
Kopp's Baby's Friend Co
York
Heirloom Drummer Inherits Town Eatery
A Pittsburg drummer visits a small town cafe and learns the owner has just inherited the business from his father. The encounter reveals the proprietor’s unfamiliarity to the musician and an ironic moment when the drummer recognizes the old cheese sandwich on the counter.
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Pittsburg
Thimble Gift Sparks Sudden Romance Moment
A young man, George, presents a small square box and a silver thimble as a surprise gift to a woman. She reacts with playful astonishment, noting the suddenness of the gesture as the scene cools the room’s mood.
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George
Ladies Home Journal
No Social Tact at Chub Dance Shown
An enthusiastic member urges a dull attendee to speak to Miss Fryte. He suggests praising beauty or disparaging others to spark conversation, highlighting a lack of social tact.
Dickie Learns About Hair and Angels in Bible Lesson
Four-year-old Dick makes a bold discovery that hair can be pulled out with force and tests it on his forelock. His seven year old sister warns him as he questions why not, noting the Bible’s claim that all hairs are numbered and that pulling one would add to the angels' ledger.
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Barracouta
Alexander Higginson
Higginson
Mrs. Garland
Mrs. Higginson
Boston
Dickie
Postum Helps Resolve Sallow Complexion in Family Letter
A Washington state family reports digestive relief and clearer skin after switching from tea and coffee to Postum. The letter from Battle Creek based Postum Co. describes stomach troubles and nervous unrest fading within six weeks, with all members noting improved digestion and clearer tongues.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Testimony Of Five Women Proves Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Reliable
Reedville Oregon New Orleans Mishawaka and other towns report women using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease Change of Life symptoms. Testimonials include Mrs Many Bacant Mrs Gas ton Blondeau Mrs Cons Bavner and others noting relief from hot flashes dizziness backache insomnia and fatigue.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Reedville
Ore
Many Bacant
Oregon
New Orleans
Gaston Blondeau
Polymnia St
Mishawaka
Ind
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Cons. Bavner
E. Marion St
Duster Ad Leads to Humorous Miss Interview
Mrs Sutton seeks a general houseworker and interviews a colored applicant who says she cannot cook or wash and is not strong enough to sweep. When asked what she can do the reply comes, I duote, tivery body's.
True to His Trust in a Fragmentary Dialogue
A girl asks her father if she brought home material for a new skirt. He teases and questions while she checks pockets, insisting she did not forget and will locate the cloth soon.
Mrs Knicker Laughs and World Laughs with You Joke
A playful line compares two households Mrs Knicker Laugh and Mrs Hocker Weep noting humor and gift implications. The quip frames social jest around shared laughter and a present as a social payoff.
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von Ll. Meyers
Shaws
Migginsons
Hoopers
Peabodys
Gardiners
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Garland
Prudence Island
Hanover
Mass
Prudence Inland
Timng
Green
Bourne
Mrs
James Cushing Green
Neel
Carfield Tea
Puck
Carter
Dr. LeClerc Med. Co
Zaverstock Road
Hampstead
London
Eng
Thoraplon
Tougera Co
Beckman
Furk
Patent Office
Ree Clements & Clements
Colorado
Washington, D. C
Thompson
Hy Water
Ron Bons
Troy
John
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