Womanly Love and Schemes Set in Small Town
Rose Brierly confidants Ralph Tilden a rising young attorney whose integrity wins her affection. Matt Woods and Dave plot to ruin him by disguising as negroes to trail his movements, but the plan backfires as the truth emerges and Rose’s trust deepens.
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Mary Ameridan
Dave
Ralph Tilden
Mart ‘Woods
Rose
Brampton
Matt
Matt Woods
Tilden
Mart
Rascal
Rose Brierly
Bre
Thidena
Pye
Ralph
W. G. Chapman
Bon box memory device in Alcott family vignette
In Lydia Hosmer Wood’s Harper’s Bazar piece Beth Alcott’s Playmate details a front door “Bon box” used as an honor system. Children dropped slips with their name and the three cross code XXX at day’s end for being good. The narrator recalls eagerly wanting to earn such duties and weighing her virtues.
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Alcotts
Beth
The Lure of the West and Western Migration
The article argues the West attracts tens of thousands yearly from Ontario and beyond while U S immigration remains high. It praises British Columbia’s scenery, plains agriculture, and a home making spirit with towns growing among trees, schools, and gardens.
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Pacific Coast
Ontario
Lakes
Vancouver Island
Canada
United States
British Isles
Europe
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Pacific
Plaina
New Metal Steelite Noted for Rust Resistance and High Speed
A new alloy named steelite is described as 765 percent cobalt and chromium remainder. It can be cast and ground to a fine edge and resists rust and acids. Used as a lathe tool it reportedly cuts steel at 200 feet per minute and can also cut glass and quartz. eyed for watch fittings.
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Steelitea
Cuticura Heals Hair Scalp Breakout on Child
Mrs Emma Patterson reports a year of itching and hair loss on her daughter’s scalp. After trying many soaps and medicines she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. A week after three washes the scalp showed no outbreak and hair grew back. ©1911 Cuticura advertising copy.
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Second St
Muncie
Ind
Emma Patterson
Boston
Quiet Exchange on Proof and Tombstones
A terse dialogue ponders proof of grief with a sharp line that the only evidence may lie on tombstones, hinting at mortality and testimony beyond living memory. The exchange suggests skepticism about haunting or lingering woes after death.
Hair Cut by a Squirrel at Hood River Ranch
Photographer Ernest J. Bloom of Hood River Oregon returned home with a portion of his hair missing after a nap on R B Scott’s ranch. Bloom said a squirrel living in the house last winter snipped hair while he slept and then pulled some hairs out in its excitement. He cried out, startling the rodent and ending the trim.
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Ernest J. Bloom
Hood River
Ore
R. B. Scott
Commercial Club
Mr. Bloom
Portland Oregonian
Absent-Minded Professors Mistaken Identity Joke
Two college professors walk on a street when one recalls a woman asking to confirm his name. He asserts it was Kennington, prompting his bemused companion to wonder aloud about the identity mix up. The light humor plays on mistaken names.
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Mr. Kennington
His Heir Mrs Newedd and a Pie Gifted Tramp Dialogue
An antiquated exchange has a tramp denying identity to Mrs Newedd while recalling a prior visit and the homemade pie she gave him. The conversation hints at a past landlord tenant or charity moment and the tramp’s claim of being left with only old clothes after someone died.
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
The notice urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles ensuring the product bears the label In One For Over 30 Years and that it relieves infant and child crying. It underscores Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for young ones.
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Fletcher
Sympathetic Visitor Seeks Help for Prisoners
In jail a visitor asks if something can be done to ease inmates lives. An official replies, telling her they already provide irons to smooth life for the prisoners.
San Francisco Promises Moral Cleanup
The article notes a strong habit of discomfort at the loss of a burden and hints at San Francisco promising a pre opening moral cleanup ahead of the exposition. It presents a cautious optimism about civic changes connected to the event.
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San Francisco
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Getalla
L Brullery
Western
California
California State of Bureau
Chamber of Commercios
Axdeles
W. L. Douglas
Ton, Ww
Brackton
Rodent Barber
Oregon
Manitoba
Buckatchewan
Alberta
Moby Potas
Alranga
W. S&s. Netheryy
Mardner Alcc
Toledo
Ohio
Traction Terminal Lidy
Laazapes
Asa
Mlgration
Ottawa
Lydia HB. Pinkham Medicine Co
Druggista
Pete
Paxton Toilet Co
Jane
Carter
UTNAM
Aremenia
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