The Bride of a Day Wedding and Hidden Bargains
Grace Santley agrees to marry Vincent Erle with her mother Mrs Leger’s approval while Ruth suspects a quiet bargain. Vincent vows to keep Grace’s fortune separate, the wedding occurs in winter light, and Lady Caroline smiles at a melodramatic union as Grace seeks happiness despite lingering family tensions.
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Mrs. Santley
Ruth
Vincent Erle
Grace
Gle
Vincent Wile
Altough
Mrs. Leger
Bert Santley
Grace Leger
Lfe
Grace Santley
Eric
Hind
Slee
Vincent
Tao
Iker
Mr. Erle
Ste
Roth
Beiter
Trother
Ndt
Trunfal
Mixine
Ruth Teger
Vincent Orle
Bull
Caroline Carlton
Caroline
Deus Ex Machine
Grace Re
Amy Darling
Indy Caroline
Huth
Lady Garston
Tom
John
Uth
Grace Erle anticipates wedding bustle at River View
Grace Erle stands at the gate in twilight hoping Vincent Erle and Tom Carlton will arrive soon. She envisions Ruth Leger’s wedding and her own future happiness, while Lady Caroline plans wisely and Ruth’s match with Tom Carlton proceeds amid family nerves.
Thanksgiving Hymn Verse by Margaret E. Sangster
A devotional Thanksgiving poem recalling gratitude for harvest and divine Providence. The speaker appeals to God from sea to sea, blessing the year’s gifts despite hardship, and ends with a prayer for alignment to divine will.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Old Style Pumpkin Pie Pleas From Mother's Pie
A nostalgic verse recalls a homey craving for pumpkin pies baked by mother. The speaker longs for two pieces after school, describing a lifetime of memories tied to the buttery shelf and the familiar slice that defined childhood comfort.
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Philadelphia
Turkeys and trouble as farmer’s spring gun harms own kin
Henry Clay Snowball jokes about turkey gambling while G Washington Johnson recalls prizes. The Absent-Minded Farmer complains there is no joy and misses the humor. In a night scene he visits turkeys and is accidentally shot by his own spring gun.
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Henry Clay
Turkey
G. Washington Johnson
Andy
Turkey’s fate on a November morn ends in tragedy
A mangled metaphorical tale describes a turkey’s demise after weeks of being eaten in a crude allegory. The passage hints at a somber November morning when the bird meets its end.
Words Alike Either Way. Adda Anna bab bib bub club
San Francisco Chronicle lists a playful series of palindromic or mirrored words and names such as Adda Anna bab bib bub club dad deed deified reviver rotator noon non eve eye ewe Zoe pap peep pip pop pup redder level sees sees.
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Adda
Anna
San Francisco Chronicle
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims nationwide cure
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease treated internally to influence blood and mucous membranes. Proprietors offer $100 if it fails to cure and urge sending for testimonials. Sold by druggists, with 100 testaments promised. Pills are the last resort.
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Scienca
Hall
Nature
Bnyonad
Adfresa F. J. Chendy & CO
Toledo
Chief end of man debated in Washington Star reply
A psychology student asks what is the chief end of man. Mr. Blykina replies that the aim depends on use. For brain work a man’s head matters. for running a race a man’s feet matter. He clarifies the distinction in a concise remark from the Washington Star.
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Moody
Evangelist Moody
Mr. Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Not a Matter of Sentiment Harps Up Raked Leaves Joke
A fragment from the Chicago Record references money easing sorrow over falling leaves and harping them away. The ad includes odd spellings for a product and poetry line about soothing wind colic and a 25 cent bottle.
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Chicago
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Mrg& Btrle
Tan
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Mistress Grace
Paris
Carlton
England
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River View
Tuth
Sint Grace
Grace Eric
Ruth Leger
Fairy
Lave
Grace Erle
Vincent Drle
Tom Carlton
Ray
Werver
Mr. Cutiter
Sears
Winston
California Bio Luxur Co
Canironnra Fra Syevr Co
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Medi Eal
Ita
California Fig Syrup CO
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Cal
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York, Ko
Bayo
Iteolf
Waseoa
MINN
Drogzia Fe
Exea
Prey
Hireulay
Atve
Gaoes
Bsoe
Mtmont Bret
H. Corman
Stan
Osey
Dad Health
Canta Lo Co
New York
Ollamer& Co
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