Lavender Creighton's Lovers in a Final Homecoming
Lavender and Charles recount their plans to return to Virginia after a quiet wedding in St Louis and a battle over a bundle of letters. Lavender destroys the Burr correspondence to protect Aaron Burr, and the couple faces a tense journey toward a promised land as Mrs Creighton nears death, signaling an ending.
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Ballinger
Winslow
Charles
Lavender
St. Charles
Virginia
Gerald
Susan
Sue
St Louis
Monsieur Je Deputy
St. Louis
Monsieur le Deputy
Monsieur Winslow
Monsieur
Tead
Napoleon le Grand
Bonaparte
Aaron Burr
Monsieur le Colonel Burr
Gui
General Wilkineton
Burr
Monsieur Burr
Monsieur Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Jae
Walt
America
Chile
Mrs. Creightom
Mrs. Creighton
Death
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted in Ad Claim
A vintage promotion notes the product tastes good and contains Honey Tar. The syrup is advertised as opiate free and compliant with National Drug Law standards. Sold by all druggists. The copy hints at moral character as corroborative but not proof.
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Kennedy
Palace of Diaz Crowned Chapultepec Heights in Mexico City
A vivid tour through Chapultepec Hill shows the Mexican White House perched atop the elevating rock, with views over the Valley of Mexico to Popocatepetl. It notes the Avenue of Posts, daily auto and carriage parades, and the ceremonial life surrounding President Diaz’s palace. Also features треви lighter items from a police court, a Smithsonian anecdote on the white feather phrase, and a tidbit on the idea of a good husband.
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Chapultepec
Military College
Mexico
President Diaz
White House
City of
Federal District
Popocateperl
Athens
Cherubusco
Benedict
Smithsonian Institution
Scotland
Hivuwo
The
Sunday Magazine
Charley and Mrs Torkins Spar Over Sports Talk
The exchange centers on a dispute about grammar and sports commentary. Mrs Torkins scolds Charley for calling players bad rather than feeling bad, arguing the phrase is demoralizing while Charley defends his wording.
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Charley
Meerschaum pipes and Yukon farming notes in 1900s column
A German pipe dealer contrasts old country care with American haste in meerschaum pipe handling and craft. The piece cites hard versus soft meerschaum, beeswax finishes, and hand carving versus machine work, alongside Yukon farming yields and prices for crops like potatoes, carrots, and cabbages, and small anecdotes on daily life and manners.
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Vienna
Kansas City
Old Country
Yukon
W. M. Swinehart
Fort Selkirk
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dawson White Horse
Market Prices Across Dairy Poultry Produce and meats
The market report lists prices for butter creamery and state and western butter, cheeses, eggs, poultry, apples, potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, rutabagas, quinone, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, lettuce, squash, smoked meats, pork, dry salted meats, sausage, lard, fresh pork, and grains. It notes varied prices by grade, weight, and region with numerous per unit figures and a few typographical errors. Entities include Butter-Creamery, Cheese-Creams, Eggs-State, Apples, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Lard, Hams, Pork, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Wool, and location references like state and western markets.
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State
Western
Virginia
California
Mothers favor Kennedy laxative cough syrup for children
Advertisements tout Kennedy’s Original Laxative Cough Syrup with honey and tar for croup relief and “driving the cold out through the bowels,” claiming conformity to the National Pure Food and Drug Law and wide druggist availability. Also pitches finance correspondence courses and Hollister’s Tea with claims of life‑giving properties, ending with a note on pitching effort.
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Kennedy
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Lavender Creighton
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Cherudusco Field
Bereaus
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kodol
Dalian
Belon
N. Y
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
A. E. Frost
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