Peggy Finds a Baby and a Promising Suitor
Peggy wanders a tree lined street hoping for activity on a gold October afternoon. She discovers a baby left on a porch and cares for it while befriending Tom Price, who reveals he is her sister’s fiancé’s rival yet becomes a potential partner as they return the child to its home.
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Pegey
Peggy
Pegry
Ucati
Porsy
Poogey
Kirby
Peter
Percy
Peggey
Jessly
Price
Pogey
Posey
Tom Price
Peary
Iran
Tim
Tomé Price
Gire
Tor Duigna
Alyice
Tam Price
Howes
Spidulit
Baby
Extinction of Coyotes Reported by Stockraisers
Stock raisers and farmers in Kumsias report coyotes near extinction due to fencing large pasture districts and depletion of free range. Bounties in spring target depredating coyotes while mothers defend dens. Warfare has reduced coyote populations, with anecdotal drives failing to corral even a single animal.
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Kumsias
Idaho
Trade controls shift for jute and textiles
The Wanglish government plans to maintain jute trade oversight next season while easing export permits for yarns and cloth and expanding home market access. Rising raw material costs press quotations higher as licensing and grading rules move to a new footing.
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Russia
Tae
White Whale Sightings Reported in Yukon River
Deputy Minishat EC Wood of Rabe banks Alaska reports a white whale seen in the Yukon River opposite the mouth of the Paneer river. The craft noted on an excursion from Taba, with the creature seen by several lower river residents. The tale ends as the river freezes near Tanana.
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Yukon
Minishat EC Wood
Rabebanks
Alaska
Paneer
Taba
Tittlemore
Cape Coats and Capes Dominate the Fashion Scene
Fashion writers note a surge of capelike wraps invading wardrobes, tracing roots to fur ensembles and the postwar vogue for luxurious coats. The coat dress and hybrid wraps blend scarf and coat, offering removable cape sections and graceful silhouettes enhanced by silk braid details.
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Paris
Mlorida
California
Unusus
Spring Frocks For Young Misses In White Trimmed Cotton
A detailed preview of spring childrens' dresses shows new cotton frocks for little girls with white trimmings, shirred fronts, belt bands, and decorative stitching. The piece highlights colors, fabrics, and the cost benefit versus wages, noting variety from chamber dresses to net and ribbon adornments.
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Mike
Anasie
Fashion note on a tea gown design
A chirulug tea gown features an npskirt in ecru lice paired with a paneled blouse of hick velvet creating a refined ensemble.
Biscuit and cookie recipes from a dated handwritten note
A collage of recipe excerpts lists cookie and cake instructions with ingredients for fillings and toppings. Included are ginger cakes, fruit cookies, molasses drops, and ginger snaps, followed by a reflective Ruskin quotation about kindness and travel.
Winter Desserts and Puddings From Old Recipes
Winter desserts feature steamed puddings and suet puddings with dried fruit and creamy sauces. Recipes include Inked Todian pudding, steamed Graham pudding with a milk cream sauce, Savoy pudding with lemon rind and cheese, and steamed Date pudding with dates and chopped nuts. directions cover mixing, steaming two hours, and serving with sauces.
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Sf &S
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Instant Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instantly ending dyspepsia and stomach distress after meals. It claims relief from gas, indigestion, and heartburn with pleasant, harmless tablets sold at drug stores. The copy concludes with a quip about the average man wasted time telling others things they don't care to hear.
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Pape
Why Druggists Endorse Swamp-Root Remedy
Promoters claim Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root supports kidney liver and bladder function as a physician prescribed medicine. It allegedly strengthens internal organs, is widely sold by druggists, and invites readers to sample via a ten cent offer. A second note warns of dangerous smokeless powder brands.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boschee's Syrup Endorsed For Fifty-One Years Of Use
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a nationwide remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles. It claims relief leads to restful nights easy morning ex pectoration and natural recovery. Made in America and sold for over fifty years. A separate note jokes about a shoemaker and a lawyer drafting wills with implied fees.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
America
Adv
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Presented by Cheney Firm
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. The statement notes internal use targets mucous surfaces and cites notary A. W. Gleason. Also included is a wry line about the oldest inhabitant born too long ago.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
J.c
Fred
B. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye and Health Adverts
An old newspaper snippet touts a home formula for gray hair darkening using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with water, claiming safe scalp use and glossy results. It notes full directions inside Barbo Compound boxes and mentions a Garfield Tea cure for chronic constipation with advertiser praise.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at personal reflection and ridicule
A fragment shows LT noting Anna muttering she will face trouble and reflect on it. The line suggests someone overheard her while she was laughing at an unbecoming hat.
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Anna
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Western Newspaper Union
Itt
Kitcoen
T. G Rankin
Ruskin
Herbert
Boschee’s Syrup
Cap
Shiffmann
Expec Ctorant
Pete H
Chein
Carload
Shambow Shuttle Company
Wocarockep RL
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