Train Romance and Delays on the Transcontinental Route
Lieut Farry Mallory and Marjorie Newton elope on a train trip that turns comic as they miss a parson and face a long ride with other couples and mismatched passengers. Jimmie Wellington seeks a Reno divorce while Anne Gattle and Ira Lathrop flirt under the watchful eyes of a crowd aboard the bustling coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farry Mallory
Marjorie Newton Ide
Porter
Ira Lath
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Bammy Whitcomb
Aatter
Temple
Marjorie
Aiory
Mallory
Ira Lathrop
Mia
Anne Gattiv
Mra
Dr. Temple
Wellingtons
Anne Gattle
Ira
Anne
Annie
Tia
Jimmie Wellington
Ashton
Fosdick
Foiled at the Platform in a Nebraska Runaway
Mallory and Marjorie cling to Snoozbums as a failed escape unfolds aboard a train bound for Nebraska. A tense ride and a blur of odd encounters highlight a day of disappointment and futile schemes on the trip west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Marjorie
Nebraska
The
Platte
Marjorine
North Platte
Matrimony on the Montana-Wyoming Express
The narrative follows a journey through Wyoming toward Cheyenne Laramie Bowie Medicine Bow and Bitter Creek as a semi detached bridal couple becomes the talk of the train. Mrs Whitcomb voices public fascination while the scene shifts from rural towns to dramatic frontier imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Laramie
Bowie
Medicine Bow
Bitter Creek
Snuff as Eye Liniment in 18th Century Advice
A fragment notes 1768 print citing The Compleat Housewife praising snuff as eye balm for the elderly. It claims to cure eye strain of figures like Sir Edward Seymour and Sir John Houblon so they could read without spectacles after long use. The text ends with a garbled tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Portugal
Eeward Seymour
John Houblon
Judge Ayres
Historical Recipes For Halting Domestic Slothful Living
This fragment offers cooking guidance with detailed methods for meats and stews. It covers chafing with salt pork in hamburgers, pot roast with tomatoes, Hungarian goulasch, braised beef, and braising steps, including seasonings and simmer times. The tone reflects early 20th century home economy and cooking instruction.
Choice Dishes From Onion Soup To Marshmallow Wafers
A historical recipe segment outlines onion soup with beef stock and cheese crust, Allerton Chicken with vegetables and gravy, a chicken stew with onions and cream, and a marshmallow wafer dessert. Recipes mention beef extract, butter browning, herb garnish, and a vanilla pecan wafer topping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allerton Chicken
Public Opinion on Judge Recall Questioned
A man discussing personal interests answers no to a recall of the judges, noting no chance of securing a judge's job even if vacancies were created.
Moving Pictures At German School In Thüringia
The Great German school in Thüringia will equip its classrooms with a moving picture machine as a regular part of its gear. The apparatus will be used mainly for geography and nature study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Pictures School
Thuringia
Messrs. J. S
W.S. Kuhn
Pittsburgh
Sacramento Valley
U.S
California
East
Italy
Panama Canal
Kuhn Irrigated Land CO. Dept
Fourth Avenue
Willimantic Woman Credits Pinkham’s Compound
A Willimantic resident writes that after five years of female trouble she suffered backache irregularity and dizziness. Seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other advised treatment restored her health. Another Augusta reader reports relief from backache headache and right side pain after using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston
Mass
Jones
Fifth Street
South
Maia
Etta Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia K. Pinkham
Ezra Donovan
Main Street
Winfield Dana
Augusta
Woiriety Dana
Grace Dodds
Bethlehem
N.H
Lydia E Pinkham
Miss Guaciz B. Dapps
Bethlehem, N.H
Lydia FE. Pinkham
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Emer
Treg
Pong Reve
Staton
Mallory Coud
Marjorie Alghed
Ife
Wedgewood
Ashiton
Tinea
Jens
Metts T Hopwell
New England
Julia King
Phoenix
R.L Phoenix
B.L
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Gina
Uuia Kine
Phoniz. R.L
J. A. Thompson
Newport
Joux Tompson
Newport Center
Vermont
Pittsburgh, PA
Brent Garden Village
Red Cross
China
Parris
Crete
Osaeae
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