Rival's Downfall and Sacrifice in Rosemont
Milly Wainwright’s devotion unmasks Malcolm Dalzell as the unlikely hero when a Thompson store theft points to rival Malcolm Dalzell and his brother Dick. Milly testifies that Dick acted with Malcolm to save Thompson’s shop, and Dalzell endures public suspicion before a hearing clears him, as Milly’s tearful plea reveals a shared selfless act.
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Lewis Thompson
Malcolm Dalzell
Milly
Rosemont
Maloney
Anatchman
Lewis
Thompson
Dalzell
Malcolm
Vewls Thompson
Malcolm Dunlzell
Jimmy
Smith
Milly Wainwright
Ragged milkweed cures poison and rug repair tips
A piece from The Emergency Serv ice extols milkweed as a universal cure for oak and ivy poison based on a reader’s experience and cautions against others’ remedies. It also describes a rug maintenance method to prevent rug raveling by binding removal and warp knotting with crochet or button-took knots.
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Relne
Ingenious corn on the cob holder and home remedies emerge
A New York restaurateur introduces a corn holder that prevents rolling and finger smears by clamping the cob with two end rods and placing it in a trough while eating. The piece also details a soap and honey preparation and a recipe for Mother's Hasty Pudding, including milk and flour mush with cherries served hot, plus a recipe using corn meal and iron gem pans for a baked top.
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New York
Sticky Saucepans Boiling Vinegar Cleans Heavy Skillets
If utensils burn or food sticks, boil a little vinegar in the same pot. It acts like magic, especially with heavy skillets, helping loosen residue and prevent sticking during future cooking sessions.
Dreamers and sea fleas and road reform relics
A quirky collection of short notes recalls a luck tale of a poet who dreamed a magazine accepted his work and received a fifty dollar check, then an editor’s epistle. It then shifts to a lively potpourri of natural history notes about sea fleas cleaning bones, early trotting races, a London dish jump short pie, April snow as eyewater, a quip about a new ocean liner, and a long critique of U.S. road funding and improvements with historical roadmaking methods, costs, and reforms.
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Morey
Miner
Chicago
Inter Ocean
New York Road
DeLancey Arms
Bowery Inne
Fourth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Watt's Gate
Twenty-ninth Street
Jamaica Turnpike
New York
ISIS
Ro TL
Barham
Ingoldsby
London Tatler
New England
New York Tribune
America
France
St. Louis Times
Savannah
Middle South
Virginia
Old Dominion
United States
Central States
Weary Walker and the Coughing Feller in London Scraps
Weary Walker refuses an offer of wood cutting to cure a splitting headache. Mrs Kin dling-Well suggests work outside to ease the ailment. The sick man insists his headache is not the splitting kind and declines the help.
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Weary Walker
Philosopher of Pollen on reputation and friends
A Cleveland Leader quotes the Philosopher of Pollen noting that a man never advertises his reputation loss, yet kind friends will attend to it for him, highlighting social perceptions and support.
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Pollen
Cleveland Leader
The Grouchy View Ad Seeks an Intelligent Man
A quirky notice by The Grouchy View writer seeks an intelligent young unmarried man. The ad teases the target with playful wordplay about being intelligent and unmarried while invoking a humorous image of a hogfish and a cod’s throat to frame the joke.
A Way Out of It. Why George Missed Johnny Burton’s Party
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet tells how a small east end boy George refused Johnny Burton’s party after a tense dinner. The father, scolding gifts, later offered two new books from his coat pocket as George mournfully claimed he had already spoiled the invite by roughing Johnny.
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East End
Cleve- Aland
Johnnie Burton
Johnny
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Desertion in a Chicago Divorce Case
A judge asks a woman if her husband deserted her and she confirms. She explains after their wedding trip he scolded her for extravagance, she returned to her family, and he never begged her to come back.
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Chicago
Hat That Grows On You In New York Fashion Scene
In a playful New York moment an artist invites a companion for ice cream and a ten mile walk. She adjusts an oversized hat, admiring the evolving effect as long hat pins are set and the mantle mirror reflects the unexpectedly growing headpiece. The exchange ends with astonishment at the hat’s size.
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New York Press
Man of Means in Early Suit Cited by Stern Parent
In New York Press dialogue, Ethel asserts that Fledgley is a man of means and seeks her hand. The father counters with his annual income of $1,000, while Ethel claims he plans to increase his earnings.
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Stern
Ethel
Young Fledgley
New York Press
Noising Through the Nursery Rhyme of a Sullen Infant
A father voices mixed admiration and concern about his baby noting that the child may not be unusually lively yet he clearly has a notable expressive howl. The exchange paints a tender, humorous moment between parent and child.
Dividing the Responsibility in a Country Lot Bungalow
A Chicago Post quip about a bungled bungalow on a country lot prompts a wry exchange on responsibility. The gag line notes the architect’s role in the misstep and a punchline about one part.
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Chicago Post
More Growlers at the Neighbor Dog's Growl
A daughter laments the neighbor’s dog growling whenever she sings. The father agrees the dog shows almost human intelligence and comments on the unusual behavior observed. The exchange captures a light domestic moment reported in the Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers
Enigmatic quip from Baltimore American humor page
A Baltimore American joke comments on Jack's fishing skills and imagination, quipping that he will never be good because he lacks imagination. The exchange features two speakers debating Jack's abilities with a playful punchline.
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Jack
Baltimore
Progress of man from steamboats to talking with Mars
Somerville Journal notes the rapid pace of invention from steamboats and telegraph to phonograph, telephone, autos, submarines, air travel, and wireless communication. It highlights humanity’s drive to conquer oceans and skies and even contact Mars.
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Mars
Somerville Journal
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I. L. Ritter
C. L. DeLauter
A.S. Burton
Juanes West Union St
John Chambers
Union St
Frostburg
Hina Department
Gall
Cumberland
Oldtown
Potomac River
Murley
D. P. Miller & CO
Crewe If Land
Rihe Blacksmith
Mechanic and Water Streets
Ygp
John Artic
Dee
West Mechanic Street
Esther Ainslee
Associated Literary Press
Dalzell’s
Rosemont Danner
Thompson's
Malcolm Dadzell
Milly Wainnwright
Bob
Jim
London
Auber
Smithers
St. Louis Republic
Johnny Burton
Means
A. D
John
Mr. Jones
Harper's Weekly
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