Elizabeth Percival Returns to Old Haunts in Town
Elizabeth Percival confronts her past as she reunites with Rufus in Little Britain. The scene unfolds at a social club and street corners, where gossip swirls about her marriage, divorce, and ascent from a modest youth to a fashionable, ambitious woman in a world of contrasting loyalties.
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Aras Gilling
Chivener
Elizabeth Riltrhle
Elizabeth
Min Nya
Mira Porcivil
Mra Hitchic
Dames Ligrames
Georgia Tows
Liz'a
New York
Bo Romwell
Plese
Jimmy
Rafael
Rafae
Clarence Ritchie
Rufus
Hle
Tufus
Elinateids Ritchie
Arceses
Sam
Kutas
Agilus
Nufva
Verelval
Rufur Lenard
Little Britain
Theak
Mitchie
Trufug
Bia Cone
Amile
Min
Aguinaldo flag brought to Denver by James Collins
A flag claimed as Aguinaldo’s en femme and the finest owned by insurgents was received by Denver resident James Collins. Captain Warry Collis notes it was used at the council chamber in Tarlac, describing its nearly eight foot length, dual blue and scarlet halves, gilt embroidery, and the inscription and ribbons detailing Guagua.
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Aguinaldo
James Collins
Denver
Collins
Warry J. Collis
Company M
Thirty-second Infantry
U, BV
Philippines
Cottne
Yorac
L. C. Arnold
Jumurgenta
Making company of Guests by Edward Bok in Ladies' Home Journal
Edward Bok argues American housewives overestimate guests dislike of formal dinners. He says inviting a guest to share an ordinary meal is the truest compliment, while formal entertainments provoke unease as every course and gesture signal social performance.
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Edward Bok
The
Ladies' Home Journal
Speeches and a Riding Offer in Womans Journal Extract
A Dearborn man recalls an impediment in his speech and a curious exchange. He was asked to take a horse in exchange for speaking, and as he stammered to explain, the other man offered a hundred dollars. This excerpt from Womans Journal captures a moment of awkward negotiation and humor.
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Dearborn
Worman
Mayer Elected Mayor of Oberammergau
Joseph Mayer long associated with the Christus of the Passion Play has been chosen as mayor of Oberammergau. An experimental plan to use sea water for extinguishing Ares shows promise in a related note.
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Joseph* Mayer
Christus
Oberammergau
Roatan
Winter wheat and Clover Advice for Iowa Farms
Farmers hear guidance on feeding cattle after birth feeds and avoiding cholera through proper feeding. Winter Turkish red wheat yields 15 to 40 bushels with higher potential than spring varieties. Clover on worn lands offered as reclamation but many farms have hard soil. Critics urge focused agricultural fairs, avoiding gambling and side shows, praising British agricultural displays as a model for healthier farm exhibits.
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Iowa
Cnet
Humboldt County
Ten
Missouri
Breeders Gazette
England
Scotland
Debonair drummer mocks Kentucky water claim saga
A Washington Star note quotes a Louisville area customer describing Eminence cough relief from limestone in Emestona water. The debonair dry goods drummer jokes about bronchial tubes being macadamized, preferring moonshine to rum and mocking sensational balloon history.
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Debonair Dry Goods
Kentucky
Eminence
Lonuinville
Lonlshire
Washington Star
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Welles
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SWIFT
Atlanta
Windsor Castle
Aeronautia
Franx Hines Dray
Hans’ Boldt, Law
Consella Ption
W. Wilson
R.F. Ostritch
Pasengers
B.& St
Humboldt
Nouth
Sieway Hien Pe
Dakota City
Aoa
Livermore
Gaing North
Gaing
Bouth
Piers
Wells
rEwana
Real
Rotary Publier
Tnsueatees
Ucian
C.r.burkhardt,ll
Bede
Sowa
Etd
Koprojevykoy i Sugiuers
Nadeluy
U. S
Peter Beck
Deering
Ottosen
Frank Bellows & Co., Himboldt
John A. Reed
BON Ton Restaurant
A. F. Beatty
Mes's
Vis
Exeb Opumtr
Canada
Bend Tor Syurcay
J. B. Peterson
HoaoLrr
Drs.Fellows & Fellows
Walnut St
Des Mecinen
Lows
Des Moines
USA
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Walnut Street
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Moline
Lowes
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