What His Wife Wears and the Lincoln Tale
The piece blends a historical vignette of Abraham Lincoln comforting a wounded soldier with a modern women’s fashion anecdote. It juxtaposes Lincoln’s tenderness at City Point with a humorous, chaotic account of a wife navigating her husband’s fashion opinions and shopping battles in Chicago.
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Abraham Lincoln
City Point
Charles H. Nton
Fort Haskell
Grant
Lee
J. Houghton
Wees
John B. Gordon
Georgia
Dr. MacDonald
United States
Mursca
Bendang
Houghton
MacDonald
Lincoln
Sanewell
Andre
John
Johy
Tims
Slater
Red
John G
Hir
Loken
Chicago
Mill
Dillmere
Mra
Johnny
Grace
James
Nobdy
Dillmere's Dangerous Readings Drive Nightly Frights
Dillmere buys a sensational crime collection to satisfy a need for education and stimulation. His wife objects, fearing violence from the stories, and the couple end up contending with sleepless nights as the books fuel his imagination and paranoia.
Fels-Naptha Promoted as Great Drudgery Saver
An advertisement-style dialogue extols Fels-Naptha soap for stain removal and kitchen and laundry benefits. It claims quick stain removal with a red and green wrapped cake, discusses whitening floors woodwork and glassware, and touts four-fold advantages saving hands fuel soap and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lovely
Lever
Jack
Jon
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James Dillmere
Jimmy
Mrs. Dillmere
Caesar Borgid
Dillmore
Reid
Harry White
Indiana
Messaline
Oxfords
Heyman Bros
Savings & Trust Company
Indiana County
H. H. Steving
C. Heber Steving
M. Edith Steving
New Indiana
Vogel Bros
Sixth Street