Old Sandy Tops the Fight for Church Leadership
In a colored Pine Knob congregation revival, jealousy sparks a church feud led by Sandy Bottomly against Rev. Sim Pitts. Sandy rebels, challenges the revival, and confronts Pitts at Spout Spring, leading to a dramatic scene over water testing. Sandy ultimately is installed as pastor.
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Old Sandy Bottomly
Sim Picta
Sandy
Sim Pitts
Old Sandy
Bam
de Lawd
Caza
Stu Pita
Braders
Mr. Pitts Wuza
Rata Pusson
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Scandal and century-old recipes from a bygone column
A notorious local tale recalls a man whipped for foul deeds and a secret poison scheme at Spent Spring, followed by a three year penitentiary sentence. The Rev. Sim Pitts is announced to preach there next Sunday. The text then shifts to a culinary column detailing cucumber, tomato, and lettuce salads with various dressings, boiling eggs and mustard, and tips for serving fresh produce in warm weather.
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Rascal
Sim Pitts
Cole P. Read
Odds and Ends on Free Papers and French Nannies
The piece notes free evening papers used to attract diners spreading to other cities. It mentions treasury department work in attic and basement parcels, with printers crafting carpets for custom houses like Cleveland or New York. In Central Park, well-dressed children with a French maid read fairy tales, the French language heard from the nurse.
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Treasury Department
Cleveland
New York
Treasury
Times
New York Sun
Central Park
Henry Irving Socially Generous Leading Actor Traits
The Chicago Tribune contrasts Henry Irving with Bo Booth and Chauncey Depew, noting Irving’s generosity and social habitus. It describes Booth as reserved, arriving by carriage with his valet, performing on stage, then retreating to his hotel nightly. It mentions Patti and a salty morning gargle as odd details.
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Henry Irving
Lewie
Patti
The
Chicago Tribune
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Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Whitney
Mr. Irving
Fashion trends and medical tonics in a playful ad spree
The clipped prose blends fashion notes on summer styles with garbled brand pitches. It notes waistless silhouettes, green and primrose colors, Grecian borders, and sleeve shapes. Advertising pitches claim Bead’s Sarsaparilla boosts vigor while Closer retailers tout discounts and stationary goods.
Demi-congress shoe and fashion silhouettes described
The excerpt outlines a fashion era focus on imitation wool goods, copyright protection for Week goods, and a leading summer demi-congress shoe with white silk stitching, soft leather straps, and a fitted buckle. It notes bodice draping on striped fabrics, strong relief of figure through drapery, padded sleeves, and velvet trim on gowns and house dresses.
Relief at Last from Tape Worm Remedies at Gun Wa
A skeptical young man seeks relief for a supposed tape worm. After consulting Gun Wa and a list of past patients, he takes Chinese herbal remedies and returns convinced the parasite is gone. Gun Wa offers proof of relief within two hours without illness.
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Gun Wa
Ouan
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