Tom and His Conscience in a Boston Store Romance
A Boston Globe clipping narrates Tom, a young cashier in a big dry goods store, falling for Mary the diligent cash girl amid reward notices and theft temptations. Tom fantasizes heroics, then learns Mary is shielding her mother, a glove thief, ending with a kiss that halts his plans for a circus treat.
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Mary Maddeliy
Tom
Mary
Ike
Lost and Found
Weary
Boston Globe
Parasol pointers for stylish yet economical use
The piece advises on selecting parasols to match dresses, noting cotton parasols grind and wash poorly, while plain silk ones are wiser for economy. Beige outfits pair with apongs and appliques, and white or black parasols remain practical for varied wardrobes. It emphasizes harmony with existing clothes and avoiding wasteful spending.
Fragmented culinary note on jelly preparation
A muffled recipe fragment warns against reusing a jelly begun in one table setting. It suggests spreading the mix into individual servings in clear glasses or dividing into rough pieces and heating in a dish for a rock jelly effect. A stray reference to a Gh implies a noted flavor impact.
German actress Helene Odison arrives for New York engagement
Mme Helene Odison known as the German Bernhardt has just arrived for a New York engagement. For eight years she led Vienna’s Deutscher Volks theater repertoire including Camille Zaza Cyprienne and Mme Sans Gene. She will perform The Two Sisters and return to Germany on May 2.
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Helene Odison
New York
Volks’theater
Vienna
Wurtemburg
Russia
Ems
William
Berlin
Mme
Oditon
Camille
Three Questions From Ida Rowe In St Pauls
A poetic quotation explores heartache and resilience in spring life. Three refrains pose questions about joy, loss, and love. It reflects on living fully, mourning a loved one lost, and accommodating a rival’s happiness with quiet strength.
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Ida Rowe
St. Paul's
Value of the Foot Bath for Beauty and Health
A Ledger Monthly style note urges nightly foot baths as essential for beauty and skin health. It describes warm water 105 to 110 degrees, soda to neutralize acidity, brisk rubbing to draw blood to the extremities, and soft towel drying to prevent tenderness and corns.
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Ledger Monthly
Ups and Downs of Browns On the Twenty Second Floor
A light verse from Smart Set about Mrs Brown riding elevator No 6 while Mr Brown ascends in No 4. The two keep swapping floors, meeting only when both return to ground, leaving the starter amused by the comic reversal and the couple’s dizzy chase through a modern office building.
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Brown
Mrs. Brown
Mr. Brown
Bride to Be Edyth Patten and Adjutant General Corbin
Edyth Patten, heir to wealth, is engaged to Adjutant general Henry C. Corbin. The couple’s Washington entry followed Patten family social ambitions begun years before, including lavish entertaining of diplomats on Massachusetts Avenue. Corbin is a widower. his son works for the Philippine commission and his daughter is married in New York.
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Edyth Patten
Henry C. Corbin
Washington
Far West
Massachusetts Ave
Gen. Corbin
Philippine Commission
New York
Jokes and quips in early humor columns
A string of witty exchanges from period magazines includes a husband and wife debating heaven attire, a poet lamenting a stubborn Pegasus, a quip about turning him into an ass for magazine writing, and a father admonishing his son to never interrupt while promising to do so once married.
In an Album. A Pure Young Girl and a Rose
A Boston Transcript poem contemplates a pure young girl likened to a rose, raised by sun wind and rain, blooming stronger through storms. It wishes a heart that grows strong in hardship, becoming a perfect flower by day’s end.
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Boston Transcript
The Wood-Box Cure In A Brooklyn Home
A Brooklyn woman keeps a small Japanese wooden box in her reception room. The box, divided into compartments, holds pieces of slippery elm bark licorice stick wild cherry bark orris root sweet flag and snake root. Guests with coughs sample the wood box especially during cold season and a quick tonic is offered.
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Brooklyn
Dolorious Baby Name From Bloemfontein Camp
A visitor at a Bloemfontein relief camp counsels on a baby’s name after a mother asks for a cheerful label. The Dutch visitor rejects Hope as premature, suggesting Dolor with the thought of lack of hope, sparking a debate over naming in a South Africa relief setting.
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South Africa
Bloemfontein
Hope
Tor
Dolor
Spring designs in table linen favored by households
Household linen trends show watered damask and plain satin damask with striped borders as top picks. Birdseye polka dot returns in rich fabrics, floral large patterns remain popular, while initials and monograms see little novelty aside from rare personal inventions. Some sets feature embroidered names, and a failed center napkin monogram idea is noted.
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Pittsburg
The Street Car Seat Etiquette Conundrum
A discussion on how to thank a man who offers a seat in a street car without smiling, avoiding misinterpretation while balancing politeness and propriety. It suggests a middle ground as a prudent courtesy, noting varied reactions among women and the social expectations of gratitude.
Don’t Trim Fat Before Roasting Says Cooking Authority
A cooking expert argues against removing fat from chops and steaks before roasting or grilling. He contends fat helps retain juices and flavor, with cutting fat causing greater losses as fluids escape and the lean becomes less juicy.
Wanted Rats Not Mice
A child, Dick, tells his aunt to switch from chocolate mice to rats for future purchases, noting his preference for larger rodents. The quip captures a playful misunderstanding about dessert shapes and sizes.
Just 80 and a Woman’s Saving Resolutions
A quirky note on how resolutions to save money trigger new desires for purchases. The line shows the paradox of budgeting for a woman adjusting her spending after reaching the eighty dollar threshold.
Local Indianapolis citizen endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
S B E Stratton of 473 Blake Street, an iron worker and kidney trouble sufferer for twenty years, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving back pains and regulating secretions after trying many remedies. He bought a box at Henry J. Huder's drug store and reports improved sleep and energy. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N C sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's and take no substitute.
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Dean
Henry J. Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
The Jobbing Trade Prices for Poultry and Produce
Wholesale selling prices are listed for poultry such as turkey hens and young toms, ducks and geese, with varied per pound rates. Also included are cheese, butter, eggs, wool, hides, tallow, grease, coffee grades, roasted coffees, and packed coffee city prices. The column reflects market quotes and miscellaneous commodity values.
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New York
Cavalry Charge Hero Saved by Pink Pills for Pale People
A Washington Civil War survivor, William H. Whiting, recounts a sabre wound that caused paralysis and years of illness. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, he reports full recovery and repeated health gains, claiming the pills rebuilt his blood and nerves. The letter notes the pills’ availability locally and by mail, with various consumer goods ads appended.
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Jeonardstown
William H. Whiting
Mt. Holly
Buffalo
Co. F
10Th New York Cavalry
Washington, D. C
Dr. Williams
Mary Cortney
John L. Beale
Wholesale Prices of Groceries Dense List of Varieties
A column of historical commodity prices lists Java coffee, sugars, flour, spices, beans, molasses, rice, lead, woodware, twine, and produce. Includes per unit and per bag or ton figures for numerous brands and grades, with substantial detail on onions, apples, bananas, citrus, berries, potatoes, and seed potatoes.
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Java
Columbia A
Windsor
Cassia
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
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Johnnie
Younkers Statesman
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Indiana Chain and Stamping Company
Brazil
Strictly Prime
Golden Rio
Paes Bourbon Santos
Golden Santogie
Prime Santos
Ariosa
Lion
Jer‘sey
Caracas
Tibe
Dillsworth’s
New York State
Kingan & Co
Indiana
California
Baltimore
F. Selecta
Duc
F. Brand
O. Ny
Elmira
Jersey
Ohio
C. & O. Kanawha
Pitsburg
Winifrede
Raymond
Jackson
Ian
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