Dollard romance author Mary Hartwell Catherwood's rise
A Western woman faced initial skepticism from a Century editor before securing a promise to review her tale The romance of Dollard. Mary Hartwell Catherwood, already published, gained fame with this historical novel about Charles d Aulac. She later lived in Indianapolis and connected with poet B S Walker in Sherbrooke while researching Canadian settler history.
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Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Cal
Charles d’Aulac
Dollard
Steele Catherwood
Indianapolis
B. 5. Walker
Sherbrooke
Canada
St. Jean Batiste
Northwest
Parkman
Ex-Actor Brichanteau Plans Dinner With Two Francs
The faded performer Brichanteau counts two francs and contemplates dining at Cafe Diane. He visits a seamstress for Susette and laments money woes, then paces toward the cafe, debating precious fruit purchases.
Actor’s Grudge and Grapes in a Waverley Tale
In a London shop the actor feigns disappointment over a price and flaunts fortune as he speaks of Brichanteau and “the sons.” He offers grapes to little Susette, a kind gesture he knows is not true, a ruse revealed by the chateau connection.
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M. Brichanteau
Brichanteau
Monsieur
Monsieur de Morton
Four Weeks of Chaos on Bess’s Tea Table
A verse scene depicts Bess’s tea table after four peaceful weeks end in chaos. Three cups remain one cracked and four fragile Delft or Sevres saucers lie nearby. A chewed pencil, a pale rose, two olive stones, silk strand, a club pin, a lone spoon, monograms, Tom’s cigarette, and a stray line of song note the break. The kettle and lamp vanish yet Bess keeps the lamp to heat tongs for curling her hair.
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Bess
Delft
Tom
Aphorisms in a sober nation and humble minds
A collection of classic maxims from Pliny Gladstone Cicero Jane Porter Sidney Smith Johnson and others. The quotes explore honor necessity beauty brevity and the safe handling of insults with emphasis on virtue and restraint.
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Pliny
W. E. Gladstone
Cicero
Jane Porter
Sidney Smith
Johnson
S. J. Hale
Joinson
Miss Aphra Johnston’s Evangelical Mission Aims at Chicago Levee
Miss Aphra Johnston a Methodist deaconess leads a philanthropic mission in Chicago’s levee district. The effort focuses on Italian immigrants with evangelical aims plus free adult night school for English learning. Prayer meetings Epworth leagues and two Sunday services with a large Sunday school accompany the program.
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Aphra Johnston
Miss Johnston
Chicago
Things Worth Noting from the Philadelphia Record
A column notes home remedies and odd tips about health and hygiene. Advice covers washing toothbrushes in salt water, removing ink with a smirk, and using parsley with vinegar after onions. It also warns about tight clothing, indigestion, and the need for sleep.
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Philadelphia Record
Fashion Notes On Dresses Hats And Linen Trends
The piece surveys updated dress details such as ornamental mull collars and reverses on garments, scalloped finishes on tunics overskirts and boleros, and the move to refreshed linens like sheets and pillowcases. It emphasizes how a white waist under a mull collar enhances appeal and notes hats chosen to suit individual faces after purchase.
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism in West Virginia Woman
A Jackson County WV woman bedridden for over a month with severe rheumatism improved after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm per directions. The testimonial notes swelling and immobility prior to treatment and credits the balm with a positive recovery.
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Kenna, Jackson Co
W. Va
Maddox
Chamberlain
Mother's Loss Brightened By A Mother's Love
A Baltimore News piece by Mrs. May Riley Smith reflects on the speaker's deep gratitude for motherhood. It laments the death of a beloved son while cherishing memories of a child’s warmth, asking readers to value small acts of care and the blessing of family before they slip away.
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May Riley Smith
Baltimore News
Her Philosophy Reads Like a Child’s Night Tale
A fragment from the Kansas City Star recalls a child named Flossie, sent to bed early after guests arrive for dinner. She laments that adults will enjoy the feast while she gets only bread and milk, vowing that someday she will grow up and have the nice things.
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Little Flossie
Kansas City Star
Codfish for Breakfast Recipe Steps
A historical cooking note describes preparing codfish for breakfast. It instructs picking cod into flakes, parboiling, draining, and repeating with fresh water. Sauce is made with butter flour and boiling water and pepper, then codfish is added and eggs dropped on top before baking until whites set.
The Tulip Pattern in Black Lace Decor
The piece discusses black lace used as flat decorations in tulip pattern designs. It notes large tulip motifs over colored backgrounds and compares them with roses, finding the open tulip form particularly graceful and more artistic than fully closed petals.
Indianapolis Reader Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills Cure
A Indianapolis woman Mrs William Stahlhuth describes severe kidney back pain in winter 1896 and how Doans Kidney Pills from Henry J Hyders drug store eased his pain and normalized kidney function after two boxes. She endorses using Doans again if needed and notes sales through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents.
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Indianapolis
William Stahlhuth
Dean
Henry J. Hyder
Thad
Doan
Boan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Notable London Drawing Room Adds Young American Lawyer
Miss Utica Celestea Welles, a 21 year old New Yorker and lawyer trained in New York, drew attention at a London drawing-room as a unique American presence. She is said to be a niece of Lady Cook, with her father living in London and a physician by trade.
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London
Utica Celestea Welles
New York
Lady Cook
How to Make Garden and Household Talks
A light two column piece blends domestic advice with toy shop detail and fashion notes. It includes a snippet of garden tasks, a mother and child dialogue, a window glimpse of India rubber diving suits, and a forecast on chamois gloves called Tyrol. The column ends with an ad style pitch for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills priced at 25 cents.
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Susan
Frederick
India Rubber
Mammea
New Upright Pianos and Meals at Local Establishments
Notices advertise New Upright Pianos with ten dollar down and monthly payments at Wulschner's 128-130 N Pennsylvania St and 16 W Pearl St, Plaza Cafe offers a 10 cent business lunch daily 10 am to 2 pm with a ladies’ lunch on the second floor, and Ormonde at 16 W Pearl St promotes pianos and low down payments.
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Wulschner’s
Pennsylvania-st
Ormonde
W. Pearl-st
Wulschner
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Progress Laundry
Big Four
Denver
Pacific Coast
Peoria
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H. L. Shuth
Talbot Block
Grand Hotel Cafe
Try Merchants
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Wood’s Stable
Tel
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J. Conrad
Massachusetts Avenue
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U. S
Canadas
Europe
T. Hopkins
Prop’r
Jones
Wulschner & Son
Pennsylvanis
UN Trust
Niagara Insurance Company, of
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Imperial Insurance Company, Limit of London
New Hampshire
Mancheste
East Market Stree
Insurance
Dr. Klick
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