Little Perry’s Awful Threat Poem by S. B. Kiser
A child vows to run away after punishment in a somber verse. The speaker imagines dark woods and possible danger, expressing fear of cruel treatment and yearning for forgiveness as a parent grieves separation. The piece centers on family strain and the plea for mercy.
A Baby's Shoe Rummage Sale and A Prodigal Reunion
Bernice Colby runs a rummage sale at St Mark's and secretly keeps a tiny blue baby shoe as a reminder of loss. A dark faced man watches, triggering memories of her husband Ned Colby’s downfall and their childless marriage. A storm and a chance meeting with Ned bring reconciliation as they rediscover love and return home, letting the shoe symbolize healing.
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St. Mark’s
Bernice Colby
Jamey
Bernice
Dark Angel
Ned
Ned Colby
Philadelphia
Joked Quips and Snappy Puns From Dailies
An assortment of light quips from papers like Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Harlem Life Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press. The items feature playful lines about horses second sight parts of speech conversation and fashion puns.
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Frrisbie
Dukane
Gaswell
Frisbie
Pittsburg
Thomas
Tommy Tucker
Chicago Tribune
Dressing the Hair To Suit Facial Proportions
The guide advises hair style changes to balance facial features. Long faces should avoid high styles, instead smoothing hair at the crown and letting waves extend at the temples. Short broad faces gain from gathered top hair, while high brows may need lifting or covering with style. Curls at the back can shorten the neck’s apparent length.
Don' t let the little ones suffer from eeze
fragmentary plea appears in a call to protect children from hardship. no clear event date or named organizations available.
Aphorisms and maxims from classical and literary sources
A collection of short sayings from Junius Cicero J L Jones M Henry Jeremy Taylor Beaumont Buliver Mirabeau Cecil Emerson Cervantes and others. The items reflect on honesty joy pride learning and social behavior with varied moral insights.
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M. Henry
Jeremy Taylor
Beaumont
Buliver
Mirabeau
Emerson
Heaven
Cervantes
Useful Household Hints From Everyday Tips
A compiled list offers methods to reduce odors from onions by salting bread on the knife tip, deodorize damp cellars with charcoal, and clean bottles with crushed seashells. Additional notes suggest using bread to prevent tears and charcoal to freshen air in poorly ventilated spaces.
Lingerie Trends Warn Against Flashy Lace
The piece notes nightgowns and chemises as fine webby fabrics, warns that petticoat ruffles behind a belt create a poor line, and contrasts cheap pink or blue ribbed ready made underwear with delicate French embroidery and bow knot effects. It cautions women against dazzle from cheap lace.
A White Dress Tucked for Frugal Summer Wear
The article praises a sheer white dress option using organdie with tucks at one cent per yard. It suggests tucking for blouses or boleros and notes a short skirt with a tuck trimmed flounce can be home sewn cheaper than factory work.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Advertised Cure Claim
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestion diseases. It cites a 98 of 100 cure rate based on treatment of many patients and includes a testimonial from Wm Bowker of Idaho. The ad offers The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser free with stamps and lists book pricing for cloth bound or paper cover editions.
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Dr. Pierce
Wm. Bowker
Juliaetta
Latah Co
Idaho
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Central Printing Company Relocates Offices
Central Printing Company moved from 183 E Court St to the MERRILL BUILDING with the office entrance at 11 W Washington St and mechanical department at 11 W Pearl St. Both telephones remain 1717.
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E. Court St
Bowven Merrill Bldg
Washington St
Mechanical Department
W. Pearl St
Woman rejects plea after attempted embrace in Chicago
A man holds a woman briefly then releases her and asks for pardon. She refuses, saying she cannot forgive him. The scene unfolds with tension and a stark moral clash in Chicago.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
Eggs and Cheese Stuffed Eggs with Cheese Sauce
Boil eggs twenty minutes then cool. Halve and remove yolks, mix with grated cheese butter and salt to refill whites. Prepare a sauce from milk butter flour eggs salt and pepper. Heat thickened sauce, place eggs in plate, pour sauce over, garnish with parsley.
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup advertised as a wonderful medicine for coughs colds chest or lungs. Claims no rival product has made so many cures and promises relief at 25 cents.
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Dr. Bull’s
Special cheap California beef tickets via Southern Pacific routes
Special beef colonist tickets available to California on the Southern Pacific Ogden and Sunset routes. From Chicago fares are 30 dollars, from St. Louis Memphis and New Orleans 27.50, from Omaha Kansas City 25. valid Feb 12 through April 30 with weekly Tuesdays departures. For details contact Wm. [illegible] Co. 28a.
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Southern Pacific Company
Ogden
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
Vast Market Prices on Produce and Coal Across Regions
The listing shows prices for raspberries to pineapples, oysters, beans, tomatoes, and fruits with measures and per unit costs. It also lists anthracite coal, coke, smokeless coal, and various drugs and commodities with per ton, per pound, or per bag rates.
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C. & O. Karawha
Pittsburg
Winifrede
Raymond
Jackson
Island City
Blossburg
Connellsville
Brazil
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