Dollar Wheat Fever Sparks Fancy, Battle of Wheat
Mrs. Felton, urged by J Mortimer Billings a pennywise broker, orders seventy five dollars of wheat at 75 cents, stacks bags in a six room flat, fears no risk, and dreams of dollar wheat while husband George Felton weeps at the prospect of fortune from the market bubble.
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Kitchen Crash Dress Embroidery Style Notes
Describes common Russian crash fabric used for embroidery on foulard and India silk frocks. Recommends avoiding very coarse or very fine crash, notes oyster shell gray as a flattering background for scarlet blue and yellow embroidery. Mentions a crash sailor collar on dark blue India silk and its smarter look on indigo blue.
The Good Fellow Girl Exposed as Club-Hunt Figure
An excerpt from the Boston Herald, reprinted by Detroit Free Press, describes a so called good fellow girl who adopts masculine mannerisms, wears short skirts, yellow shoes, a polka dot neck scarf, and a fez hat. It notes her aim to attract men by imitating male traits and participating in club life. The piece also includes an advertisement for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for burns and skin ailments.
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Sunshine Behind Each Cloud Says Riley Poem Wisdom
A reflective verse attributed to James Whitcomb Riley urges friendship and optimism. It counsels comforting a friend in trouble, speaking plainly about faith, and trusting that sunshine follows every cloudy trail. The prose voice blends rustic joy with spiritual reassurance.
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Preacher Mary Rhetbottom Boosts Indiana Revival Impact
Mrs. Mary G. Rheabottom, pastor of the Christian Church in Millersburg and circuit preacher for surrounding areas, presided over 104 baptisms at Pleasant Hill witnessed by over 2,000. She recently gained 97 new converts at Belleville and is touted as the west’s most successful woman preacher. Her revival work spurred the Pleasant Hill church’s razing and a costly new building. Born in Delaware County Ohio, she studied at LaGrange College and shifted from the Methodist church to the Christian faith. She aids reform and temperance movements, with Helen Gougar among her close friends. Her son edits the Wakarusa Tribune.
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Tomato Toast and Tomatoes Scalloped with Rice
A boiled water blanch and mince tomato mix with peppers onion and butter milk to create a tomato toast topping. Layer cooked rice and chopped tomatoes with butter salt pepper bake until tender and top with breadcrumbs.
Here's Hope for All Weathers in Atlanta Verse
A poetic line from the Atlanta Constitution speaks of turbulent weather and rising sun. It imagines a rainbow after storms and hope amid gloom with vivid images of bent lilies and drooping crops. The verse urges resilience as birds silence and skies darken yet promise a brighter morning ahead.
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted for Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts early use of One Minute Cough Cure to prevent consumption and cure coughs colds croup asthma grippe and throat and lung troubles with quick results and claims available at all druggists.
Ice Cream Flavors and Methods from Sally Joy White
The article outlines a basic ice cream recipe using one quart of rich cream one cup sugar and one teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract. It suggests variations such as strawberry raspberry banana peach apricot and chocolate or coffee flavors, with optional egg and milk or egg and cornstarch bases for texture.
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Women on European Red Cross tour and Michigan hospital role
Three women lead a tour of Europe as accredited US Red Cross agents with secretary of state letters. Miss Ella Clara Nichols is Michigan’s first appointed hospital steward at the state soldiers' home, a rare role for a woman in a state institution. Miss Margaret Ruland heads Rochester manufacturing, employing 60 workers, and controls the factory during her absence touring for the family business.
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Eien Spencer Massey
Red Cross
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Michigan
Soldiers’ Home
Margaret Ruland
Ruland
Smiles and Bits of Family Banter in Humorous Snippet
A mother compares a baby to its father and remarks on the nose while a friend jokes about a bathing suit and male admiration. The piece includes a brief exchange about a lead quarter and passing change with no trouble.
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Robbins
Fashionable Morning Attire Described With Simple Lawn Ties
The passage notes pretty morning wear featuring simple wash frocks and modest ties of sheer lawn. The narrow hem runs along the sides with a wider finish at the ends, and the ties are about two and a half inches wide, long enough to loop twice around the collar and form a small bowl.
Cravat Plot Stirs Courtship in Coller's Weekly
A witty extract notes that when a young lady shows interest in a young man's cravat, bachelor days are numbered and it is time to hoard money. The line captures social caution on romance and prudence.
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Coller
The Smartest Girl Viola Oelrich
Viola Oelrich of Council Bluffs Iowa is described as the smartest three year old in the world. She operates a typewriter earns 75 dollars weekly on stage models geometry languages and geography reading newspapers handwriting and city country lake and river names. Born February 10 1897 in Des Moines she was adopted at eight months by Prof and Mrs Oelrich. She enjoys play and outdoor activities and is described as having a sound constitution and good character.
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City Markets Indianapolis July Provisions
City Markets list extensive prices for meats vegetables fruits nuts and canned goods in Indianapolis. Includes hams bacon lard sausage pickled meats and fresh pork loins. vegetables such as peas onions potatoes and cabbage. fruits like cherries gooseberries blackberries raspberries apples peaches and lemons. nuts candies teas spices canned vegetables and fruits. fish game and oysters. seeds and grains. oils, cheese, coal retail prices and drugs.
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