Anna Nevelle's Romance Ends In Reunion In Cooperstown
In Cooperstown New York Anna Nevelle a village beauty heiress elopes with circus announcer George Johnson. After years abroad their return to America leads to reconciliation with Anna's parents and a festive reunion at a family home in Cooperstown. Meanwhile a second tale follows David Allen returning home after success in the West bringing a wife to meet his mother.
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Anna Nevelle
Cooperstown
N. Y
Anna
Miss Nevelle
George
C. Johnson
Johnson
New York
London
Europe
America
Mr. Johnson
India
Binghamton
M. L. Johnson
Amelia Nevelle
Return of a Son Awakens a Rural Family Bond
A small bent woman greets her long absent son David on the porch. They walk to the farm and talk of home life, fried chicken, corn bread, and the scent of hay as the son asks about his mother’s years away in the West. The scene highlights enduring family ties and rural home memories.
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David
Ellie
Kansas
Father
Reuben
Ellie Martin
Mrs. Allen
Jing
Mrs Britton Enters Politics to Aid Soldier Husband
Mrs Edward Earl Britton plans to support Col Britton in his bid for congress by quiet backing rather than speeches. She aims to represent Brooklyn and will encourage him, fearing publicity but ready to help advance his political ambitions.
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Britton
Brooklyn
Edward Earl.Britton
Wits
Congress
Col. Britton
Girl's Embrace Sparks Trembling Call in Ledger Monthly
In a fragmentary excerpt from The Ledger Monthly a girl whispers Eliie to announce a moment of trembling emotion. The line captures a tense, intimate pause within the page's fiction or vignette.
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Eliie
the Ledger Monthly
Chicago Times Herald Uncertain Pangs in Family Mystery
A fragment from Chicago Times Herald questions who hid jam, pie, and a cherry pie gift, and who took items from pa’s pockets. It hints at Aunt Mary’s jam, a hidden letter, and tensions as a family scrutinizes another’s actions and whispers.
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Aunt Mary
Mother
Sis
Beau
Chicago Times-Herald
Fragmented Verses Echo Through Time and Tears
An anonymous 19th century verse entry from Scribner contemplates life and memory. It laments idle tears while invoking Homer and David as enduring figures, contrasting youthful loss with enduring art and sorrow.
Witty remarks on love and social chatter
The fragment features playful exchanges about love and marriage. A speaker jokes about a cook and debt, while Dinwiddie, Van Braam, and Heng clash over the idea that women set or set their caps. The snippet ends with Melissa Perkins reportedly slated to marry a paragon, surprising some readers.
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Dinwiddie
van Braam
Pittsburg
Proverbial Reflections on Love and Household Life
A collection of pointed sentences contrasts love with law and forgiveness with vengeance. It notes that injuries forgiven outshine legal retribution, children bring both care and comfort, and a woman's curiosity outpaces pin money. Warnings about misgivings, haste, and marital strife close the passage.
Peach Shortcake
A recipe for peach shortcake layers: mix flour salt baking powder butter and cream to form a light dough, bake into two cakes, split into four layers, fill with sugared peaches, and finish with peaches cream and a decorative garnish.
Chinese Idaho Woman Votes for McKinley and Roosevelt
Mrs Ti Di of Idaho City stands as perhaps the only Chinese woman voter in the United States. An ardent Republican, she will back McKinley and Roosevelt in November, aided by Idaho’s woman suffrage law. Her husband Ti Sang, born in the flowery kingdom, cannot vote, while Mrs Ti Di’s children will gain franchise when of age.
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Ti di
Idaho City
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ti Sang
Luaho
Restoring Gowns with Ammonia and Blue Water Techniques
The article advises restoring faded gowns by sponging with weak ammonia water then rubbing with a soft cloth. It recommends dampening odd black silks with a sponge and spirit water, brushing cloth dresses with blue water, and using blue water dipped brush to finish. For grease on wool skirts, use benzine and insert blotting papers beneath stains to lift them.
Grace Skirne Leads Blind Parents to City Court
A young girl guides her blind mother and father to the New York police court seeking to complain about her alleged inattentiveness and disobedience. Grace answers questions calmly as the magistrate listens and the parents describe her faults before Grace promises to reform and is sent home.
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New York
Papa
Skirne
Grace
Major
Major Cement CO
New York City
Queer Chinese Customs and Odd Traditions
Brief, antiquated observations describe Chinese customs such as hot wine drinking, kite flying by elders, mourning attire in white, quiet babies, soldiers in petticoats, southern compass orientation, surname first, sail powered carriages, left seat of honor, long visiting cards, school seating with backs to teachers, daytime fireworks, and a harsh note that offending a Chinaman may lead to self harm on your doorstep.
During a Hot Spell Drink Choices and Ice Cautions
In a hot spell sensible people use cracked ice to stay cool. Eating ice won’t hurt, but excessive cold drinks can be dangerous. Consider fruit juice effects before reaching for a beverage and avoid blind choices.
Heat Prostration and Sunstroke Distinguish Two Dangers
A Washington Post reader states that heat prostration and sunstroke are different conditions requiring opposite treatments. Sunstroke shows a flushed face and demands ice baths and a doctor, while heat prostration mimics heart failure and needs heart stimulation. brandy could save a prostrated person but kill a sunstroke victim.
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Washington. Post
Indianapolis Citizen Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Henry Brown of 552 Weghurst Street describes years of back pain and irregular kidney secretions. He bought Dean's Kidney Pills at Henry J. Huder's drug store, took them as directed, and the pain and secretion issues were relieved.
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Indianapolis
Henry Brown
Weghurst Street
Dean
Henry J. Huder
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