Play of Eyes in the Cortes de Calvo Saga
In a political and romantic tableau, Luisa Valverde and Don Ignacio's circle maneuver through courtly intrigue. Pepita the mestiza is enlisted to deliver a covert note to Florencio, with Joxe and a countess orchestrating plans amid a crowd shouting praise for Santa Anna and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ignacio
Casa de Calvo
Pepita
Israel
Vulsa Valverde
Condesa Almonte
Fiorencio
Carlas Bantander
Isabel
Iravel
Iriehmen
Salda
Kearney
Don Florencio
Gener Rivae
Berg
Nightwalkers Atop the Plaza Drawn by a Jewelers Window
In a crowded night scene near the Plaza Urande,noisy returning footwalks fill with intoxicated revelers. A vigilant Irishman, Kearney, notices a diminutive girl at a jewelers window gazing intently at him, sparking recognition of a familiar face from New Orleans past as he recalls her pleasant smile and door opening in Calva.
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Kearney
Luisa Averde
Yutsa Valverda
Thos
Ruperts
Rome
Domingues
Iriahman
Plaza
Urande
Pierace
Jewelers
Hera
Cam de Calva
New Osleana
A Letter Dexterously Delivered Through Pepita’s Disguised Exit
In Chapter XXVII Dexter sees Pepita in altered dress with a white note hidden under her scarf. She signals fear and reserves, then slips away toward Cha Rock as Brice watches. The scene hints at an arranged plan and subtext between the two.
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Pepita
New Orleans
Beaides
Fio
Bris
Thie Woot
Cha Rock
Hunchbeck
Bria Aeemed
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promises Quick Cure Claim
A reader testifies that Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cured her spring ailments and boosted strength after years of nervous fatigue. She cites her father’s asthma improved by the product. The ad extols Duffy's as the sole pure medicinal whiskey with no fused oil, sold in Old Champlain bottles for $1.00 by Damty Malt Whiskey Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Champlain St
Ariend
Damty Malt Whiskey Co
Ruoheater
New York
A Corner for Women Becomes Frugal Homemaker Guide
A fragment from a column discusses the moth menace to wardrobes. It notes the moth's life cycle from chrysalis to winged form and the insect’s diet of household fabrics. The text hints at seasonal timing with spring and mentions May or June egg laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berncit
Moth Prevention and Garment Care in Carpet Textiles
A fragmentary guide describes inspecting infested garments for hidden larvae, methods to kill moths in carpets with tar paper and hot irons, and cleaning furs with mahogany sawdust dampened with benzine. It also covers woolen garment care, airing, and the science of moth wing scales.
The Dainty Sachet and Perfume Arts
The article describes refined perfume etiquette and the rise of dainty sachets as tasteful accessories for women of fashion. It explains how sachets, satin bags stuffed with cotton and scented powders, offer a subtle fragrance without the stronger liquid perfumes.
Flower petal colors describe bloxsom blade figure
The text notes three color petals with the two upper petals in deep purple, the third pale yellow beneath, and the lowest last petal in rich orange. It mentions Figure 2 showing the back of the bloxsom.
Fragmentary description of flower petals and bag construction
The readable text describes the lower petal as the tiny bag filled with rotton and powder. It notes the embat part is made first with a ribbon turned up to the bag depth and the other end.
Fragrant Satin Bouquet Corsages and Scented Accessories
The piece describes simple sachet flowers made from satin petals scented with perfume. Flowers in yellow and purple tones can be arranged as corsages or attached to belts and hats, with petals containing cotton filling for scent. These blossoms also work as drawer sachets and handkerchief adornments to carry fragrance.
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Tate
Bane
Most Delice
Wicked St Louis City Vice Denounced By Baltimore Preacher
In a local sermon Rev Robert J Bateman from Baltimore called St Louis immoral and warned of a vice trust profiting crime and ruin for girls. He compared the city unfavorably to New York Boston and Chicago. In Paris Herold Clarke son of Jeremiah Clarke of San Francisco killed himself at a hotel by a revolver after arriving from Monte Carlo.
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Louis
St. Laws
Ule Fuljnesa
Bergiary
Babylon
Rome
Robert J. Bateman
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Chicago
Paris
Herold T. Clarke
Jeremiah Clarks
San Francisco
Monts Carlo
Filipino Igorrotes Attraction Draws World Fair Crowds
At the world’s fair a Filipino village draws thousands daily as visitors glimpse Igorrote life through bamboo walls. Heads on poles, some 103, decorate huts and gate posts, trophies in war, while villagers build huts, blacksmith shops, mills, and plant rice. The Igorrotes are watched by constabulary and scouts amid a tense, exotic display.
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W. B. Kenny
ST. Louis
Iporrota
Constabulary
Macabesbes
Kia
Pagan
Walla
Hemmens Ag
Description of a Colonial Work Camp Population
The report describes workers and families in a colonial camp, noting squat, dark people under three feet six, with curly wool. They endure heat in overheated quarters, craft huts and breech cloths, and smoke constantly. Women and children weave, while men whip adherence and push long hours.
Appointment at World Fair Exhibit Bureau
Washington May 10 Herbert Stone named chief of the publicity bureau for the Philippine exhibit at the World’s Fair by Cal Edwards, head of the circular bureau of the War Department. Stone is son of Melng E Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Stone
Washington
Cal, Edwards
Incular Bureau
War Department
Herbert & Stone
Melyng E Stone
Bureau of Publiity
Philipping
Trial Bottle Free To All Cure All Diseases
An advertisement proclaims a trial bottle of Zoa Phora cures permanently and perfectly all diseases and irregularities of the sex misplacements and weaknesses, urging readers to try the herbal remedy despite unclear claims and dubious provenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoa Phora
Sila
Paul Burns
Parshalivilley
Midh
Parshallville
Bunches
Cole
Doorm
Zoohora Co
Kalarsappa
Mioh
Fen’ Malg
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Grasip
Santa Ain
Tayne Reks Reid
Santa Anne
Luisa
Jose
Fepita
Dona Luisa
Duena
Senorita
Ruperta Rivas
Dona Lata
Florencio
Becqa
Joxe
Eland
Pepis
Ike
Jos
Dr.pierces Golden
Duffy's Pure
H. D. Gould
Merchants’ Association
Vit Niree
Shepherd
Henrie Be and Me
Cators
Valle
Taffeta SiMe
Torroy
HE Vane Crers Sareenes Asessase
Thik Eastern Factory
Japanrac
Wicked
St, Louis
Rev. Bateman
Oese
Protec Dev. Chargers
Tre Filiping
Dr. Caldwall $ Pepain Syrup CO
Horth
Pennsylvania
Etrest
Indiana
Largeet Music House
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