Love Triangle at Silverview Lake
Ida Morny, a 16 year old, refuses Guy Hardwick’s marriage proposal, citing lack of love. Hortensia Carey, a 30 year old social climber, engineers a liaison with Guy by inviting him on a lake outing after securing a ring. Ida grieves her perceived replacement while a drama of romance unfolds at the lake resort.
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America’s Most Beautiful Woman Names Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales describes Louise Grace as the most beautiful with brown hair and fine coloring. Her features are regular, intelligent, and expressive, combining intellectual and physical beauty. Miss Grace is American by birth and of Irish descent, noted for her charm.
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Grace
Love and Wealth Tie Off Romantic Triangle
In a tale from New York News style, Hortensia Carey, rich bride of a southern heir, betrays a suitor to wed him. but a Cuban plantation heir and a sea of gossip shift loyalties. Guy Hardwick learns true love with Ida Moray and they marry, while Hortensia remains only wealthy.
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Aphorisms from a Classic Wisdom Roundup
A collection of quoted maxims offers reflections on beauty, listening, self correction, prudence, honesty, curiosity, candor, and virtue. Notable voices include Adams Shackeray Plutarch Voltaire Swift Sophocles and Sternac with brief thoughts on conduct and character.
Feminine Fashion Demeanor and Hats Draw Comment
A Philadelphia Record piece muses on women’s fashion showing the hat trend, eel-skin dresses, and shapeless coats. It notes how appearance affects perception, from slender silhouettes to the hat that loses its shape when smashed, highlighting social reactions to modern dress.
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Philadelphia Record
Tea Biscuits Recipe Steps
Mix four ounces of butter with half a pound of flour add about four ounces of sugar a teaspoonful of powdered ginger a little salt and one beaten egg. Roll out stamp with a biscuit cutter and bake in a slow oven for seven minutes. Let them cool before storing in tin or earthen jar.
Women Show Higher Left Arm Strength Than Men
About 24 women in 100 are stronger with the left arm than the right. Women also more often have equal strength in both arms than men.
Remarkable Flower Work by Mary Delaney Starting at 74
Mary Delaney began her renowned paper flower work at age 74 after eyesight failed. Judges and botanists including Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Joseph Banks praised the delicate outlines, shading, and color harmony, noting its near botanical accuracy.
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Duchess of Portland
Send Them to Bed with a Kiss Poem Excerpt
A New Orleans Picayune verse urges mothers wearied by daily cares to send children to bed with a kiss. It contrasts parental fatigue with the joy of children and laments the eventual longing for their voices and a child’s touch in sorrow.
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New Orleans Picayune
Witty quips and social jests in 1890s papers
A collage of brief quotes from periodicals shows social banter and light gossip. Miss Glassigh of Boston and Miss Hamfatt of Chicago exchange playful banter about sand-baggers and propriety. A bereaved widow receives sympathetic words from a friend, while a dashing widow reacts with surprise to sudden news. A Brooklyn Life cartoon caption humorously features a vendor and a local character.
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White Verbena Replaces Violet as Favorite Scent
The article notes white verbena overtaking violet in popularity after six years. It cites its historic use in sacred rites and medical lore, describes the fragrance as sweet and refreshing, and mentions Paris and returning American women favoring white verbena in sachets and toilet waters.
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Mud Stains on Dresses
The article notes a home remedy claiming the juice of a potato will remove mud stains from woolen materials. The brief mentions William Reed Dunroy and reflects on uplifting ideas about growth from losses and healing from pain.
Wabash Railroad Announces Weekly Tourist Sleeping Car Service
The Wabash R. R. Co. will inaugurate a weekly tourist sleeping car line between St. Louis and Los Angeles. The first car leaves St. Louis on November 11, after a Sunday round trip from Cincinnati and return. Departures are Wednesdays at 9 p.m. For full particulars contact G D Maxfield D P A at 42 Jackson Place Indianapolis Ind.
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Hands That Show Riches by Their Grip in Fame and Fortune
An 19th century feature argues a money maker’s fortune comes from a stout close set hand. It cites figures like former Speaker Reed and John D. Rockefeller as examples of money making hands. It notes fingers fat to tips, non tapering shapes, and secretive close linkage between fingers. Sir Thomas Lipton’s laborer’s hand is described as well developed.
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Prince of Wales
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Reed
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Joe Jefferson
Thomas Lipton
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Only a Laugh and a Shadowed Life in Verse
A speaker notes a single laugh brightening a dim room with red flowers in a casement. The moment hints at a hidden love, tainted by loneliness and aging, as the speaker envies a familiar voice and longs for companionship. The poem frames joy against solitude and fading hair.
Reflections Of A Bachelor Opinion Piece
A New York Press quote satirizes pride and gender dynamics in courtship. It jokes that a man’s fate hinges on pins, babies, or women and warns of revenge when a proposal is rejected. The piece playfully critiques social dating norms and bachelor culture.
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New York Press
Short Fashions Highlight Hemstitch Details on Velvet Ribbons
Hemstitching in two rows along ribbon edges in contrasting color appears on velvet ribbons. A red flannel shirt waist with gilt buttons stands out as a bold accessory for winter gowns. Charming corduroys priced at 50 cents offer warm material for a winter outfit.
Christmas watch contest offered by THE SUN in Indianapolis
THE SUN announces a promotion offering a Waltham gold watch to every boy and girl who secures 50 subscribers before December 24. Participants must register at THE SUN office, meet monthly minimums, and deliver verified names. bonuses scale with subscriber counts. Watches are available at Jeweler J. C. Sipe, with strict verification and no prepayment requirements.
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