The Gay Lothario Unmasked by a Lock of Hair
Abram Smollett, a plain businessman, faces a jealous wife Lydia and a revealing lock of hair found in his watch. Lawyer friend Charlie Paget reveals the affair and impending divorce threat, then confirms Lydia’s own hair matches the evidence.
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Abram
Smollett
Lothario
Board of Trade
Lydia
Broadway
Ly Wa
Ananiias
Shea
James
Highta
Eraonen
Nhis
Charlie Paget
Charlie
Abram Smollett
Trush
Paget
Phil
Smokett
Lotharia
Delicately Prepared Fish
Instructions describe preparing a fillet of WHHAe or sole by boiling for 20 minutes, then serving on a hot dish with butter and a garnish of chopped parsley.
Silence as a Graceful Reply to Opinionated Elders
A Philadelphia Record excerpt extols the virtue of remaining silent when confronted by older voices and failed prophecies. It praises women who resist saying I told you so and notes the power of quiet in defusing ego and prying judgments while listeners broadcast antiquated tales.
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Philadelphia Record
R. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
Gouraud
U. S
Canadas
Europe
Ferd. T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
N. Y
Comic Fragments and Gossip Across Newspapers
A collage of quips and snatches from comic pages and humor sections. Characters debate looks and manners, romance, and propriety with banter about photographs, marriage, disobedience, and unlikely plans. Local humor columns capture social small talk and wry observations.
Styles in Stationery Highlight Subtle Gray Panels
The article notes top stationery uses a delicate gray kid finish for a refined look. It contrasts with bolder tints like rose and hyacinth and emphasizes generous oblong envelopes. Crests remain small at about half an inch with raised backgrounds for richness.
Broken Romance Ends With Philadelphia Wedding Trek
A 12 year search from Holland to Philadelphia ends as Jan Vasicyk finds Kathryn Truelowe, now a 20 year old former schoolteacher, employed in a Philadelphia home. The couple plan a wedding and a wedding trip to Holland after years apart and travels by sea.
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Holland
Philadelphia
Jan Vasicyk
Kathryn Truelowe
Zuyder Zee
Jan
Kathryn
Chestnut salad and Virginia corn bread recipes
The passage describes chestnut salad with boiled chestnuts sliced thin and garnished with orange peel on lettuce with mayonnaise, and Virginia corn bread served from a deep earthen baking dish. It provides a breakfast method with eggs, flour, meal, milk, lard and butter, baking powder, and hot water to yield a thin batter for baking.
Women Are Queer and Men Are Queer Too
A short, humorous observation on gendered insults showing how women react differently to terms like chick kitten witch and cat while men tolerate terms such as gay dog pup hound or bull and bear, though they dislike calf or cub. The piece ends noting men are queer too.
Sunday Dinner at Plaza Restaurant
A Plaza restaurant at 38 40 Monument Place offers a Sunday dinner focused on high quality meals. Patrons are invited to try the menu as part of a premium dining experience.
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Plaza
Monument-place
Quips and Oddities From the Chicago News
A collection of humorous maxims on character wealth luck and wisdom. Observations touch on gender roles desire happiness and satire about Bostonians and theatrical angels. The tone reflects a late era newspaper snippet of witty aphorisms.
Canadian child poet Laura Eliz McCully shines in early verse
The Toronto source cites Harper's Bazar calling Laura Elizabeth McCully a 13 year old Canadian songbird with striking poetic instinct. Her early verses show thoughtful concern and philosophical tone beyond her years. She enjoys nature, fishing, and designing dresses for friends while excelling in mathematics and physiology.
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Toronto
Can
Harper’s Bazar
Laura Elizabeth
McCully
Anita
Laura de
Seaura
Back of Her Picture Poem Excerpt by Gilmore
A short verse fragment invites attention to a portrait’s aesthetics. It highlights form line and hue as the sole splendors, asserting the image itself carries richness and meaning beyond other adornments.
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Robert C. Gilmore
Paris boot-seller’s foot fashion claims by nation
A Paris boot-seller remarks on continental foot sizes noting Madrid women wear the smallest shoes while Peruvians and Chiltians follow. He cites American women as dainty, Russians with heavy feet, and mentions Empress Eugenie and other royalty favoring distinctive fits and styles, including oversized boots for Italy’s queen.
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Paris
Madrid
Austria
Eugenie
Spain
Italy
Clever tip to keep bread moist with fruit or potato
A household hint notes that placing raw apple or potato in the bread box can keep cake or bread moist and tasty for longer. The tip came from observing a man in the family who uses apple in his tobacco to prevent it from drying.
Quick Potatoes Method From New York Evening Post
To bake potatoes in a hurry, boil salted water for ten minutes, remove, then finish in the oven. This heats through quickly, whereas oven-only baking is slower.
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New York Evening Post
Silk Petticoats Rise In Fashion For Silk Underskirts
Plain colors are now favored for silk underskirts with lavenders plum and deep shades while the season introduces a new skirt model with a back placket and fitted box plaits. Trimmings feature lace medallions and fine silk braid on ruffles offering durability and style over lace or ribbon.
Poem Excerpt by Edith Bigelow in Critia
A fragment from Edith Bigelow printed in Critia contrasts the living with death. Shrouds and flowers veil graves, but ghosts intrude on the living, darkening heaven and revealing decay within the rose.
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Edith Bigelow
Critia
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