Woman defies old roles to fund own writing career
In Chicago News style, a couple faces social limits as Jean rejects dependent marriage. She pursues writing, earns a first sale to a magazine, buys an expensive hat with expected payment, and endures editor delays and debt until marriage. The episode ends with a modest lesson on editors and independence.
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Men’s Winter Suits Offerings and Clearance Prices
Advertises heavy weight suits with fancy plaid linings and various cuts priced at 4500 and 10.00 for plain blue and grey options. Also lists all wool cassimeres with fancy stripes and worsted suits at 12.50, plus extra specials around 5.98 to 10.00, noting a clearance tomorrow.
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Aphorisms and Quotations Digest Style
A brief collection presents varied sentiments on vanity duty virtue and social courtesies from Broadhurst Shakespeare Zimmerman Goldsmith Horace Greeley and Henry Clay with reflections on character and daily conduct. The piece reads like a clipped compilation of notable lines.
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Zimmerman
Goldsmith
Horace Greeley
Henry Clay
Frugal dessert using wafers to top fruit
A home cook offers a thrifty dessert idea using fresh or canned fruit topped with wafers or soda crackers. Soak evaporated apricots or peaches overnight, cook gently, and finish with a briefly toasted wafer crust for a light, digestible sweet.
Smile That Brightened My Day
A Baltimore American poem recalls a sunny, half shy smile that brightened the narrator’s day. The speaker cherishes the warmth and memory of the smiling gaze amid ordinary tasks, contrasting it with a playful note about an unexpected appearance of a kick me card.
Ambiguous Punchlines Spark Mild Courtroom and Family Gags
A jester of a jury story sees a juror flee after threats of hanging while another asks about bigamy in a father son exchange. The clippings mix slang and wit with a flirtatious street exchange and a playful taunt about manners and nerve.
The Old Yellow Pumpkin Rhyme Remembrance
A nostalgic verse from Philadelphia Press lauds the old yellow pumpkin. The poem recalls autumn harvest, family memories and gratitude for the pumpkin’s pies while celebrating youth and friends remembered as life ends.
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ALC
Sisson
Philadelphia Press
Soldier monument sighted by boys amid Liberty statue
A brief description shows a soldier’s monument with the Goddess of Liberty atop. Two small boys gaze upward in admiration as one solemnly asks if that is God up there, while a mother nearby offers quiet praise.
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Chicago News
Dewey
Johnny
Nox Pha
Hosiery and Gloves Sale Items and Clothing Seconds
Retail catalog style notice lists ladies seamless hose fleece lined and cashmere wool hose for adults and infants, ribbed fleece lined hose for boys, kid gloves, mittens, and ladies vests and pants. Includes discounts, seconds grades, page mentions Medway area and end of stock offers on various colors and sizes.
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Medway Eds
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Fragmentary bridal pillow description in Silk pattern artefact
Fragmentary OCR describes a white silk bridal pillow with heavy embroidery and a light care, noting the pillow’s delicate silk materials and a white silk insertion. mentions burdock bloom and wash silk. No clear event or context.
Parson Jim opens at English's with New England romance
Amusements note the play Parson Jim a New England romance about a ship builder from the author of The Ordways. Papinta dances and the 7-20-8 act draw big crowds at Grand. Empire ware shows a double feature drawing crowds. Harrison china sets now limited to one new full set per contract.
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Papinta
Broiled Mackerel With Tomato Butter And Spiced Potatoes
A historic kitchen note outlines broiling mackerel fillets brushed with oiled butter, seasoned with salt and pepper, served with tomato butter and parsley. It also gives a method for spiced sweet potatoes layered with butter brown sugar and water, then baked for about 45 minutes as a leftover-use dish.
McKinley White House china ordered from Ohio makers
Collectors await a new American made china set for the White House to be produced in Zanesville Ohio. The design approved by Mrs. McKinley features a central Harrison plate motif with the American eagle and shield and the motto E Pluribus Unum. The border will display the arms of the original thirteen states in color.
Disordered stomach and bowels report for Pleasant Jones
For stomach, bowels and liger, when disordered, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Jones. The line hints at a medical tincture or remedy claim related to digestive issues.
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Pierce
Pleasant Jones
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