Christie McDonald to Wed Joe Jefferson's Son
The engagement of Christie McDonald to William Jefferson is announced. McDonald, a Boston stage performer with six to eight years on the boards, met Jefferson at Buzzard’s Bay and Marblehead while both connected to theater. He resembles his father and already shows success in his father’s companies. The pair are unlikely to retire from acting.
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Christie McDonald
Wiliam Jefferson
Miss McDonald
Peter Dailey
Indianapolis
Rounders
Young Jefferson
Buzzard’s Bay
Marblehead
Jefferson
Boston
Tremont Theater
Francis Wilson
Dainty dishes drive man and family to hunger
A Boston Journal reader laments famine at home as dainty dishes from fashion magazines replace real meals. The speaker complains about rising grocery bills and tasteless substitutions, calling for a hearty steak with thick gravy rather than ornamental plates.
Through a Telescope in a Darkened Room
A narrator in a sealed room escapes to an observatory for fresh air and glimpses two men, Gerald Macburn and John Layton, once enemies now reconciling, far away in a farming and woodland landscape. The scene hints at a hidden romance with Jenny Magfair and a betrothal tied to poverty, while the narrator harbors a transformed obsession.
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Jenny Magfair
Gerald Macburn
Macburn
John Layton
Murder Shadow in Obsensitive Mystery
Fred recovers from a head wound and recalls a night of tension between John Layton and Gerald Macburn. Layton vanished after a heated confrontation. Macburn allegedly shot him from hidden bushes and calmly moved away. Fred urges Harry Wilmot to lead a search with companions to verify the spot of the killing.
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John Trayton
Macburn
Layton
Harry Wilmot
Marty
Fred
John Layton
Harry
Fanny Morton
John
Gerald Macburn
Jenny Magfair
John Lafton
Warry
Telescope Witness Travels From Crime to Justice
A narrator recalls using a telescope to witness a murder from afar. The murderer, Gerald Macburn, is tracked down with a magistrate and officer, is tried and executed, and Jenny Magfair marries the witness after recovery from shock. The tale ends with the couple’s marriage.
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Fred
Harry
Gerald Macburn
John Layton
Jenny Magfair
Macburn
Jenny
New York News
Fashion Tips From a Bygone Era
Barrettes and lock pins remain essential to the fashionable coiffure. A new across the hair style nearly three inches wide replaces older forms. Patent leather belts with gold, jet and steel beaded purses, and gilt buttons in steel tones define the current look. Ferretts and gilt spikes finish ribbon ends and girdles. Gold dominates fashion, yet gilt buttons stay popular in various sizes from pencil to quarter.
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Mabelle
Wall Street Schemes and Tricky Inquiries in 1900s Humor
A collage of quoted quips on finance and life from old papers. The dialog mocks investment schemes, market timing, and bill collectors in a breezy, cynical tone reflecting era humor and social commentary.
Kidney Pain Relief Testimony from Indianapolis Engineer
Indianapolis resident H E Stratton reports twenty years of kidney trouble improved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes relief from back pains and regulated secretions after using the product from Henry J. Huder's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is listed as U S sole agent.
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Indiana Chain and Stamping Company
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Moths and Stars in a Poetic Exchange
A speaker compares a moth’s ascent to a lover’s distant star quest. The moth climbs highways of night toward a star while the beloved dismisses such striving as folly. The narrator, longing, trails behind as the distance between them mirrors the moth’s reach for a distant celestial goal.
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Madeline S. Bridges
Hint About Soup and Stock Making
The text advises not skimming the scum from stock as it is meat juice. It describes simmering disjointed chicken in cold water to boiling, then placing the breast on top to steam, and simmering four hours. The breast can be used in salads while the stock remains usable.
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Indianapolis Southern Railway Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
State of
Nashville
Brownstown
Salem
Rockport
Paoli
West Baden
French Lick
Ferdinand
Grandview
Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Louisville
Bloomington
Greene and
Sullivan Counties
Indianapolis Southern
Washington
Monroe
Orange Counties
Dubois
Spencer
Greene
Sullivan
Jackson
Hocking Valley
Ohio
West Virginia
Chicago
Coal Territory
Indianapolis Southern Railway
Cincinnati Southern
Cincinnati
D. M. Parry
Farry Manufacturing Company
Z. E. McGettigan
Stevenson
Frying fats and their heat in early cooking guides
The guide notes olive oil withstands higher heat for frying than lard or beef drippings while lard outperforms butter. It warns butter burns easily and is not used for frying. A fat is ready when blue smoke appears or a raw potato browns on contact.
Black undersleeves gain fashion ground this winter
The dressmaker replaces white half-sleeves with black satin or black panne velvet undersleeves on cloth waist tops. Undersleeves become a fixed winter feature, with economical shoppers cutting old sleeves to insert new undersleeves and keep up with the vogue through the season.
Recipe for Porto Rico Molasses Ginger Cookies
A recipe lists ingredients including Porto Rico molasses, boiling water, flour, ginger, salt, baking powder and butter. It instructs to mix water with molasses, sift dry ingredients, combine mixtures, beat and bake in a moderate oven for 35 minutes.
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Porto Rico
Baby toilet set and hampers benched as pretty wardrobe aids
For Baby describes a toilet set including a tiny brush comb puff box and soap box in pink blue or white as favored by his mother. White and gold hampers and baskets with esprit details in pale pink and baby ribbons complete the morning toilette and wardrobe organization.
Boy Is Lonesome in Pants Ponders Family Kilt
A humorous children’s tale describes Bobby lamenting wearing trousers for an hour and begging his mother to let him wear a kilt again, saying he feels lonely in pants. The lighthearted piece centers on attire and childhood identity.
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Bobby
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Becomes National Standard
The medicine has operated for fifty years and is used by some families for three generations. It is described as the standard cough remedy of the country in this report.
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Dr. Bull
When Love Comes by John Vance Cheney
Poem excerpt about waking to spring, nature, and love awaiting awakening. The speaker notes dawn, katydids, March air, and wood birds, with beauty and melody waiting as love speaks to the reader.
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John Vance Cheney
Valuable woman carries half a million in life policies
Mrs Florence Pullman Lowden daughter of George M Pullman has insured herself for 2500 and her husband Col Frank O Lowden for a similar amount. Together their policies total about 500000 with an annual premium around 16000.
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Florence Pullman Lowden
George M. Pullman
Col
Frank O. Lowden
Free Cure Offer For Rupture By Dr Rice Method
Dr W S Rice of Adams New York offers free trial cure for rupture to any man woman or child. R W Yourex of Cedar Rapids Iowa testifies the Rice method cured him after injuries from trusses and operations. He urges others to send name and address and begin treatment at once.
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W. S. Rice
W. Main St
Adams
N. Y
R. W. Yourex
Dr. Rice
Yourex
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
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Washington Star
E. D. Stratton
Blake Street
W. B. Wletcher
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St. Charles Hotel
Chas
Muellerscheen
Stouts Factory
Massachusetts-ave
Quincy, Il
Stous Factory
Massachusetts
Hindh
Monninger’s
Mlinoissts
Stout’s Factory
Clark
Ywl-St
Jordan
Washington St
Taggart Bakery
People's Credit Clothing Co
Rubens’ Misfit Clothing Parlor
Cambridge
Oxford
Rubens
Ing of Clothier
West
Bryant. & Stratton
Indianapolis Usiness Universit
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HEER
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Vonnegurs
Vonnegut Hardware CO
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W. D. Allison
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