Fate of a Long Island Mansion Lover's Ghost Tale
H Van Zila recounts a haunting from an old Huguenot mansion on Long Island where a young couple restored the estate. After a night of romance, the husband hears a spectral cry and discovers his wife murdered with his hair turned white, leaving him frightened and unsure of his sanity.
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Orville Ranney
Broadway
Dezan Ranney
Long Island
Santary
Khava
Alhambra
New York
Spa
Wwe
Astchester
Uo Marrico
Long Ielandd
Wall
Houser
van Zila
St. Louis Republic
Old Italian furniture and wall hangings in fashion
The piece notes a shift from lace curtains to light tints and pelts, with Italian sixteenth and seventeenth century furniture shown by furnishing trade exhibitors. French styles fade while Sheraton and Chievendale influence taste as wealthy buyers seek genuine tapestries and hand painted wall hangings, crafted to resemble woven cloth.
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Sheraton
Chievendale
Historic Cookery Fragments Inspire Christmas Dishes
A Boston Herald page presents a jumble of older kitchen recipes and household hints. Coconut cake batter beans stews and pies mingle with turkey dressing and cranberry sauce as wartime style home cooking tips mix with humorous quotes from the Somerville Journal and California Times.
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Garpiah
Boston Herald
Somerville Journal
Dixie
Georgia
Annis Hooney
California Times
OW City
Avalzet
Poverty stricken millionaire learns cure for consumption
A wealthy New Yorker says wealth cannot buy health as he faces a short life with consumption. A friend urges Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming it cures consumption by targeting the blood. The man tries it and is said to become healthier and happier, with the remedy touted for scrofula and various skin diseases.
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New York
Golden Medical Discovery
Anid
Golden Medical
Shamons
D. Monroy
Macon
Maupassant and the Queen in Curious Tales of Taste
The piece mentions Maupassant as France's greatest writer lacking religious sentiment and comments on beliefs about an afterlife. It cites Bil Nye replying on female sex roles, Blavatsky's alleged indiscretions, and a glimpse of royal kitchens and cooking, including Alfred's travel dinner incident and curry recipes sought from the British consul wife.
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Maupassant
France
Bil Nye
Blavatsky
Sven
Osborn
Alfred
Odd items and auction tale in old London scene
The column describes curious trades and a price surge for a redstead sold in London after bidders discovered a sleeper lived on it nightly for seven months. It reflects a view that modern buyers crave heritage and pedigree even for furniture and oddities.
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