The Deacon's Daughter in a Small Town Promise
Ruthie Stiles of North Hopkins faces forced marriage to a stern minister while Bob Dalton leaves town. Bob’s brother returns with funds, inspires a planned elopement, and Ruthie ultimately agrees to marry Bob’s brother, securing love and fortune amid community scorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles
North Hopkins
Ruth
Dominis
Bob Dalton
Bob
Rutie
Ruthie
Luther
Littl Ruthie
Blaine
Huthie
Kathia
Wilds
Texas
Mexico
Haitian Republic
Ruthis
N. Y. Sun
Royalty’s musical talents span many nations
A page lists royalty and nobles from across Europe and Asia as skilled players including the princess of Wales on piano the czar of Russia on cornet and the empress of Austria on zither. It notes Queen Victoria and Louise on organ and the empress of Japan on koto while detailing other monarchs and their instruments. A separate note promotes Wood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for rheumatism with claims of blood acidity neutralization and strength building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Edinburgh
Japan
George
Greece
Hungary
Quotations and chatter from old city pages
A collage of humorous exchanges, notices, and anecdotes, spanning theater talk, university progress for women, Tonkin pagodas, a Chicago gambler’s house search standoff with Mrs McDonald, and other portable curiosities. The slice preserves named places, people, and phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassayan University
Mt. Holyoke
Mase
Tonkin
Mike McDonald
Chicago
McDonald's
Little Shapers and Schoolyard Tales
Gloucester Times recounts a tender scene of a father abroad and a daughter consoling a grieving mother, a child’s thumb in her mouth and a quip about a “panacea for all childish ills.” A homespun tale follows a student’s struggle with copying M’s, explained as “up a hill, and down a hill,” revealing a lighthearted slice of family life and schoolwork in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester Times
Philadelphia Markets Reveal Women’s Patience and Craft
In Philadelphia the city’s women show market skill with neat aisles and artistic stairs. New York markets are frequented mainly by hotel stewards and suburban residents. In Philadelphia shopping districts you find shops offering buttonholes, glove cleaning, sock darned emblems, name inked handkerchiefs, and cheap tailoring with placards in windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Kespera
Foreign hotels and Paris shopping notes
In Berlin and Dresden German hotels suffer from poor drainage and rambling layouts though table service is decent. Vienna hotels like the Grand Metropole and Imperial offer bad cooking but notable desserts. Paris remains top with Continental Grand Louvre hotels serving American guests and a leafless fruit presentation. Also tips to visit Arcade at 16 W. Wash., for tailored suits and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dresden
Vienna
Imperial
Austria
Paris
Grand
Louvre
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Princess of
Wales
Wood
J. T. Boyd
Ohio-st
Eighth-st
Drogeist
N. Y. UN
Squeers
Nickleby
N. Y
Cooney Island
Pittaburg Chronicle
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Roxbury
Mies Twillick
W. Wash.st
Grand Opera House
Floyt
Metropolitan
America
Robert Downing
Claudio
Virginius
Ingomar
Wiite Fpilanrim
English’s Opera House
Indianapols
PSF
Corsair
Pastinsilar
Theodore
Thomas
Music In
Theodore Thomis
Rafael Joseffy
Herbert
Jgseph Cawthorn
Tam
C. A. Grirrity
Mayflower
Ark
Tue Swirrt Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
KCI
East
Washington
Ak Rhea Cua Gan
Gun Wa
Cloak Aise
Knoix-St
Chravelers
Indianapolis Union Station
Daily City Licket
Feckson Place
Penn Payavgria Laber
Indpls
Panhandle
Pittsburg
Bilpm
Richm
Columbus
Pitts
Mall and Express
Daiy
Chgo
Northwest
Arnizom
L BR. B.south
Louisville
South
I&v. B
Southwest
Cairo
Vincennag
Vincennes
Olin
Vandalia Bie
Lovie
Tee Weer
Indianapolis
Lewis
Iljssem
Greencastle
Terre Haute Accom
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Greancastle Accom
Ha Company
H. 23
Daring
Brussels
Ilinois Street
Blinn's
North
Illinois Street
California
Eckens
BLINN
Epe W. Connolly
EB. Wash-st
Marg
Bates
East Washington Street
Telephone
Charles A. Starton
Tauniiton
Thad
Lwes
Washington St
Sol
Twes
Indiana
West
W. Washington St
Indianapolis, and
Happy Relig
F. Mi. Abbett
Virginia-ays
Ind
Reeve
Bean Co
Buffalo
Nist
Browning & Son
F.C. Fowler
Moodus, Conn
Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago & ST. Louis
Union Stati
Boston
New York Central
Cleveland
Gid Rapids
Afgan
Cincinnati
St Louis
Kan
T. Haute and Mattosa
St. L
T. Haute and
Mattoon
Dally
J. H. Marvin
Eldridge & UC
George BE
Yoglesong
Massachusetts Avenue
ALBERT &@ GALL
Pas
Ithia
Pennsylvania
W. H. Ross
M. D
Grand Repids
Mich
Whidlo
PS Heurg
Ures Ingas i
P. GG
Taye
Lore
Dprunkenness
Icra
Kiefer & Co
Indianapoli
Doscuta Mtg. Co
White St
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