Wealth, romance, and a crippled niece’s marriage plan
Miss Maker McKinley, president’s niece, to wed Hermanus Baer a Jefferson medical student in Somerset Pa. Their tale traces a long, public struggle with Mabel’s severe hip disease, Baer’s vow to care, and a private, enduring love born at the White House conservatory.
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Abner McKinley
Mabel
New York
Gibney
Mabel McKinley
Heideburg
Rome
Paris
Sweden
Russia
United States
Hermanus Baer
Mr. Baer
Miss Barber
White House
Little Cripple
Marine
Hermanns Baer
West Point
Jefferson Medical College
Crippie
Washington
Miss McWinley
Somerset, Pa
Miss McKinley
Shakespere
London
The Outwitting of Sorrowful Jim
Allyn, nicknamed Sorrowful Jim, enjoys rare happiness as he frets over love and money. He hopes to marry Nelly but fears social judgment and his failing law practice. Nelly rejects money as a motive and envisions a life shared with him despite scant means.
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Katherine
Nancy
Reluctant kicker backs down as fortune shifts
Jim Allyn, nicknamed Sorrowful Jim, leaves a harsh quest for gold to woo Nelly who sacrifices her fortune to win him. After a year of hardship in Mexico and the West, he struggles with pride and conscience until a letter reveals Nelly has given away her wealth to be with him. They plan a Europe trip aboard a steamer, finally united by shared fortune.
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Mel Ga
Jim
Nell
Ajsl
Mexico
XXI
Nelly
Europe
First National Bank
James M. M. Allyn
James M. Allyn
Trust and Life Deposit Company
Nett
Marone
Garrard Hirris
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Heerd on the Hotel Piazza Observations
A wry remark from the commander of the rocking-chair fleet notes that half the world may not know how the other half lives yet holds suspicions about that divide. The remarks reflect social observations and a slight satire on class awareness in urban life.
Daly Mine Heiress Rejects Suitors for Own Country Man
Scions of prominent families seek the affection of Marcus Daly's daughter but she resists all advances. Rumor links her to Dr. Alexander Pykert visiting Paris, yet she vows to wed only a man from her own country, disregarding romance abroad.
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Marcus Daly
Montana
Alexander P2ykert
Paris
Short fashions forecast lace and phosphorized silk trims
Fall styles will feature laces on chiffon and fur with beaded detailing. Phosphorized silk offers a sea glow effect. Persian embroidery decorates shirt waists with diagonal bands. Embroideries and spangles lead fall and winter trims, with lace and spangles key to evening gowns. Spangles outline patterns rather than cover fabric.
What One Woman Thinks As A Row Of Quips
A column of quirky maxims and wry observations on manners and romance. It riffs on bossy women, eating with a knife, famous pianists, speaking, shaving, perspective on enemies, post gift regrets, and a family returning from vacation with a fresh bed made routine.
Love the Tyrant Poem
A compact verse portrait of love as a fickle tyrant that rules hearts with fear and pleasure. The speaker notes love’s treacherous nature and our alternating trust or flout, ending with a wry admission we cannot live without it.
The Day That Summer Died Poem by Emma Weston
A lyrical piece from Emma G Weston in the Youths Companion describes the day Summer dies. It uses vivid nature imagery a chill breeze frost falling leaves and looming Winter to convey transition and sorrow.
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Winter
Emma G. Weston
The Useful Onion Health Claim
A historical note describes onions as having medicinal properties. It claims onion consumption at night cures severe colds and inflammation, while crushed onion juice creates a strong smelling substance that calms nerves and induces sleep. It asserts the onion’s “form of opium” quality and sedative effect.
Fragmented Chatty Exchanges on Love and Duty
A collection of brief quips from period papers shows women lamenting unasked proposals and lovers eliciting reactions. A policeman, a palace, and a speaker named Spouter figure in witty asides about romance and fate.
Mischievous Dutch Children Bedevil Artist at Work
Artist Phil May recalls small Dutch visitors who mobbed his hotel and workshop begging for coppers. He notes their similar outfits made identification hard and recounts a tale of misallocated small sums, one girl tipped five shillings while another got only twopence for being in his light.
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Holland
Phil May
The
Magazine of Art
Seasonable Dessert Cake with Peaches and Cream
A recipe for a peach cake with nutmeg butter sugar and milk batter. Bake in three tins then layer with ripe peaches not sweetened and finished with whipped cream and powdered sugar. The method specifies careful timing for peach prep and topping.
Softly Rich Plaids Offer Moderate Weight Materials
New plaids are softly rich with moderate weight and beautiful colors. The designs look large when not broken up. Some pieces may be had at 1.65 dollars per yard. An example features dull violet blended with soft green and nut brown with touches of black.
Trunks Telescopes and Harnesses Advertised for Cash
An old classifieds note lists trunks telescopes and harnesses available for cash or payments. The brief entry mentions a2 E Washington Street as the location for the sale.
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Washington-st
Pennsylvania Lines Special Train to Louisville
Special service from Union Station at 7 2 a m on Sunday September 16 to Louisville with return from the Louisville station at 7 10 p m. Fare is $1.50 each way on the Pennsylvania Lines.
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Pennsylvania
Louisville and Return
Union Station
Louisville
Ourteenth-St
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