Cold Comfort for Mother
General F D Grant recalls a Boston Tory who fought neither side in the Revolution. He took a continental tour and did not return until the hostilities ended. On his return he faced cold social treatment, and his mother justified his duty to protect family and state. A Hastings belle retorts she would have done the same, proudly calling herself a coward.
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F. D. Grant
New York
Boston
Heston Bella
Tate
For Good Measure A Dictionary Verse
Tommy Say and Pop debate if a person ever gets something for nothing. Papa Says a prison sentence usually goes with it.
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Tommy
Pop
Papa
Papa's Past in Ippincott's Magazine
A reader recalls a grandmotherly topic as Helen asks about her father’s past drinking habits. The child reveals that “Papa used to drink” prompting a cautious reaction from the adults. The exchange captures attitudes toward drinking in earlier social dialogues.
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Papa
Helen
Ippincott
A Curious Mind Delves Into American Immortals
A conversation reveals Digaforth’s interest in obscure knowledge. He is described as well informed on matters few people understand, including the achievements of American immortals listed on the revised net.
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Digaforth
Out of Date Vaudeville Quips Reflect Shifting Trends
A collection of old quips contrasts changing tastes in vaudeville with social norms. The speaker notes contortionists lose demand while jokes about gender roles appear in dated commentary. Reflections show how public humor migrates as entertainment shifts away from live acts.
New Fashion Styles Advance Models Show New Silhouettes
The report describes the latest dress fashions with beige silks and pearl buckles, cream corsages, lace trims, and beaded sashes. It highlights milk silk, apricot muslin frocks, blue satin gowns with nacre lace tunics, striped velvet tunics, and a shift toward a round waistline replacing full winter dresses.
Womanly Wisdom: Farm Journal Tips On Home Life
Practical notes on household tasks and safety from a Farm Journal column. Advice covers shoe horns for children, preparing kindling, washing methods for bean pots, clearing robbers with a bag and air, rubber cleaning with coal oil, filter coffee in muslin, keeping cold out of beds with extra blankets, avoiding nervous children at bedtime, and gentle bedtime stories.
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Farm Journal
Novel table cover with ornate filet lace and fringe
A stylish table cover or tea cloth, about 60 inches square, features a round-edged four corners design with vandykes, upward three cornered filet lace motifs between peaks, larger downward motifs at two corners, a central filet lace frame with broderie Anglaise corners, four side diamond medallions, and a white linen fringe with spaced tassels.
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Broderie Anglaise
Musical Beet Ballers and the Echoes of Famed Ballads
A reminiscence of popular songs spanning eras, recalling tunes like Cha Tharile Captain Fmw of the fierce Marines and Up in a Balloon Boys a-ra-ra-boom-de-ay. The piece notes shifts in taste from early century choruses to later hits such as The Blue and Gray and Time, with varied cultural fragments and a sense of changing musical memory.
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Fmw
Arines
Ehell
Globe
Reger
Ngkong
Nese Wong
Beni Ie
Arle
Preity Alden
Sunday Pastimes for Mothers and Children
The piece discusses Sunday amusements and parent child activities to ease weekday burdens. It suggests allocating an afternoon hour for rest, socializing, and light problems sharing to soothe tensions and encourage children to express weekly troubles and grievances.
Japan as a land of progress and beauty in Tokios view
Tokio Today describes Japan's modernization and education gains seen by a traveler. It notes a growing university system, widening streets, electric cars, underground roads, and increased gymnasium and athletic focus. The piece highlights emperor visits, royal restraint, and Japan’s forestry, landscapes, and cultural sights like Fuji Yama and Nikko near Yokohama.
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Tokio
America
Japan
Fuji Yama
Oair
Pacific
Pike's Peak
Fujia
Napoleon
Parla
Shah ‘Jeuhan
Agra
Jumna
Nik
Manchuria
Morea
Yokohama
Royalty Should Learn a Handicraft from Bombner's Magazine
The article, quoting a long-standing royal custom in Hohenzollern households, argues princes should learn trades to gain confidence and skill. It lists royal examples such as the emperor as a bookbinder and other princes as a turner, blacksmith, and brass worker, while the empress and Viktoria pursue sewing and cooking. It critiques moral instruction in trade education as reminiscent of Sunday school rhetoric, praising the value of work and craft in shaping German national vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombner's
Hohensollerns
Philadel
Viktoria
Ki Boy
Kyle
Ruskin
Kingsley
Germany
The Grumble Family Cartoon Stirs Gentle Caution
The feature urges children to avoid constant grumbling and to join the cheerful Happy Family instead. It contrasts the many Grumble Family members with the idea of being liked by showing how a bright, content attitude is valued.
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Grumble
The Captive in a Dark Prison Yard
Fragmented verse describes a captive in a dark cell with a barred window. A small ray of light awakens hope, steadies the prisoner, and stirs courage for the long night ahead. Names and precise details are unreadable, but the mood centers on confinement and a hidden, glimmering prospect.
Parisian Escape and Regent Confrontation
In Paris, M. de Brancas seeks mercy from the regent after plans to warn Richelieu fail. He endures Bastille detentions, then meets Herault and the Marquise d Ancenis at the palace where Madame du Maine’s presence adds political tension. Brancas contemplates another audience as Richelieu’s influence looms.
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Richelieu
Maison-Rouge
Monsieur
M. de Brancas
Bastille
Palais Royal
Rue St. Honore
Palace
Herault
M. Brancas
Marula d'Ancenis
d'Ancenis
Nothi
Paris
Monaleur
Madame du Maine
d'Anconfa
Bastile
Ream
Hotel de Richelieuu
Jacques
Richolism
The Regent Shows His Hand In Du Maine Night
In a glittering salon scene, Chancel’s satire provokes sharp glances from duchesses and nobles. A page reports shifts as Madame du Maine and nearby figures exchange keen looks, while factional patrons pledge support to distant factions and await orders for Orleans and Bayonna.
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Lipstone
Polignac
Malesiou
Cole
Chancel
Madame du Maine
Geome
Madame du Haine
M. de Brancas
Ducheas
Mile
da Launay
M. de
Rirangere
M. de Drances
Brittany
Monaleur
Philip D'Orieans
Eveng
Bayonna
Man
Orleans
Bedeaun
Salen
Monsioun
Ague Jahaneah
Panan
Adventure in Court Intrigue At Paris Amid Royal Watch
St Aulalie recounts a sprawling Parisian intrigue involving the Abbe Brigant a secretary and a mistress. Detained at the Bastille the Abbe’s papers are seized triggering a larger chase including the Spanish minister Prince Cellamare and rumours of a plot. Dubois and the regent loom large in the unfolding drama.
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Merle
St. Aulaire
Madame du Maine
Paris
Secre
Herault
Boahe
Spain
Dubois
Dubola
Palais Royal
Horault
Cellamare
Fragmentary verse scene and names in late entry
The fragment presents a dim lit scene with Lew and Samuel debating and speaking names including George and Btaft, and a refrain about help from angels. It mentions London Bleck and resignations around June 1810. The legible text shows dialogue about writing as middleman and other archaic references.
Where Doctors Failed to Help
Mrs Jones Gaze of Covington Missouri testifies that Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her greatly after doctors did not. The advertisement touts the remedy as the best medicine on earth for women and invites others to try it.
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Pinkham
Jone Gaze
Covington, Mo
Pinkham's table credited for health improvement
A Brownsville woman praises Pinkham's remedies for female troubles while a Baltimore nanny explains a child's head bump after a toppled plan. The scene highlights everyday health fixes and a child's accident explained by a caregiver.
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Aee Puneen
Pinkham
Mrs. C. M. Cunm
Main St
Brownsville
Ind
Work Begets Work, Perkins Advocate Utilitarian Wealth View
George W. Perkins of New York argues that the $10,000 a year man spurs others to work as well. He cites a Chinese proverb: if a farmer is diligent the soil will not be lazy, illustrating how productive leadership elevates all workers.
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Baltimore
Bobby
George W. Perkins
New York
Fletcher's Castoria Ad Intent In Use For Children
A vintage advertisement claims Castoria cures ailments of infants and children and bears a signature line, stating the product has been in use for over children. The wry phrasing reflects old marketing language and a disclaimer about infant care.
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Fletcher
Paxton Toilet Co Promises Free Trial Box Of Antiseptic
The Boston based Paxton Toilet Co offers a large trial box of Partine Antiseptic to any requesting woman free of charge. A witty Shakespearean quip and Miltonic virtue mottoes appear among the text, reflecting the era's ad and moral sensibilities.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Doctors Failed Restored by Peruna
Catarrh of the Lungs threatened her life. Miss Ninetie Porter of Braintree Vermont writes that she was cured by Peruna after several hemorrhages. She notes doctors offered little help. She began using Peruna and gradually improved, clearing lungs of sticky matter and growing stronger.
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Ninetie Porter
Braintree
Vermont
Peruna
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