A Great Scholar from Everybody's Magazine
A Georgia church minister delivers his first sermon while a back corner janitor, listening with sly humor, questions the prayer. The anecdote notes the preacher’s eloquence and prayers that move the congregation, ending with a quip about Solomon and domestic matters.
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Darky
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Phrenologist tale and Southern homestead vignette heat readers
A Detroit Free Press item relays a phrenology anecdote about a farmer who sells a horse to a phrenologist for a windfall after a head reading. It also recalls a Kentucky or Southern traveler remark about landowners and a craftsman’s hut, followed by London teachers pressing for new dances at state balls and a call for annual dance seasons.
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Jon Harper
London
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed byGraniteville Woman
A Graniteville Vermont woman hails Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as worth mountains of gold for relief during the Change of Life. She reports restored health and strength after using the remedy for female complaints including inflammation and nervous prostration. The letter touts the medicine as widely endorsed and cost-effective for easing period changes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
House of the Black BEL Paun Ringengains CHAPTER V
Jim Farthing helps a frightened girl after a tense confrontation on a sleigh ride. A furious man vows revenge over the unhitched horse rescue, while the couple parts in chilly tension and uncertain plans for a future meeting on Thursday.
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Chapter vs the Windy Side of the Law
Rose schemes to hide Karl at Amos Harding's farm after a risky late night ride with Jim Farthing. Ira Hartawick rages at Rose and Karl, while Rose defends herself and insists on her independence against her father's demands.
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Losie
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Howe
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Velvet and Sable Matinee Gown Dazzles at Opera Party
Violet Velvet wore a deep violet velvet matinee gown at a recent opera party. Silk soutache in a similar shade highlighted the round yoke and bust line, with cream fringe on the sleeves and sable trim at the trained skirt bottom.
Loose Clothes and Warmth in Winter Dress
Study urges loose comfortable winter attire with enough warmth to avoid constriction. Do not overbundle yet protect against cold winds and damp air. Dress in a moderate, comfortable way to maintain proper circulation and safety.
Photograph Frames Bring New Life to Old Keepsakes
An inventive girl redecorates worn passepartout frames using ribbon. She covers the damaged edges with neat ribbons and creates loops at the corners tied into tiny rosettes with gilt thread. The transformation is quick, inexpensive, and artistically pleasing.
Perfume Hair With Home Fragrance After Shampoo
Some women prefer a faint personal fragrance in the hair while others disapprove. To scent hair at home, apply five drops of lavender Jasmine or violet oil to a clean stiff brush after shampooing, brush through hair for five to ten minutes, and retain a delicate scent for about a week.
Steamed Chocolate Pudding And Related Dessert Creations
A set of old fashioned dessert recipes includes Steamed Chocolate Pudding rich with butter sugar and bitter chocolate and steamed in a mold for two hours served with cream sauce. Prune and apricot whip and a bread layered cheese cake also appear with macaroni omelet and beef dish notes.
Transfiguration Memory Puzzle in Classroom Text
A teacher questions students about the biblical scene on the Mount. The narrator hesitates before recalling that Jesus appeared transfigured and spoke with Moses and Elijah, with another voice proclaiming revelation.
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Harker
Munyon’s Remedies Promised Quick Cures for Ailments
An 19th century patent medicine advertisement touts Munyon’s Cold Remedy for throat and lung relief, Rheumatism Remedy for joints, Kidney Remedy for urinary issues, and Vitalizer to restore strength, claiming rapid cures with no matter how chronic conditions.
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Manyone
Munyon
At Henepop-by-the-Sea Minna Irving Poem Fragment
Fragmentary poem recalling a ruined coastal home and vanished comforts. The speaker laments spoilage and loss from neglect and theft, noting ruined interiors, mice gnawing tapestry, a dead cat, and empty pockets after a season by the sea.
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Chou
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New York
French Cave Dwellers and Troglodyte Homes in France
A traveler notes two thousand cave dwellers across France with rocky homes stretching seventy miles from Bloje to Aamo. He describes their cool, comfortable rock houses, roof gardens, and quiet rural settings near vineyards, alongside misread references to gravitation experiments and a water powered solar system model by Professor Arthur Korn.
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Bloje
Aamo
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Arthur Korn
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