Missing Button Triggers Aunt Elizabeth Will Tale
Mrs Chickerly frets over a lone button and a missed task as her husband plans an early departure to Scouersville for Aunt Elizabeth’s will. A late train and a costly lesson reveal the value of small domestic details, sparking a resolve to mend habits and prevent future neglect.
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Mra. Chickerly
Bho
Mr. Chickerly
Carters
Carter
Howe
Mia Chickerly
Scouersvilla
Elizabeth
Bizinheeh
Guekerly
Phat
Haulte
Tam
Panny
Fanny
Cook
Mra. Ghickerly
Frank
Danny
Mr. Chickery
Naris
Medeor
Franny
Kanny
Chickerly
Fannny
Sconersville
Mrs. Chickerly
The World Wide Farm and Household Almanac Notes
A collage from agricultural columns and farm advisories covers plant care weeds and root digging methods notes on cows with tuberculosis milk safety and dog costs in the states. It includes musings on grapes and household gardening, praising garden beauty and practical toil for sustenance and pleasure.
Ward’s Silver Testing Advice and Health Bath Notes
The article discusses testing silver with various metals to identify compositions, warns against soap, and offers polishing tips. It includes a Philadelphia silver expert condemning soap suds for dulling luster, plus health notes praising cold sponge baths for skin and circulation and remarks on fashion independence and dressmaking trends in New York and Hartford region publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannia
Philadelphia
Herald of Health
New York
Hartford
Who Wear Chicago s Brilliant Gems
The article notes Milton Oliver wears the finest diamond in Chicago, about three and a half carats, valued around 8 500 after an offer of 400. It mentions Ed Lansing with a fourteen carat stone, and Ed Pardridge, Crosby, and many others owning large gems. The piece claims a wide collection across city elites, totaling over 100 000 in value.
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Tengo Mail
Tom
Chicago
Milton Oliver
Anality
Oliver T
Tom Donnely
le Han Tavice Prias
Lansing
Ed, Pardridge
State Street
Broker Crosby
Board of Trade
Tom Donnelly
Pullman
Armour
Allerton
Fratbank
Por McCormick
Peii
Reynolds
Joe
Artemus Ward's First Hit and a Toledo Anecdote
An Ohio man recalls Col. E. J. Mason narrating Artemus Ward's Cleveland editorship at the Plain Dealer. Gray ill, Ward keeps paper, drafts schoolboy essays, receives two weeks leave with pay, and fellow writers send gifts. Ward later travels to Cleveland after a humorous misstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
E. J. Mason
Toledo
Ohio
Charles B. Brown
Artemus
Toledo Hale
Cleveland
Ue Plain Dealer
W. Gray
Gray
Fuure
Tareia
Bird
Pairbanks
Toliah
Dolede
St. Louis
Tamaus
Forest City
A Confederate Front Duty Tale From the Shenandoah
A Detroit Free Press narrator recalls a bitter January night in the Shenandoah valley during the Civil War. A picket exchange, a haunting encounter with a man hanging from a tree, and a dramatic rescue lead to a later letter from Ohio in 1868 with photographs of the saved man’s children.
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Shenandoah Valley
Detroit Free Press
Sheridan
Bree
Fin
Niall
Johnny Bob
Kestus
Pri
Xo Abele
Che
Ohio
Gossip and Ministers in a Small Ohio Town
A correspondent from an Ohio town of about four thousand residents laments ongoing ministerial turnover caused by vocal church members. She argues against airing petty complaints about pastors and their spouses, urging acceptance and focusing on communal harmony rather than idealized, costly expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lifting Extraordinary Steam Skidder Near Poster's Crane
A Wisconsin lumber region feature describes the steam skidder as a remarkable apparatus used by a single operator to haul and drag giant logs from brush and fallen trees onto a pile. The machine can lift over obstacles, with logs sometimes leaping several feet, showcasing the single-man control and the dramatic efficiency of this power-driven process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soni
Bill Firther
Poster
Child
Wis
Men of a Certain Class in New York Society Dinners
A NYC social sketch describes a young, reticent man at a formal dinner. The piece contrasts his cool, gaze and ironic detachment with the vivacious, gossipy companion across from him. It hints at social pressures, elegance, and the performative nature of flirtation among urban elites.
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Jiere
Owen Meridith
Onvdreniis
Tim Pomtors Sinsy
Burke-Jones
Luford
Mer
Coura
Norewitts
Goning
London
Nerskil
New York
Beeert
Annie Lostrier
Siyang
Daron
Janine
Tie
Lin
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Hay Solitons
Poultry Brothers
Tavner
Aireet Raya
Ann
Devin Wes
Michigan Horticulturist
Mia
Fy Johnstone
Old England
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Vermont
York
Tancaster
William
Dewey Belle
Hig March
Phiadelphia
Hoeace Williams
HB. H
Uys
Domely
New England Armer
Pasig
Lewiston Journal
London Agricultural Gazette
San Brancisco Argonaut
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