Hidden Bills Revealed in Old Woman's Candle Bundle
A detective narrates trapping a theft by an old woman who hid stolen banknotes with a confederate. After tracing a bill to a grocer, he heads to the old woman's home and uncovers notes wrapped around a candle, hidden in the garret and later in the candle she handed him. The suspect concedes, revealing the stash's location and offering payment for the damage.
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Ms Ehiet
Iwi
Woma
Ron
Webis
Names and Nicknames in Juvenile Verse
A Spokane Spokesman-Review juvenile thrift piece contrasts formal names with street nicknames as children recall Hank Red Chub Sis and others. The playful text notes how real identity yields to friendly tags during childhood.
General Rosalie Jones Starts Long Island Suffrage School
General Rosalie Jones launches a moving suffrage education on Long Island with a mobile faculty. Miss Ida Craft leads parliamentary law, Miss Elizabeth Freeman voices culture, and Miss Elizabeth Lewis directs debate as Jones delivers history lectures in vacant town stores.
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Rosalie
Rosalie Jones
ABC
Long Island
Aids Decamp
Ida Craft
Elizabeth Freeman
Elizabeth Lewis
Miss Jones
Aristotie
Jones
Jones Institute Witll
New Year Elves and Brownies Hold Park Dance
Daddy tells of a grand New Year Eve ball for elves and brownies in a park lit with Japanese lanterns. They danced, ate pink lemonade and treats, admired the fairy queen who bestowed luck tokens, and then retired to bed in high spirits.
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Daddy
Broilen Gillybinds
Queen of the Fairies
Snobby Family Made Money in Glue Joke
A Philadelphia Press quip notes Snobby's family profited from glue and humorously blames his arrogance on being stuck up.
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Philadelphia Press
The Biggest Question of All in The Washington Star
A dialogue opens with a society debating scientific questions about psychic impulse in life and molecular energy from light wave mutations. The exchange notes they are only in session a week and have not yet decided a leader or boss.
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Washington Star
Pegtop skirt pattern offers stylish winter to spring wear
Fashion note describes a one piece pegtop skirt suitable for mid winter or spring. Details cover fabric alignment, back seaming of selvage edges, hip drape, left front closure, and waist variations. Three and three quarter yards of twenty seven inch material needed for medium size, with specific edge measurements and belt join. May Manton pattern available by mail for ten cents plus postage.
Humorist Paraphrases Classic Drinking Quote
A humorist reworks the familiar line about drinking alone versus with others, echoing the poet’s oft-quoted couplet. The witty twist highlights social aspect of drinking and isolation when abstaining.
Guileless Youth and Odd Notices from a City Page
A fragmented collection from a Philadelphia Ledger page features garbled anecdotes and names. Vague dialogue touches on rent, moving plans, and quirky urban vignettes. References surface to Miss Just, Mrs Pepe Phew, and political muscle while other lines drift through dramatic scenes and social satire.
Shop late or lose stock in crowded stores
The text urges shoppers to delay purchases to avoid crowds and stock shortages, implying late shopping leads to confusion and fewer choices. It contrasts delayed buying with earlier shopping, noting the difficulty for late shoppers to find goods and the impact on others.
Health Talks Good Air In Dated Advice Card
Health guidance advises avoiding poorly ventilated rooms and dusty spaces. Keep a window open, trim carpets, use rugs, and sweep with a damp broom or wet materials to limit dust. Open upper window if possible and air out rooms to prevent disease. (Continued.)
Christmas Gift Quick Needlecase Sunbonnet Hope
Last minute gift ideas for unlabeled friends. A simple needlecase project described as a sunbonnet style bonnet with a hood split in front and white glass beads lining the interior for storing needles. The pictured bonnet uses yellow satin and yellow silk with black dotted accents.
How to Tame a Canary in Simple Household Steps
A historic instruction piece outlines tameing a canary using cage respect. Daily gentle interaction when cleaning the cage, letting the bird fly mornings, and speaking softly builds trust. Exposure and patient handling make the bird fond of companionship and recognition.
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Hin
Fragmentary plea of generosity and marriage request
A garbled excerpt hints at a request about generosity and marriage. Names, places, and dates are unreadable, leaving only a vague expression of desire and social expectations without clear context or outcome.
Cranberry Sauce Recipes for Christmas Dining
A vintage guide lists several cranberry based dishes for Christmas. It details methods for Whole Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Banana Sauce, Jellied Cranberries, Spiced Cranberries, and Cranberry Pudding with instructions on selecting cranberries, ingredients, cooking steps, and chilling or serving suggestions.
Minute Movies of the News Right Off the Reel
A Springfield Massachusetts boy hanged himself in a chilling report. Pittsburgh sold one and a half million oranges at a cent each. Jane Siavons and Blanche Stevens tied the knot in Philadelphia. Dr. Graham Lusk spoke on the fundamental time of section, noting food costs rising.
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Pittsburgh
Graham Lusk
New York Academy of Maddine
Glenwood Cemetery Fund Grows With Land Donation
A fragmentary notice indicates a cemetery fund receiving land or a feature linked to Glenwood Cemetery. Details mention M. Throckmorton and a Long Branch roadway, with W. J. referenced as part of the effort.
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Parth
Marth
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Story
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Hieley
Lenden
Opa
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Mme
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Kuiker
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Ois An Lees Stefan Tony Shoppi
Belle Fulton Shop
Broadway
Long Branch
Ohio Sewer
Chandlers
R & Maps
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N. J
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Health Rules
INNET
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Sia Cordwood
Springfield
Mass
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Hlanche Stevens
Weer
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Ion
Glenwood Cemetery
RED Bank
Asbury Park
J. Rhridel Red Bank
Lemaistre Lace and Embroidery CO
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Emory &J. Asbury Park
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Broad Street
Red Bink
Richmond
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Salt Red Bank
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