A Spasm of Reform in Jericho Sparks Town Revival Plan
Abijah Holden sparks a revival plan in Jericho offering to boost the town’s moral standard to attract preachers, buyers, and new residents. Leaders including Admiral Taylor and Salathial Thompson back the idea while Lish Billings questions who would fund and own up to past misdeeds, causing the meeting to dissolve.
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C. B. Lewis
Abijah Holden
Jericho
Boston
Chicago
Vin Willin
Mebbe
Bijah
Deacon Spooner
Suntin
Abijah
Widders
Admiral Taylor
Salathial Thompson
Sodom
Solomon Davis
Gomorrah
Flo
Jemecha
Spooner
Lish Willits
Waal
Lish
Lish Billings
The Pursuit of Happiness in an Alienable Right
This piece blends Charles Dudley Warner's Century essay on the pursuit of happiness with a comic vignette about Bobby sneezing while riding a broken bicycle. It contrasts the celebrated American creed with a lighthearted child anecdote about a sneeze and a near accident.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Noriel
Galilee
Uain
Tere
Fobby
Bobby
Startling Expose of Sister Snowball and Pinfeather Shine
Baltimore Amerwan reports a startling expose mentioning Sister Snowball and Sister Darkleigh in a veiled accusation about Pinfeather's shining dress and alleged behavior. The piece notes a distant Washington defense link and implies a court or public controversy surrounding a family or church group.
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Snowball
Sistab Darkleigh
Fahsen Pinfeatheh
Inwahd Srayce
Darkleigh
Grace
Hsen
Baltimore
A Careful Speaker Conversation Fragment
A friend asks what the speaker expected to prove. The speaker replies that they did not expect to prove anything, aiming instead to confuse the other person so they could not prove that nothing was proven.
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Kutchin
U S
Columbus
Ohio
America
Jantess
Brights
Thad
Charles Vanayor
Rittman
Versailles
Dr. Kutchin
Tam
Qour
Kusphin
Cortland
Incontortable Mary Confesses Love and Doubt
The fragment shows Mary asserting Fred loves her and plans marriage while questioning Delen Wy’s reaction. A German phrase suggests he proposed to her, but a rival dislike grows with every sighting, reflecting youthful romantic tension.
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Mary
Fred
Jealousy and loafing noted in historic quotes
A Chicago News quips that jealousy of a good woman is foolish and contrasts with a remark from the Atchison Globe that standing around streets is not the only way of loafing. The lines illustrate period satire on behavior and social conduct.
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Chicago News
Atchison Globe
Ribbons and Rosettes Dominate Autumn Gowns in Style Notes
Fashion column highlights ribbon trims and quaint ribbon arabesques as key autumn gown details. Describes loose sack and garden party styles with wide sleeves, knotted scarfs, sashes, lace, velvet rosettes, and decorative trims. Includes two cuts illustrating a pink crepe de chine sack and resort outfits with pearl gray and pink linen ensembles.
Rice remedy for sudden chills and diarrhea
Invalid Cookers. Rice is proposed as a remedy for sudden chills causing diarrhea. Soak rice in cold water, strain, mix two tablespoons with about a pint of new milk, simmer, then blend with spices and sugar. Add more milk if thick, serve over dry toast strips.
Timely recipes for salads and vegetable dishes
A vintage grocery page outlines methods for potato preparation from mashed to pressed diamonds, cucumber salad in a Greek cross arrangement with French dressing, and tomato and eggplant dishes. It covers pan roasting tomatoes with butter and milk gravy, braising and stuffing ideas, plus eggplant as a meat substitute.
Angel and Another White Cake Recipes From Table Talk
A notice describes angel cake and another white cake with detailed instructions. It explains beating egg whites with sugar, folding in vanilla and cream of tartar, then baking in a non greased pan. It also outlines an alternate lighter white cake with butter sugar flour baking powder milk and egg whites baked in a shallow tin.
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Angel
Angels
Beverages praised for heat and ice serving styles
The excerpt extols lemonade as too weak when served on ice and recommends heavy lemon and orange content with carbonic water and fruit. It favors iced tea poured warm from the pot onto the ice in the serving glass and notes individual preference for lemon and sugar. Coffee frappe is praised as a cold summer treat topped with whipped cream.
Trunk Rest Offers Back Saving Travel Aid
The trunk rest is a device to save the back of the trunk owner and a great boon to travelers and sojourners at resorts in the mountains or by the shore. It supports the trunk at a convenient height to spare one's back when packing or unpacking and to allow busy access during daily use, also enabling sweeping under the trunk.
Corn Fritters From Fresh or Canned Corn
A simple corn fritter recipe using cut kernels from five or six ears or canned corn. Beat an egg into the corn, season with salt and pepper, then drop spoonfuls into hot butter. Fry until each side is rich brown.
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Pap Perkins
Lish Hillings
Anon
Clinic Pharmacal Co
Toronto
Dr. Thomas
E. C Dewitt
Chattanooga
Nat. Ass
Queen & Crescent
Cincinnati
W. J. Murphy
W. C Rinearson
Gen’ Paay
Pr. Agt
S. Erie
Chester
Edwin
Dwight
George
Johnson
Axa WE
Akron
Waechter St
East Oak Street
Woodland Ave
Pear St
Tremont St
Center
Superior St
Eas James R
S. Erie St
Kutechin
Avery
Conrad
Massillon
Oakville
Mansion House
H Lester Kutchin Colt
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