An October Pastel in Bedelia's Quiet Bazar Night
A reflective scene unfolds at a Halloween bazar where Bedelia meets a world weary man. They trade talk of love and marriage, his hints of theft, and a tender bond forms as he reveals a troubled past and a potential future with Bedelia’s imagined family. The encounter blends whimsy with ache in a softly perceptive tale.
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Hallowe'en Bazar
Charles Dana Gibson
Bedelia
Fica
Amazon
Elba
Mr. Nelson
Lelia
Hedelia
Strange Love and a New Mother at the Bazaar
Bedelia recalls a troubling romance as a man floods her world with illusions. The new stepmother, Mrs. Nelson, arrives amid tension, while Bedelia's vigilance clashes with a moment of loneliness as a tall man stands unseen in the dark after a deserted bazaar.
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Bedelia
Billy
Nelson
Elizabeth
Page
Mrs. Nelson
Eight Rescued From Steamer Manchuria Near Norfolk
Rescue efforts continued at dawn to save the remaining twenty seven crew members aboard the British steamer Manchuria stranded near Norfolk Virginia. Eight had been lifted off last night by breeches buoy as a blinding snow storm halted operations.
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Norfolk
Manchuria
Rescue
Natural Bridge Man Killed in Sawmill
Lexington Virginia reports 38 year old sawmill owner Robert Boyer fatally wounded near his plant at Natural Bridge after a fall from a carriage. He died before aid could reach him and was not a native of South Buffalo, Rockbridge county. An odd quoted remark about a waiter appears in the scene.
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Lexington
Robert Boyer
Natural Bridge
Ife
South Buffalo
Rorkbridge County
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Lynchburg Man
Cured three years by Doan's Kidney Pills after near two years of backache weakness and frequent urinary issues. Sublett of 1011 Cabel St Lynchburg says the pills eliminated trouble and recommends them. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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B. V. Sublett
Cabel St
Lynchburg
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Rebels Routed by Federals in Casas Grandes Battle
A mining engineer reports details of a Monday clash near Casas Grandes where General Madero's Surrectos were routed by 600 Federals under Colonel Cuellare. The fight lasted all day with heavy casualties on both sides. Madero's forces, aided by machine guns, neared the town before a flank maneuver forced a retreat toward Sonora leaving three rebel machine guns behind.
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EL Paso
Tex
Casas Grandes
Madero
Surrectos
Cuellare
Sonora
Frank Woodward Found Dead Beside Tracks
In Charlottesville area a well known resident, Frank Woodward, was found dead beside the Southern Railway track near Barboursville, about eighteen miles north of Charlottesville. He had left the city last fall with his family for Orange and was believed enroute to visit relatives.
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Charlottesville
Frank Woodward
Southern Railway
Barboursville
Woodward
Orange
Giscount
Boise Troops Leave Boise for Fort Huachuca
Boise Idaho special report three troops of the First United States Cavalry stationed at the Boise bar racks departed today for Fort Huachuca Arizona.
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Boise
Idaho
First United States Cavalry
Boise Barracks
Fort Huschuca
Arizona
Eleven Counties Report Smallpox Across Virginia
Richmond report lists Fairfax Fauquier Frederick Culpeper Dinwiddie Henrico Lunenburg Lee Nansemond Southampton Roanoke among counties with recent smallpox cases. Health officials urge universal vaccination to curb spread and save money, noting some mild and some severe forms approaching confluent smallpox.
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Richmond
State Department of Health
Henrico County
Health Department
Boards of Health
Williams
Fairfax
Fauquier
Frederick
Culpeper
Dinwiddie
Henrico
Lunenburg
Lee
Nansemond
Southampton
Roanoke
Grain Estimates Show Increase From 1910 Crops
Washington reports from the Department of Agriculture on March 1, 1911 show wheat on farms at about 179.69 million bushels, 25.8 percent of the 1910 crop, with corn at roughly 1.266 billion bushels or 40.5 percent of the 1920 crop. Oats total about 423.70 million bushels, 37.4 percent of 1910. Proportions graph shipments, merchantability, and ten year averages.
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Washington, D.C
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Counies
Mexican border fear sparks US troop mobilization
Washington reports Diaz of Mexico may retire within weeks amid tension over a possible Mexican border crisis. US mobilization centers on warnings to Japan and fear of influence with Mexico. In El Paso talks, Taft and Diaz discussed contingency plans and potential protectorate options to safeguard US and foreign investments.
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Washington
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Mexican Republic
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Taft
Diag
Dias
Wetahoe
Dine
el Paso
To & Statesman
Plan for invasion of Mexico outlined by U. S. officers
Washington reports complete U S invasion plans with four Texas border entries, El Paso and Laredo routes, Tampico and Matamoros landings, Torreon corps advance to threaten Mexico City, aiming to restore order and protect foreign lives. Rumors say Diaz is dead or ousted, unverified by State Department or Mexico embassy.
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United States
Messe
State Department
Diaz
Mexico City
Moone
Texas
San Antonio
Briguides
Moxie E el Paso
Eagle Pass
Lareds
Roe Thom
Torreen
Torreon
Mexico
Carte
Cliverta
Army maneuvers near San Antonio draw attention
Washington reports that Major General Leona Wood may soon lead field forces in Texas as part of a large scale war exercise. The plan calls for two thirds of US fighting troops to converge in Texas and California with a coastal war fleet. About 20 000 regulars plus nearly 10 000 militiamen invited to observe the maneuvers move toward Texas amid transport logistics being resolved.
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Washington, D. c
Leona Wood
United States Army
Washington
Texas
Wood
San Antonio
United States
California
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
War Department
Transport Puts to Sea In 700 Marines For Guantanamo
Philadelphia dispatch reports the United States Transport Prairie carrying 700 marines equipped for a two month campaign sailed to Guantanamo Cuba. The Dixie will leave tomorrow with 700 more marines. delays were due to low water. Detachments hail from Philadelphia Annapolis Brooklyn Boston Newport and New London. The Dixie arrived at Lescee Island Navy yard from New York and sails tomorrow with 700 marines. Four troops from Fort Snelling left for Texas followed by an Infantry regiment. Navy Dept says scout cruisers Chester bound for Tampico and Salem for Galveston last night.
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Philadelphia
United States
Prairie
Guantanamo
Cuba
Annapolis
Brooklyn
Boston
Newport
New London
Dixie
Lescee Island Navy Yard
New Yor
Blood Balm Co. Rheumatism Cure Ad from Atlanta
An old advertisement promotes Blood Balm Co of Atlanta Georgia offering free samples and testimonials for cures of rheumatism and bone pains. The product is sold by druggists at one dollar per bottle.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Woman's Blouses Highlight Pouching Pleats and Trim Details
The article surveys fashionable blouses with slight pouching over the girdle, front and back, featuring linen one-piece tops, bertha tulle necklines, and three-quarter sleeves. It notes chiffon and crepe variations, trimmed with tulle and lace, plus a plaited tulle frill and a black velvet bow with an egg accent. It ends with unrelated pastry instructions about rolling dough, baking, and assembling a fruit pastry.
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la Bon Ton
Baked Salmon Soap Recipe From Historic Memoir
Pick cold boiled or canned salmon into flakes removing skin and bones. Moisten with equal parts cream and milk. Stir in two beaten eggs, fine dry crumbs, melted butter, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and minced parsley. Bake in greased pan about 45 minutes. Turn onto heated platter and serve with white sauce.
Stewed Bed Snapper With Hollandaise Sauce
Wash and dry the fish wrap in coarse netting and sew. Boil with salted water and lemon juice, simmer for thirty minutes, strain and uncloth, lay on a hot dish, garnish with parsley and serve with Hollandaise sauce.
Recipe Fragment for Emulsion Sauce and Lemon Drizzle
A fragment describes heating milk with baking soda to make a white sauce then gradually folding into whipped egg yolk. It advises beating constantly and adding two teaspoonfuls salad oil drop by drop then blending with the sauce. Finally add lemon juice salt pepper and sugar and serve immediately.
Oyster Pie From Puff Pastry Shells
Line a deep pie dish with puff pastry remove the upper crust and bread crusts. Make a sauce from butter flour and cream with baking soda and oyster liquor then fold in 30 to 40 oysters. Add egg yolk, season, fill the shell and bake until very hot through.
Cheese Straws Recipe From Old Cookbook Card
Three heaping tablespoons flour and grated cheese with melted butter salt cayenne milk and an egg yolk plus a pinch of nutmeg. Combine dry ingredients add milk yolk and butter mix rub roll cut into narrow strips bake slowly about fifteen minutes.
How to Clean and Renovate Ribbon and Lace
A practical guide for refreshing ribbons and delicate lace. Wash flat with warm water, rub with white soap, rinse gently, and dry without wrinkles on a hard surface. When slightly damp, iron on a warm iron. Lace requires careful edging, baste on muslin, and sun bleaching for stained pieces.
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