Double Nervous Prostration and a Cherry Crick Household
Becky narrates a chaotic visit to Sarah Everton's bustling home where Sarah endures labor by herself, the sisters pursue musical pretensions, and interfamily tensions flare over Amati the musician. Becky reorganizes chores, arranges for medical help, and orchestrates reforms to restore order, while cousins pursue education and marriages.
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Tom
Sarah
Mother
Sarah’s
Becky
Martie
Mary Ann
Cherry Crick
Ann
Marie
Papa
Mollie
Prue
Sade
Sarah Everton
Liz
Sadie
Bade
Queen Victoria
Amati
Tom Everton
Wealthy Travelers Arrange Special Kitchens Aboard Steamships
Report on luxury liners New York to Europe shows upscale passengers ordering private kitchens and diet provisions. Sir Henry Irving once had a shipboard cow for fresh milk. Vanderbilts and other magnates rely on chefs, milk, and prepared foods aboard journeys on Cunard, White Star, Hamburg American, and Norddeutscher Lloyd liners.
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New York
Europe
European
America
Lusitania
Mauretania
Cunard Line
Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry
Atlantic
Ine
London
Lloyd
Hamburg-American
Cunard
White Star Lines
John D. Rockefeller
France
Andrew Carnegie
Counterparts at 8 and 5 Years: Scranton Twins Turn 85
John and Stephen Tunstall, twins born in Peekskill, celebrated their eighty fifth birthday. They learned the moulders trade in youth, married sisters, have lived in Scranton since 1855, and remain in good health with no tobacco or liquor use. Both attend Elm Park church and live with family.
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Scranton
John
Stephen Tunstall
Peekskill
Stephen
James Lent
W. C. Tunstall
Quincy Avenue
Ela Winton
J. W. Pellie
Jennie Tunstall
Vine Street
Elm Park
Nurse 70 Years In a Family in New Jersey
Miss Mary Ayl esworth aged 105 died after a lifetime of service as a nurse in one Providence born family. She opened her career in 1837 with Rev William Hague and cared for Mrs Campbell and five children until her death. A fall last autumn fractured her hip ending her long service.
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Orange
N. J
Mary A. Aylesworth
Miss Aylesworth
Providence
William Hague
Joseph Campbell
Hague
Camppella
Las
First Visit to the Country Delights Schoolyard Minds
The piece recalls children visiting the country for the first time with humorous questions and misunderstandings. A city slum boy fears thrashing machines, a girl wonders if cows chew gum, and a child asks if hens eat with their noses. Other queries include peeling chickens and milking a calf first. The anecdotes capture rural scenes through curious youth.
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Lottie
United States Congressman Declares Cure from Consumption
South Carolina congressman Geo 8 Legare, a U S House of Representatives committee member on patents, announces a complete recovery from consumption after a year of illness. He credits Tang Germine and six months of treatment for his dramatic weight gain and return to work.
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Geo
Legare
South Carolina
Lang Germine Co
Jackson, Mich
Congress
Window Shade Helder Ad Promises Home Sales
An advertisement calls for men and women to sell an adjustable shade device at customers’ homes. The offer highlights a sample bend and mentions a price figure and incentives though the text is garbled. Local tone mirrors early classifieds seeking agents and quick prompts.
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Helder
To Clean Window Shades
How to freshen dust covered shades using hot corn meal. Spread the shade flat on a table, rub in meal with a circular palm motion, then gently wipe with a soft dry cloth to remove meal and absorbed dust without residue. Country Life in America style advice.
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America
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Corse
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Miss Everton
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Cherry Crick Lumber Mills
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Wickliffe
Royal
Troyal
United States
the Tribune RR
Kansas City
Enat
Omaha
Red Oak
Chicage
Osat Bunnd
Pacific Auction
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Oak
Chicago
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Serrs Ami
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Limereon Ater
Hasting
Malvern
Bulfcar
Glenwood
Vas
Pasitic Janetion
Ase
Council Bluffs
Pac
Denver
Omaha West Bound
Pacitic Junction
Plattemouth
Wid
North
Booth
Ads Council Aire
Pan Junction
Bartlett
Howth
Henderson
Macedonia
Careon
Aed Wee Dene Fees
Conneil Hlaffa
Mineola
Ieee
Silver City
Teat
Vader
Imogana
St Lunia
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