Hell Bottom Shadows and a Contested Valley Farm
In Hell Bottom a backwoods feud centers on Matthew Heller and the Hartswicks who claim land once seized amid legends of devil curses. The tale follows old village power, legend laden farms, and a shopkeeper squire probing the mysterious Farthing who has settled in the mountains six to ten months earlier.
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Hell Bottom
Bald Eagle Gap
Nance Mountain
Gum Run Gap
Roaring UN Gap
Pope Miller
Miller's
Heller's Gap
Matthew Heller
Gum Run
Sugar Valley
John Jaruswick
John Hartswick
Hartswick
Hell Leven
Heller
Bon
Thomas Hartswick
Allen Farthing
Andrew
Valley Boys
Ira Hartwick
Hell
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Valey
Poppy Miller
Koth
Leon
Leonora
Hellers
Hartswicks
Squire
Ira Hartswick
Squire Hartswick
Hartswick Hall
Amos Harding
Virginia
America
Tressler's
Eve Farthing
Jim Kemmerer
Philadelphy
Dan Tressler
Lem Fisher
Dan Tessler
Squirre
Dan
Simple propositions spark caution in public discourse
Senator Beveridge warns careful wording to avoid misunderstanding and anger. A Cincinnati train incident shows a passenger insulting a station staffer, while a station warning about head safety is echoed by a bantering reply. A later item notes wireless telephone demonstration at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. A joke runs about earning a penny from tonic sales and saving for another bottle.
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Senator Beveridge
Cincinnati
American Society Leader Entertains for Lady Paget
New York special describes Frederick Martin hosting about 60 guests at a Plaza dinner for Lady Paget and her party from England arriving for a two month visit. A central cherry tree display and abundant fruit decor, with palms and ferns, set the ballroom scene amid Plaza's distinctive cuisine.
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Lady Paget
New York
Pliza
Frederick To. Martin
Peet
England
Vhorhy
Short Skirts and Shapely Shoes Redefine Street Fashion
The article notes a fashion shift with very short skirts and new cloth in street suits. It highlights the conspicuous look of fashion-forward women, the appeal of well-made shoes, and the impact of footwear on perceived elegance. It contrasts fashionable wearers with those dressing for practicality.
Tailored dresses gain favor beyond mannish costuming
Tailored dresses split into two classes the trotter untrimmed and the dressmaker s tailor gown. Black remains popular for the latter with rough soft fabrics like Bedford cord Olympia cord and herringbone being used. Color tones span taupe prunelle blues berry and chocolate with navy blue and military shades appearing.
Lemon for Complexion and Skin Tone
The article promotes lemon use for facial tone through massages and a hair face scrub to stimulate circulation. It advises drinking eight large tumblerfuls of water daily and adding lemon juice to water, with teeth cleaned afterward to prevent acid decay.
Useful Kitchen Knife as Glazier’s Tool
A glazier's knife is described as an excellent implement to scrape and clean the bottoms of pans and kettles. The text asserts its value will be proven by simple use.
Brighten Carpets With Beef Gall Rinse
After washing your carpets wash them well and add about a tablespoonful of beef gall to a tub of rinsing water to brighten and perfume the carpet.
Fashions Shape a Harassed Life for the Style Follower
The article discusses the pressures of keeping up with ever changing fashion trends led by the demanding Dame Hashion. It notes defining features like long lines and flat trimmings, and contrasts plain materials with embroidered gowns showing a rise in novelty for evening wear.
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Dame Hashion
American Beauty sachet takes the fashion world by storm
The 1909 winter heralds American Beauty perfume as a new ultra fashionable item. Sachets or drops for clothes and soap cases become popular, priced from 75 cents, sold in American Beauty satin envelopes, with a subtle, tasteful fragrance.
Savory Boiled Cabbage Recipe Card
Roil cabbage tender and chop it fine after it is cold. Season with salt pepper and a dash of tomato catsup. Heat in a saucepan a cup of well seasoned gravy or soup stock, turn the cabbage into this and toss and stir until very hot. Add butter and lemon juice and serve.
Energy-Saving Tip for Controlling Matches
A compact kitchen tip suggests keeping a small dish near the stove for used but unburned matches. Save by relighting another burner with these stubs instead of wasting new matches.
Exercise to reduce hips through floor press hold
The text describes a hip reducing exercise performed on the floor with one hand supporting the body and the other hand on the hip. The movement starts by lifting from the floor to the knees then to full extension, initially difficult and straining the muscles, recommended to practice gradually on each side.
Letters of Mrs Blaine Reveals Stirring Civil War Era Insights
New York publisher releases The Letters of Mrs James G. Blaine edited by Harriet S. Blaine Reale. The excerpted missives show Mrs Blaine’s lively voice and wit as she discusses Blaine’s career, politics, and notable contemporaries with family.
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New York
Duffield & Co
James GC. Whiting
Harriet S. Blaine
America
Blaine
Augusti
Mr. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Walker
Augusta
College President Explains Student Energy in Gravitational Terms
A father asks about his son s energy and the college president replies that due to gravitational attraction the student exerts what is described as potential energy of 187 pounds, illustrating the science with a humorous exchange.
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Joe
Mulligan
Blaine
Washington
Simmons
Harvard
Waller
Mrs. Blaine
Boston
Joseph H. Manley
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