Rice pudding plagues elderly couple on wedding trip
Thomas Carr a deacon and businessman and his wife Sarah Anderson aged in the forties marry after twenty years of waiting. They try to ditch a large rice pudding sent to them in Chicago and endure a comical chase across trains hotels and towns until finally hiding it in a Connecticut chimney. The tale from Chicago Tribune preserves the couple and the prank’s harmless, lighthearted tone.
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Thomas Carr
Sarah Anderson
Chicago
Sarah
Sherman House
Thomas
Barlville
Earlville
Hartville
Mary
Connecticut
Chicago Tribune
Do Women Break Engagements More Often Than Men
A 1905 debate on women's honor questions whether women betray engagements more than men. The piece cites Montaigne, Emerson, and modern writers, contrasting alleged female lack of honor with anecdotal female integrity and arguing for evidence from crime and church trends to settle the claim.
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Kat Upson Claris
Joseph B. Bowles
Montaigne
Emerson
Gabriel
Margaret W
Helen C
Florence L
F. H. Lancaster
Nancy Stair
Pretty Rose-Leaf Sachet For Fragrant Bed Heads
A reader suggests making a small sachet to scent the head of the bed. Use soft fabric and rose petals with dried mint anise and lavender, plus geranium leaves, to fill half full, tie to puff, hang over the headboard corner, and shake daily for fragrance.
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Orange Judd Farmer
If We Could Walk Back to Yesterday’s Peaceful Days
A reflective poem imagines returning to a past love. The speaker recalls verdant knolls and moonlit scenes with one another, hoping the bond and kisses could be rekindled as the landscape and memories endure. The piece evokes longing, nature imagery, and a yearning for reconciliation in a Houston post.
Absent-Minded Professor Blunders Polite Etiquette
A philosophy professor is described as absent minded while attempting courtesy. The fragment notes a humorous or instructional moment where missteps in polite behavior occur. The piece hints at social misjudgment and cognitive distraction in academic life.
Forgetful professor ends call with Mrs Raymond in bookstore mixup
A philosophy professor rushes home in a daze after leaving his collar at the barber shop. He phones Mrs Raymond to explain the lapse only to learn she never left the house and is unaware of the social mix up. His wife notes the error with a witty exchange.
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Harper's Magazine
Mrs. Raymond
John
Proper Glove Care and Mend Guidelines
The article instructs mending gloves at the first sign of a hole to prevent growth. Sew from the inside with color-matched fine cotton, avoid silk, and cut threads to prevent tight stitches. For split finger seams insert a finger to align edges. if the glove is too small, patch with color-matched kid leather.
Making Over a Waist with Lace Trimmings
Harper's Bazar suggests refreshing worn white china silk waists by adding a guimpe and full lace sleeves. The lace can be dyed at home. a reader recrafted a faded gown by repurposing renaissance lace into a blue medallion motif and a velvet bow, creating an admired, original waist.
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Harper's Bazar
Fashionable Comb Shapes Like a Fan With Inlays
The article describes the high Spanish fashion combs shaped like fans. It notes delicate carvings and inlays of gold or silver with jeweled bars between panels. The result resembles lace in fine craftsmanship.
Change of Address Instructions for Cards
The notice advises sending change of address cards within a week after moving. It recommends engraving the new address if possible. if not, writing the new address on the cards with a pen.
Plans and costs for a modest dwelling from 1904
Complete designs and estimates for a small house affordable on a tight salary. The document lists materials and projected costs totaling about 1,640 dollars, including cedar posts, roof boards, shingles, siding, sheathing, siding, cornice, bays, windows, doors, stairs, plastering, painting, and fixtures. It notes blueprints are available from Drake & Co. in Chicago.
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An J. Drake
Jan Bale
Ccse
Joel Ban
Disappearing Sashes In Novel Window Architecture
A newspaper note explains a new window design where sashes disappear into a below por t or pocket with a sliding sill. When warm, it forms an unobstructed opening. in cold weather the sash is raised and rocked to resemble ordinary windows. A comic exchange from Alley Sloper is included.
Fairy Tale Scene Ends With Humorous Shoe-Horn Remark
A fantasy moment shows Cinderella squeezed into a slip and noting with a murmured line how much can be achieved with a shoe-horn. The prince responds with a simple acceptance, underscoring a whimsical tone.
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Cinderella
Not in Chicago News: Dr Squills Self Made Man?
Quote exchange questions if Dr Squills is self made. Myer responds that he inherited a fortune from a wealthy patient, as reported in Chicago News.
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Myer
Dr. Squills
Chicago News
Home Building Reflects Citizenship And Pride
The Home Thunder urges steady home upkeep as a measure of thrift industry and morals. Neatly kept houses signal responsible citizens, while neglected homes hint at idleness and shiftlessness, affecting community welfare and personal self respect. Maintaining the home brings comfort and respect.
Lubbock formi carium novelty goes on sale in London
A portable ants nest called the Lubbock formi carium is offered in a London shop. The square ten inch frame holds ants and related insects with an optional queen. Removal of the opaque cover reveals the ants at work for observers. Completes directions promise several years of life for the nest and it provides both amusement for children and scientific study.
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London
Lubbock
Eternal Feminine Poet Compliments Girl
A poetical young man tells a girl that a thousand stars are looking down on her as she adjusts her hat, according to the Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers
An Apt Pupil Joke in Towm Topics
Mrs Hoyle asks about her husband’s jiu jitsu lessons and Mrs Doyle replies he was able to knock out the man who came with a bill for them.
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Hoyle
Doyle
International Courtesies and Military Armament Plans
A report notes the war office plans to arm artillery with new guns ready in two years and mentions a polite message to other powers seeking no war in the interim. Included are consumer testimonials praising Pushreck's Kuro for health improvements from Mrs. Kager and Mrs. Edelstein.
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Loandon Punch
Edelstein
Pusheck
Ikuro
K. Hekel
Paris
Logan Co
Ark
Marie Kager
Burglar Seeks Jail Over Piano Lesson Wakeup
A Harlem burglar hid behind a piano as a family rose early for music practice. One daughter after another used the parlor, then the brother’s violin teacher joined in. The thief fled and begged arrest, lamenting there are no pianos in jail.
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Harlem
New York
Connecticut Man Sued for Breach of Promise
A man in a Connecticut town is sued for breach of promise by two women one from Havana Cuba and the other from Connecticut The item notes the cross state suit and cites a witty exchange from Gotham Yonkers Statesman and Puck reflecting on perception.
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Connecticut
Havana
Cuba
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Postum Credited With Health Benefits By A mother
A Kansas City mother recounts quitting coffee and switching to Postum Coffee to improve her health and milk supply for her seven month old baby. She reports relief from dizziness heart pain and sour stomach and says the family now drinks Postum from husband to infant. The testimonial cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Westville booklet.
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Dr. Williams
Mrs. Gossett
Minnie B. Gossett
Uhrichsville
Tuscarawas Co
Ohio
Kansas City
Baby
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Westville
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M. Lewis
Tiouston Poss
Hodgson
Frederick J. Drake & Co
Lea
I2rox
Khall
Tobacco Heart
Puck
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