A Sister to Jimmy A Sister to Jimmy
Eleanor Burke and Nancy Wrigg navigate fear and ambition as Eleanor fears losing her brother’s support while proving herself at the Cruelties office. A telegram from Oakland lifts her spirits and signals potential independence, with Nancy watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Nancy Wrigg
Miss Burke
Nannie
Miss Wrigg
Jimmy
Providence
Nancy
Miss Wrigz
Nannie Wrigg
Philadelphia
Miss Winge
San Francisco
Bargain Hunt Draws Distant Crowds in Embroidery Stacks
The scene centers on a few hundred women hurrying toward a ten cent embroidery table, forming a buzzing mob driven by impulse. Mary Heaton Those words capture the collective thrill as poor shoppers, with babies and shawls, indulge in a rare burst of bargain hunting and crowd energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Heaton
Success Magazine
Oil Touted Over Coal for Navy Fuel
Youth's Companion reports tests in both the US and British navies suggesting oil surpasses coal as battleship fuel. Benefits cited include space savings, smaller crews, smoke abolition, faster times, and longer steaming range, though logistics and remodeling needs remain.
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Great Britain
United States
Man a Defective Swimmer in Shipwreck Tale
A shipwreck off the Scilly Islands forced 235 animals and people into the sea. Of 234 cattle and a pony, all but ten escaped to shore, the pony among them. The passage ponders how many humans would survive without training, noting that animals swim instinctively while man often cannot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scilly Islands
Valuable African Shea Tree Attracts Western Africa Trade
The shea tree in Western Africa draws commercial interest for its nuts and an edible butter. Natives prize the nuts and butter, and Europe already imports the product for use in artificial butter.
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Western
Africa
Europe
Gifts for the Magi Spirit of Service and Friendship
A charitable note styled gift appeal recalling the Magi bearing gifts. It emphasizes gifts that relieve want, bring fragrance of friendship, and express love and service inspired by the star over the City of David.
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City of David
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Venetian gondola style endures in color and design
The gondola settled into its simple somber appearance by the late seventeenth century. Attempts to transplant the craft to other countries have failed to gain lasting acceptance.
Lobster Habits Defy Typical Marine Migration
The lobster does not migrate seasonally like many marine animals. It stays on roughly the same grounds, moving into shallower water in spring and retreating to deeper, less accessible depths in autumn.
Dangerous Natural Gas Disadvantage Warns of Odorless Leaks
The text warns that natural gas has almost no odor when filtered and leaks are often undetected. It notes gas is frequently found in buildings on adjacent asphalted streets, highlighting a hazard in urban areas.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement asserts catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio as a blood acting remedy. It offers one hundred dollars to any case not cured and directs readers to send for circulars and testimonials. It lists Druggists at 75 cents and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
August Flower Promised To Aid Digestion And Liver
An 19th century style advertisement notes August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates stomach and intestinal digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates the liver to secrete bile. Sold by W. W. Stickford.
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W. W. Stickford
Poultry Remedy Tonic for Chicks Sold on Money Back Plan
When young chicks fail to grow, B. A. Thomas' Poultry Remedy is promoted as a tonic and specific treatment for bowel trouble gaps and other chick ailments. Sold by George Stuhler's Sons Co with money back guarantee.
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B. A. Thomas
George Stuhler’s Sons Co
Farris
Phosphated Iron Promises Nerve and Health Boost
A physician asserts nerve hunger harms success and happiness and that Phosphated Iron strengthens blood and nerves. The ad claims it increases energy and ambition for overworked or blue patients and warns buyers to ensure genuine capsules from W. W. Stickford and other leading druggists.
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By E. Marrielees
J. B. Lippincott Co
Nan
Clay & Terlanger
Mary Orr
Charleston
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Miss Wiige
Miss Wriggs
Teems
Oakland
The
Western Union
Mari
Reva
Cuy
Goodrich
Akron, Ghia
America
Green
DR. Gho. K. Meyer
Monticello
Iowa
Board of Health of
Missouri
J. E. Bateman
Indiana
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil Company
Standard Qu Company
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ole
Istaction Guarant
Mical Co
Ug.ay
L. H. Lang
C. W. Balliger
Insurance and Real Estate
Notary
Lowell Bank Building
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Jones
Jim
Jonesy
Farmers’ Livestock Insurance CO
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