Josiah Allen's Wife and the Moving Fever Tale
Azalea Nugent, wife of John Powers, becomes obsessed with moving to a better home. She flaws the plan with constant complaints, seeds of envy, and a costly misadventure that ends in chaos and loss. John endures, then restores stability as they return to the old house and rebuild a modest future.
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Joseph G. Bowles
Azalea Nugent
John Powers
Widder
Sandy
John
Azalea
Saving’s
Eglantina Azalea
Aubrey de Vere
Tennyrate
Miss Hanson
Sarah
Staff of Life
Will
Avalon
Jerusalem
Joan Bise
Aeister
Groveryman
Agin
John Gittin
Savings Bank
Simple Beautifiers for Beauty Without Spending
A Boston Budget contributor offers home remedies for skin and hair care using common pantry items. Suggestions include sweet cream as a skin food, vinegar and herbs for fragrance, cucumber juice, buttermilk, eggs, kerosene for scalp health, and breathing exercises to improve posture and voice, all aimed at affordable personal care.
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Boston
Sistera
How Wrinkles Form and Facial Muscles Shape Expression
The text explains that small facial muscles attach to the skin and pull it into shapes reflecting mood. A happy person lifts mouth corners toward the ears, while downward corners convey sadness. Subtler expressions arise from a few lines, linking emotions to facial appearance.
Impractical Scheme of a Bright-Faced Woman
A vivid description of a young woman in a silvery gray outfit with an autumn leaf hat storms Billy Bosworth's private office. She is depicted with fair hair, flushed cheeks, kittenish eyes, and a bewitching mouth as the scene shifts to a tense encounter.
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Billy Bosworth
Billy
Helen Twyford
Harold Forsyde
Mr. Boswell
Josie
Mr. Forsyde
Madam
Dicky Gurden
Dicky
Jerry Hark
Impersonators Limited proposed to polish public image of artists
A bold speaker proposes a scheme to form a company named The Impersonators Limited. The plan aims to make posts and public appearances by artists look impressive, arguing that clever people and wits harm their reputations by mingling in public. The dialogue explores a remedy to curb exposure of writers and painters.
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Lus
Kitty Mackney
Bridge
Billy
Dicky
Jerry
Harold Forsyde
Madam
Wrinkles and expressions in human faces
A narrator discusses the muscles around the nose and lips and how overuse creates unwanted wrinkles. He notes that proper facial expression can prevent ugly lines and that smoothing vertical lines by forming horizontal ones is possible. The piece closes with a vignette from a Chicago Chronicle excerpt about a conversation with a cunning impresario.
Too Many Doctors Probed in Chinese Medical Practice
A returned physician reports that Chinese medicine uses vast consultations for serious illnesses. Small cases involve 15 to 20 doctors, while a third class mandarin might see 100. In one royal family case 316 physicians gathered to study a royal patient, who died despite the mammoth effort.
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China
Bass Fishing by Moonlight
A short recreation note extols moonlit bass fishing as pleasurable and skillful. It argues bait casters need as much practice as fly casters, highlights the short rod’s versatility, and notes a surface lure provokes strikes from bass due to commotion rather than hunger.
Proper Manners for Children to Honor Guests
Advice on teaching children to show modesty and courtesy to adults. Direct boys and girls to stand for strangers, offer help, retrieve items, run errands, lift a handkerchief, and present a brave, well behaved demeanor.
Careful Face Washing and Eye Care Guidance
The advice emphasizes gentle facial cleansing and avoiding rubbing the eyes. It recommends patting the eyes dry to prevent blood surface and to keep the eyelids thin and white, arguing this enhances beauty and brightens the pupil.
Tomb of the Unknown in a battlefield elegy
A battlefield scene laments nameless dead and the anonymous toll of war. Victory speaks in trumpet breath while mothers wives and brides mourn, as couriers bear no names and oblivion claims the fallen, leaving a list of nameless names that break many hearts.
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Sexton
John James Platt
Lippincott's
Little Girl's Frock Described with Grayish-Blue Velvet Dress
An illustrated description outlines a grayish blue serge dress for a young girl. The skirt features box-pleats stitched down at the waist, a velveteen yoke on the bodice, and a frill over the sleeve puif. Velveteen under-sleeves and a shoulder strap complete the design with fabric quantities listed.
Complexion Brush and Cleanliness for a Fresh Countenance
A complexion brush is essential for a good look. Use a firm brush with warm water and pure soap at night, rinse and finish with cold water, then apply creme marquise. Cleanliness of the face and body supports a healthy appearance.
Skin Food Formula for Massage Use
A traditional skin care recipe instructs melting four ounces sweet almond oil with one ounce white wax and one ounce spermaceti. It then blends in one and a half drams powdered borax dissolved in one and a half ounces glycerin and half an ounce orange flower water. The mixture is stirred until nearly solid, then one-half dram tincture benzoin and one drop neroli are added.
Early Lemonade Style Cure for Billous Attacks
A strong unsweetened lemonade taken before breakfast is claimed to prevent and cure a billous attack. The note presents a concise home remedy attributed to breakfast routines and citrus intake without further medical endorsement.
Ivory Billiard Balls and the Odd History Behind Them
The article notes ivory billiard balls come from old elephants in Congo, dating 25 to 50 years, with grain like seasoned oak. It warns balls cost 8 to 10 dollars each and stresses variability in weight gloss and durability. A dozen balls may yield only some lasting for years due to unpredictable chipping and ruin from falls.
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Congo Jungles
Napoleon
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Samantha
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Mr. Farsyde
Chicago Chronicle
Naval
Atlantic
Ivory
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