The Thirteenth Guest at Vernon’s Dinner Table
A New York dinner party dedicated to superstition about sitting with thirteen unfolds into a chilling tale. Hudson Sedley arrives late with a peculiar, almost corpse-like clutch, revealing a deadly secret tied to the superstition and a vanished life.
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Albemarle Hotel
New York
Hudson Sedley
Hubbard Vernon
Sedley
Jack Debton
Vernon
Gerald Sinclairs
Sinclair
Ahal
Sir
Broadway
Christ
Judas
Gerald Sinclair
Gerald
Jack
Hudson
Byald Sinclair
Making the most of what we have
Martha Goulding in Jenness Miller Monthly extols frugality and giving. The piece argues to plan spending to maximize good, praises scrimping for others, and honors the feminine skill of making do with limited means. It blends thrift with hospitality and self respect.
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Martha Goulding
Jenness Miller Monthly
Royalty and Early Rising Across Europe
The article notes European royals rise early, with the German Emperor about by 5 am and the Queen Regent of Spain dressed by 7 am while Madrid wakes late. The King of Italy and Sweden rise at 6, Romani monarch and Dom Pedro of Brazil kept 3 am wake times, while the Queen remains later, with breakfasts at Marlborough House and Sandringham uncommon.
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Prince of Wales
Europe
Spain
Madrid
Italy
Sweden
Charles
Roumania
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Marlborough House
Sandringham
Gebee
Essenee
Wales
Visit to the Medium in a Chicago Stenographers Room
A Chicago stenographers room hosts a night of spiritualism led by a mohawked medium. A queen and duchess consult mysterious spirits while a civil engineer Col. Jinspin and others sit as mock readings unfold. The narrator suspects fakery yet enjoys the spectacle and gossip.
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Chicago
South Side
Mouse
Miss. B
Col. Jinspin
Earf Conditionium
Desper
E. de Wa
Miss B
Squaw
Seay
Sol
Jingpin
Jinspin
Chicago News
The Ideal Kitchen by James Thomson
James Thomson outlines the modern kitchen in the December Ladies' Home Journal. Walls should be glazed tiles or enameled brick up to six or seven feet with no wooden baseboard. Floors ought to be tile mosaic stone or cement, with minimal woodwork and cleanable surfaces.
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James Thomson
Ladies’ Home Journal
Thomson
Col James E Jones Ends Tobacco Habit With No To Bac
Prominent Cumberland Mountain Coal Co official Col James E Jones reports a complete stop to tobacco desire after using No To Bac. He quit after years of heavy use, gained seven pounds in under two weeks, and endorses the remedy as highly valuable.
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Monterey, Tenn
James E. Jones
Cumberland Mountain Coal Co
Not a Farmer Beatrice Democrat Quips About Wheat Wealth
A Beatrice Democrat cartoon quotes a reader debating Mr. Thompson's profession. The exchange contrasts farming with making money in wheat, suggesting wealth from markets rather than tilling soil. The dialogue uses light irony to question rural stereotypes.
Salzer Seed Co Purchases Northrup Trade Catalogue
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin has bought the complete catalogue trade of Northrup Brasian Goodwin Co of Minneapolis and Chicago, giving Salzer the largest catalogue mail trade in the world. They announce a large addition to their seed houses and a new 1896 catalogue issued and mailed for 5 cents. W N.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Northrup, Brasian, Goodwin Co
Minneapolis
Chicago
Salzer Seed Co
W. N
His Treat Mrs. Bingo Dinner Exchange
A humorous exchange lines Mrs. Bingo wondering why her husband wasn t home for dinner. Bingo recounts meeting Bilkins who remarks on her spending, and he says he invited Bilkins to dine with them, mocking the insult. The World prints this bite sized gag for readers relish.
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Bingo
Bilkins
New York World
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad from Toledo Firm
F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo are vouched for by Walding Kinnan & Marvin who attest to Cheney's honor and financial reliability. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and affecting blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and prices 7 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills at 25 cents.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledoo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Back Seat Occupants May Gain Front Seat Roles
The article notes that many current back seat occupants could move into front seats in the near future, signaling a shift in position and influence within the organization.
Investors Free Excursion To Southern California
Advertisement for a free excursion to Lakeview in Riverside County from Chicago on January 11. Claims Lakeview sits in the San Jacinto valley with beautiful homes twelve miles from Redland and promises immediate income from water rights. Price for 10 shares with water ownership listed at $1,000 with terms 250 down and yearly balance. Send for details to Thomas Mitchell & Co., Room 525, 106 LaSalle Street, Chicago.
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California
Lakeview
Riverside County
Chicago
San Jacinto Valley
Paradise
America
Redland
Mitchell & Co
LaSalle Stree
He Was a Stranger
Dialogue sketch where Jones plans to start the year by churchgoing. Mrs. Jones jokes he may need her to identify him, sparking a lighthearted exchange about social norms and nerves in a new year.
Indian Healer Preserves Life with Root Medicine
A historical account highlights an Indian man famed for readiness in danger and for treating kidney liver stomach and blood disorders with a traditional medicine. The remedy, called Blackfoot Inman Sacwa, is described as a trusted, globally recognized cure made from roots herbs barks and gums passed down through generations.
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Gayety
New Orleans
Maj. Quinn
Gulf
Eads
Maj
Quinn
New Orleans Picayune
Ana
Sarsaparilla
Hood
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