Wild West feud ends as forest fire saves lovers
Elmer, a rancher, clashes with Watson over range boundaries and protects Emmeline Watson from abuse. A drought fire traps them. Watson dies in a cabin blaze he caused while Emmeline survives. Elmer rescues her, breaking the feud and starting anew together.
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Elmer
Watson
Westwood Hotel
Westwood
Mrs. Watson
Watson’s
Emmeline Watson
Emmeline
Dan
Plot Bee
W. G. Chapman
Tries to Get Away
A brief humorous exchange reveals marital tensions and a sharp remark about the wife's delicate complexion. The dialogue underscores domestic frictions with a wry, people-centered punch.
Comet Frig Glams and Moral Tale of a Store Cat
A large called blooded store cat fails to hunt rats or mice until starved into action. The store owner and customers feed the cat, but it ignores prey. Rats hold a convention urging effort and hustle, noting the cat’s change in mindset forces rats to relocate. The tale ends with a moral about effort and hustle.
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Topeka
Thomas
Pennsylvania device stamps golf balls around their circumference
A Pennsylvania inventor describes a machine with a metal base a bifurcated arm holding a rotary die and a vertical plunger. Placing a ball in a cup and pressing the lever drives the die to rotate as the ball rises, stamping the ball’s entire circumference with its pock marked texture.
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Pennsylvania
Rewarded by the Boss in a Telegraphic Parable
A brief anecdote shows a clerk warning a boy who lies that the boss sends liars out traveling. The exchange highlights the harsh moral lesson about truthfulness in a formal office setting. The dialogue reflects a cautionary tale style typical of the periodical.
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Weekly Telegraph
Little Kendrick Wants Lump Sugar for Elephants at Zoo
In Days of Pa's Youth Kendrick plans a zoo trip and insists on a bag of lump sugar for fun with elephants. His father recalls enjoying sugar as a child without elephants. The judge notes the humorous contrast between generations.
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Kendrick
Ady
Why He Escapes Spanking Debate in Old Dialogue
A brief, humorous exchange shows a child dodging punishment as a parent debate over who should spank him unfolds. The child quips that neither parent agrees which one should take on the duty, highlighting a domestic wryness in a bygone style.
Easy and Effective Household Polish Tips
Practical old guide outlines methods to remove smoke marks from ceilings using a starch paste, polish mirrors with metal polish, prevent dust when sweeping carpets with salt, clean marble with lemon and salt, refresh varnish with vinegar solution, and clean gilt frames with a vinegar mix. Includes safety notes on application and drying.
Important Part of Lunch for Sandwich Storage
The article advises wrapping sandwiches in waxed paper and storing in a tin box or cage box if not used soon. Some wrap in a damp cloth and refrigerate. For picnics, sandwiches can taste of the box. Fruit sandwiches rise in popularity as tasty, wholesome options.
English Biscuits Recipe From An Early Kitchen Method
Lift one and a half pints of flour one cup of cornstarch three tablespoons sugar two teaspoons baking powder half a teaspoon salt rub in three tablespoons butter add one beaten egg one cup milk one half cup currants and one tablespoon coriander seed. Roll half inch thick cut rounds bake until twenty minutes and rub with butter on a cloth.
To Make Handkerchiefs From Scraps
Instructions for crafting handkerchiefs from lawn scraps lace and beading roll edges with a moist thumb and finger avoid stretching use varying insertions for a prettier effect and simpler technique
Celery Croquettes From Mashed Potato Mix
Combine one cup mashed potato with three fourths cup sliced celery butter to one and a half teaspoons, two tablespoons chopped nuts and a pinch of salt. Do not cook celery. Mix while hot, cool, shape dip in egg and crumbs chill, bake ten minutes in a hot oven until croquettes crack and brown delicately.
Proper Rice Cooking Method for Fluffy Result
Wash rice and boil in salted water for 12 minutes. Drain, return pot to oven with door open and steam 10 minutes until tender and dry.
Feathers Trim Hats in Paris Styles
Paris fashion features ostrich feathers used singly or in clusters as hat trims. The curled and uncurled varieties highlight a trend noted by the New York Press, with small floral bases common at the feather’s base.
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Paris
New York
Pillow Craft from Inkless Paper Scraps
A simple pillow can be made by filling an unbleached rouslin sack sized eighteen by twenty seven with inkless soft paper cut or torn into about one inch square pieces. The technique yields a light, comfortable fill.
Two Clever French Tricks for Chic Gown Details
The article outlines how a French woman mimics high fashion by focusing on specific gown details. It advises observing sleeve necklines waist shaping and skirt construction, plus beadwork replication and a trick to outline chiffon designs with embroidery silk and subtle gold paint for a convincing finish.
Before Buying Your Trunk for Travel Use
Guidance on selecting and packing a trunk for land or sea journeys. Emphasizes purpose, packing order, tissue padding, and keeping garments wrinkle free. Recommends wardrobe style trunks with compartments to protect all clothing items.
Uses of Maline in Millinery Chic Developments
Maline is shown used in various ways with heather buds and imitation aigrette favored. Present perfection offers inducements to milliners to combine materials. Chantilly lace drapes and forms the brim of large midsummer hats. Ostrich features in new shades are unusually attractive.
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Chantilly
Embroidery Technique Described For Tight Stitching
The guide explains fitting embroidery hoops under the needle with presser foot removed and tension loosened. It instructs sewing back and forth across the hole without turning the hoops, then rotating hoops to fill stitching in the adjoining area. The completed work is described as gratifying.
Mend Lace Curtains With Starch Darning Strips
To mend lace curtains, cut strips of net or use good parts of old curtains. Dip pieces in hot starch and apply to worn areas while hot. they will adhere and not show as much as darns would.
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James Harrison
Mr. Elmer
St Louis
Weatwood
Golf
Licely
Ecru
Setoraced & Petty
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