Prerogative of Forgiveness in a Southern Love Triangle
In a Gulf Coast drawing room seven women discuss whether any should envy rivals in love. Nan Payne reveals a tale of a seminary romance and a tragic fate where two women mourn a beloved man. They conclude all may forgive and let the best woman win.
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Bobby Pelham
Mrs Haleigh
Nan Payne
Mrs Bobby
North
Dixie
Nan
Southron
Bobby
Pennsylvania
South
Kidd-Key
North Texas Female College
Mrs Waleigh
Moving pictures reveal long lost son located by naval photo
A Vera Cruz scene showing sailors loading rifles on the Florida helped Raymond, Illinois residents identify their missing son of seven years. The family matched the photo to their son who had enlisted five years earlier under an assumed name, and navy officials are pursuing reunion efforts with the Florida in Vera Cruz harbor.
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Raymond
Pana
Navy Department
Florida
Vera Cruz
Navy
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Illusions Continue To Go And Reveal A Child Named Ben Wilson
The New York Dramatic Mirror notes a playful reveal about Ben Wilson, clarifying that the only unmarried Ben Wilson is a seven month old infant. It mentions Cleek rising as a director and Benjamin F Jr. sharing mutual recognition.
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Uncle Sam
Less Crime Please in Photoplay Says Dramatic Mirror
The Dramatic Mirror laments overexposure of crime in films and urges producers to favor stories closer to everyday life. It argues for lighter socialdepictions and suggests audiences prefer relatable characters like John Jones Sally Smith and Bill Brown over sensational outcasts.
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Gyp
Steve
John Jones
Sally Smith
Bill Brown
Dramatic Mirror
Cold short crusts best for pies and puff pastry beware
The article advises keeping ingredients cold for pastry and outlines a family pie crust method. It covers fat types and chopping, water addition, folding in three turns, chilling, and reasons to avoid overwork. It notes baking powder usage, glazing with egg, and oven heat guidance for best puff.
How to Make Popovers in Iron Gem Pans
Combine one cupful flour one fourth teaspoon salt and seven eighths cup milk with one egg. Beat until bubbly then pour into well buttered hot iron gem pans. Bake in a hot oven thirty to thirty five minutes until brown. cover with wrapping paper if browning too soon. Use iron gem pans for even heat.
Baggot to Star in Lawrance Rand Detective Series
Broughton Brandenburg has contracted photoplay rights for the Law Lawrence Rand detective stories. King Baggot will star as the detective in The House of Doors. The series began ten years ago in the Metropolitan Magazine with eight reprints in America. The Mystery of the Steel Disc was Collier's best detective story in America. Over 800000 copies of the book have been printed. The series contains 40 stories.
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Baggot
Broughton Brandenburg
Lawrence Rand
King Baggot
Metropolitan
America
Collier’s
Washable cotton crepe table napkins for summer use
Two yards of white cotton crepe cost about fifteen cents per yard and yield a dozen napkins. Cut into squares and fringe for easy care. Ideal for children’s meals or occasions not requiring formal table linen.
Tomatoes With Okra: Simple Tender Okra Butter Stew
Two dozen young okra pods are cut into rounds and sautéed in butter. Stewed tomatoes with sugar and a pinch of cayenne are added and simmered five minutes. Serve on roasted bread slices.
Has His Own Company
Harry Careys among the most experienced and better known of motion picture actors heading his own company and producing The Master Cracksman.
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Harry
Original Molasses Cookies
Instructions list ingredients and steps for making molasses cookies. Mix sugar and fats, cream, add molasses and milk, dissolve soda in flour, combine with enough flour to roll thin, roll out and bake in hot oven about five minutes.
To Make Lemons Juicy Heart Them Before Juicing
Before squeezing a lemon, place it in a pan of water and heat. This simple step increases juice yield, giving about double the amount.
Time-Honored Bottling Tip for Preserves and Pickles
In preserving time a practical note advises boiling corks before bottling preserves pickles and related foods. While hot they can be pressed into bottles and when cold they seal tightly, ensuring proper closure.
Laundry Rules From Old Guide on Colorfast Dyes
Advice on washing colored fabrics notes avoid bluing for bright colors and recommends bran for cretonnes and chintzes. Gives ratios for bran wash, color setting with salt or vinegar, and cautions against hot water or soaking. Emphasizes ironing on wrong side and separating colors to prevent running.
Fancy Shaped Ice Cream Molds for Home Use
A housewife learns to mold ice cream into fancy shapes. Begin with simple forms and master quick packing and turning out. Freeze firmly, use a shallow tub with crushed ice and rock salt, pack molds swiftly, seal seams with paraffin-dipped cotton, and serve with hot water to release the shapes.
Salmon Croquettes Recipe Steps and Method
A kitchen guide explains making salmon croquettes by flaking canned or fresh salmon, removing skin and bone, enriching with a butter flour roux, adding milk and a raw egg, folding in crumbs, chilling, shaping into croquettes, then frying in hot fat. Includes seasoning with salt pepper and lemon juice.
Smothered Rabbit Recipe Steps Describe Browning and Serving
Soak cleaned rabbits in salt water for two to three hours. Wipe dry and rub with seasonings and flour. Pan with oil, bake until brown, add boiling water, paste frequently, and serve on a large platter.
Pea Cakes Breakfast Recipe From Boston Globe
A home cook describes turning mashed peas and potatoes into fishcake like cakes seasoned with salt and pepper. The batter is formed into cakes and set to cook, then fried in bacon fat for a savory breakfast treat.
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Boston Globe
Carrots and Peas Recipe Method
Wash and dice carrots, boil in salted water until tender and drain. Drain peas, heat in a saucepan with butter cream and seasoning, then combine with carrots and serve.
Fig Compote Recipe Steps and Serving Suggestion
Wash one pound figs and soak in one pint cold water overnight. Next morning add two bay leaves simmer for half an hour. Strain lightly and reduce to one cup. Pour over figs and chill. Serve with sweetened whipped cream.
Cornmeal Mush Preparation Tip
Wet the cornmeal with cold water to form a smooth batter, then whisk into boiling water. Stir until thickened and season with salt to taste.
Reuniting Friends Reveals Mamie and Bill Smithers
In a chance meeting two former girlhood friends discuss mutual connections. Mamie coldly reveals Bill Smithers is her husband, leaving Mary flustered as she tries to respond with a compliment about his neckties. Source tone mocks social pretensions.
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Mamie
Mary
Bill Smithers
Louisville Times
Married brute seen near cinema posters in comic aside
In a brief comic noted line a wife eyes moving picture posters while her husband stays outside. A bystander jokes that she keeps the family purse and would have wanted to see the film but is stingy with a dime.
Daughter recalls heated talk about father’s fate
The dialogue shows a mother and son discussing rumors that ministers and Yeacon Jones planned to remove the father’s arms, with the mother assuring him they did not take his cuss away. The scene hints at fear and family dynamics amid unclear public actions.
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Yeacon Jones
Papa
Barber Declares His Profession in Odd Exchange
A barber challenges a police inquiry after a man accuses him of insulting language. The barber asserts he is a physiognomical tensorial artist, speaking with dignity as the confrontation unfolds.
Afghan misdirection revealed in tar tab pair puzzle
A youth recalls visiting Fanny last night where she was knitting a piece. She refuses to say who it is for, then confides it is for the youth but not an afghan, rather one of a pair of tar tabs.
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Payne
Fanny
Test Dialogue Snapshot Shows No Public Notice
A fragmentary exchange discusses a lack of bulletins or notices during illness. The speakers reference a missing picture and absence of updated health reports.
Departure From Custom Unveils Regional Quirk
Farmer Corntessel notes local area lacks famous landmarks such as Lover's Leap or The Devil's Backbone, contrasting with other regions. The exchange highlights a humorous view of the country’s “unique” character as a summer resort.
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Farmer Corntessel
Ants Targeted by Reader Question
The Questions and Answers editor notes a young wife asks how to remove ants. The second assistant city editor quips to starve them by removing meals.
Knew What to Expect
The speaker warns of an imminent domestic storm as a promise to be home before midnight clashes with a wife's expectations. A humorous forecast motif follows, hinting at conflict and a looming weatherly domestic tension. The exchange emphasizes timing and consequences within a domestic scene.
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Captain Payne
Colonel Bobby
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