Purple Dress for Thanksgiving Brings Waifed Joy and Rain
Maida saves for eight months to buy a purple dress she plans for Thanksgiving at the Bee Hive store. Grace, in red, struggles with rent as Maida faces a rainy holiday alone, later hailed by Mr Rainsony for bravely facing the weather in her new gown.
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S. S. McClure Co
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Ramsay
Earth
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Bee Hive
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Mrs. Ramsay
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Golden Medical Discovery from Dr. Pierce advertised medicine
The ad promotes Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce as a cure for weak stomach indigestion bilious symptoms and related ailments. It claims extracts from native medicinal roots and triple ole glycerine. It warns it cannot cure consumption in its final stages and urges trial with caution.
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Golden Medical Discovery
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Humor ax Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
A humorous verse in which a country maid in pink embodies sweet simplicity yet uses vanity and social climbing to attract a wealthy partner. The dialogue critiques buying men and public office as motives behind polished appearances and ambition.
Real Manhood Is Earning One's Own Bread and Butter
A reflection on adulthood and real majority as self reliance. The passage cites Satia and Miss Meanley with sharp remarks about Tess and May on her wedding day, noting Tess’s spiteful greeting to May and a joking reply about long life.
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Satia
Tess
Downtrodden Millionaire and His Dollar
The piece centers on a wealthy man with little companionship beyond his wealth. he may offer a dollar as a sign of support. The verse contrasts poverty and riches and reflects on isolation despite abundance.
Beach Picnic Sketch With Sun and Searring Signs
A family picnics on a fierce sunburnt beach as children cry and a baby wails. A man worries his clothes may be seen by the clothes man while a poison vine and a beleaguered heel bruise add comic misfortune. The verse hints at summer plans and a uncertain season ahead.
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Tommy
Financial caution and comic exchanges across papers
A collage of brief quotes shows elderly advice to bury and save money, social chatter on a sale, a baby named Mugley, and a humorous art remark about a signed painting. Includes a cure claim for hay fever with Foley’s Honey and Tar from Batesville Indiana and a testimonial.
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O. D. Knoefel
Noted Exchange on Earnest Intent in Proposal
A short dialogue centers on whether a proposal was meant seriously. One speaker asks if the other truly wished for time, while the response says seriousness depended on consent and otherwise implied joking intentions. The exchange preserves a formal, period tone.
Money From Father Reaches Only Before Courts
Lawyers first examine a will as the estate money from a father largely passes through legal channels. The piece hints at misfortune and moral judgment surrounding the inheritance and its distribution.
Paraphrased Observations on Social Trends and Conduct
The passage muses on religion, fame, and secrecy, noting how unseen incentives influence preachers, observers, and social circles. It contrasts public perception with private motives and hints that meekness can mask impending consequences.
His and Her Suitcase Their Suitcases love story aboard a D. C. boat
A light hearted romance titled Their Suitcases from D. C. Lina follows two decorated suitcases that play key roles aboard a Detroit and Crown? line boat enroute to Mack Joao. Printed as a summer read with request for a two cent stamp.
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Joao
Church Work Displays Interdenominational Mission Plans
Protestants in Boston unite for a summer missionary exhibition aligned with London efforts. The Southern Presbyterian Church reports $350,000 raised for foreign fields last year. The Methodist Episcopal Church spends about $28,000,000 yearly on preaching and supervision, including $600,000 to superannuated ministers. The Wesleyan Church of England spends over $200,000 on a triannual pastor change affecting about 700 preachers. Dr. G Campbell Morgan of London will visit New York for ten days in Lent to help lead a Bible Institute alongside other famous preachers.
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London
Southern Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
New Orleans
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wesleyan Church of England
G. Campbell Morgan
New York
Should a Young Man Attend College This Year
The piece argues college education yields higher lifetime earnings and broader opportunities across professions fields and agriculture. It notes financial factors moral character and personal effort shape outcomes and that staying home may suit those unable to fund study. It stresses non monetary benefits of education for a man and citizen.
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Hfe
Dangers of Farm Work for Children Highlighted
Warnings rise about injuries to girls around ten helping with farm tasks. Reports describe feet lost to moving machinery, an arm mangled by a manure spreader reel, and a fatal accident driving horses during hayfork rope failure. Parents urged to limit child labor around dangerous equipment and to match chores to a child’s strength.
Cure for Ivy Poisoning Recalls Home Remedies
A Waterford reader endorses a copper sulfate solution as a fast Ivy Poisoning and mosquito bite inflammation remedy. It stains surfaces and harms if swallowed, so keep away from children. A Maine vet’s wood ash paste is also suggested for relief.
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Waterford
Conn
Maine
Foley's Orina Laxative Ad Focuses on Constipation Relief
An early advertisement touts Foley's Orina Laxative as a mild non nauseating remedy for habitual constipation. It claims cleansing action without gripe and warns against substitutes while naming D Kneefel as a contact.
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D. Kneefel
Hatpins Reign and Front Panel Skirts Dominate Fall Style
Fashion notes describe autumn skirts built with front panels overlapping like overskirts. Linen and wash fabrics appear in circular gores with pearl buttons down the front. Large hatpins remain in vogue with new pearl pins worn through hair above the ear for a bold look.
One Piece Nightgown Pattern Offered in Multiple Sizes
Pattern offers seven sizes from bust % to 44 inches with 19 cents to obtain by mail. Describes jade or ivory pins and a blue white foulard frock updated with black velvet bands. Mentions a high black velvet girdle with shoulder straps and a kimono style nightgown with flowing or bishop sleeves. JUDIC CHOLLET.
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Mati
A Point In Her Favor Sparked Roller Skate Urges
A Kansas woman sold the family refrigerator last summer to raise money for roller skates. The Washington Herald notes public skepticism while the Cleveland Plain Dealer quips the logic of roller skates defies ice.
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Washington Herald
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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