Last Leaf Story Brings Home Joel to Wells Family
Ira Wells fears change as loneliness grows after Joel leaves for Canada. Nellie stays hopeful and Madge visits with Waldron and children. Joel returns wealthy and ready to invest, marry Nellie, and restore the family at home.
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Ira Wells
Janet
Joel
Nellie
Madge
Canada
Mr. Warner
Wells
Mrs. Wells
Ira
Mr. Wells
Waldron
Nellia
Mr. Waldron
Robert Waldron
Gas lighting grows in Japan amid rising industry
In Japan nearly 2,000,000 people now use gas for lighting as costs remain higher than Europe and America. Per capita consumption rises, capital invested reaches about $26,000,000 with 250 miles of piping, and dividends run around 10 percent annually. Hydroelectricity’s rapid rise could pressure gas firms.
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Japan
Europe
America
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
The Unfair Sex Easter Bonnet Exchange
Mrs Jones shows her new Easter bonnet to Mrs Knox during a neighborly call. Mrs Knox compliments it and notes it looked as fine as last year, highlighting the social sting in lighthearted gossip.
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Mrs. Jones
Cast-Off Hearts and the Dangers of Inconstancy
The article warns of the hurt caused when men flirt and abandon women. It argues women suffer from cast-off hearts, urging responsibility, honest affection, and wiser marriages. It cautions against bachelor free agents and urges late marriage over premature or careless courting.
Trifling with Today on Marriage and Youth
The text warns against delaying marriage, urging men in their twenties to study matrimony seriously. It argues that postponing thoughts of wedlock harms happiness and that younger years are optimal for forming lasting views on romance and family. The piece contrasts youth and older age in attitudes toward commitment.
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Ivo
The Unwelcome Guest Parade at the Busy Home
A sociable neighbor disrupts a housewife's Monday chaos with visits that overtake chores, meals, and laundry. The scene contrasts bustling domestic work with the intrusion of a wealthy guest, ending in plans to avoid future interruptions.
Caramel Custard and Tips From Dainty Cabinet Co
A literary recipe roundup from the Dainty Custard section explains custard varieties and methods. It covers cup custards, decorations with jelly or fruit, and the preference for smooth velvety texture. It provides caramel custard directions with milk eggs vanilla and a brown sugar sauce.
Condiments in Food and Their Effects on Health
Condiments and spices add flavor rather than nourishment and mainly stimulate taste nerves. Excess use can disrupt digestion, with pepper curry and vinegar cited as potential abuses. In hot climates food should favor fruit and vegetables, limiting nitrogenous foods and condiments. Mustard with ham, pepper with eggs, and vinegar with spinach are noted pairings.
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Plutarch
Dairying Boom in Western Canada Stirred by War Demand
Western Canada dairy and cheese industries ride a wartime boom with high prices and growing exports. Alberta foothills and cool nights boost milk quality, while hog markets flourish. table data from Calgary shows favorable six year price trends, boosting settler prospects.
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Canada
Cheers
Western
Alberta
Denmark
Rockies
P. Burns Company
Calgary
Monarch
New Maxwell. How It’s Done
The note describes political buses bringing work and a salary of about $2,000 yearly, split between two partners. It mentions a boss named Swie and an assistant who does most of the work, with the two men sharing half of his salary.
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Swie
Household Cooking and Church Attendance Debate
Mrs Smith asks for a good cook. Mrs Brown says her cook is adequate yet not exemplary, noting she attends church three times weekly.
Woman Remains Speechless After Questionable Theater Evening
A wife asks why actresses rarely travel with husbands and her husband wonders if men can manage their wives. For fifty seven consecutive seconds she is speechless on a dark dismal evening after their theater outing.
Can I borrow your lawn mower
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal where a neighbor asks to borrow a mower and the owner, Mr Subbubs, grants it saying distance will keep him from waking early.
Unclear historical notice with scattered phrases and names
Disjointed OCR text shows references to Fits epilepsy Balting sickness and Jesuits Latta ital Bos PLAT and Elise Company Red Bank New Jersey. Mentions a man seeking fortune a woman seeking her fortune and a note about growing whiskers to escape a scrape.
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Latta Ital
Elise Company
Red Bank
N. J
Ady
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