Love on a New Hampshire Mountain Ends in Tragedy
Edwin Dumble and Henrietta Schouler, kept apart by Edwin's father old Richard Dumble, marry on a snowbound mountain amid an engineered ordeal. A hidden corridor trap seals their fate as a note from the father invites them to escape death by marriage, then the floor collapses and the lovers vanish with the deadly abyss beneath. The old brewer watches the catastrophe from afar, confident in his cruel experiment.
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Edwin Dumble
Richard Dumble
Flandietta Schouler
Harvard
Benrietta
Madame Winsonne
Boston
Schoulers
Mienald Dumble
Schouler
Adventuress
St. Louis
Young Dumble
Henrietta Schouler
Edwin
Tam
Sam
Cambridge
Danage
Henrietta
Mrs. Sears
Butler
Professor Butler
Miss Schouler
Dumble
Edward
Mrs
Noft
New Hampshire
John K. Oskiem
New York Evening Post
Clothespin Bag Pattern Instructions
A drawn set of sewing directions describes making a clothespin bag. Use blue denim two-thirds of a yard long and half a yard wide for the main piece. Cut the A and bind the pocket edge with white material. Finish with a matching flap and practical pocket.
Practical dress bag and quince lemon jam instructions
A household note describes sewing a portable bag with a waistband and button detail to avoid bending for clothespins. It then provides quince and lemon jam directions: simmer quinces with minimal water, sugar at three quarters to one pound, lemon juice per two pounds, boil ten minutes, then stir in lemon rind with every five pounds of conserve.
Modern Aids to Novelists in a Scribbler Era
A discussion of historical novel creation and the rise of specialized "shadows of the novelists" in libraries. Writers describe outsourcing research to pros who curate plots, town details, and period humor, including a narrator noting a “searcher for novelists” who provides jokes and anecdotes from Gen. Israel Putnam to feed serial stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Barker’s Monthly
Gen
Israel Putnam
Playwright Proposes German Tragedy Adaptation
A playwrightoffers to translate adapt and condense a German tragedy set to ragtime while the manager refuses then agrees to the piece on his own terms. The exchange reflects theater business negotiations and creative reinterpretation.
Cattle Sprayed with Kerosene in Isthmus Forest Work
Cattle used to haul mahogany logs in the Isthmus of Panama are sprayed with kerosene to kill parasites seen as deadly enemies. The practice aims to protect the animals and improve forest transport operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isthmus
Panama
Town Plagued by Noisy Cats and False Dog Alarms
Residents voice frustration at nightly disturbances from cats love affairs and false dog alarms. The complaint calls for quieter streets and better animal control to reduce disturbances.
Chocolate Caramels From Simple Kitchen Craft
A recipe details a chocolate caramel candy method using grated chocolate sugar milk and butter with cream of tartar. Boil while stirring until the syrup hardens in cold water. Add vanilla just before removal from heat and beat until stiff. Pour into a greased pan and cut into squares while warm.
To Make Good Starch
To obtain best results mix two tablespoonfuls of starch with half a pint water in a clean basin. Stir until smooth then pour into boiling water and keep stirring until clear. Use about a quart of water total. Properly made starch does not require boiling.
Cauliflower Cream Soup From Boiled Fowl Stock
Use stock from boiled fowl for best flavor. Simmer a quart stock with a cauliflower cut small, add one onion and pepper and salt. Strain when tender, press through a sieve, then stir in a pint milk and a pint cream. Heat and thicken slightly, serve with fried croutons. Reserve some cauliflower florets to add at table.
Quince Jam or Marmalade Recipe
Detail on making quince jam or marmalade by boiling quince pieces with apples, straining, then cooking the pulp with sugar for twenty minutes before setting in cups and tumblers. Useful for tarts.
Sweeten to taste and bake prunes and vanilla wafers
A vintage recipe collection shows steps to bake a prune dessert with beaten egg whites and whipped cream, plus a vanilla wafers dough and a note that half the amount feeds four. Also included are tips to keep irons smooth with salt and a buttered Lima beans dish with salt and pepper.
Quince Apple Sauce and Onion Odor Removal Tips
Recipe notes describe making quince apple sauce from half a peck Tallman Sweets with five cups of yellow coffee sugar after simmering quinces in water until soft. Additional tip suggests wiping knives with a damp cloth and rubbing with coarse salt to remove onion smells.
Modest son of Massachusetts Governor confounds school
An instructor recalls a private Hudson River academy story about Robert Crane who, when asked who the Governor of Massachusetts was, quietly replied that he did not know. The principal learns the boy’s father is Governor Crane, who had told him but the boy never believed it. New York Ti
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Sons of
Hudson River
Crane
Massachusetts
Robert
New York
Laughter Across Cultures A Worldwide Laugh Review
A columnist cites ethnology notes on how various peoples laugh. The survey claims Africans seldom laugh aloud while Chinese tend to subdued smiles, French laugh with reserve, Germans have cavernous laughs, Irish laughs are heady, and English and American laughter is strongest and most musical.
Cupid and Courtship in Harper's Magazine Verse
An Elizabethan style fable lines a physician wooing a woman who dodges his suit. He applies two lip salves, proclaims his role, and the suitor contemplates marriage as a soft voice hints at a hidden sister and a future bride. The verse channels romantic misadventure in a witty period voice.
Stop The Paper Or Face A Bizarre String Of Fines
A man halted his newspaper, sold his coin below market, had property seized for taxes, and was fined for Sunday hunting. He later paid for forged notes and a large payment to a hammer-footed man to guide him to the office, where he prepaid four years and forced the editor to sign a malicious agreement to strike him if he ordered a stop again.
Plausible Explanation Of A Close Oregon Senate Race
A short New York Tribune tale shows an Irish observer questioning a Portland election result. He and a friend discuss why the contest appears neck and neck, noting both candidates are unpopular yet well known, and speaking in broad humor about voter choices.
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New York Tribune
Portland
Ore
Mike
Pat
Hie Little Joke
A brief exchange about New York flats compares family size to living space. The joke turns on crowded rooms forcing a family to double up, humorously implying small rooms doubled their numbers during a stay.
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New York
Hunting Proverb Echoes Aims Of a Nation
A regional quote notes that in this land a hunter fares better if he shoots for a blue jay. The line reflects cautious ambition and rural life values.
Peruna praised by Sisters of Charity in praise letter
Catholic Sisters across the nation endorse Peruna for catarrh and throat issues. A Detroit letter cites relief for a laryngitis case and cure potential with continued use. Another Ohio note from Napoleon’s David Meekison says long‑standing head-cold symptoms improve with several bottles.
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Sisters of Charity
Fenuna
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Co
Conon
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio de Peruna Medicine Co
David Meekison
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
To White the Hands with Lemon and Chestnut Powder
A vintage remedy suggests equal parts lemon juice and glycerine to whiten hands. An old fashioned alternative uses dried horse chestnuts ground to powder to create a lasting flour for a washing water lotion.
Red necktie haunts famous Read ing lawyer’s memorials
The article recalls J. Howard Jacobs a renowned Read ing Pa lawyer who died recently. It notes he wore a flowing red necktie when addressing a jury and won the case with the opposing counsel claiming the tie hypnotized the jury. In subsequent major trials he favored the same flamboyant neckwear.
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J. Howard Jacobs
Reading
Chrysanthemum Name Compare Across Cultures
The article states that the name Kiku or Kikino Chrysanthemum is as common in Japan as Mary is in America, highlighting cultural name prevalence and parallels between nations.
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Kiku
Kikino
Japan
Mary
America
Poise of Character Highlighted in New York Sun Quote
A New York Sun quotation extols a tranquil heart and balanced life. It asserts that weather and misfortune do not affect those blessed with serenity and a poised character, describing such individuals as sweet and serene.
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New York Sun
Chestnuts From France and Other Noted Facts
The French chestnuts grow two to three times larger than the American variety. Palladium, a metal used for mounting astronomical instruments, costs 482 dollars per pound. One hundred thousand visitors visit the city daily. Newspapers consume 1,000 tons of white paper daily. Press associations cable 100,000 words daily. Two cats fighting at night scratch a match. Forty five hours make a week for women and girls in New Zealand. Money saved by bachelorhood could fund a wife and ten children. Teak is the finest timber for shipbuilding, common in India.
Grapes Damaged by Nightly Threads in Algiers Yard
A Yuinyard owner in Algiers reported nightly damage to his grapes traced to a large herd of turtles observed by Ila who warned of the enemy.
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Algiers
Ila
Cuba Sugar Cane Faces Twenty Six Insect Attacks
The Cuba sugar cane crop is threatened by twenty six distinct insect species. Researchers report multiple pests attacking fields across the region. Agricultural officials urge monitoring and integrated pest management to protect yields.
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Cuba
Paris Women Travel Europe for Fashion Dressmaking Fund
Two young Parisian women travel among Europe’s fashionable resorts and stay in top hotels. They are impeccably dressed, prompting inquiries about their outfits. A French dressmaker company funds their travels abroad. The young women are well behaved and occasionally accompanied by a maid.
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Paris
Finck
Europe
New York Boy Dies After Fly Transmission Of Sheep Virus
A New York boy died after a fly allegedly transmitted the virus from an infected sheep. Health officials investigate as researchers study vector potential and the unusual transmission path.
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New York
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Cardigan Mountain
Eawin Dumble
Reed
Africa
Cupid
Quyck
Craydel
Butte
Harper’s Magazine
David Mrerizon
New Zealand
India
Dr. Kline
R. BH
Kline
Avon St
Philadelphia
Billings
Ktem Street
New York City
Libby
Paxtine
Ses Vale
Ralstas Paxtine
Batlofictiarastach- Arvaxtok Co
Columbus Ave
Bostos
Mass
N,n. Usno
York
Neb
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