Quirk Seeded Fragments Highlight Patchwork Quilt Note
Patchwork quilt by Susan Stonesifer of Hanover is described as a ninety year old nine square design, 6x7 feet, with patches of fabrics from a distant era. She did all the sewing without a needle, and mentions diverse notes on farming, construction, and ancient customs in the same fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Range
Denver
Summit County
Fannin and Railway Tunnel
Susan Stonesifer
Hanover
Miss Gifer
Black Wool Dyeing Method and Cure Claim Mentioned
The passage details a dyeing process using 4 oz extract of logwood, 3 gallons warm water, 2 oz blue vitriol, and 1 oz copper to produce black wool. It advises wetting goods, simmering, washing, rinsing, and pressing. It also notes a guaranteed cure claim for piles with a refund option if ineffective.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Deathbed revelations at Mordred Priory
Roland Lansdell speaks of a transformed view of life and asks Isabel Gilbert for forgiveness as he nears death. He recalls past indiscretions with Isabel, explains his change, and urges Gwendoline to support Isabel after his passing.
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Roland
Mrs. Gilbert
Isabel
Gwendoline
Isabel Gilbert
Thurston’s
Widow Isabel in Graybridge Aftermath of Loss
In Graybridge Isabel Gilbert endures her husband's death as a quiet house breathes with sorrow. Mrs. Jeffson consoles the timid girl while the town’s new sorrow unfolds, and a visitor from Conventford arrives pale with the burden of bad news.
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Isabel
Nessborough Iollow
Graybridge
Mr. Pawlkatt
Matilda Jeffson
Abs. Gilbert
Lazie
Helmwell
Laura Pawlicatt
Isabel Gilbert
Mrs. Jefson
George Gilbert
Matilda
Lassie
George
Mr. Raymond
Conventford
Understudy for Norah Brightens Winton Family
A Youth's Companion reminiscence tells how Norah, cheerful and practical, kept the Winton family hopeful during poverty and illness. Her Irish optimism and daily acts of kindness uplifted all, turning her into an unseen lifeline as typhoid strained the household.
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Norah
Mrs. Winton
Childer
Tom
Winton
Wintons
Trust to Nature and Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
A backward look at health lore praises natural remedies for weak digestion and thin blood. It details glycerine extracts from native roots including Golden Seal Queen's root Stona root Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark used in Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to rejuvenate nerves blood and tissues.
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Pierce
A Feline Slap and Bold Teasing Calls
Miss Chellus and Mr Huggard discussed behavior from last evening. Miss Snapp confirms he visited and she warned him she is not eager for hugs or kisses, a scene noted by the Philadelphia Press.
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Miss Chellus
Husband jokes about wife and prize chickens
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a husband says his wife married him to spite someone. He claims she married him to spite himself. The joke extends to a man trusting his wife with children but not with prize chickens, highlighting humorous household contrasts.
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Cleveland
Terrible Scaly Eczema Out-Cured by Cuticura
Emma EB. Wilson of Liscomb Iowa recounts a severe eczema outbreak on chest neck face arms and legs cured completely by Cuticura remedies. She reports no recurrence five years later and praises Cuticura for skin diseases. Vermont abolished slavery.
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Emma EB. Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
Allen’s Foot-Base Free Sample Offer
An advertisement invites readers to write Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen’s Foot-Base powder to shake into shoes. It claims to cure tired sweaty hot and swollen feet and ease tight shoes, with corn and bunion relief. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Also suggests black silk renovation with coffee and iron.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Mr Pitts Declares Complete Kidney Relief After Years
J E Pitts of Skowhegan Maine recounts seven years of back pain night sweats fainting spells and severe urinary problems then credits Deans Kidney Pills with a full recovery he has been well for three years and says he would recommend the remedy to others. Sold by all dealers fifty cents a box Yester Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Mr Pitts
J. E. Pitts
Hathaway
Skowhegan
Dean
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Nurse Victim of Female Ills Endorses Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Newark nurse, Mrs Martha Pohlman, writes endorsing Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after long illness. She details relief from bearing-down pains, dizzy spells, and digestive woes within four months and urges other women to seek the same remedy.
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Martha Pohlman
Chester Avenue
Newark
N. J
Blockley Training School
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E
Lynn
Mass
Strange Advice And Quips From The Times
The snippet shares home remedies such as lime water and sweet oil for burns and whisky as an alcohol antidote to carbolic acid. It also notes a tip on camphor drops to prevent colds and a humorous couplet about reflections in water. A wireless tower project atop Mt. Tamalpais in San Francisco Bay will rise 2,000 feet above sea level with 2,109 miles range to Honolulu.
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Stockholm
Clarence
Mr. Newlywed
Mt. Tamalpais
San Francisco Bay
Honolulu
Washing with soap jelly for delicate fabrics
The article describes making a soap jelly by melting odd soap pieces with water behind the range until thick, then soaking the item before rubbing to loosen dirt. It notes Cuban cigar makers pay readers a weekly wage and readers earn thirty to sixty dollars weekly. It adds a tidbit on straw hats in England and a historical price for two hats under James I. It ends with a tip to lie on the left side to relieve indigestion.
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Cuba
England
Elizabeth
James I
William Howard
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Warren Street
New York
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Los Angeles
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