Old Man Wimpole and Amelia Tie Off A Ruse
In Tuxtree, wealthy bachelor Old Man Wimpole, famed for ad campaigns, tries to hire a daughter. Amelia Darragh, who aided his plan, reveals she is married to Jim Wimpole and urges reconciliation. He accepts, even promising to return his grog-bottle.
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Wimpole
Tuxtree
Mr. Stiles
Daffy
Miss Higginson
Miss Gray
Miss Fellows
Jim Wimpole
Amelia
Amelia Darragh
Tipton
Littlewood Way
Miss Amelia
Old Man Wimpole
Mia
Jim
Proper Hall Furnishings for Modern Homes
A compact guide argues for a small mirror and table in the hall with a clock and writing materials. It contrasts fashionable clutter with simple, tidy setups featuring a mirror, a clock, a drawer, and a card receiver to streamline receipt signing at the door.
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Walta
Dainty Home Made Blouse Patterns and Craft Detail
A Baltimore American reader describes affordable Filipino hand embroidered blouse patterns at 3.80 to 5.50 and shows how a busy office girl can economize. She outlines buying fabric, lace, and trim, plus a detailed sequence of cutting, hemming, hematitching, and assembly to produce a complete blouse and belt priced around six dollars.
Made Dress From Old Coat for My Little Girl
A homemaker describes converting a suit coat into a dress for her child. She details prep steps including washing and pressing fabric, selecting the least worn parts, and sewing a fitted lining from an old flannel nightgown. The coat originally featured a center shoulder seam creating multiple back and front sections.
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Health Improvement
Mrs Wu of Indianapolis says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after months of weakness and thinness. She weighs 109 pounds at her worst and now works, praises the traditional root and herb cure, and invites others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lydia
Mrs. Wu. Green
Addison Street
Eavesdropping Sparks Tension in Quiet Household
Beulah accuses Belle of listening through a door as gossip and sly remarks about a party phone wire hint at covert conversations in the home. The scene centers on suspicion and whispered schemes among the occupants.
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Belle
Beulah
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
There is only one medicine that stands out for kidney liver and bladder diseases. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is a gentle healing vegetable compound with immediate effects. Sold at all drug stores in two sizes fifty cents and one dollar. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY, mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Minister forgives daughter’s elopement with bricklayer
A Hartford Connecticut article notes a minister who forgives his daughter after she eloped with a bricklayer and welcomes the son in law into his home. The piece remarks on the wage gap between bricklayers and ministers.
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Hartford
Conn
Weather Holding Man and Window Bait in Verse
A wry couplet notes how some men ignore rough weather and how girls seeking marriage inspect shop windows for new bait brands. The lines juxtapose stoic toughness with vanity and courtship themes.
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Frank Filson
Isis
W. G. Chapman
Jean
Mra
A. M
Baltimore American
Fletcher
Hanford
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