Overland Mail Journey Through the Rockies Leads to New Alliances
In a Rocky Mountain leg of the Overland Mail trek, Uncle Billy Dodge Alfred Vincent and Phineas Cadwallader encounter massacre ruins. At Anthony's station Stella Anthony remains, and Beale Anthony is killed. Vincent works with Stanford on railroad plans while awaiting Stella's arrival. Uncle Billy seeks to guard Stella as town progress fuels railroad bills. Sally Bernard hosts Stella, offers to mentor Viola, and the hotel front signals growing frontier enterprise amid shifting loyalties.
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Overland Mail
Rocky Mountains
Billy" Dodge
Alfred Vincent
Phineas Cadwallader
Anthony
Beale Anthony
Vincent
Stanford
Stella Anthony
Stella
Billy’ Perres
Deides
Caesar
Yo’ Huckleberry
Jericho
Sally B
Billy
Uncle Billy
Sghapter Mi
Bernard’s
Bernard
Sally Bernard
Viola
Sacramento
Virginia City
Mrs. Bernard
Grandma’am
Sally
Gideon
A Peep Into Paradise Where Viola Teaches Hope
In Sally B.s house Viola, a delicate step toward literacy, learns from Sally B. and Stella how to read through improvised signs and drawn pictures. Stella reconnects with Uncle Billy as Alfred arrives in San Francisco and plans a cautious interview guided by letters and distant affection.
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Stella
Sally B
Auburn
Grandma’am
Viola
Paradise
San Francisco
Alfred
Judge Harmon
Kentucky
Central Pacific Railroad
San Franciscan
Call ‘Ormia
Golden Gate
San Joaquin Valley Petroleum
Phineas Cadwallader
Lick
Sacramento
Carson City
Sally B.’s
California
Early Risers Benefit From Fresh Morning Air
The piece extols rising early to enjoy the invigorating morning atmosphere and notes how a single early start weekly can improve fitness for daily duties. It also includes a quip about the value of butter and onion in cooking, attributed to a famed French chef.
Practical Fashions Ladies Tucked Shirt-Waist Pattern
Paris Pattern No 2651 shows a checked silk shirt waist with small wild rose design in purplish pink. Four forward tucked bust-line pleats, back double box plait, peplum, fitted long sleeves and center front closure. Six sizes 32 to 42 bust. yardage listed. pattern available by mail for 10 cents.
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Paris
Pattern Department
Childs Two Piece Dress Pattern No 2626
Paris pattern No 2626 All Seams Allowed presents a simple frock in Copenhagen blue French flannel easy to sew and flattering for children. fastening at shoulder seams with buttons braid trim on neck and deep hem. adaptable to winter fabrics. sizes 1 to 7 years with yardage listed for five year old fit. Pattern department notice requests reader details.
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Paris
Copenhagen
Rising number of lady barbers noted in Chicago
A Chicago Daily News exchange remarks that the number of women barbers is quickly increasing. The couple jokes that the trade allows conversation during work.
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Chicago Daily News
Wherein They Differ in a Wordplay Exchange
A comic dialogue features a youthful query on difference between praise and flat tery. The home-grown philosopher answers that praise may be honest, but Hat tery never is, presenting a witty distinction in phrasing.
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Prase
Flattery
Hattery
Origins of Lettuce and Cabbage in Europe
The text notes lettuce likely derives from enaire found wild in temperate and southern Europe and other regions. It adds cabbage, like other anciently cultivated vegetables, is believed to be of European origin. It also mentions deciphering worn coin inscriptions by heating on red-hot iron.
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Europe
Canaries
Algeria
Abyssinia
Western
Asia
Lunch Tale Reveals Lady's Fancy for Tony Pastor
A Washington Star readers snippet recalls a beautician's lunch at the plaza where a former typewriter girl recounts meeting Tony Pastor. He tells her she is too late, praises her looks, and jokes that Koppen's bank holds his money as he offers employment in his office.
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The
Plaza
Tony Pastor
Pastor
Lst
Koppen’s Bank
Washington Star
A Mince Pie Recipe From Harper’s Bazaar
A historic recipe for mince pie notes must be prepared two weeks ahead. It combos boiled beef apples sweet cider currant jelly lemon and orange rind juice sugar salt and spices with raisins cobrants citron suet and candied peel to yield a rich pie mixture.
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Harper's Bazar
Islands name Papua traced to Malay term frizzled hair
The text recalls Papua meaning frizzled hair from Malay roots. It notes the island’s historic naming, the theory it formed part of Australia’s mainland, Portuguese sighting in 1526, and an early proposal by Australia prompting British protection of eastern New Guinea in 1884 after unauthorized annexations.
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Papua
New Guinea
Australia
A. Dabreu
England
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