Valentine Mystery Letters Bring Hope and Hearts
Luella receives a valentine in a violet box from an unknown sender, sparking joy and doubt as her aunt accuses the sender of pursuing a rich New York match. The box prompts Luella to confront love, class, and the possibility of a secret admirer versus a playful prank.
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Bao Ta
Bes
Mr. Marks
Valentine
Luella
Mathilda
New York
Han
Tanella
Bob
Ile
Suintie
Luella Bevan
Orient
Bobbl
The Necklace of Fashion: Negligees and Evening Gowns
Describes negligees and gowns as whimsical fashion choices for women. Notes styles from pale pink satin with lace borders to georgette drapes, underslips, and coats of crepe georgette. Highlights individual flair and variations suited to figure, with careful attention to drape and decorative details.
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Lee
Novelty fashion notes from a vintage catalog
The entry describes various coats and accessories with cape style wraps, new tapestry shopping bags, satin coats with heavy embroidery, and muted ribbons used as trim. Stock collars are fashioned from white satin, reflecting period styling cues.
Memory’s Day and Valantine Reflections
A lyrical meditation on memory and love associated with St Valentine’s Day. It contemplates feigned prayers, the sweetness and brevity of early love, and enduring tender eyes that shine in memory of a cherished Valentine.
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St. Valentine's
Los
Seasonal Good Things and New Dishes Show Home Cookery
A column on kitchen innovation notes housewives creating new dishes like Risotto and Potage Albert. It gives step by step methods for Risotto, Potage Albert, French Fried Cornmeal Mush, Ohio Pudding, and Ohio Sauce, with cooking times and ingredients. The piece ends with a verse about weather and patience.
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Albert
Ohio
Codfish Recipes From Hat Cleanout Cookbook
Codfish is suggested for wholesome versatile dishes. Recipes include Fish Balls With Tomato Sauce and Baked Codfish With Cheese, Cream of Codfish on Toast, and Begue's Codfish With Beans. Each uses flaked or shredded codfish, potatoes, cheese, crackers or crackers, seasoning, and butter, with variations in sauce and texture.
Merrie Mar’s Reflection on Human Diversity and Struggle
A reflective passage considers why opportunities are not recognized or embraced due to human tissue and blood composition. It contrasts one man’s perception with a blood brother’s view and describes individuals named John James and nine brothers each overcoming inherited temperaments and habits.
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John
James
Washing the Kidneys and Anuric Cure Ad
An advertising medical notice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo promotes washing the kidneys by drinking six to eight glasses of water daily. It claims congested kidneys cause aches and sleep disturbances and promotes Anuric as a remedy to dissolve uric acid and cleanse the kidneys, with a 10 cent trial offer and free advice upon request.
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Pierce
Invallds' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Ithita
Dr. Pierce
Rockefeller Jr Recalls Wealthy Gift Tale At YMCA Camp
John D. Rockefeller Jr told YMCA camp guests a story of a young man who married into wealth and lived rent free in a house owned by the bride's father. The young man claimed the father would leave the house to him in his will, while the old man paid expenses. He warned against trusting easy credit schemes.
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John Jd. Rockefeller, Jr
New Jersey
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Lowise Oliver
Dean
Byaidicate
American Red Cross
Coldwater
Mitch
Red Cross
Charles G. King
Department of Knitting and Comforts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Ulcholl
Towa
Kinots
John Gliss
Assoclite
Bureau of Development
National
France
Ces Brin Bey
Andics
Ashion
J. Hl. Ayers
Merrie Mar Wett
Charlotte, NO
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