Allie and Hobson Back From Cripple Creek Wedding Plan
Allie Bowen pursues bold reforms and nurse mission but her love for Robert Hobson, believed dead in Cripple Creek fire, compels a dramatic return. She travels with Henrietta to Colorado where Hobson, wounded yet hopeful, reveals marriage and a Philippines mission as their future.
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Robert
Allie
Hobson
Papa
Henrietta
Cripple Creek
Wobson
Mission
Vassar
Clifton
Bob Hobson
Robert Hobson
Colorado
Ladies’ Aid Society
Col
Anaconda
Palace Hotel
Manitou
Rockies
Bob
Earth
Heaven
Philippines
Cocktails for His Tobacco Tale
A New York Tribune anecdote describes a stern bartender sworn to secrecy who serves a man who never drinks but smokes. The patron fills a tin box with a cocktail, lets the drink soak into tobacco, then retrieves the box later, no cherry accompanying the mix, and the bartender mixes each drink with meticulous care for every client.
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New York Tribune
English Baronetage Chronicles Ancient Lineages
The article surveys baronets linked to Burton-on-Trent Tamworth and Whitby with claims dating to Stuart times and 1721. It notes Sir Walter Tyrell's Norman lineage and the Tyrell arrow legend, Sir Harry Goring's Tamworth tobacconist status, John Lawson of Whitby Union workhouse, and Sir Thomas Techin, a late constable in the royal Irish police and seventh baronet from 1721.
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Cabman
Burton-on-Trent
Walter Tyrell
William Rufus
New Forest
Tamworth
Harry Goring
Whitby Union
John Lawson
Thomas Techiin
Royal Irish Constabulary
London
New Year Dinner Soldiers Recall Lord Roberts at Peshawar
A London Chronicle piece recalls how 13 men once joined Lord Roberts for a New Year dinner at Peshawar. Five decades later most survived the Indian Mutiny, with all still alive eleven years afterward, and Roberts remains active.
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Lord Roberts
Peshawar
London Chronicle
Queen Amelie’s Bravery in Lis bon Tragedy
The piece praises Queen Amelie for shielding her family during the Lis bon royal tragedy and returning to leadership in the council chamber. It notes Lord Ripon’s tribute in the British House of Lords and cites her French birth as influence for courage.
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Amelie
Lisbon
Lord Ripon
House of Lords
White Community in Danger in Sydney Morning Heral
The Morning Herald reports a small white community faces life and death threats from Asiatic exclusion within reach of the teeming Orient, highlighting fear and pressure on residents regarding immigration.
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Sydney
Australia
Morning Herald
Orient
Cheese in Salad and Egg Sandwich Delights Explored
A Boston hostess duo showcases a cream cheese enhanced French dressing for a sharp vegetable salad with diced ingredients and exacted temperatures. The piece details cold fish and meats for salads, ham based mixtures, and a Tenderloin area egg sandwich served hot with ham knuckle and two eggs for 25 cents.
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Boston
Tenderloin
New York Press
Dixfield Cake Recipe Update
A printed recipe lists ingredients for a Dixfield cake including sugar lard egg molasses flour baking powder and spices. Instructions say to cream sugar and lard then mix in remaining ingredients and one cup boiling water before baking slowly.
Old Stockings Dust Cloths From Mended Tops
A housewife can repurpose unused stockings into dust cloths that will not scratch polished furniture. Cut off feet, join tops to form a bag, fold and sew to create a cloth, then turn right side out and seal seams inside to prevent raveling.
Tea leaves as grease remover for skillets
Used tea leaves from the bottom of the teapot can remove greasy film from a pan. Pour into hot water in a skillet and let stand a few minutes to lift grease from the sides.
Boy s Peanut Candy Recipe Steps
Take two pounds sugar one pound corn syrup and two pounds raw peanuts. Add peanuts when the sugar boils and cook until ready to burn. Pour the mixture on greased plates to cool and set.
Man Credits Dean's Kidney Pills For Recovery
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky says years of kidney disorder left him weak with swollen limbs and poor vision until using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports rapid improvement and now feels strong again. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wandering Wart Cure Faker Warned Off by Townfolk
The visitor touts a wart cure in a wild country as Amber Pete warns him to leave by the next stage. A local recalls a previous con where gun cotton was used on warts, killing the fraud and his companions, with a warning about a tombstone by Borax Mountain.
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Amber Pete
Borax Mountain
NONE BUT THE BRAVE AND A NEW BUTLER
A visitor arrives as Mr Struckitt Wright contemplates a caller, noting his brother may come soon. The butler informs the master the guest resembles nothing like him and is very gentlemanly in appearance.
Postum Credits Health Turnaround for Nervous Patient
A Washington woman writes that quitting coffee and drinking Postum improved her nervous system after years of debilitating spells. She notes she now does housework and cares for two young children, attributing her recovery to Postum and endorsing the product with the company name and slogan.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Gil Hoa
Lepath
Dyer Wendell Holmes
Daily Story Pub. Co
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