Soap-Box Babies at River Bluff Haven
Miss Selina Sue runs an impromptu day nursery for neighborhood babies behind her grocery. Cynthia Page aids and loves Alan Kent, a young artist, as concerns over a threatened mortgage and family matters unfold. Blossom the adopted child recovers from pneumonia with help from Selina Cynthia and Alan, and Kent Sr. helps reconcile son and lover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina Sue
River Bluff
Cynthia Page
Widow Page
Cynthia
Miss Selina
Alan Kent
Blossom
Miss Sue
Alan
Rulius
Selina
Evelyn Ranch
Mr. Kent
Adventure by river on the Bluff ends in family reunion
Miss Selina Sue orchestrates a joyful river trip for the Bluff families with Ethel Maud Blossom and others aboard the new "ottermobile." Mr. Alan reconciles with his father and his betrothed Miss Selina Sue as Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Dobbs praise the guardian. The day ends with promises of a future together and a wedding gift.
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Blossom
Cynthie
Selina Sue
Mr. Alan
Miss Cynthia
Bennie
Miss Selina Sue
Mr. Kent
Mrs. Kinney
Mrs. Dobbs
Ethel Maud
Kinneys
Tynes
Clemmie
Miss Selina
Sammie
Dominick
Hill Mansion
Jackson Page
Mr. Flarity
Miss Cynthie
Hill
Alan
Aman
Two Words With History
A concise look at the origins of words such as Pudge and Bosh with historical notes. It cites Isaac Disraeli on Pudge from Captain Fudge and Degory Marshell in 1664, and explains Bosh from Turkish meaning nonsense with Beddoes context.
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Pudge
Isaac Disraeli
Fudge
William Crouch
Degory Marshell
Crouch
Jamaica
Hyde
Twisden
Tenants and Clerks Compared in Government Work Attitude
A New York Sun quote likens careless tenants to workers who dawdle on government jobs. It argues every dollar government spending comes from taxes, and tenants should bear upkeep like owners to reduce rents and costs.
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New York Sun
Counter Diplomacy Goods Sold to a Customer
A Euclid Avenue shop clerk misread a stout middle aged customer as a younger granddaughter shopper. After a quick correction the salesman offered alternatives, noting the customer could be buying for herself. The exchange highlights a humorous misidentification in a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet.
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Euclid Avenue
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Editor Adds Witty Heading To Poem Exchange
A brief dialogue features a critic praising a poem’s heading while the editor explains the choice. The exchange highlights editorial influence on presentation.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Mrs Dema Bethany of Sikeston Missouri reports seven years of monthly pain and weakness ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved health, stamina for chores, gardening, and hosting guests and urges other women to try it. The ad claims wide success curing female disorders and urges trial after other remedies failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sikeston
Senator’s quip about china break draws a smile
A fragment about valuable china being broken leads Senator Allen to question the breakage. The housekeeper replies it fell and broke itself. He dryly adds it was merely an automatic brake in the moment.
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Allen
Feminine Reasoning Between Stella and Bella
The excerpt presents Stella noting her gown resembles another, while Bella resists the idea of duplicating Stella’s look. Puck comments add a playful edge to the exchange about fashion choices and individuality.
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Stella
Bella
Puck
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Miss.selina Sue
Marie Thompson
Plasno -Wright
Ens
Merricl Ben NY
Luella
Young Jim
Tonneau
Pattie
Ella Virginia
Misa Selina Sue
Ethel
Maud
Dix
Post
Postum Cereal Com Ltd
Baile Creek, Mich
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