Three Widows and a Wheezy Heart
Enos Jackson, a New Jersey sewing machine agent known as Cap Jackson, charms three widows at once. He secretly proposes to each. each widow demands a minister and threatens breach of promise. A plotting widow uses dye to disguise him and locks him in a smokehouse until a preacher arrives. In a chaotic finale, the three widows confront him, but his last marriage to the center widow leaves him gleefully hopeful for more marriages.
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Enos Jackson
New Jersey
Cap Jackson
Pap
Turner
Enos
Shevlin
Maos
John
Ile
Smithson
Widder
Ft. Snos
Akle Wero
Far Ahead Talk on Alimony Before Marriage
A New York woman says she will learn a fiancé's financial status and his views on a reasonable alimony before consenting to marry. The exchange reflects a cautionary focus on finances and post marriage support.
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New York
Value of Meat Chopper for economical cooking
The article promotes using a meat chopper to stretch meat costs by grinding cheaper cuts and leftovers. It describes handling raw beef, seasoning, and forming small rolls, then pan frying and serving hot. It also covers remnant meat mixtures with bread crumbs and gravy baked, plus a ham and egg serving method.
Household tips from a bygone kitchen guide
Fry mush slices in egg white first to crisp them. Keep hot fruit from cracking glass by placing it on a wet cloth. Add a pinch of carbonate of soda per quart to prevent milk curdling. Cover meat choppers with a cloth and rubber ready for use. Scrape glass paint marks with a penny in cold water. Foreign mayo uses cream lemon juice and the white of an egg. Bake apple pie with a teaspoon of strong tea in the filling for better flavor.
Taller Kitchen Table Using Doorstop Legs
Four common doorstops screw into wainscoting to raise a kitchen table about three inches, giving a taller, more comfortable work height. They resemble table legs, blend in neatly, and cost only a few cents with a five minute installation.
Banana Fritters Dainty Treat With Sweet Sauce
A simple batter uses milk eggs baking powder salt and flour to form a stiff paste. Bananas are peeled and sliced lengthwise then fried in deep fat. Serve dusted with powdered sugar or with a sweet sauce.
Cleaning Greasy Kitchen Floors with Fuller's Earth
The Home Chat advises cleaning grease stained kitchen floors by making a soap and boiling water lather, adding fuller's earth, and spreading the mixture on the boards overnight. The next day scrub with a strong brush and soap, repeating the treatment if needed to remove the grease.
Meat Dumplings in Beef Broth Soup
Beat three eggs with salt then whisk in beef broth. Cook in a double boiler until stiff. Shape into small dumplings with a spoon and drop into soup for serving.
Pineapple Fritters Guide
A simple batter method for pineapple fritters uses plain batter. Cut fruit into small pieces, coat with sugar for two hours, then drain and mix. Roll fritters in sugar and serve with a sheet sauce flavored with pineapple.
Ill wits plot train wrecks in Illinois dispatch
A tramp, Nicholas Buhn, sought to wreck the Omaha flyer near Plano due to revenge. He planted a pick across the track but was detected before impact. later he rode on a tender and was doused with water. Chicago reports a city commission named to study vice without exploiting resorts.
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Aurora
Nicholas Buhn
Burlington Road
Plano
Buhn
Mendota
Phelan
Chicago
Bassett
Rockford
Clarence Darrow
Unity Club
Rockord
Church of the Christian Union
Thunton Anthony Mills
Legars
Clin
St. Claire
Peoria
Lewis Kingman
Kingman
Evelyn Emersc Kingman
Prud Nent
Springfield
Ramsey
M. D. Schaff
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad
Transportation Department
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Mary F Heist
Terre Haute Brewing
Freeport
Ebner Roberts
Lanark
Washington
Debekah Hornsby
Bloomington
McLean County
Waukegan
Gads Hill
Lake Bluff
Breakers Ahead in Fragmented Notice
A garbled dialogue hints at a question about a fragile suffragette club and a man named Meekton whose wife recently joined. An advertisement promotes Alens Lung Basan as a remedy with various bottle prices. The text ends with a wry line about a watchman finally enjoying his daydream.
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Mr. Meekton
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Associated Literary Press
Illinois News
Dodds
Guart
Sloan
A.W. Price
Fredonia, Kans
Sloan’s Liniment
Sloan’s Ives
Earl
Bobton
Mass
Wearie
Owen
Washington, D. C
Aliiow
J.p.allen
Dept
Paul Mine
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