Merely Preparatory to Cooking and Marriage
A pretty girl confidences she wants a thorough cooking course to fit herself for marriage. A matron approves and asks when she’ll marry. The girl replies she does not know as she has not found a man yet.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
8
Hard to Dodge Widow Jokes in Wedderly Dialog
In a sharp exchange Singleton confirms Higgins left a widow. Wedderly quips that Higgins was a wise guy who once tried to leave a wife but she pursued him until they married. The dialogue highlights wit and social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Death of Eight-Year-Old John Van Buren from Diptheria
John Van Buren, eight, son of Mr and Mrs F Van Buren, living east of the C E I railroad bridge, died Thursday morning from diptheria with endocarditis the immediate cause. A 12-year-old girl also sick with the disease. M and Mrs Marlin Montgomery of Grand Crossing were guests of Mrs Hoppe and Mr Hoppe of Dolton on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Marlin Montgomery
Grand Crossing
John Hoppe
Dolton
Queer Breed of Chickens in Paris Pension
A narrator recalls returning to a country where a whole chicken was served as Sunday dinner in a Paris pension. She notes the dish seemed like a giant centipede to many, with thirteen legs visible on the table during each chicken course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alphabet After G Sparks Child's Quick Wit
In a classroom vignette from Woman's Home Magazine a teacher asks who knows what comes after G. Silence follows until Carleton raises his hand and quips I do Whizz Gee whizz highlighting a playful moment in a kindergarten lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton
Woman’s Home Magazine
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Justice Or the Peace
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