The Last Quarrel in the Hoppy Toad Family
A whimsical tale recounts Mr. Boppy Toad and Mrs. Hoppy Toad arguing over Mrs Spider’s web. Misread reflections lead to a humorous misunderstanding about a spider’s home under water and tension within the couple. In the end they realize their quarrel was unnecessary and mend relations.
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Hoppy Toad
Mr. Boppy Toad
Croaker Green Frog
Happy
Mrs Spider
Mrs. Snider
Hoppy
Tad
Boppy Toad
Spiter
Spider
Bonpy
Gay
Anyon Yor
Thad
Etiquette by Katherine Poyster on hostess greeting
Dear Miss de Perster offers guidance on proper hostess conduct for a cordial greeting. The columnist argues the hostess should rise to greet guests, whether male or female, and notes the greeting reflects hospitality and correct etiquette.
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Tear de Berster
Larose
Make Your Own Skin Whitener with Lemons
An old ad spruiks a DIY skin lightener using lemon juice and Orchard White. It claims fast fading of freckles and discolored skin, with simple mixing steps, a quick prep time, and easy application on face and neck for a lightened appearance.
Kiddies' Dot Puzzle Vaudeville Song Sparks Veggie Flight
Luke the vegetarian actor performs a vaudeville routine where a song triggers cucumbers tomatoes and squashes to fly onto the stage. The riddle hints at drawing straight lines between numbers as a playful clue within the act.
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Luke
Listen World by Elsie Robinson dramatizes small-town scandal
In 1927 King Peas, Elsie Robinson presents a portrait of Dan, a drinking troublemaker, and Mrs Ellis as the neighborhood’s catalyst for quarrels. The piece traces community judgment, gossip, and the outsized effect of one misfit on friendships, reputation, and hope.
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Dan
Alice
Lopine Pont
King Peas
Summer Pickles and Pickled Fruit Recipes
Reading lists a range of pickling ideas including summer pickles and pickled peaches with details on syrup, spices, and cooking times. It mentions peppers, pears, crab apples, grapes, and watermelon in various steps, stressing tender fruit and a spiced jelly to serve with meats. It provides process steps, quantities, and canning directions for preserving fruit in syrup with cinnamon sticks and cloves.
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Tvor
Child Training for Parents By Lamar Matthews
Mrs Wise has left home after years of dominating her son, a former household breadwinner. The piece argues a mother’s overbearing guidance stifled his development, leading to a split as he seeks independence. It reflects generational tension and the belief that experience remains the best teacher for youth.
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Van
Dan
Sigart
Thora
Lian Wan
Gove
Manied
Sony
Urxing
Hin
Kut
Willam
Hus
Old Fashioned Girls and Hidden Modern Minds
A poem by Fay King humorously contrasts old fashioned brides with modern ideas. The speaker notes shy, demure misses may turn out surprising wives who resist chores or delight in domestic mastery after marriage, challenging elder expectations. Copyright 1927. King Poem Ay
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King
Married Amid Drug-Fueled Turmoil In Upper Crust Set
In a melodramatic scene, Cuddles Drake's marriage prospects clash with family control as she and Bob navigate secrecy, jealousy, and a looming Paris trousseau. Jeremiah Drake plans a controlled alliance to salvage reputations, while Bob confronts loyalty to his mother and duty to his fiancée.
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Cuddles
Uixerelion
Bob
Jeremiah J
Gaddles Drake
Joe Sanderson
Joe
Lob
Allen
Jeremiah F. Drake
Lori
Paris
Trousseau
Delaware
Anderson
Samlerson
Jeremiah J. Trrake
Bedi
Advice on Love Across a Quarter Century
A reader asks Miss Faietas about loving a young woman four years his junior in a case where she was forced into marriage at thirteen by a man seventeen years older. The adviser cautions that a large age gap harms compatibility and notes such marriages often fail. suggest reconsidering the relationship.
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Bob Vanais
Das
Jake
Bob
Bee
Tandis
Hob
Phere
Cer
Jeremiah J
Bern
Jeremint
Ponty
Rob
Tuuther
Rory
Faietas
Baren
Seiutta
Marcy Oe
Meditations of a Wife and Still We Love Them
A fragment of a period advice piece on marriage roles and female behavior. It discusses infatuation, perception of love, and the dynamics of a wife's influence on a husband's mood, using metaphor and casual, dated phrasing. The text also references a “goothing wife” and questions around trust and secrecy within marriage.
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Raltantes
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Anaper Feo
Katherine Poyster
Miss de Perster
Miss A
Mr. B
Miss C
Fay King
Elsie Robinson
Alessis
Mra. Ellis
Hilly
Tongie
Collee
Lamar Matthews
Fife
Maxperionen
Hugh
Thenixelvony
International Fraiure Burelen
Imperia
Anne ‘Usle
Bfg
Gulf Refining Company
By Helen Rowland
Scholl
Scholls
Grocers Coupon
Gronps
Finis
Santis, Diy Sf
New York
Grorer
Clerks and Wife
New York City
San Antonio
Mallory Steamship
Galveston
Waldorg-Astoris
Sam Antonio's Nest Pupsilar Grocer
Emptore
Burdas
Groter
Eililor
Strest
Broadbay
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