Wynne collection The Little Room and Other Tales
A review of Madeline Wynne's The Little Room and Other Stories. The opener follows a bride revealing a mysterious Vermont home room that shifts appearance, explored with delicate New England charm. other pieces critique modern fiction and magazine offerings with detailed character portraits and cultural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Yale Wynne
Chicago
Way & Willame
Harper's Magazine
New England
Wynne
Memorial piece recalls Galena rail plan and lodge addresses
The record recounts Galena investors led by Henry Corwith visiting Janesville in 1860 to discuss a Galena Mil waukee line to Milwaukee connections and a dinner amid hospitality. It also includes Howell Harris’s memorial address for Robert Morris lodge Ivorites in West Side Congregational church honoring Elmer Williams and Professor W George Powell and praising charity scholarship and Christian loyalty.
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Gelena
Janesville
Milwaukee and
Henry Corwith
Wisconsin
A. Hyatt Smith
Galena
Mr. Corwith
Hyatt Smith
Grant
Chicago Times-Herald
Howell Harris
Robert Morris Lodge of
Ivorites
Congregational Church
West Side
Elmer Williams
Earth
Brother Williams
W. George Powell
Professor Powell
Sali
Inventor’s Grandiose Pitch Backfires in City Cartoon
In a Washington Star cartoon caption, a slick inventor boasts of revolutionary machines and a civilizational book while pleading for a monument fund. A pedestrian mocks the plan, suggesting the inventor could offer 0 cents now for a dollar later, a quip on discount economics.
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Washington Star
Beauty products advertised for facial bleach and hair growth
An advertisement promotes Eva M. Hetzel’s Superior Face Bleach to remove facial blemishes and Axvatea Face Powder as superior to all powders. Thrixogene hair grower claims to cure scalp diseases with vegetable ingredients. Prices and sale locations are listed at Hetzel's Parlors in Wilkes-Barre with mail order option.
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George Glaying
New York
Dodd, Mead & Co
Missing
Mr. Gissing
Elbert Hubbard
Hetzel's
Lackawanna Ave
Lanting
Wilkes-Barre
Munyon's Health Remedies Advertises Across Claims
A promotional letter touts Munyon’s Cure products for rheumatism digestion asthma and more. It lists numerous cures with prices and praises from a Mr. Michael Garman of Johnstown Pennsylvania. It claims rapid relief and complete cures within days with separate cures for each disease and directs readers to Arch Street Philadelphia for letters and advice.
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Michael Garman
Broad Street
Johnstown
Munyon
Price
Doc
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Hearst
Directory of Wholesale and Retail City and Suburban Firms
Directory lists wholesale and retail houses in Scranton area with categories from carpet cleaning to groceries, hardware, clothing, and services. It includes names, street addresses, and business lines such as Minted items, dry goods, fruits, dairy, and upholstery.
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Jastrow
Glen Brisben Walker
West Meral
Irvington
Margaret Deland
Cosmopolitan
Delage
Frank Os
JL. T. Peck
B. Godkin
Godkin
Ho Wag
Stephen ‘Jane
Maclaren
Vrial
Kate Carnegie
Bonnie Brier Bush
Godey
Teriary
Cleveland Moffett
Charles A. Dana
Sun
Mr. Dana
Chap Book
Hilbert Hubbard
Hubbard
St. Nicholas
Janwary
Robert A. Balfour
Frankford Avenue
Springfield
American Farmer Company
Munsey
Lillian Blauvelt
Marcus Ward & Co
H. H. Beidleman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hutlers
Kipling
Barrie
Thomas Hardy
Hall Caine
Andrew Lang
Oliphant
Humphry Ward
Mueter
Alexander
Edna Lyall
Sarah Grand
George Meredith
Conan Doyle
Anthony Hope
Ian Maclaran
Stanley J. Weyman
Marion (Rawford
Howells
Henry James
Bret Harte
G. H. Putnam
Massachusetts Library Club
Putnam
Marion
Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
Roswell Martin Field
Eugene Field
Field
Imimaer
Tolstoi Ia
Siberia
Man
Rudyard Kipling
Welr Mitchell la al Worl
America
Mmé. Calmann-Levy
Ernest Renan
van Dyck
Syria
George Branides
Macmillan Press
England
Harper's
du Maurier
Mme
Heinemann
Barris
Napoleon
Italy
Paul Verlaine
Rose
Misa Beatrice Harraden
Hilda Stafford
Blackwood
California
Charles Scribner's Bone
J. M. Barre
Alexander Russel
The
Scoteman
W. Hoberts
Felix Gras
Provence
Midi
France
Marseilles
Paris
Versailles
Thomas A. Janvier
Saint-Remy
Janvier
Paria Journal
Tennyson
Mungo
Lord Tennyson
Misa Jane Yonge
Stanley Weyman
Mr. Weyman
Dumas
Stevenson
Caithness Castle
Byron
Scott
Moore
Dickens
George Thompson
Chariotte Bronte
Nicoll
Mra. Gaskell
Powell
Fils
Eva M. Hetzel
Erie Medigal
Buffalo
N.Y
Avreennns
Eurasia
Mal
Dra Bal
Beatie’ Matthews Gros
John
Lackawanna
Franklin Avenue
Aix
Greas Royal Medicine CO
River
Chigsgo
ILI
Werapin Oy Matthews Bree
Brugsial Seraates
Fenan Wanns Trust and Base
T Cohan and Mechanics
Amaweaiern
Bideton Savings
Wyoming
Ser
Cranton Bedding Co
Lacka
E. Sona
N. Seventh
Mina
China
Precht
Louis
Penn
Toys and Confectionery
Brams, J. D. & Bro
Owens Bros
718 Avenue
Scranton Dairy Co
Penn and Linden
Dickson Manufacturing Co
BTC
the Fashion
Lackawanna Avenue
Dale & Stevens
Cleveland, A. 8
Babcock, G. J. & Co
Ranklin
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co
Cowles
W. C
N. Main
Rogers, A. E
Howley, P. F
M. T
Wyoming Ave
Harness & Saddlery Hardware
Pis G. W
Eller & Harris
Peno
Hill & Connell
Washington
Boots and Shoes
Goodman's Shoe Store
Clark, G. RK. & Co
Caterer
Huntington, D. C
N. Washington
Walsh, Edward J
Blume, Wm
Ben
Spruce
Barbour
Credit House
Grocerier
Pirle
J. J
Wiliams, Samuel
Scranton House
Near Depot
Goldsmith Bros
Wall Paper
Ford, W. M
Brown
Scranton Candy Co
Florey, C. M
Hardward and Plumbing Gunator & Forsyth
Inglis
J. Scott
General Merchandise Osterhout
N. Lee
Peareet
Harthold
E. J
Snook, 8,M
Olyphant
Winke
J. C
THA, Coffers and Spice Grand Union Tea Co
Main
Raub
A. R
Spruve
McGarrah & Eon
Lorentz
Lac Linden & Wash
Davia
G W
Bioes, W
Peckville
Davies
John J
Mann
Bimwell
V. A
Giben
Green
Joseph
Crockery and Glassware
Harding
J. L
Radin Bros
Fancy Goode Kresky
Mala
Parker, E. R
Caryl
Linden
Benjamin & Benjamin
Franklin & Spruce
Roberts
J. W
Bielle
J. Lawrence
BHORS
Marley
Ambrose
Triple Stores
Providence
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