Widder Marcia Howe Hosts Visit From Niece In Wilton Tale
The Wilton gossip centers on Marcia Howe inviting her unseen nephew or niece Sylvia Hayden to visit. A fogbound stranger named Stanley Heath arrives with a power boat in distress and asks Marcia to hide a package of jewelry. Sheriff Elisha Winslow reports jewels stolen nearby.
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Widder
Marcia Howe
Wilton
Marcia
Sylvia Hayden
Sylvia
Elisha Winslow
Stanley Heath
The Mystery of a Bandit Lodged in Marcia's House
Marcia harbors a handsome thief, Stanley Heath, believing him innocent despite evidence. While he recovers from bronchitis under her roof, she debates trust and danger, and Sylvia uncovers a jewel stash hidden beneath a brick, intensifying the suspense.
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Marcia
Daniels Homestead
Jason
Sylvia
Mr. Heath
Alton City
Billie Sparks
Horatio Fuller
America
Europe
Prince Hal
Marcela
Missy
Hal
Prudence
Stanley Heath
Wilton
Elisha Winslow
Doctor Stetson
Unknown Lady Dialogue Echoes Mercy and Elisha
A terse exchanges recounts a line of mercy pleasing Elisha, followed by Marcia noting satisfaction. The fragment hints at a biblical or literary frame and an emotional turn between characters.
Sylvester Graham Credited With Invention of Whole Wheat Bread
The article notes that whole wheat bread, though an early bread, is commonly called the invention of Sylvester Graham, an American lecturer on temperance and dietary reform.
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Sylvester Graham
Jelly Making Tips From Home Economics Experts
Women in the bureau of home economics share jelly making guidance. Use small batches for best color flavor and texture. Use a large flat bottom pan for rapid evaporation and stop cooking the moment the jelly stage hits.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Woman Tax Drives Marriage Policy in Iangyen China
Narrowing pool of marriageable men in Iangyen prompts a civic levy. Young women pay five dollars for a permit to seek husbands, with fines and imprisonment for those who wed without one.
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Iangyen
China
St Bernard King lvidere Imported in 1892 for 6900
The big country St Bernard named lvidere, hailed as the greatest of its kind, was imported in 1892 by EB Sears of Boston who paid six thousand nine hundred dollars for the animal.
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Lvidere
St. Bernard
EB. B. Sears
Boston
Week's Supply of Postum Free
Read the offer from the Postum Company in another part of the paper. They will send a full week's supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it.
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Postum Company
Independence earnings among women workers
A survey of 1,165 independent business women finds more than a quarter earn net $3,000 or more per year. Among salaried women, less than 6 percent reach that level.
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Long Island
Red Ridinghood
Quivin
Heath
Ylvia
Tuévender
Stetson
Elisha
ST. Bernard King
Mawey
Casey
Coleman
Welisle Own
CAS
Canis
Beottell
Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
St. Dept
Los Angeles
Colt
Fos
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