Diana's Homecoming Ends Family Tears Over Sorority Plans
Diana Hale returns home from college amid mixed feelings as her father worries about balancing education and family life. Her mother supports the choice while Diana and her brother Joe express relief and resolve to stay closer to home. The scene evokes a bittersweet reunion at the Hale household in Youth's Companion.
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Diana
Mr. Hale
Paana
Daugher
Joe
Mrs. Hale
Neil Porter
Nell
Papa
The Chinese Live Well in New York Says Physician
A New York physician writes that contrary to popular belief Chinese laborers are not cheap. He notes average wages around 20 dollars a week with room and board, high quality food, and substantial Sunday dinners. Carpenters earn about 62 dollars daily and Chinese workers are valued for reliability and willingness to work overtime to meet demands.
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New York
China
Not a Crime. The Angier Inhabitant Sketch
A London Sketch dialogue features Angier and an Inhabitant debating water rights and fishing. The verse sketches a playful exchange on public access versus private use with light humor.
Fashion hints and a teething syrup ad fragment
A fragmented fashion item describes a three piece linen suit with self colored trigs and crochet buttons. An ad mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a remark on the inventor of money noting people prefer not to work.
Pettit’s Eye Salve Promotes Quick Eye Relief
An old advertisement touts Pettit’s Eye Salve as 100 years old and effective for tired eyes, eye aches, inflammation, soreness, watery or ulcerated eyes. Available at all druggists in New York or Howard Bros Buffalo.
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Pettit
N. Y
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Stabs of Pain Backed by Kidney Pills Testimonial
William H. Walter of Chatsworth reports back pains like knife thrusts that kept him from work. He says cloudy urine with sediment improved after taking Deans Kidney Pills, which he credits with clearing uric acid and curing the backache. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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William H. Walter
Chatsworth
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Texas Lands Fest and Cheapest on Earth
A fragmentary ad list mentions Humphris Realty Co in Marfa Texas and urges action for parents regarding a son nicknamed Kid. Other notes cite a 13 ton gasoline weed burner replacing 300 men, a claim about Danish suicide rates, and a Germany paving mix of tar and iron slag.
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Texas
Walt
Humphris Realty Co
Marfa, Tex
Kid
Union Pacific Railway
Europe
Germany
Painting tips to avoid costly house paint mistakes
A short guide urges houseowners to learn painting basics and choose quality materials. It promotes a free Homeowner’s Outfit No 49 from National Lead Company and stresses using pure white lead and trusted brands like the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as safeguards against paint trouble.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Try Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy Despite Skepticism
An advertisement urges chronic rheumatic patients to discard all medicines and try Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy. It claims no harmful drugs and offers a refund if unsatisfied, while praising independent thinking and small tasks as steps to tackle big challenges.
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Munyon
Gl Druvgister Frice Se
The Divinity of Man in Everyday Lives
A reflection on the sacred nature of the common soul and the greater merit found in recognizing and honoring it in humble daily existence.
Easter Bells Rhapsody Echoes Across The Season
Poem fragment celebrating Easter bells as heralds of rebirth and renewal. Reverent imagery links chimes to new life and Christ’s love, with scattered archaic spellings and punctuation indicating a period-era literary piece.
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Earth
Christ
Harper’s
Easter Vision and Bunny Legends Stir Modern Easter Views
A column contrasts the easter bunny with modernism and urges keeping childlike wonder, while praising the Easter vision of a living Christ. It calls for embracing renewal through death and rebirth, urging personal death to selfishness and a rise to peace, love, and eternal life.
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Christ
Cyvermora
Pussy Willows in Lent Folklore from Lincolnshire
In England the palm is replaced by willow branches with catkins during Lent. A Lincolnshire saying warns that if catkins are not blooming by the fifth Sunday of Lent, the season will be poor for the palm substitute and for the year.
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Palma
England
Lincolnshire
Sewing on Good Friday in Shropshire
Good Friday inspires Shropshire women to sew in spare minutes, believing that work done that day will never come undone. The tradition reflects local faith and communal devotion during the holiday.
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Shropshire
England
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Woney
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