House of a Thousand Candles Chapter 1 Continued
Meredith Nicholson sets Glenarm heir to a remote estate facing uncertain fortune. The protagonist reveals bitter irony about inheritance, a contested $40,000 gift, unfinished house at Annandale, and a plan to spend a year there under willful constraint. The scene establishes Pickering as cautious executor and Bates as trusted servant.
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Madrid
Pickering
Theresa
Annandale
Glenarm
Sudan
Glenarm House
John Marshall Glenarm
Glenarmian
Africa
Arthur Pickering
Lake Annandale
Bates
Wabana County
Indiana
Thomas Bates
Margie Debates Sharing Candy With Polite Papa
A dialogue scene shows Mamma urging politeness and sharing candy with Papa while Little Margie worries that Papa would refuse. The exchange reveals family dynamics and childlike etiquette expectations.
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Mamma
Papa
Margie
Parlor Wallpaper Dispute Sparks Couple’s Taste Test
Mrs. Sweetley and George sample wall papers, debating style, brightness, and harmony with room decor. She pressures agreement while he weighs character, stripes, and the impact on art hung in the parlors. Ultimately they defer to a store sample and plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Helen
Mrs. Sweetley
Mr. Sweetley
Puck
Simple Home Cold Cure With Pine Oil And Whisky
A noted authority on lung trouble recommends a home remedy for colds and coughs. Mix half an ounce Virgin Oil of Pine, two ounces glycerine, and eight ounces good whisky. Shake and take teaspoonful every four hours. Ensure Pine Oil is the pure half-ounce vial sold for druggists. Prepared by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Need of Standard Weights in British Markets
Advocates of the metric system cite tables from the British Auctioneers' institute year book to show varied and scattered English weights. Wheat and cereal are sold in 20 methods across England, Scotland, and Wales with bushel, boll, and hundredweight differing by region. Stones for meat, iron, cheese, and hemp also vary, as do seven different standard acre areas, while liquid measures confuse further.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Great Britain
Eczema Cure Claim with Cuticura Remedies Highlighted
A testimonial from Mrs. Florence E. Atwood of Chicago credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with curing a severe three year eczema. Dated October 2, 1905, she endorses the products and urges others to try them after unsuccessful treatments by Chicago physicians. Witness L. Berger signs.
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Chicago
Florence E. Atwood
Crilly Place
Berger
Seed company unveils two foot long oat heads
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin introduces a new oat variety with heads two feet long. The catalog touts Boetz as the greatest cereal hay food America has seen, promising remarkable yields and quality for farmers.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Seed and Tool Catalog Free Offer From John A Salzer Co
Advertisement notes a free 148 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to buyers, with free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. Request by sending 6 cents in stamps to John A Salzer Seed Co Box W La Crosse Wisconsin.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
Box W. la Crosse
Wis
Lonson Cutter Augustus Squire Dies A Ninety Third Year
Augustus Squire, 92 or 93, longtime Cutlers company member in Lonson, died. He marked life by old fashions, burning candles at home and avoiding gas electricity telegrams or telephones. He rarely rode trains preferring buses carriages cabs or boats.
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Augustus Squire
Cutlers Company
Lonson
Fragmented note hints at medicines and romance
The readable text mentions Bromo Quinine and refers to lasers and quinine in a garbled line. It briefly notes a criminal gold tabler and a signature. A gendered remark about an engagement ring being desirable appears, followed by advice about staying active when discouraged.
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EOMO
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Meredith Nicholson
Bobbs-Merril Co
Vermont
Old Village
Wabana
Mr. Sweet
National Lead Company
New York
Boston
Bufalo
Cleveland
Ft. Louis
Philo d@elphie John
T. Lewis & Brose. Co
Pliete Burgh
Lead & Oil
Edgar Allan Poe
Johnnie" Poe
Poe
Baltimore
Spain
Philippines
Death Valley
Tonopah
ForBaby
Tondos
Charterhouse Ba
Pi & Oe Bas
Otter Drug Grew
Cofp
Free Farms
Canada
Sion
Goewes
Ottawa
W. Y. Bennett
Maine
Orbinall
KR. Faxton CO
Beston
Mass
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