Barbara Learns Riding as Brice Plans a Life at Croylands
Barbara accepts riding lessons from Brice Rutherford at Croylands after a morning with Benson. She enjoys new skill, social intrigue, and a late evening encounter with Basil Bradleigh, her troubled cousin, who seeks money and a chance at reform, ending with a kiss and a vow to change.
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Benson
Mr. Rutherford
Barbara
Mrs. Rutherford
Brice
Croylands
Lrnce
Bradleigh
Sultan Ard
Caroline Wentworth
Herelf
Brice Rutherford
Black Hills
Basil
Sam
Destiny
Postmaster Quizzed by Amateur Players In Hamlet Banter
A country postmaster faces wit from district amateurs who staged Hamlet in the local hall. The troupe jokes about his supposed ignorance as they grill him on what newspapers and books claim about peace and notable figures.
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Hamlet
Pugsby
Queen Anne
Shakespeare
Wanted wives appeal from Western Oklahoma bachelors
A letter to E F Jones from western Oklahoma bachelors urges marriage to relieve their hardship. The writer asks for suitable wives, denies tax as a cure, and claims marriage would bring new vitality to the community and curb past hospitality prejudices. He cites the scarcity of marriageable women and the need for accessible matches.
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Okahoma
Oklahoma
E. F. Jones
Angora
Day County
Guthrie Daily Capital
South Dakota
Indiana
Kansas
Western
Thousands for Spain in Jordan almond import boom
Government experts hail Spain bound Jordan almonds as a fortunate development. California produced 5,509,000 pounds of almonds in 1900 yet imported 683,000 dollars worth from Spain due to the superior size and shape prized by confectioners. The piece ends with a brief Smart Set joke about a dreamer and a man of action.
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Saturday Evening Post
Spain
California
Jordan
Remarkable chapel owned by woman minister in Malden
Mrs. E. M. Bruce, 72, a self proclaimed minister, runs a unique chapel from her Malden home overlooking the sea. She painted most pictures and windows, created decorations, and maintains daily services at 4 45 in the afternoon with a bell inviting worshipers.
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E. M. Bruce
Malden
Mass
Ings
The Art of a Sales Lady and Customer Magnetism
A brief piece on the skill of selling, noting that genuine attentive interest attracts customers. It argues fake interest is detectable by women, while some enjoy being deceived, reflecting early consumer psychology discussion from Leslie's Monthly.
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Leslie's
Superstitions About Sneezing Across Cultures
The article surveys customs from England Italy India and beyond. It cites phrases for sneezes and greetings, from Felicita and May you live to ancient Roman omens. It contrasts German health wishing and Persian prayers with Amazulu beliefs about spirits.
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England
Italy
India
Ganges
Cartarrh
Amazulu
Goat's Milk as Cure for Consumption Attracts Arizona Camp
Dr Robert Williams promotes goat milk therapy to eradicate consumption and expands a large goat camp in the Mogollon mountains Arizona. He cites personal recovery and tests on others claiming similar results. The piece notes granulated eyelids or trachoma rising among children and urges prevention and isolation to control spread.
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Robert Williams
MogoHon Mountains
Arizona
Williams
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