Singular meeting unveils long lost family ties
A fog collision at sea orphaned a girl and her mother. Years later a want ad leads Miss Adplia Craven and Miss Teresa Pay to Dresden. A chance encounter uncovers Miss Craven as Miss Fay's long lost relative, resolving questions of marriage and kinship.
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Atlantic
Europe
Adplia Craven
Teresa Pay
Rachel Cunningham
Dresden
Miss Pay
Miss Craven
Father
Miss Fay
Miss |Wen
Hig
Iim
Pretase
Matt
Therce
Gentles
Chayeton
Correne
Italy
Ady
Wardinge
Mowever
Craverh
The Garter origins and meaning in England
The article traces the origin of the Order of the Garter to 1244 or 1249 on St George's Day, and an anecdote of a queen or countess dropping her garter and King Edward II reacting. It notes the garter's blue velvet, its placement, and the order's deep religious significance. It mentions Victorian-era hesitation to accept the honor by an oriental potentate.
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Asignia
St. George's Day
Countess of Salisbury
Countess of Kent
Edward II
Order of the Garter
Victoria
Philadelphia
Return of the Prodigal With Money and a Large Check
A town reunion features Mr Jameson recounting a twenty year journey from poverty to wealth. He shows a purse of four cents plus a trunk check, remarking he has come back to stay and will take on small jobs like sawing and splitting wood.
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Mr. Jameson
Boston
Bng
Ozzy Boggs
Which Is Preferable City or Country Life Debate
A suburban school opens the season with city and country children. The teacher selects boys to debate the topic. Country Hugh interrupts, claiming city boys know nothing about going to town and that city life beats anything he knows.
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Hugh
Tham
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Old Romans Mortar Mystery and Caesar Inspiration
A London captain notes Roman mortar was harder than stone and laments the lack of modern techniques to match it. He applauds Julius Caesar as a romantic anchor, while an editor quips about wealth and humor, reflecting on value and perspective.
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Ulysses
Laertides
Peter
Paul
Gastons de Foix
John James
London Chronicle
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare
London
False. Miss Broadlock challenges accusations about a bleached ball
In a terse exchange, Miss Broadlock denies claims that her ball was bleached, insisting the accusation is false. Misa Ravenwing confirms knowledge of the bleaching, noting it occurred before she informed readers of the London Telegraph.
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Miss Broadlock
Misa Ravenwing
London Telegraph
Spare the rod and lose the fish
A humorous quip from the New York Globe imagines a Sunday School scene in which Freddy misquotes a precept about sparing the rod. The exchange highlights a playful twist on a familiar admonition with a seaside pun about fishing.
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Freddy
New York Globe
Poison Ivy Hints for Detection and Safe Handling
A 19th century guide explains poison ivy growth, appearance, and seasons, noting waxy white berries in autumn and a nonvolatile oil causing eruptions. It advises prevention with soap and brushing, warns against oils spreading via clothing, and covers treatment options like lead salts, tincture of grindelia, and hyposulfite soda while cautioning about alcohol risks and heat-related susceptibility.
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Atlantic
Cure for Snake Bites Rumored as Fast Iodine Remedy
An antique letter to Topeka Capital suggests a universal cure for snake bites using several drops of iodine applied to the wound and ingested on sugar. The correspondent claims the remedy originated with a British Indian medical officer and cites a harvest worker bitten on the toe who recovered after two doses.
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Topeka
India
Mbw to Make Coffee Sherbet
Coffee sherbet recipe from the New York Telegram instructs pouring boiling water over four ounces of fine ground Java coffee, simmering ten minutes, straining, sweetening with sugar, chilling, and freezing. Whipped egg whites are folded in as it thickens, then frozen briefly and rested before serving with a top spoonful of whipped cream for twelve servings.
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Mbw
New York Telegram
How to Serve a Boiled Lobster
A Washington Star note describes easy serving steps for boiled lobster. Break off large claws crack joints with a chopper bar, separate head from tail, split tail lengthwise, set body halves upright, arrange claws and tails around, garnish with parsley and serve with stale bread and butter.
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Washington Star
How to Clean Frying Pans Effectively
How to wash frying pans is less work when fat is poured off and the pan wiped clean with paper. The paper should be burned afterward. Periodic boiling in soda water in a large kettle helps keep pans smooth like new.
The One Sided Humor of Spain and Cures for Insomnia
A collection of short excerpts quotes The One Sided Humor of Spain noting provincial fashion and laugh, followed by simple home remedies for insomnia such as cold cloths on the head and soaking the feet. Also included are tips for molting canaries and a Lemon Sherbet recipe with gelatin or egg white substitution. It reads as a miscellany page of light notes.
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Springfield
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Harper's
Orst
William Jennings Bryan
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Pole
Thompson Publishing CO
Wty
America
Seana Leer
RED Cross Drug Store
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