Dear Hubby, A Woman Reads a Letter in Mourning
A mournful reader in Abilene recalls a set of letters from a vanished husband. The note mixes domestic detail with sorrowful reflections on love and memory, ending with a sobering line on how a man’s emotions fade. The piece, credited to Madeline Brid-yea in Puck, contrasts affection and practical concerns.
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Jack
O. K
Wiliams
Mokher
Ble
Madeline
Brid-yea
Puck
Polly's biscuit bakery rises from misfortune
Polly Rutherford, a sixteen year old daughter of a widowed mother, learns her grandfather has failed financially. She resists despair, starts a biscuit business named Polly wolly winkum, quietly supports her family, trains poor girls, teaches cooking, and expands into a school kitchen and roomier bakery while facing a legal challenge over alleged delays in compensation.
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Polly
Polly Rutherford
Mr. McIlwaine
Mr. Mellwaine
Folly
Paul Meflwaine
Rutherford
Grandpa
Paul McIlwaine
McIlwaine
Little Polly
Rutherfords
Mr. Rutherford
Virginia
Polly- Wolly-Winkuin
Polly-wolly-winkum
Texas
Jenny Lind
Stockholm
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Cretins and
Berg
Conservatory
Adolph Frederick Lindblad
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Garcia
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Meyerbeer
Norma
Vienna
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England
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P. ‘Tt. Barnum
America
United States
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Madame Goldschmidt
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Dresden
Julius Benedict
Julius
Chicago
Inter Ocean
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