Ancient tale of trade and lovers in a frontier town
In a vivid frontier vignette, a carriage of memory recalls a stern tradesman, a gifted needleworker, and a daughter Sade Water torn between old loyalties and a wooing by Hy A Watkins. A scene unfolds with lamplight, potions, and a public verdict on marriage and social revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudine
Goldie
Sim
Cbeaso
Suleny
Fern
A. Waidine
Ae A. Wathine
Bert
A. Watkins
Ashe
Leuwann
Vitor
Anil
Minnie Hathorn
Soda Wank
Watkins
Oytler
Wandering Arabs at a German music garden
Murray Greville sits listening to a German band and eyes a young woman across a table, drawn by a mix of repugnance and attraction. A rain shower drives him to offer help as the two women, with a companion, stand at the gate seeking shelter, sparking a cautious, evolving interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Greville
Byron
Tio
Ross
Amy Ambrosia
Wandering Arab Travelers In Florence To Rome
Mary Seymour and Honora meet Murray Greville during a European journey from Munich through Florence to Rome. He pursues Mary and proposes a life together, while Nora navigates their independence. After months of travel, a reunion in Florence rekindles feelings and sets plans for a shared future in Rome, amid social entanglements and class tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Baenone
Jon
Seid
Sam
Greville
Raing
Ling
Toml
Nenin
Mary R Seymour
John Stoughton
New York
Merle
Honora
Murray Graville
New York State
Murray Greville
Two Indies
Mary Seymour
Nora
Munich
Tirad
Thad
Ana
Mareville
Switzerland
Florence
Rome
Snowler
Mr. Grey
Heppy Aeei
Mr. Greville
Ber
Leigh North
Demarest
Florenns
Lem
Lim
Murray
Uti
San Miniato al Monte
Fiesole
Vallombrosa
Tam
Via Condotti
Mary Sencars
Sroville
Scotti
Grecci
Helene Mae
Thrifty Ways to Reuse Worn Household Fabrics
A thrifty housekeeper shares practical tips to repurpose worn stair carpet borders into new borders, cut and hembed ingrain carpets, and use shrunken blankets as pads. It advises turning worn linens into pillow slips, napkins, or kitchen wraps, plus trimming white merino for dew cleaning and crafting iron stands from old hosiery. It also describes recycling silk and ribbons into knitted pieces for curtains and a piano scarf, with emphasis on material care and frugality.
Also Mentioned on This Page
HY. A. Watkins’ Wooing. Seykence
Hy. A. Watkins
Jef Joxtyn
W. Pelty
DRS, Felty & Shollenberger
Eee Secreen
Garcelon
F. Garcelon, M. D
Faulkner
Broadway
Seventh Street
Buckeye Avenue
J. M. Gleissner
Abilene
Kansas
Citizens’ Bank
Matott & Company
A. W. Rice
D. R. Gorden
John Jountz
Wen. Giles
T. A. Malott
T. H. Malott
Cashier
L. G. Vanscovog
Eprice
Fourth Streets
Atilene
Kan
M. Kirsch
Homeopathic
Ken
Roo
Offic
J. J. Reagan
Kao
M. P. Jolley
Dickinson, Morris, Marion
Sallue
Ottawa
Clay Counties
Dickinson County
Palace Drug Store
KNAPP
Foundry
Machin
Farers’ Friend Wind Mills
Stacker
Wishart, Williams & Knapp
THE
J. E. Bonebrake
Nathan Blevins
Theo, Mosher
Lee’s & Treas
J. 8
Drake
H. C. Orton
First National Bank
Kansas Farm
Abilene, Kansas
Commission
W.G. Coles, Pres
G. W. Carpenter
City Bakery
T. S. Bartoh
Ilese
T. S. Barton
Como & Lazare
Long & Wilson
W. P. Seeds
Attorneys AT Law
Adilens, Kansas
Teo
Cad
Abilene Bank
Ledola
Mtiem J Werder EA
Nena
Thomas Kirby
All Business
M. L. Potter
Hope P. D
W. Liggett
Boskollee
B. Wilson
Ww. F. B. Wilsow & Soh
Dickinson
Russell
Lincoln
Morris
Reflector
Western Home Nursery
Vermont
Eicholtz
Detroit
Kaa
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