The Last Of Her Time Catherine Van Wye Tale
Catherine Van Wye, sheltered and patrician, falls for driver John Brand and later Jim Brand after a car breakdown. Her aunts fear her prospects while she discovers desire and independence, ending with a conflicted, audacious romance that defies Van Wye propriety.
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Catherine van Wye
Menien
Stitt
Prim
van Wye
Catherine
Joba
Beni
Hir
John
Adele
Anil
Jim Brand
Jim
John Band
Dil
Win Mga
Jim Benod
Howe
Sealy
Brand
Atus
Catoe Beeantee
Nephe
Belinda
Aunt Fielinda
Monte
Mina
Aunt
Kay
Wordsworth's Early Home in Cockermouth
The Chicago Daily News describes Wordsworth's birthplace in Cockermouth as a sturdy historic residence set in a tranquil lake-region village. It notes the yard and garden as charms, the home now a literary shrine where visitors sign walls with verses and autographs.
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Cockermouth
Lake Region
Wordsworth
Howe
Chicago Daily News
Forgotten the Driver Picnic Anecdote
Mrs Manager plans a family picnic while preparing lunch and gear. Her husband helps with driving gloves as they prepare to go. A humorous exchange follows about not forgetting items and the scattered remarks reveal rural, casual dialogue.
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Rae
Everyday Kitchen Dishes For Frugal Winter Meals
A collection of home cooking ideas and economical recipes drawn from garden produce and pantry staples. Includes steps for baked vegetables with bacon, pimento salad, pineapple desserts, meat pies, and rice or bean dishes, plus tips on vinegar making, coffee grinding, and using leftover bacon rind for flavor. Strong emphasis on simple, thrifty techniques and practical family meals.
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Serre
Prven
Right View Darned Hoses and Footed Bills
The passage contrasts a domestic quip about footed bills with a wartime anecdote about Sir Henry Rawlinson and Lord Kitchener. It recalls a major intoxication incident reported through a telegraph to the Colonial secretary, illustrating the era’s blend of humor and military anecdotes.
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Beicher
Henry Rawlinson
Fourth Army
Lord Kitchener
Henry
London
Cuticura Ointment Ad Promises Dandruff Cure
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for dandruff with a prompt follow up by Cuticura Soap shampoo. It claims benefits for men and women with instructions to obtain free samples from Cuticura Boston and lists prices for the trio sold by druggists or mail order.
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Dept
Boston
Man Gets Lots of Unwanted Things in This World
A man describes receiving many unwanted items and troubles, while a woman laments not obtaining a long list of things she desires, revealing contrasting wishes and disappointments in life.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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