The Tale of a Steeplejack Master and Courtship
A Camden based steeplejack recalls meeting Charlie, her husband, and their courtship amid daring climbs. She details countless high rises painted, including a 350 foot Chester church spire and a 128 foot Wilmington post office pole. The pair wed after a shared work ethos, with her painting half the pole and her husband proposing, amid risks and bravery.
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Charlie
Chester
Wilmington
Del
Trenton
Mat Lalsen
Camden
Dodane Agsoni
Aide
Atc
Tea Reading and Fortunes From Sediment in Cups
An 1890s miscellany traces tea cup readings and fortunes from sediment, noting origins in Europe and Asia, cites Rossetti and Burns, and recounts customs such as saucering, spoon placement, and milk before sugar myths, with anecdotes about social signals and superstitions.
Cuticura Cures Skin Eruption After Long Suffering
Claude N. Johnson of Walnut Kan declares Cuticura remedies cured a two year skin eruption. He bought Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills after reading an ad and saw relief from the first use, completing his cure with multiple products purchased at a drug store. He thanks the Cuticura company in a June 15 1905 testimonial from Maple Grove Farm Walnut R D 2.
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Claude N. Johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut
Kan
Proper Mourning Rules for a Young Widow
A column outlines traditional etiquette for widows in deep mourning. It prescribes crepe bonnets and hats with crepe, plain drapings, short sleeves avoided, sheer white organdie collars, and specific fabrics like crepe de chine and taffetas. Summer wear may be white but remains all black in deep mourning. outfits should be simple with dull finished pongee coats and minimal trim.
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Vogue
Early Winter Flowers and Farm Tips From The Home Garden
This page offers guidance on growing late season nasturtiums in pots or boxes, hardening seedlings outdoors then indoors, and sowing nasturtium seeds through Christmas for winter blooms. It also covers pasture planning for swine with rye rotation and cowpeas, changing seed potatoes, feeding skim milk to poultry, furnace installation, and apple crop expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daller
Eith
Perfectly Digested Breakfast Boosts Nerve Power
A teacher shares a personal tale of indigestion from a heavy breakfast and credits Grape-Nuts with clear digestion, steady nerves, and weight gain. The testimonial praises Postum and Grape-Nuts as a morning standard, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville and try the cereal.
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Vestum Co
Battle Creek
Wollville
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