Periwinkle House and Opie Read Romance Noted
A promotional notice extols Opie Read and his novel Periwinkle House a romantic tale set after the Civil War in the South featuring a northern officer and southern belle. It lauds Read as a prolific author and lecturer with widespread popularity and a long publishing and lecturing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Read
United States
Opie
Tennessee
Kentucky
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gasette
Cleveland (O.) Leader
Arkansaw Traveler
Mr. Read
Chicago
Chautauqua
Lyceum
Mysterious Yankee and Liberty Shottle Meet on River Boat
A tall Yankee traveler meets a sharp eyed woman in a ballroom aboard a Mississippi steamer. He glimpses a mysterious beauty, then confronts Liberty Shottle in a shanty near the boat’s deck. The encounter hints at a fateful, dramatic collision of paths between Virgil Drace and Liberty Shottle on the voyage.
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Miss Lucy
Gayelles
Mississippi
Gayety
Liberty Shot
Tle
Liberty Shottle
Virgil Drace
Liberty Shuttle Bets on a Hundred and a Dream
On the Leona a poker room tale unfolds as Liberty Shuttle persuades Drace to back his bid with a hundred dollars. A plan to "clean up" spurs high stakes talk amid sea air and camp stools as the riverboat fills with backroom tension and uneasy bets.
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Leona
Liberty Shuttle
Drace
Shottle
New Orleans
Liberty
Memphis
Chapel Hill University
North Carolina
Virgil
Hobbins
Mississippi River Ball on the Leona Steamship
On the river the Leona steamboat hosts a floating ballroom where deckhands chant and passengers drift between antique costumes and a waltz, mingling romantic nostalgia with the era’s plantation world and Civil War relics as debauchery and restraint collide.
Nervous and Half Sick Women Share Cure Tale
A Youngstown Ohio woman describes months of fatigue back pain and cramps then credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement after first bottles. Readers are invited to request the company text and share experiences.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Melmer Heasley
S. Jackson St
Youngstown
Ohio
E. Wiese
Louisa St
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Uest
Mia
Elizabeth Rbsinbold
N. Pine
Belgium Bondholder Wins 200000 Francs Lottery Bonus
A Belgian man who bought a 1903 bond and had not checked the 1907 lottery numbers visited Antwerp's Caisse Communale. He learned his number was drawn in 1907 and that he would receive a 200000 franc prize, about 40,000 dollars.
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Antwerp
Caisse Communale
Henry Hadn t Changed Mr Dulverton and Maria talk
A brief scene shows Mr Dulverton pleased with his speech and his wife Maria recalling it from the gallery. She compares it to Henry courting her and hints he never got to the point. An old advertisement for Cuticura products interrupts the text.
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Henry
Dulverton
Maria
Cadet Girl Scouts Sell Candy. Boy Tricks Tip as Candy Escapes
A downtown candy sale by a city troop of girl scouts raises funds when a ragged newsboy pays 15 cents for a dime's worth of fudge. He leaves with the candy and explains his tip as he darts away, prompting the scouts to note the streetwise prank.
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Indianapolis News
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Encourages Baby Clothing Care
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the fresh safe whitening product for baby clothes saying it leaves garments white with no streaks or damage. Available at all good grocers.
Four Year Old Tommy Sees Violets on Locust Drive
A four year old boy named Tommy and his sister sought violets in spring near home. A later car ride with his mother and friends along a locust tree lined road prompted Tommy to remark that violets were growing on trees. The note preserves a child’s misperception and a gentle memory of a family outing.
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Tommy
Argument Between Amenities Rastus and Mose Sparks Heated Exchange
In a heated exchange, Mose retorts to Rastus with a racial insult and a jab about brains. The remark escalates tensions, highlighting a sharp verbal confrontation between the two individuals.
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Rastus
Mose
Also Mentioned on This Page
Periwinkle
Rany
Promae
West
Mississipp
America
Europe
Andrew Jack
Alfred Drace
Stepho Ta Vite
Oungstown, Ohio
Shales
Fletcher
Nebraska
Wiief
National of
Holland
Parcel Post
New York
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