The Way That Won in Millwood Harbors a Love Triangle
Dr Harvey Wilmot visits the Martin household in Millwood where Ruth Joslin and Honora Paine alter the course of romance. Ruth becomes a steady helper to Mrs Martin and the doctor, drawing cautious attention from Honora as a mutual affection develops between Ruth and Harvey amid family care and social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Walnut
Millwood
Tamsey Marrit
Harvey Wilmot
Hon
T. T Paine
Society of Honora Paine
Honora
Geldun
Ruth Joslin
Martin
Ruth
Jane
Mies Paine
Dr. Wilmot
Mary
Honora Paine
Wilmot
Collura
Crmyaty
Angele
Witen
Caroliac
Indy
Dresden
China
Maron
Harvey Wimot
Dorcas
Crafting a Thread-Holder with Bodkin and Beading
A historic sewing tip describes making a body holder with insertion and beading, tying ribbon ends, and threading through each bead strip. It instructs cutting two pasteboard hearts as slits for harrow ribbon to hold spools, then covering with silk or linen and buttonholing. It notes using a spool of black silk with black and white cotton for balance.
Palm Leaf Fan Calendar Decoration Idea
Inexpensive craft uses palm leaf fans, calendars and small thermometers. Attach a calendar to the fan’s lower left and a thermometer to the upper right, finish with a colored ribbon. Suitable as a bedroom or sewing room adornment, with time note about lunch.
Miniature Work Box and Rose Pin Cushion Craft Ideas
A Victorian styled piece highlights easy to make travel friendly gifts for women. The feature presents a miniature work box and rose pin cushion with emphasis on dainty practicality, affordability, and attractive presentation suitable for Christmas giving.
Stenciling on wood ideas for baskets and toys
A guide to using stencils on wood and baskets with various paints and colors. It suggests tracing patterns on stencil paper, anchoring patterns with pins, and applying colors to create decorative designs. Emphasizes bright colors, outlines in brick, and using the finished piece as a toy storage or gift item for children and grandmothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eryone
Miniature Work Box and Rose Pin Cushion Craft Notes
The article describes a miniature work box with a ribbon bottom and two flaps for pine needles and top cover. It explains a rose pin cushion using a two by three inch foundation, pink satin ribbon, folded rose petals, yellow centers, green foliage, and pink bow. It also mentions a dodkin holder made by covering a cotton roll with ribbons.
Orris Root Ring Christmas Craft For Mother
A small boy struggles with sewing but seeks to gift a handmade orris root ring. Gather a gimlet, ribbon, and orris root from the druggist, drill holes in pieces, and string them on ribbon to form a ring. The finished piece hangs in a wardrobe to perfume years after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ayer
Threaded Ribbon Fashion In Home Decor And Attire
Threaded ribbon dominates household linen Angelie bed linens and table coverings and extends to ordinary apparel and hats. Beading double hemstitching and eyelot embel lishments surge in vogue as ribbons of matching shades are woven through vases, laces and metalwork, with bows at the side.
Equal to the Occasion in a Household Humor Incident
A New York caller visits a West Side home and asks to see the mistress. The Irish servant replies in a brogue, offers to fetch her, then says her hands are wet and jokes about putting the tickets in her mouth. The tale reflects immigrant humor and class contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt Hae Jong Aince
Emerald Isle
Tne
New York
Refrigerator Teachings and a Clever Waiter
A Cleveland household hires a Scandinavian domestic who instructs the mistress to discard all old items from the ice box each morning. The mistress later asks about a yard sight, and Sophie explains the old ice was left over from yesterday to be thrown away. A separate anecdote notes a diner tipping a nickel, with the waiter seeing it as a promising start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sophie
Jake
Harper's Weekly
Sores as big as pennies cure by Cuticura Reme dies
A 1906 testimonial from Albion Nebraska describes severe scalp and neck sores after measles that resisted blood remedies and salves for months. After using Cuticura Reme dies the sores healed in three weeks with no recurrence seven years later. The note ends with a clipped ad about horse rising and a London Daily Mail spoof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Ceylon
Balmy Island
London Daily Mail
Incoherent Ad Copy Mix Cures and Show Training Claims
Fragmented OCR of a 19th century newspaper page includes a claim about catarra treatment with Hail's Catarrh Cure, references to J Cheney Co Toledo, and scattered notes on training a lion for exhibition. The text also mentions quinine, a statesman leading the masses, and a disjointed sales and promotional tone.
Night Sweats Used Peru-Na by Lizzie Loms
Lizzie Lomr of Chicago writes that after years of night sweats and fatigue she faced surgery but found relief using Peru-Na. She credits Dr Hartman’s guidance, says four months of treatment cured her, and urges others to contact her for details. She is a widow with six children relying on her work daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Lomr
Iste St
Chicago
Til
Te. Hartman
Lilas
Peeann
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M. A
Orris
Walter
Cutiura
Ong
Catarra
J. Chenex & CO
Toledo
Jeads
Magues
Masses
Juizie
Carters
Arant Jaterp
NEW York News CO
York
Ange Staf
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