Abnormally Sensitive About Trifles in a New Bobbs Merrill Novel
A lengthy, mixed review of recent books notes the vivid character drawing and swift plot in a Bobbs Merrill publication, praising the suspenseful "Susan Sanderson" and the Western tale "Empire Builders" while touching on broader themes of virtue, industry, and personal identity. It highlights the New York reviewer’s cautions, the risks of romance, and the allure of rugged frontier life.
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Hallie Erminia Rives
Bobbs-Merrill Pany
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Empire Builders
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Bobby Merrilpany
Utah Dors
Rocky Mountain
Camp Lfe
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Rea
Alexandra salad and other old world dishes in a 1910s menu
A Chicago American item describes the Alexandra salad named after Queen Elizabeth as a refined hotel dish. It details selecting lettuce hearts with celery, grapefruit pulp, and fresh cherries, topped by French dressing, served in green leaves with cream cheese and wafers, plus brief notes on lemon sweet and mock pigeon preparations.
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England
Hola
Chicago
Household Hints and Simple Pie and Cookie Recipes
Practical kitchen tips on starching fabrics with hot water and salt in cooking vessels. Currant pie directions include crust prep, currant filling, sugar and salt, and crust topping. Imperial cookies recipe outlines butter sugar milk eggs flour baking powder lemon and nutmeg, with rolling and baking. Cake recipe lists ingredients and steps for a layered cake with sour milk and boiled icing.
Tremendous Boss and Thirst for Quiet Groomed Bascomb
In a southern porch scene Capt. Bascomb, noted as nearly deaf at times, is described by Capt. Somers and a schoolteacher. The teacher recalls the wife Mrs Hascomb and notes Bascomb’s efforts to change, grow steady, and avoid ruinous conflict. Gersh Bascomb earns quiet respect for his disciplined, gradual transformation.
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Altough
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
I Yarane
Oklahoma Anecdotes and Architectural Gripes from The Times
A vivid column offers snapshots of Oklahoma City’s growth and charm as a New Yorker marvels at its amenities. It contrasts a metropolitan scene with rural fear, mentions a porcelain bathtub, and riffs on architects and closets, plus playful banter about college yells and a bald spot used for comic effect.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
New York
John
Coffee Trouble Prompted By Coffee to Postum Switch
A Caldwell woman reports sleepless nights ended after stopping coffee and using Postum. Her brother also quits coffee for Postum and relieves sour stomach, prompting the ad claim that coffee causes digestive and sleep issues. A ten day trial is suggested with the book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Eeven
Indy
Wellville
Puffed Potatoes And Salmon Cakes From Leftovers
Quick guide for making puffed potato cakes with melted butter mashed potatoes two eggs cream or milk and seasonings. Also describes mixing flaked salmon with mashed potatoes to form flat cakes fried until brown and served with parsley.
Old Hen Farmer’s Tale Triggers Laughing Farmers
An Indiana man and hoosier school novelist humorously recount a hen farm scare. He learns the hens die when left unfed and discovers the punchline from an old neighbor, Rawlins, who points out the absurdity of assuming hens have milk without feeding.
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Indiana
Rawlins
Lippincott’s Magazine
Cuticura cures cradle cap and infant rash fringe
A letter from Thomaston Me recounts a nine month old shows rash and itchy feet. After trying Cuticura Remedies, improvement appears within hours and the feet clear after a box of Ointment. Also notes cradle cap cleared on the head.
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Taleo
Hattie Currier
Fresh Fuel Sparks Family Row in Odd Exchange
A strained quarrel among a married couple cooled briefly before reigniting, with a canary bird as an odd bystander. The wife remarked that her family thinks she is intelligent, prompting a biting retort from her husband and a renewed, jubilant argument.
Not His Element A Quirky Banter From Early Fiction
A clipped dialogue vignette features a boastful philanthropist and a defiant Leary. Mockery and social banter ripple through the exchange as characters spar over manners and bathhouse metaphors. The fragment references era voices and stray ad copy about foot-care products and a bishop quote, ending with a stray civic slogan.
All Buried by Government in Zwitzertamt Al
A report notes that in Zwitzertamt Al government actions have buried people without respect to wealth or position, indicating widespread neglect of the dead across sectors. The text emphasizes universal burial practices and government responsibility in funeral rites.
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