The Matchmaking Woman by Alice A Browne
A critical portrait of Mrs Yokem a matchmaking woman who misleads single people into marriages. The piece follows her plastic charm as she pairs Miss Singleton with Mr Hatchelor then pursues older and unlikely spouses like Mr Stumpy and Miss Spinley, while other prospects drift away amid social intrigue and comic failure.
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Miss Singleton
Yokem
Spinney
Mrs. Yokem
Mr. Stumpy
Miss Spinsey
Power Behind the Throne and Crawford Opera House Offer Seasonal Glamour
The season features The Power Behind the Throne at the Grand opera house Christmas matinee and night with scenic Austrian willow grove design. Gideon's minstrel carnival appears at New Crawford for two performances, with prices 15 and 30 cents. Charles B. Hanford praised for consistent high quality, delivering a string of esteemed engagements.
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Gret
Katherine Whilard
Grand Opera House
Gideon
Crawford Mon Fe
Dog Walks Home 700 Miles in Strange Tale
Madison Indiana December 18 A dog named Carle disappeared from a new home seventy miles away on June 15. After seven weeks the dog reappeared near town while the owner searched directions and tracks. The animal, undeterred by distance, began a long journey back toward its origin as neighbors reported sightings.
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Madison
Ind
Carle
Fenny
How a Lean Neck May Be Beautified
A long neck may seem lean in very tall girls and can be softened with a yard and four halves of white tulle worn around the throat. A neat bow at the back or under the left ear, plus a string of pearls, finishes the look and conceals prominent collar bones. Very thin girls may wear a transparent lace yoke over the throat for a similar effect.
Beauty Sleep and Dental Care Routine
A nightly routine of deep breathing and full-body stretching aids sleep and relaxes muscles. It recommends standing on tiptoe, jumping, facial cleansing, washing with tepid then cold water, and maintaining daily dental hygiene with brushing, flossing, rinsing, and semiannual dental visits to preserve natural teeth over artificial ones.
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Gil
Young Men Marry Older Wives Trend Found
Study shows men aged from teen to twenty marry girls two to three years older on average. If men marry at twenty one to twenty five, wives average about one year younger than their husbands. The pattern highlights shifting marriage age dynamics and spousal age gaps in early adulthood.
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How to Prevent Croup Its warning dose for mothers of young children
The text explains early signs of croup hoarseness and barking cough and promises a universal remedy used by many mothers. It asserts that early treatment can prevent danger and claims the remedy always helps, urging use at first symptoms.
Holiday Rates via Santa Fe Ticket Deals Near Topeka
Holiday rates advertised via Santa Fe offer tickets up to 200 miles from Topeka with a round trip fare set for December 28 31 and January 4 returns. East of the Missouri River the rate is one and one third fares.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
East Missouri River
Baer Defends Coal Shipping Amid Price Accord Talk
New York interview with Baer of the Reads Coal & Iron company denies any price fixing or combine. He says there is no conference and coal is being mined and shipped to New York as fast as possible, while criticising reports of a combine and explaining scarcity as due to months without mining and demand. A second item reports Miss Jennie Creek of Mill Grove, famed for saving a train bridge, now gravely ill at a sister’s home in Converse with little chance of recovery.
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New York
Revlind Mr. Baer
Mr. Asner
Mr. Baer
Anatraga
Mr. Beer
Combine
Richmond
Ind
Jennie * Creek
Mill Grove
Panhandle
Converse
Miner Fights Buck to Save Train in Wisconsin Wood
In Grand Rapids Wisconsin December 18 Myrph Os700 brings a story of a man’s life and death struggle with a giant buck in the woods. He wounded the deer twice, chased it hours, grabbed its horns, and drove a hunting knife hilt into the deer’s throat after the beast charged. The 275 pound buck was the largest yet killed in the region.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Pially
Osgood
Bryan Will Investigate Silver Question in Mexico
Austin Texas December 15 Colonel William Jennings Girvan will arrive there Friday and stay a few days as suint ot EM Houre. He will go from Pere to Mexico to spend Christmas holidays. The object of the trip is to personally investigate the condition caused by the tremendous decline in silver prices.
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Austin
Ter
William Jennings Girvan
Suint Ot
Pere
Mexico
Ryan
The Wooing of Walloper’s Waning Vanity
A tale recounts Mr. Thomas Walloper who seeks a young, stylish wife to display social status. He demands beauty, manners, youth, and resources while blind to his own flaws. After a bold, uninvited visit to the woman he pursues, she rejects him, exposing his delusion and vanity.
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Oman
Thomas Walloper
Walloper
Imas
Titenia Hersel
Idesi
Walloner
Sam
George Washington
Warning of Approach to Nervous and Female Discomfort
The notice warns of serious trouble linked to uterine disorders and nervous collapse. It urges immediate action with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, citing patient letters from Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Forence, praising cures of nervousness indigestion and female weakness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tirs. Holland
Philadelphia
Frorzxce Hollasp
Clifton St
Mas
Porenam
Lydian E. Pinkham
Mary Browlars
Millersville
Ohio
Lydia
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