The Heart Searcher and the Uncertain Love
A narrator inherits Professor Pepper's rumored heart searcher, a one handed watch-like device with a dial listing moral sentiments. Testing it on a child, a cousin, and Amy Clinket, the instrument shows fluctuating feelings, guiding a doomed proposal. Amy vows and later marries another man.
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Pepper
Appearipce
Waterbury
Wee
Amy Clinket
Jed
Camus
Diana
Crown
Natran
Theodore Augustus
Jay Plesty
Brown
Amy
Charles Burrard
Parquetry Floors Promised As Durable Home Upgrade
A 19th century era home care note extols parquetry floors as superior to carpets. It argues bare or matting-covered floors reduce work for housewives, while pine floors can be refinished with putty, stain, and varnish. Hardwood floors benefit from twice-yearly cabinet-maker polishing and daily dusting. The wood mosaic is praised for beauty and varied grain patterns.
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Elo
Fancy Borders and Carquetry Flooring Details
Describes two kinds of parquetry flooring solid and veneered, notes on construction with oak mahogany and borders in Grecian patterns. Warns parquetry should not be cleaned with warm water to avoid warping and loss of polish, citing the Chicago Chronicle.
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Chicago Chronicle
Keeping a Small Garden Teaches Children Love of Flowers
A reflection on guiding children to nurture plants to cultivate patience and appreciation for beauty. Start with simple pots or a few feet of earth, involve the child in sowing seeds, watering, and daily care, and model enthusiasm to spark long term interest in gardening and nature. Also notes weekly trends in flower displays using silver wire punch bowls for centerpieces.
The Tribune Offers Twinkles Colorful Supplement Deal
The Semi-Weekly Tribune announces a new Friday color pictorial supplement named Twinkles with 16 pages of jokes cartoons and gossip plus life-like cartoons and portraits. Subscribers pay 2 a year and can receive Twinkles free if they remit the full subscription to The Tribune direct, otherwise the supplement is not sent.
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New York
Tribune
United States
New York Sun
McKinley
Hobart
Daily Tribune
Department of Science and Mechanics
Peaice
Tribune Direct
the Tribune
Topeka and Fort Scott Train Route Change Notice
Brief notice indicates Topeka and Fort Scott path adjustments for No. 2m service leaving Topeka. Details call out station movements and schedule impact affecting travelers between Topeka and adjacent routes.
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Toreea
Scott Accom
Topeka
Artive
Scribner's Magazine 1897 Spotlight and Contents
Scribner's Magazine outlines for 1897 showcase London sketches by Charles Dana Gibson, a new novel by Richard Harding Davis titled Soktere of Fortune, and a mix of articles including Great Business, undergraduate life in American colleges, Japan and China since the war, and Helen Watterson Moody on the Unquiet Sex. Additional pieces feature Howells, Cable short stories, travel wisdom, and travel guidance. A deluxe illustrated prospectus announces a $3.00 annual subscription and a 25 cent copy price.
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Marget
London
Charles Dana Gibson
Sir Gibson
Scrivner’s Magazine
Richard Harding Davis
Soktere
Judes
Henry E. Howland
Yale
James Alexander
Princeton
Robert Grant
Edward S. Martin
Harvard
Japan
China
Helen Watterson Moody
YD Howells
Mr. Howells
George W. Cable
Lewis Morris
The Review Emphasizes Public Interest Topics And Authors
The article extols The Review as a family magazine addressing top public issues from morale to municipal affairs. It highlights impartial treatment, distinguished writers, and timely previews shaping the public mind with emphasis on women’s interests.
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la Morale, Polition
Welemoe
Ahance
Illisteiul Ecanisry
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