Ephraim and Eleanor tale hints at a stalled romance
A rural tale recalls Ephraim a reserved man who hinted at marriage to Eleanor yet offered a home and stock instead. Others note his quiet manner and complex loyalties as Eleanor weighs the match while neighbors trade stories of love and misgivings amid everyday farm life.
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Raim
Ephraim
Ephra
Aster
Eleanor
Phraim
Eleacara
Ephatim
Ephreim
Origin of a Horn Phrase Traced to Early Tennessee Distillery
A New York Times letter explains how the term a horn for whiskey spread from Davidson county Tennessee. It credits the Red Helfer distillery as the first in Tennessee and notes Saturday drinkers used a horn to refer to a dram, a phrase that migrated westward and shortened to horn.
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New York
East
Kentucky
Tennessee
Davidson County
New York ‘Times
Garter Tradition Ties Luck To Blue Silk Accessories
A worn garter is valued as a lucky token for the wearer and brides are urged to wear a blue silk garter at weddings. After the ceremony the garter is either hidden or cut and distributed among bridesmaids, with the finder or recipients thought to gain good fortune and a devoted husband. In Germany bridesmaids also receive blue and white garters from the bride.
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Germany
Discoverer Bobby Delivers Wet Paint Prank
Robby bursts into the house in high excitement, his lands and clothes smeared with a sticky substance and his face glowing with triumph. He proclaims to his mother that new neighbors lack a sign saying Wet Paint, insisting the substance is varnish not paint, as London King notes.
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Bobby
Robby
London
Foot Bath Advice From Ledger Monthly Fit For Beauty
The article extols nightly foot baths as a remedy to skin issues and facial eruptions. It emphasizes using 105 to 110 degrees water, adding washing soda if perspiration is heavy, rubbing the feet to draw blood, cooling before removal, and thorough drying. Good pedal circulation fights corns and chilblains, with frequent warm baths aiding comfort and beauty.
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