The Heavenly Twins Chapter IX Continuation
In a crowded street scene a wavering Moon is pressed to deliver a note for Gertrude to Milas Jones. Moon, distracted by drink and dreams, is derided by bystanders yet shown a rare moment of eloquence as Gertrude admonishes him to be trustworthy with the important task.
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Rand
Teerimide
Herolc
Moon
Bunnon
Mingaboud
Ime
Tren
Tooset
Gil
Bose
Gertrude
Moen
Weill
Milas Jomers
Kidarda
Night voyage on the Needles bound liner
Gertrude confronts a perilous sea crossing aboard the Peninsular and Oriental liner as passengers suffer seasickness and a possible emergency. With Sisters of Charity and Mary Buel aboard, she helps others reach the deck and stay calm while the ship rocks and the crew organize. The scene ends with Gertrude preparing for further decisions.
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Gertrude
Southampton
Alice
Marie
Beast of
Somersen
Seanevs
Lawesser
Wika
Wielo
Maters of Charity
Lew Oan
Phestedioer
Wea
Gerimide
Ute
Uising Ansy
Slateen
Geerunda
Sven
Bel
Roysteddike
Dees
Gertie
Sisters of Charity
Mary Buel
Uliers
Too Much for Even Beecher and The Pulpit Sleepers
A fragmented 19th century newspaper excerpt recalls a Beecher sermon and a deacon asleep in Plymouth Church pews, pairing this anecdote with fashion notes on embroidery trims for linen shirt waists and a long column on summer dress embellishments, hats, and accessories.
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Beecher
Hobert Collyi
New York
Chiswick
Mr. Beecher
Old Plymouth
Thick Gingerbread and Eye Soup From Old Recipes
A historic collection of kitchen notes describes Thick Gingerbread mixing flour ginger soda butter and syrup baked to two hours and cut into squares. Eye Soup outlines washing rooting vegetables frying in butter simmering with water pepper salt sugar straining thickening with potato flour and serving with eggs and cream.
Baking Powder Recipe From Cream of Tartar and Soda
A reader shares a homemade baking powder method using cream of tartar, baking soda, and flour. Combine 2 1/4 pounds cream of tartar 1 pound baking soda and 1 1/4 pounds flour to yield four and a half pounds of powder at about half the store price. Use pure ingredients from a drug store for best strength.
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Sarah Grand
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Heavenly Twins
Salyts
London
Peninsular and Oriental Steamahip
Tawrence Sonines
Cougins
Bonne Nor Sn
Sones
Miata
St. Tatler
Tie
Demsey
Bertha
Vringe
Knightly
Wey
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