Fairy visit saves starving family in quiet Irish tale
A famine era memory recalls a poor family in the Kerry hills starving while a mother and children endure hunger. Two fairies appear at night to prepare broth and bread, bless the kitchen, and promise aid if the family keeps a secret. Each morning a clump of whins near a big gray stone yields help.
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William
Janetta
Miss Janetta
Kerry
Nora
Ellen
Jimsey
Mary Acushila
Wan
Fairies of Kerry Come to Life in a Family Tale
In a Kerry childhood reminiscence a narrator recalls two twin sisters Sydney and Harriet, golden haired and mischievous, who disguised themselves as fairies to aid a starving family. The girls steal food, share with the needy, and become legendary as comforting, otherworldly helpers.
London Dinner Party Tale and Fashion Notes
A San Francisco Chronicle London letter recounts a grand London dinner party where a dress tears apart on the staircase, highlighting the era's fashion and the clinging leather garments. The writer then pivots to social habits, medical ads, and a tax idea from the Inter Ocean, ending with a Texas man’s napkin remark about when to use a handkerchief.
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San Francisco Chronicle
London
Iere
Milk delivery riddle on Elizabeth Street
Thomas delivers ninety-one quarts daily from nine cows, seven quarts per cow. He miscalculates by multiplying seven by nine and thought he sold ninety-one quarts, discovering a missing twenty-eight quarts and a hole in the wagon cover. The anecdote ends with a humorous remark about watering down milk.
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Thomas
Elizabeth Street
Detroit Free Press
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Health and Happiness
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St Foneph
BC Lewis
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Ala
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Ohio
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R. A. W. Morck
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A. W. Morck & CO
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NEW Wagon Shop
Ores Wagner
Struthers’ Iron Works
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Pittsburgh
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Theburgh
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J. Reynolds& Son
Thirteen and Filbert Streets
Philadelphia
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Penn’a
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Haya
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J. BR. Craix
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Poeirton
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Hickory St
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Sterling Stn
Carver House Blodge
Warren, PA
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Johnson & CO
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O. Y. Wells & CO
Wellls & Co
Wells & Co
Wells and Co
Uy Tobacco and Cigars
Wells & Co's
Conarro
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Carver House
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Warren County
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Alec
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Monett & Son
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Clark, Jr. & Co
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Valley
Eewy, Pa
High St
Front St
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Amoet
A. Ruhlman
Butterick
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Variety Hall
Burcess
Second Street
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Gotreiers
Ighhouse & Brother
Suspension Bridge
Highhouse
A. A. Davis & Co
Warren Savings Bank
Reptod
A. 4. Davis & CO
Hazeltine & Davis
Allen Block
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