Shirley Green Joins Ryder Household as Biographer
Shirley Green moves into the Ryder mansion to begin writing Mr. Ryder’s biography. She accepts the assignment, plans to send her father’s letters to Massapequa, and defends marriage for love over business. Mrs. Ryder, intrigued by Shirley’s courage, introduces her to Jefferson and comments on a family dispute over love versus arranged matches.
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Ryder
Shirley
Jefferson Ryder
Miss Green
Ryder Senior
Jefferson
Jeff
Shirley Green
Mr. Ryder
Hirley
Seventy-fourth Street
Ryder Home
Mrs. Ryder
Ryder Residence
Massapequa
Stott
Ture
John Burkett Ryder
Senate
Ryder House
How to Relieve Pain Hints on Applying Remedies
A quick guide from the New York Journal on easing pain in chest back throat feet and toothache. It suggests heat for chest and side pain alcohol rubs for the back and a hydrogen peroxide gargle for throat injuries. For indigestion a pinch of soda in water. for abdominal pain a tablespoon of brandy and a hot water bag.
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New York Journal
How to Clean a White Straw Hat
A Cleveland Plain Dealer guide lists materials and methods for whitening straw hats. Use white soap and hot water to scrub the hat in a flat utensil, rinse, then bleach with a oxalic acid solution and air dry away from the sun. An alternative method uses ammonia in boiling water, sulphur dusting, nail brush scrubbing, tepid rinsing, and air drying.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Java
How to Tint Photographs
A New York Globe correspondent suggests using watercolor paints for coloring photographs with red sable or camel's hair brushes. For platinum prints use semitransparent paints, with Newton colors noted for success. Transparent cake colors such as Acme water colors are recommended for a smooth finish and enduring color, while inexpensive Japanese water colors in paper sheets offer a low cost option at 75 cents per book.
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New York Globe
Newton
Acme
Killing Moth Millers With Cautionary Naphtha Steps
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune advises thorough search for moth larvae and eggs in houses. If found or suspected, pour naphtha along carpet edges with windows open and no flame for hours, and treat stuffed furniture with moth traces, while ensuring safe ventilation.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Time for contagion symptoms timetable to watch
A timetable for parents to judge when illness may appear after exposure. It notes that symptoms usually show in specific windows and emphasizes careful observation of a child after contact with an infectious disease.
How to Measure Shrinkage In Cloth
A simple method to estimate fabric shrinkage before sewing. Cut a small sample, mark its outline on a white surface, wash it thoroughly, then place it back in the same position to observe the shrinkage. This yields a definite measure of how much the cloth will shrink.
How to Have Clear Lights
How to keep lamps bright by scouring wicks in vinegar before use. Clean smoke stained chimneys with warm water and soap then rub with vinegar or dry salt while wet. Globe glass on gas fixtures may be cleaned in warm water and soda, then in warm water and am.
Wife Test of Love Backfires in Fatal Letter Joke
In a quiet parlour prank, Mrs. Jermyn and Mrs. Partridge craft a fake note claiming Maude leaves Herbert Jermyn. Herbert returns, reads the note, suffers a fatal heart attack, and dies. The joke ends with a grim consequence and disbelief from observers.
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Man
Mrs. Jermyn
Herbert
Mrs. Partridge
Gracie
Mr. Jermyn
Maude. Oy
Herbert Jermyn
Verdict Praised by Idaho Labor Rally in Haywood Case
About 1 000 marchers in Bingham Junction Idaho applauded the Idaho jury verdict finding William D Haywood not guilty of murderous conspiracy. The mass meeting praised the Boise trial outcome as a labor victory, with most celebrants from the Mill and Smeltermen's union tied to the Western Federation of Miners.
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Bingham Junction
Ida
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Boise
Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Western Federation of Miners
Doegs Attack Flock. 26 Sheep Killed at Mitchell Farm
Doegs attacked a flock on the Robert Mitchell farm near Princeton Indiana on August 2 killing twenty six head of sheep including an animal valued at 100 dollars.
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Princeton
Ind
Robert Mitchell
Artist husband finds buyers for wedding gifts
In a witty exchange from Fliegende Blatter a wife asks how her husband fares with his art and if he sells pictures. The daughter replies that not a single one remains, noting they gave away all the wedding presents.
The Intricacies of English Book Review
A reader describes The Intricacies of English as dry yet wading through it. The remark reflects a cautious engagement with the study of language and its detailed exploration.
Piles relief from Dr Shoop Magnetic Ointment
Piles get quick relief from Dr Shoop Magnetic Ointment. It is made for piles with positive action. Itching pain protruding or blind piles disappear with use. Large nickel capped glass jars priced at 50 cents. Sold by J H Stewart.
Chautauqua Tickets On Sale At Banks Now
Tickets for the Chautauqua are available at every bank for $1.50 now and will rise to $1.75 after August 5. The price increase affects all purchasers planning to attend.
Warns of Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder diseases
An old warning advertises Foley’s Kidney Cure promising to positively cure all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. It urges readers with urinary trouble to use the remedy and notes availability from all druggists.
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Foley
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G. W. Dillingham Company
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Maude
Chicago
North Pole
Work & Meek
Stodger
Wells & McCulley
Washington County
Washington
McCracken & Co
Bibles
Nicola & Harmon
North Side
Tobias Minick & Son
Washington, Iowa
Labor
the Gas Light Co
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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