Shirley Green Plans to Face Ryder as She Mines Letters
Shirley schemes to travel to New York under an assumed name to obtain letters from John Burkett Ryder while coordinating with Judge Stott. Jefferson Ryder visits, but Shirley rejects marriage, choosing to pursue the letters and protect her family, signaling a bold, risky campaign.
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Ryder
Shirley
Massapequa
Ryder House
Shirley Green
Rossmore Cottage
Judge Stott
New York
Stott
John Burkett Ryder
Noth
Brioey Shirley
Mirge
Jefferson Ryder
Nirley
Jefferson
Father
Mr. Ryder
Jeff
Paris
Goodby
York
City
Sensational journalist visits Robert Louis Stevenson in San Francisco
A world traveling reporter visits Stevenson in his San Francisco home. Ill and frail, he offers a faint response to her request for a two minute interview. He draws a woolen stocking and works needles as she realizes the interview cannot proceed.
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
J Burney
California
Stevenson
Those Foo Questions Borrowing Triend
A terse note features quirky phrasing and playful dialog about a borrowing trend. The fragment hints at light conversation with a joke about oil on a person.
Capital crimes in sixteenth century England
The Westminster Gazette notes that in sixteenth century England, crimes such as stealing over twelve pence, burning a haystack, killing or stealing sheep, breaking a dike or bridge, damaging a fish pond bank, felling orchard trees, and tearing or defacing a person’s garments in public were capital offenses punished by death.
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England
Westminster Gazette
Prodigy Class Endorses Chamberlain's Remedy
H. E. Howe publisher of the Press Highland Wis says three of the family were cured of summer complaint using one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by Cook and Sherman.
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H.E. Howe
the Press
Highland
Wis
Cook and Sherman
Jealous Dog Resentment Unveiled in Baby Encounter
A Birmingham family dog, once a beloved pet, showed suspected jealousy after a baby joined the home. The dog seemed calm when observed, yet the baby cried whenever left with the dog. A keyhole peek revealed the dog rubbing its cold nose along the baby's back, a hidden sign of tension.
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Birmingham
Ralph Neville
Outing Magazine
Giraffes Spark Marital Wonder in Philadelphia Press
Mrs Parrot laments for giraffes unable to speak while Mr Parrot imagines the joy of their married life in a whimsical Philadelphia Press exchange.
Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for foul stomach
An advertisement compares the stomach to a churn and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery sweetens a foul stomach, purifies blood, and treats skin eruptions, ulcers, and digestive disorders. It invites readers to mail for a booklet detailing ingredients and endorsements from medical authorities.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Golden Medical
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Portable ironing board innovation sparks domestic ease
The article describes Mrs Josephine G Shep ard s portable ironing board promising self pressing with an iron. It converts to a chair stays compact for hotel rooms and boarding houses and includes depressions and hoods for smooth sheets. It folds for summer trunk travel.
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Josephine G. Shepard
Proprieter Plays Humorous Record While Guests Wait
A Brooklyn Citizen note describes a hotel proprietor who uses a phonograph to entertain guests. He plays appropriate tunes to match mood such as Life Is Too Hurt to Worry All Things Come to Him Who Waits and a Kipling piece Lest We Forget to remind patrons about tipping.
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Kipling
Brooklyn
Uncle Mose Prefers Solitude in Baltimore Talk
Dialog from the Baltimore American features Uncle Mose declaring his unsociable nature and preference for privacy. He identifies as a Baptist and dismisses being a misanthrope in a witty exchange about sociability.
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Mose
Baltimore
Ed Nicholson wood saw runs Tuesday with phone orders
Local notes report the Ed Nicholson wood saw will be running Tuesday with telephone orders to 54 or 373. Roy Thompson returns to Havre after a city visit. Elmer McFadden goes home to Crawfordsville after a day in the city. Mrs. Lee Stewart returns to Keota after a visit with her mother Mrs. Dupuis. Mr. and Mrs. O B Stichter depart for Minneapolis after visiting in local homes. Mrs. W L Dusenberry returns to Keota with Miss Orma Dusenberry for a short stay.
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Ed Nicholson
Roy Thompson
Havre
Elmer McFadden
Crawfordsville
Lee Stewart
Keota
Dupuis
O. B. Stichter
H. Stich
W. D. Shearer
Minapolis
Minn
W. L. Dusenberry
Relativ
Orma Dusenberry
Does Your Head Ache Fort Madison Iowa
Fort Madison Iowa readers report a recurring head pain concern. The piece notes local medical advice and suggested visits to clinics for persistent headaches.
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Lion and
Charles Klein
Fifth Avenue
Cardus
Lucinda Johnson
Fish Creek
Four Seasons
London
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
NEW Ironing Board
J. H. Wagner Company
Fort Madison, Iowa
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