Uncle Jabez's Joker Ends with a Legal Twist
Ned Lewis inherits half of seventy five thousand dollars after his uncle Jabez’s will is read. The other half goes to Miss Lucinda Burt if Ned marries her within three months. he instead marries Nellie Gray. The funds revert to the Home for Incurable Horses, then split between Burt and Ned, resolving a long quarreled joke.
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W. G. Chapman
Edward Lewis
Lucinda Burt
Lyons
Mr. Lewis
Ned
Jabez
Uncle
Miss Burt
Nellie
Noellie
Weltie
Xee
Nettle
Bart
Bive
Lucinda
Miss Lucinda Burt
Mrs. Lewis
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Wher Sol Scored and the Lost Recollection Tale
Solomon and Esau, close friends, share a humorous memory about a forgotten murine debt. Solomon asks Esau to differentiate remember from recollect to remind him of a waistcoat once loaned. Esau concedes with a playful acknowledgment, marking a lighthearted moment between the pair.
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Solomon
Sen
Esau
Rewu
Rubber Boots Packable for Fishermen
A lightweight pair of rubber boots designed for amateur fishermen rolls up compactly to fit in a pocket. Made of pure gum with a tight fitting top, they are worn over leather shoes for stream wading, offering protection of heavy boots without bulk during travel to and from fishing grounds.
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Scientific American
Improvement In Gas Lighting Through Inverted Burner
Coal gas illumination evolved between 1722 and 1802 but did not reach high efficiency until about 1854. The Wels bach mine advanced the method and the inverted burner and pressure gas further refined its use.
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Welsbach
Child Questions Traveling Salesman At Grandpa's Store
A three year old girl named Carol studies a traveling salesman at her grandpa's store and asks if he is a doctor. She stays quiet as he prepares to leave, then excitedly asks if he sells the “te blest TM.”
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Stork
Carol
One Piece Dress Styles with Satin and Velvet Flair
A fashion feature showcases elegant one piece frocks using satin and chiffon velvet, often combined with fur or satin panels. The redingote style chiffon velvet over satin creates a dramatic underdress look with defined waistline, long belt, fur trim, and velvet buttons. A late note advises milliners to mix silk flowers with wax blooms for balanced trims.
Traveling bag for women’s toilet articles, compact and elegant
A women’s week end traveling bag of heavy silk or printed cotton, circular and drawstring, opens to reveal neatly arranged toilet items. Includes a round powder box with a silk cord closure, hairbrush, mirror, toothbrush, powder, and storage for a nightdress and extra handkerchiefs. Silk version noted as more luxurious and feminine.
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Lndy
Milady
Cork Carpet for Nursery Floors
The ideal nursery floor is cork carpet which is warm and clean and can be wiped daily with a damp cloth. It has an initial objectionable odor that fades with use. It remains warm to the touch and helps avoid chilling a child. A few small rugs can be laid over it in convenient spaces.
Hair Tonic Recipe From Old Text
A short home remedy describes mixing one ounce of Wonderful Hair Tonic with tea in boiling water. Let it settle and strain, then add borax one dram rose water two ounces glycerin one and mix thoroughly in a large bottle for use.
Evening coats with rich brocade and metal embroidery
Fashion note describes evening coats crafted in brocade and oriental metal embroidery. Long panel trains edged with fur outline the armseats and collars. Unings of these coats are typically soft solid color satin.
Underwood Tariff War Economies and Coming Downturn
The piece warns that the Underwood tariff and wartime inflation will intensify into a broader economic collapse after the conflict ends. It argues widespread price drops will follow as factories close and unemployment rises, with living costs already inflated from global wartime demand.
Country at Heart Republican and the Lincoln swap horses maxim
Capper's Weekly argues that two old Republican maxims aided Democrats this year yet the country remains at heart Republican. It notes Governor Hughes narrowly failed election and that unity after dueling conventions strengthens the party for future contests.
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Lincoln
Hughes
Republican Party
Capper
All Honor to Mr Hughes Campaign Verdict
The Syracuse Journal lauds Charles E. Hughes for his honorable principles and insists any Republican defeat reflects states discredit. The piece argues he bore heavy burdens and that future national interest outweighed fear of entanglements, regardless of the outcome.
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Hughes
Charles EB
Syracuse Journal
Great Democratic Economies at Worcester Button Shop
A Worcester Telegram item notes a jeweler stating buttons now cost one dollar versus seventy five cents last year due to higher metal, wages, and expenses. The dealer adds he charged 65 dollars this year for goods last year priced 48 dollars, earning no extra profit.
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Worcester
Awakening Will Be Sad and the United States Inaction
A critical editorial argues that while nations prepare for industrial and military conflict, the United States does nothing due to a Democratic tariff. The piece laments citizens being lulled by words and postponing a necessary national awakening.
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United States
Whitman
Peace Talk Absurd Declares War Critics
The New York Tribune attacks President Wilson's peace stance with Mexico as a sham and fraud. It claims war department officers deny the actions, asserting the country pays heavily in pursuit of Wilson's peace while receiving little in return.
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Mexico
Christmas lesson from Isaiah foretells the Prince of Peace
An International Sunday School lesson from 1916 interprets Isaiah’s prophecy of a coming child as the Messiah. It traces the light over darkness, the joy of deliverance, and the titles Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace, linking ancient prophecy to Christ’s first and future reign.
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Jesus
Isaiah
John
Ahaz
Assyria
Syria
Israel
Judah
Jerusalem
Ahas
Issiah
Zebulon
Nephtali
Galilee
Nations
Jesus of Nazareth
Christ
Jesus Christ
Yezekiah
God
Iselsh
St. John
Iehem
Sen
Beth
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Uncle Jabez
George Munson
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Esau Evewtt
Volues
Vanities
Julia Bottomley
International Sunday School
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Coprrist
Western Mewapaper Uniony
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