The New Girl Comes to Merediths as Cousin from Philadelphia
In a crowded scene of domestic chaos Mrs. Meredith hires a new girl from the Clair's Intelligence Bureau to help prepare for a visit from a Philadelphia cousin. The plot reveals Martha Meredith, the cousin, is mistaken for a kitchen hand until a kiss and a reveal set things right. The family bonds over the dinner and a wry joke about the servant girl.
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Charlie
Mr. Meredith
Kate Meredith
Charles
Mss
Meredith
Philadelphia
St. Clair’s
Phebe
Paris
Tom
Mrs. Meredith
Clair’s Intelligence Bureau
Martha
Mr. Selwyn
Pattie
Kate
Mrs.Meredith
Martha Meredith
International Bureau
Modesty and beauty in nineteenth century guidance observed
The article discusses modesty as the main ornament of female beauty and links virtue to a halo of light around the face. It also offers practical household tips such as preserving milk, sweetening sour milk, avoiding early salt in porridge, and stain and cleaning advice using common agents like turpentine, kerosene, blue ointment, and soda. It emphasizes moral instruction alongside domestic how to.
Woman's Influence on Social Life and Character
A reflective piece extols a sweet minded woman's social sway. It argues internal beauty surpasses surface charm in guiding friends through sorrow, comforting a feverish child, easing a sorrowing sister, and soothing a weary husband. It cites a wholesome domestic scene of wife mother and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilead
Wood Pulp and Tea Cultivation Tales
The article discusses wood pulp as the key material for paper, noting the patent holders including a New York Senator and a Massachusetts man who influence pricing. It also recounts a North Carolina tea cultivation tale from 1823, where Mrs. New land and Mrs. Parmington reportedly grew genuine Hyson tea plants after seeds found in a tea box.
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New York
Miller
Russell
Massachusetts
North Carolina
J. Newland
Chatham County
John Parmington
Fayetteville
Cotton Factory Growth in Atlanta Promises Million Dollar Plant
The Land of Cotton notes Atlanta will host another million dollar cotton factory. Factories are rising across the South for various products, signaling a shift as New England may be forced to move money and machinery south. The South has learned through hard knocks and now aims to profit from industrial expansion.
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Goldaboro Messenger
Atlanta
South
New England
Fortunes in Oil City Create Sharp Ups and Downs
The oil region is a place of rapid wealth where a beggar can become a diamond owner and a tramp can rise to a hotel porter. Many arrive with little and soon amass thousands, while others end up jailed or penniless after false checks and debts. Despite the risks, boldness and perseverance can yield a ten acre lease and a $15,000 mortgage in a few weeks.
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Oil City
Bradford
Flo
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Spoopendyke
Mr. Spoopendyke
Pet
Mrs. Spoopendyke
New York Evening Post
Asye
Tefttt
Elberon
James Abram Garfield
United States
James A. Garfield
Gen. Garfieldly
Winston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Winston, N.C
Preston Roan
Winston
Mng
Robah F. Gray
Merchants’ Hotel
N. C
J. G. Ector
Wheinston, N.C
Depot Street
Wins
Winston, Salemi
J. Lindsay Patterson
Winston, Ncc
John H. Dillard
Green, N
Wacho
Vin National Back
Wist
F. G
T. Vogler
Winston, N. C
Allin Street
Merchants Hotel
DU Ruy
Robert D. Johnston
Merchant Tailor
Har Hovss
H.S. Foy
J. W. Foy
Wrinston
N.C
H. S. Foy & Bro
Webster Wagons
T. Stedman
Berkshire
Weldon
Amales
James Norwood
Hillsboro
N. Y
T. W. Huske
Tas A. Gray
N. S. State Life Insurance Company
Wood Pulp
Ian
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