Purply feminine confusions and penny fare talk
A garbled tale blends social mores with a comic passenger exchange about paying car fares in pennies. It links a woman’s purse size to conductor change habits and threads a narrative about Mrs. Jerry Shapsoo and a campaign wife, then shifts to Captain Simpson and a wrecked schooner tied to a family memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Agate
Jerey Shapsoo
Medicina Lodes
Bhusband
Bin
Bia
Simpson
Wleeraph
Washington
Sunday Good Living and Candied Fruit Recipes
Sunday Good Living presents potato pudding using boiled potatoes butter sugar cream and flavoring, with a candied fruit method including sugar syrup and drying on parchment. Parsnips ala Creme describes olive shaped parsnips stewed, then finished with butter, pepper, cream, and thickened sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Hints for Housewives From The Household Magazine
Practical notes on cooking soups cleaning and home care from a late 19th or early 20th century domestic guide. Includes instructions for soup making with stock and wine, fabric care like crease reduction and silk cleaning, furniture and desk items, and tips on cleaning carpets, turkey preparation, stain removal, and frugal practice. Promotes household efficiency and decorative choices for the period.
Little Things for Little Ones
A damaged excerpt presents classroom dialogue and jokes about religious topics discipline and family life among children. It features questions to Bobby about creation and heaven and humorous misunderstandings about spelling prayers and bricks. The tone mimics a quaint schoolroom scene with parents and clergyman comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Ethel
Bobbie
Willie
Soo
Youngma
A Day With the Rockefellers on Broadway Walks and Wealth
An early 20th century profile of John D. and William Rockefeller touring lower Broadway New York. The piece notes their modest dress, pedestrian habits, centralized control of Standard Oil, sparse public appearances, reliance on subordinates, and the vast reach of their business empire from New York to Hong Kong. It contrasts their quiet domestic life with their immense wealth and influence, highlighting their disciplined work ethic and lack of society involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
John D
William Rockefeller
Great Standard Oil Company
United States
Hong Kong
Liverpool
John D. Rockefeller
Sandard Olty Trust
Rockefellers
H. M. Pingler
Navy
Wm. C. Whitney
Ohio Paynes
Hut
Lower Broadway
Broadway
Fifty Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Bowling Green
Standard Oil Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Rockefeller
Idia
Notalker
Mr. Rockfeller
Morsles
Pitty-fourth Street
William
Pitth Avenue
Fifty-Fourth Street
H. ML. Flager
the Vanderblits
Wim
C. Whitney
Andrew Carnegie
Standard Oil
Jay Gould
William G Whitney
Whitney
Jobn DD. Rockefeller
Astor
E B Potts Bargain Bulletin Biggest Reo Sale
E B Potts' Big Store at Main and Tenth Streets anchors a bustling bargain event. Cord crowds flock as prices on Reo cars plunge to unheard of lows, with the boom in full blast and deals flashing across the street in rapid succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo. Cord
E. B. Potts
VERCOATS AND MENS WEAR AT LOCAL STORE SALE
Local retailer advertises VERCOATS MEN S PANTS BOYS SHIRTS LADIES SHOES CHILDREN S SHOES and DRESS GOODS. Notes include blankets notions lace curtains and house goods with varied prices and a promise of trade in and credit options. The noisy listing emphasizes bargains across departments with a focus on apparel and household textiles.
Cavled Out Cartomers and Large Store Plan in City
A fragmented OCR notice outlines a plan to retain time and promote a large department store at multiple street addresses including 1100 Male Street and 16 Temi Street. It mentions entrances and specific locations, with terms like Bergeins and Shaven appearing in the damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biace
Temi
Jhut Mateek Street
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Acconu
Sda
Jerry
Sanjay Giot
Weir Ork Ir
Tonia Sosve
Che ‘Boun
Han
Reece
Ri —Fun
She
PARIB
Greenwaldt
Gresewaldt
Conservatory
Willsdy
Galton
Pollah
Bobby
God
Bobb
Heaven
Hell
Chicago
Ned
Shim
Stan Sea
Vanderblits
Rockfellers
John R. Paxton
Tay Gould
Pax
Paxton
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rockefaller
A. J.D. Rockefeller
Fustee Coates
Whitn
TD. Rockevellel
E.b.potts
Bargain
Wheeling, W. WA
Steen
Prines
Beales
Vip Fuet
Wal Eplaverge
Winnete At
Kulyer
Imu Wiese
Jrocer
Sitis
Fae Ruuecia
Oster
Sim Aires
Cote
E.B. Potts
Wheelin
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