The Buried Will and the Hypnotist’s Night
A Broadway hypnotist draws two nurses to the stage and uncovers a twisted tale of love greed and murder. A nurse recalls how a will hidden in a dying cousin’s room altered fortunes and led to a perilous pursuit by heirs and a wily lawyer. The tale ends with a discovered will and a vanished pair, leaving a mysterious heir to inherit a fortune.
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Broadway
Strance
Tove Slory
Rhoda
Rhody
Thik
Marjory
Marjory A
Jed
Wakting
Cousin Rhody
Rhody Bronck
Rhoda Bronck
Marjory Bronck
Bronck
Lantal
Daily Story Pub, Co
Value and Use of Money by Margaret E Sangster
An essay on money as a tool rather than treasure. Wealth is good but not the sole aim. money should circulate to serve needs and aid others. For boys, manage an allowance, save a margin weekly, and earn through honest work. Avoid debt and hoarding, practice charity, and cultivate responsibility with money.
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Margaret Sangster
Agassiz
Joan
Joseph B. Bowles
Frocks for Children Highlight Empire Styles in Dress News
Harper's Bazaar notes little dresses remain in favor with long waists seen as fashionable. Empire style influences appear in afternoon frocks made from lawn or cambric with embroidery bands across the waist and optional hem ruffle.
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Harper's Bazar
Fashions Forecast Signal a New Modes Era
The text predicts a shift in fashion for coming months with looser styles including blouses skirts and sleeves. Sleeves lengthen and lace undersleeves return while colors brighten as the era moves away from somber tones toward lighter palettes.
Embroidered Sofa Pillow Described in Boston Globe
A Boston Globe writer notes an embroidered sofa pillow crafted from white dotted muslin with five cent dot size. It features 16 petals with yellow silk strands and brown untwisted floss, a feather-stitched ruffle, and washable silk guidance.
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Boston Globe
Welsh Rabbit and other curious culinary riffs in early cook notes
A collage of historical culinary quirks from a Harper’s Bazar style page. It details Welsh rabbit variants with cheese poured over pies and fish, mentions chefs and authors Morgan Robertson and John Chamberlin, and gives early mayonnaise and cake filling tips. It closes with household appliance and clothing care tips.
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New York
Walter McDougall
My. McDougall
Baron
John Chamberlin
May Irwin
Morgan Robertson
New York State
Household Hints From a Historic Cookery Page
Practical tips on cleaning wool with a dry sponge and on avoiding onion tears by peeling from the root. Advice covers pan heating, shelving doors, carpet care with salt, egg tonic, pie making methods, fruit placement, sugaring, and serving pies.
Appetizing Meat Stew Method and Cost Savers
This piece praises long simmered meat stews as economical with moist gentle heat. It explains stewing or braising on stove or in oven, noting patience boosts tenderness and flavor, producing dishes like ragout haricot or sulmi, suitable for impressive meals.
Deep Apple Pie Inverted Dish Apple Center Method
In a deep granite or earthenware dish invert a teacup at center. Fill remaining space with peeled quartered apples. Sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, allspice or substitute maple syrup, molasses and sugar. Add a narrow paste strip, seal, cover with larger paste, bake until apples are tender.
Revival of Oldtime Card Cases Inspires Collectors
The article notes a revival of oldtime card canes and grandmother’s card cases, slender and flat, as antiques regain favor. Jewelers reproduce these quaint models with delicate chasing, including Migs G. owning a gold piece with a brilliants monogram on a shield outlined by tiny diamonds.
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Eilgar
Gol
Migs G. Haa
Orange Pie Recipe Steps for Custard and Meringue Topping
Instructions detail making an orange flavored custard pie. Mix yolk sugar flour cornstarch salt with milk, cook until thick, flavor with orange juice, fill baked crust, then beat egg whites with sugar and orange peel, spread on top and bake slowly to brown.
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Harper's Bazar
Cleaning Carpets and Dessert Sauces From a Recipe Page
Instructions describe carpet cleaning with ammonia in water and brushing, plus a note to keep windows open and change the water. The text then provides recipes for Compote of Oranges and Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream with steps and measurements.
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Ida M. Shepler
Rich
Oxford
Edmond Rich
Margaret E. Sangster
Mike
Dee
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