Maiden's Joust With The World by Homer Stout F
Marian Lansing flees a convent to find her parents after learning of a broken family. A city misadventure, a cautious lawyer, and a chance job lead to independence, romance with Tom Wilson, and a dramatic reunion with her parents. The couple marry, facing sudden wealth and the irony of happiness.
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Marian
Stapleton
Tom Wilson
Hyile
Tom
Hyde
Mallan
Wilson
Marian Lansing
Gilbert Lansing
Reese
Tam
Little Essay for Girls From the Chicago American
A reflective column advises girls to avoid extreme fashion, artificial beauty aids, and overdone cosmetics. It urges modest, well-groomed presentation and discretion in clothing, noting men prefer neatly dressed, tasteful appearance over flaring trends and heavy makeup. The piece argues faults can be corrected with self pride and steady effort.
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Manaries
Chicago
Finest Palace in Paris Showcases Castellane Wealth
A foreign dispatch describes Count Castellane and Anna Gould’s Paris residence near the Bois de Boulogne. It highlights the grand red marble staircase, authentic eighteenth century furnishings, and rooms reflecting royal taste. The palace, though costly, is praised for artful splendor and disciplined elegance rather than mere display.
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Count de Castellano
Bois de Boulogne
Trianon
Marie Antoinette
Coun Bori
Count Castellano
Castellane Palace
Anna
Louis
la Pompadour
Princess Lamballe
Castellane
What to Ask the Butcher No. 1 to No. 3 cuts guide
Advice on conversing with butchers and selecting cuts outlines three main sections. No 1 covers rib roasts porterhouse and sirloin, No 2 discusses rump for boiling and pot roasts, and No 3 highlights the round as a cheaper yet tougher steak option.
Food notes on cuts and cheap roasts in old guide
The article lists cuts for Hamburg steak and cheap roasts, naming flank shin neck and criket among others, with advice on preparation and stock yield. It shifts to a medical column about health obsessions, describing hygienic rules and perpetual introspection as a mental disease, ending with a contrasting recall to a rough rider regime.
Pa’s False Modesty Question in a Chicago Daily News item
The fragment cites Pa asking about false modesty as seen in a Chicago Daily News piece. It hints at a parent questioning virtue while addressing his son, reflecting a humorous or fable like tone in the brief text. No further context or figures are readable.
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Willie
Chicago Daily News
Useful Hint for Hostesses in the Home This Season
A hint for hostesses suggests placing lavender oil in a silver bowl with hot water to create a fresh atmosphere just before dining. Ornamental vases in parlor and dressing rooms aid festive preparation and help prevent stuffiness in small apartments. Kerosene removes rust from various items.
Willie’s Happy Days Poem Bridge to Morning Mood
A Chicago Record-Herald poem by E. Kiser expresses morning cheer and reflection. The speaker greets the world with hopeful lines about robins, dreams, and waking to a cheerful mood. Subtle worries appear when mood shifts, yet the refrain returns to a friendly hello to the world.
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E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Crazy flicker drills holes in rain pipes in Newton
Dallas Love Sharp recalls a bizarre scene in Newton where a wobegone flicker named Highhole drilled into galvanized chimney and rain pipes. Neighbors watched as the bird, once believed to be a playful troubadour, escalated to a raving maniac drilling a hole through a hard rain pipe seeking a nest and peering into a bottomless pit.
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Mr. Burroughs
Ficker
Newton
Boston
Highhole Highhole
New England
Micker
Dallas Love Sharp
St Nicholas
Lynx Captured By Children In Eight Cold Winter Days
Holcom and Manice Paratt, ages 13 and 15, faced a hungry lynx near their Quebec farmhouse after their parents travelled. Using a blanket and improvised weaponry, they confined the emaciated animal, fed it, and endured eight days of fear and vigilance before selling it to a trader in Three Rivers. The lynx later escaped its crate during rail transport, causing additional trouble.
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Quebec
Holcom Paratt
Manice
Molly
Holcom
Hocom
Loupcervier
Three Rivers
Montreal
Lengthy Salmon Fight Ends After Fifteen Hour Battle
Edward Spaeth, treasurer of a New York savings bank, recalls a June Maine episode at Salmon Lake where he battled an eight pound salmon for 15 hours and 8 minutes. The fight began at 4 10 pm and finished at 6 18 am, with Spaeth landing the fish only after an all night struggle.
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Edward Spaeth
Ni York Savings Bank
Spaeth
Maine Ami
Salmon
These Dogs Gather Up Eggs
Dogs that hunt eggs are owned by Major Hadley of Camden New Jersey One dog carries a basket while the other hunts eggs A neighbor's hen named Biddy fears the dogs and lays eggs indoors on the settee when the door is closed the hen sits on the window sill until admitted
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Maj. Hadley
Camden
N. J
Spencer
Biddy
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A. Maiden
Homer Stout
Daily Story Put. Co
Good Sisters
Hiram Stapleton
Levator
Oca
Mirla Lansing
Orient
Paris
Count Bord Castellano
Monsey
Countess DE Castellane
Flicker
Canada
Loup-Cervier
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