Unkind to Dick Ends in Prairie Town Wedding
Two women in a small town reconnect by chance. Lavinia Hoops reveals she married Dick Harmon last week, explaining past missed letters and lingering feelings. The Jet Chain woman contemplates writing to him, while the Lynx Fur bride shares news of the marriage and her future.
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Lavinia Hoops
Prairie Town
Ethel
Dick Harmon
Cou
Williston
Emil Bilulst
Lamestead
Kle
US Land Office
Old Ho Alvin Adams and the Express Office
The piece recalls Alvin Adams early express business with an office in New York City and two horses a fast one and an old nag. Urgent deliveries rode behind the fast horse while slower packages were left for the old horse, a phrase still echoed in the current old horse room for undelivered items.
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Alvin Adams
New York City
A Musical Dream Fades in a Small Circle
An agitated young woman confesses she once wished for a professional musician husband, sparking a round of social irony among married and single women. Fred’s wife recounts his flirtations with a would be tenor, his misfit dinner guest, and his failed Beethoven Choral Club audition, ending with plans for a communal supper.
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Fred
Collee
Sharp
Frog
Beethoven Choral Club
Beethove Choral Club
Phosphorescent Photographs Described For Printing
A French authority explains phosphorescent photographs use white calcium sulphide that glows after luminous exposure. The process coats a celluloid film with a warm gelatin solution containing potassium bichromate and calcium sulphide, then dries and is exposed like a carbon print before warm water development.
Maid's Skill Questioned Amid High Wages
A household debate centers on offering high wages to a maid deemed incompetent. The reply notes she has worked for nearly all the families in their circle, underscoring her extensive experience.
Better Be Sure Beforehand Than to be Sorry Afterwards
A promotion for buying a Singer sewing machine directly from the makers. It argues bargain-store machines fail, lead to wasted money, and urges choosing a Singer with reliable parts, repairs, and support from nearby stores.
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Singer
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Minneapolis
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Williston, N. Dakota
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Williston, N. D
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Rolt. Slater, Prop
Department of the Interior
Register and Peuvre
United States Land Office
Tn Williston
N. C
Gec W. Wilson
Register
Red Southard
Nnvastant
Clifford W Chase
Williston ND
Nisnch Wei
Jack Adams
Trenton
CE McCoy
Jessie Brown
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