Golden Hair and a Mine of Black Despair
In a cabin beside a river, a failing mining family clings to hope as the father wallows in debt. Millie, nicknamed Golden Hair, risks everything including her hair to save them, while a young admirer discovers a possible local gold source that could redeem the family fortune.
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Millie
Bonecoming
Mother
Ita
Benator Blayre
Deer Creek
Roy
Miss. Blayre
Golden
Gil
Denver
Gossip At Joy's Meeting Sparks Church Trouble
A woman hurried to Sister Joy's to tidy her bragging and hear about plans while the two discussed church topics and Bible class disputes. She then blamed Sister Joy for the trouble, warning others not to repeat what was said.
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Sister Joy
All Creation
Brooklyn
Eugie
Mrs Potter Palmer stays in Chicago as social legend fades
Mrs Potter Palmer declares she will remain in Chicago not desert it permanently though she may travel abroad after mourning. She spends quiet days at Lake Shore Drive with her sons, avoids social calls, reads poetry, and pursues calm entertainments rather than hosting. She denies plans to buy Parisian home, reaffirming Chicago as home now and in the future.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Paris
Mrs. Palmer
Must Net Rustle and the Silence of Taffeta Fashion
The piece discusses silk and taffeta fabrics with emphasis on rustle free textures. It notes efforts to keep taffetas in the foreground by producing them in a soft variety. Some rustleless taffetas feature beautiful florals.
Cold Tea for Plants Reported to Boost Vitality
The piece claims watering weak plants with cold tea increases vitality. It cites a source, the Brocklay Eagel, and mentions that the Vatican’s famous roses are watered with beef tea.
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Vatican
The New Commandment Mocked by Overnice Household
In a witty vignette from Mrs. Overnice’s home, Henry Hunlfellow courts her daughter Miss Fairlady, but Mrs. Overnice suspects impropriety. The pair scheme a discreet outing after church, and a luncheon entangles truth with deception as a new commandment about loving one another surfaces in conversation.
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Mr. Hairfellow
Harumscarum Hailfellow
Hail
Mrs. Overnice
N. Y
Not at All Parties Involves A Child’s Immaterial Joke
A gentleman dines with a family including young Bessie. During carving the turkey the father asks the minister which party he prefers and is told it is immaterial. When Tessit is served she answers she wants a piece of it immaterial too in a playful reply.
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Bessie
Turkey
Papa
Free farms lure American settlers to Canada says letters
Reader letters claim railway and real estate interests oppose emigration to the Canadian West to protect profits. They cite 87000 Americans already in Canada since 1897 as proof the land is fertile and desirable. Government agents offer information on rates and lands as a counterpoint to the campaign.
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United States
Canada
St. Louis
Cannda
Canadas
Feo
American Northwest
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Effective Says Virginia Painter
Two serious signals of kidney ills are described with back pain and discolored urine. A Virginia painter, J F Wainwright of Bones and Wainwright Pulaski, praises Doan's Kidney Pills, reporting relief after a painful back attack and improved kidney secretions. A free trial offer and nationwide mail availability are noted.
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Bright
Dean
J. F. Wainwright
Bones
Doan
Wainwright
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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India
Something
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Proms
Epouaas
Boataee
Sian Eis Aera
W. L. Douglas Patel Pernenerentaey
Bolt
Matt
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Maus
Steet
Td Roe
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