The Salvation of Dennison
Dennison a wary financier on the edge of ruin finds a surprising turn after meeting Hattie Menard at a street carnival. He marries her and declares life now includes love, not just profit, persuading his bankers to let his venture run and preserve profits. He stops worrying and embraces a new balance between romance and business.
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Ennison
Dennison
Joe
Hattie
St Mark’s Church
St. Mark's
Hattie Menard
Hiram State
Harrum-scarrum
Rachel
N. P
Stone
Hiram
Donnlson
Tom
Luxuries In Camp Life Highlight Modern Hunting Lodges
A New York Sun critique of elevated camp life notes luxuries crowd into wilderness huts with canvass berths, camp chairs, and portable cases. It describes ice boxes, portable chests, a compact clock, tea hampers, and a compact stove that cooks eggs and coffee together, reflecting the rise of comfort in camping.
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Midas
Harlem
Pool Balls Puzzles Readers With a Trick
A Detroit Free Press item explains a peculiarity with pool balls. Placing solids in a line at the cushion, pushing one ball results in a single ball pocketing, two balls with two, three with three, and six when six balls are used, despite how hard one pushes.
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Flore I
Detroit Free! Press
How Shoppers Are Sold and The Seconds Bargain Trap
A Chicago Post reprint warns that many so called bargains are seconds made from second choice materials. It explains that undergarments gowns and hosiery may look fine but are not first class and priced to lure buyers. A common flag is inside hems marked seconds to mislead shoppers.
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Chicago Post
Pretty handkerchief stocks for dainty neckwear crafting
This old guide explains inexpensive handkerchief stocks in white or color for neckwear. It details sizing, borders, and folding methods to create neck pieces and tabs with hemmed edges and openwork stripes, referencing figures for construction.
Old Time Hair Care Tips For Sun Exposure And Tonics
The text advises maximizing sun exposure hours weekly and avoiding harsh cleansers like soda or borax. It offers a home tonic recipe with bay rum castor oil tincture cantharides and carbonate ammonia, recommended for use three times weekly at first, then gradually tapering. It also suggests egg shampoos as an alternative.
Not So Marvelous Cartoon Quote Fragment
An edited quotation notes a humorous claim that a frog can run without a brain while a Brooklyn Life remark counterpoints that many humans approach this behavior. The snippet reflects urban humor and sensational pseudo science in a compact period voice.
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Brooklyn
New Industry for Women In Pasadena Dish Rag Sponges
Southern California horticulturists copy Charles Richardson whose Pasadena gardens yield dish rag sponges. Vines bearing fibrous sponges grow over orange trees and windows, offering ornamental foliage and usable bath and cleaning material. Sponges average eight inches, with seeds inside.
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Southern California
Charles Richardson
Pasadena
Mr. Richardson
Africa
The
New York Tribune
A Change for the Better in Ring Wearing
A gem expert notes women wear fewer rings daily, using them mainly for dress. Five years ago pawnbroker displays and constant ring rituals were common, even in mourning. Now brides wear only the wedding band and single sisters may choose plain dull rings, with bold rings saved for stars, a shift from past fashion.
Cream for Chapped Hands
A historical recipe for a hand cream combines white wax permaceti and nut oil with camphor gum in olive oil. Melted and beaten into a cream, it is applied after bathing and worn in loose kid gloves at night to prevent wear and promote whitening.
A Born Diplomat
A playful exchange features He Miss DeJones and Clara as he asks for her hand, she questions his history of proposals to others. The reply reveals a jokey vow of practice to avoid blunders, in a lighthearted, stagey tone.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Presented As Rheumatism Cure
Publisher recalls patient testimonials claiming sixteen years of Rheumatism relief from Dodd's Kidney Pills. The notice mentions acute Rheumatism, kidney health claims, and public anecdotes alongside assorted humor and social observations from various newspapers.
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Henley
Tadiget
Patt
Dodd
Mother Embraces Pinkham's Compound Transformation
Woman from Hot Springs Arkansas testifies to nine years of misery ending after three months on Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She claims relief from inflammation and womb issues and describes renewed strength and restored love in her marriage.
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Dean Mrs. Povxnam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hue Band
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
Mothera Cab
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Washington
N. Y. Press
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St. Loui
Kansas City
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Bissouri
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ST. Lovis
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