Stirs Murdock Household Anger Over Suitors
Dr Murdock informs Agnes of the young man Chatham who admires her, prompting a wary exchange about a potential abroad journey. Agnes resists, noting his attentions, while the chemist weighs a tactful course to avoid cruelty in rejecting a would-be suitor.
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Agnes
Dr. Murdock
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Chathham
Thomas Chatham
Chatham
Murdoch
Fathy
Sprague
Tate
Col. N.S. Jones
Genoa
Toledo Bee
Sens
Felend
Beth
Seth
Sears
Portrait of Agnes Murdock Drives Sprague to Hope and Despair
Sprague sits before an unfinished Agnes Murdock portrait, awaiting a subject and anxious for a sign of life from the city. Agnes arrives with a maid, the sittings progress with flirtation and tension. A letter arrives, disrupting calm, and Sprague’s mood sinks as he wanders away, pursued by memory and longing. The scene ends with a return home to gloom and a plan to walk off the melancholy.
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Sprague
Agnes Murdock
Tam
Mr. Spraguey
Agines
Agnes
Mr. Sprague
Mika Murdock
Early 1900s drolls and ads mix in Worcester Spy snippet
A fragmented Worcester Spy clipping blends humorous local follies with rural life tales and advert blurbs. A Genoa paper scribbler, a San Francisco classroom quip, Civil War cannons, and Bitters health claims mingle with a tramp's bottle of tonic and a wary drug clerk in a quirky collage of regional humor and commerce.
New Self Heating Irons Promise Easy Starching
A sales pitch from Mes. J.C. Hams claims an American Self Heating Fiat Iron heats each day with one vent of fuel, cutting ironing time in half and reducing scorching. Roberts A. & C. Iron Co. of St. Paul market the device at 3.75 dollars retail and offer to start dealers nationwide.
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Fiat
Theron ix
Roberts A. & C. Iron Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
MES
J.C. Hams
Fragmented quotes and jokes from old papers
A garbled compilation of anecdotes, mis-spelled lines, and brief notices from various newspapers. It includes humorous exchanges, stray quotes on daily life, and scattered product ads and medical lines, reflecting a collage of early 20th century clippings with names and places blurred.
Delicate Flavor At Washington Dinner Provokes Chef Story
A prominent Washington professional hosts a refined dinner where a novel salad flavor unsettles guests. A French chef explains the process in a playful, slightly teasing manner, describing ingredients and preparation with humorous pride, while the host weighs sharing the recipe.
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Washington
Jeneth
Occason
A Female Enigma In Census Report
In a New York district a census enumerator records a dialogue with a woman who insists on her birth year as 1846 and age 52. She questions the extra two years and asserts she knows her own age. The exchange highlights confusion over birth years and age reporting in census data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suling
New York
N. Y
Dewey Homestead Biography and Peruna Endorsement
The article outlines the Dewey birthplace and its 19th century ownership, noting its relocation by T R Gordon and the Gordon family's hospitality to visitors. It includes a testimonial letter praising Peruna medicine for Gordon’s wife catarrh and a request for a free book from the Peruna company in Columbus Ohio.
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George Dewey
Dewey
Edward Dewey
T. R. Gordon
Gordon
T. R. Gordons
The
Peruana Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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