The Mustard and Wigs in Household Haste
A domestic tale contrasts frantic early morning preparations with a calm resolve to prioritize tasks. The piece discusses the burden of worry on housekeepers, the chaos of hosting, and a moral about concentrating effort on one job at a time. It ends with commentary on hair care and the rise of wigs among fashionable Parisians.
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Matt Harland
New York Herald
Califg
Martha
Jnally
Graciosa
Meagles
Nature
Au Naturel
Homeward Yearning in a Streetcar Conversation
A guilty young woman and Colonel Stillwell debate nostalgia and a foreign shore as they ride a streetcar. She longs for Philadelphia and a beloved home spot while he reveals decades of hotel life and a hint of sarcasm about real estate. He echoes her feelings with dry, humorous indifference.
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Philadelphia
Colonel Stillwell
Philadelphiia
Clematis
Owin
Desiah
Tea store chrome of strawberries provokes pie craving
A fragment notes a porcelain chrome tea display in a dining room angered the landlady who then removed it. The incident triggered boarders to request an extra rhubarb pie as a consequence.
London paving stone lifted by mushroom trick
In London a 500 pound paving stone wedged by surrounding stones was raised with a mushroom device. The unusual method used to lift the stone drew attention from onlookers and highlighted a quirky use of pressed tools in street work.
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London
Febri Cura Tonic Promises Quick Cure with Iron
Patent medicine ad touts Febri Cura as a speedy tonic and nervine stronger than quinine. It claims a positive money back guarantee and a “just 2% good effect cures” rate, urging purchases from sellers.
Mayoral and city officials listed in fragmented notice
The document provides a scrambled list of city offices and names including Mayor James T. WrteGgins, Aldermen Ep it Mayo and W. P. Anderson, City Attorney Woodard, City Clerk inj, Collector W. E Deans, Treasurer V. EE, Supt. Water Works R. J. Granth, Electric Lights supervisor, and other municipal roles. It appears as a partial public notice with lines about train times and local routes intermingled.
County Officers and Lodge Meeting Notices
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 147 A F and A M are on the first Monday each month at 7 30 p m in the Nash and Goldsboro streets hall. Chapter No. 27 meets on the second Monday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Hall. Commandery No. ty meets on the nth Monday at 7 30 p m. Es are on the first Monday at 7 30 p m. Wilson Lodge H No 804 meets on the first Thursday evening at 4 00 p m. Contentnea Lodge No 0 P P holds meetings on the third Wednesday. All notices invite members to attend.
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Mt. Lebanon
Nash and Goldsboro
Dt. Boykin
Masonic Hall
Wh. Bova
He P
Mt. Lebanon Commandery
K. OW
F. Hall
H. Fenene
Rex Uiut
Wilson Lodge
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