In Jail for Debt A 19th Century Orbit of Imprisonment
The article cites 1829 estimates of about 75 000 Americans jailed for debt annually, with 23 000 confined in four states in 1830. Debtors owed mostly under $50, with dozens imprisoned for cents or small sums. It highlights Philadelphia cases and New York keeper James Bell describing aid from humane societies.
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United States
Ohio
Kentucky
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Dedham
Norfolk County
Mass
Hudson
N. Y
Philadelphia
Yale Review
Providence
James Bell
State Senate
Humane Society
Bell
Lyman
George Riley
Rhode Island
Time Tables for Cooking and Roasting Meats and Fowls
The table lists cooking times for frying broiling and roasting various foods. Items include bacon chons etc with durations from one to fifteen minutes and roasts such as beef pork turkey and veal requiring hours per pound or total hours.
Household Tips And Food Prep From A Vintage Guide
A collection of kitchen and home care advice includes lavender oil to deter mildew in bookcases, oats soaking to shorten cooking time, avoiding bedroom carpets in favor of cleanable rugs, cold water celery to keep it firm, stuffed olive balls with cream cheese, chicken salad with green pepper and mayo, pressing meat into pepper cases, sugar in boiled starch for easier ironing, and separate laundry water to prevent lint on stockings.
Clock Found Voice After Exploding cider Bottle Incident
An old eight day clock in a kitchen, unused to domestic noise, unexpectedly strikes for 1 002 hours after a cider bottle explodes, blowing out a window and startling the household. The master jokes about the clock’s pent up emotion as it remains silent thereafter.
Tolstoy Among Nine Greatest Century Figures
W D Howells in the North American Review ranks Tolstoy with Napoleon and Lincoln as the century’s supreme names. He argues Tolstoy’s soul’s critique of good and evil mirrors the era’s moral struggles and notes the limited, uneven impact on Christian civilization. The piece portrays Tolstoy’s renunciation of fame and wealth as a radical act judged by history.
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Lyof N. Tolstoy
W. D. Howells
North American Review
Mr. Howells
Tolstoy
Napoleon
Lincoln
Christ
Ancient Oysters Rich Across Ages and Cultures
The article traces oyster use from Denmark's kitchen middens to ancient Greece and Rome. It notes archaeologists like Schliemann finding oyster shells at Troy sites and Rome elevating oysters to luxury status in banquets.
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Denmark
Henry Schliemann
California
Troy
Hissarlik
Rome
National Magazine
The Seagull Returns to its Old Home
In Auchmithie Scotland a gull that frequented a fisherman's house all year except breeding season followed him when he moved three and a half miles away. One Sunday the bird walked into the new home with stately steps to resume old familiarities and habits.
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Auchmithie
Scotland
Rockefeller Testimony Breaks for Old Friend Clip Memory
In New York the oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, during intermissions in a government suit against the oil trust, shared a clippings tale with reporters. He recalled a Galveston paper praising Texas oil fields and quoted James H. Cash’s boast to drink all Texas oil, noting Dash as a man of honor.
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John D. Rockefeller
Oil Trust
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Texas
Galveston
James H. Cash
Mr. Dash
Eight of you split apples peaches and melons
The teacher tries to teach arithmetic with a practical math problem. Using the numbers 48 apples 32 peaches and 16 melons the scene ends with a student’s quip about stomach ache as the implied outcome of overindulgence.
Delicious Potato Ring Recipe Trend in 19th Century Cookery
A Harper's Bazaar suggestion details a potato ring dish using mashed potato reheated with milk, then combined with re warmed left over fowl in gravy. The mixture is shaped into rings around meat, with egg white whipped stiff and garnished with parsley or celery foliage for display.
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Harper's Bazar
How to Reheat Dishes and Potatoes Properly
The article explains warming peas and cabbage by placing butter and the dish in a hot oven under a saucer until hot. It notes new potatoes are hard to reheat and suggests measuring them before scraping. if any remain, steam them and cover with a cloth instead of a lid.
Dessert Recipe From Old Cookbook
A historical dessert method combines white sugar eggs bread crumbs grated chocolate and milk. The steps mix yolks with sugar then add bread then chocolate and finally milk bake, then top with whipped egg whites and sugar until brown.
Raisin Light Biscuits Recipe
A dough ready for light biscuits is shortened with a lump of butter and risen. Roll half an inch thick, spread with melted butter, sugar, raisins, and cinnamon. Roll, cut into inch thick slices and bake in a moderate oven.
Pickled Grapes Preparation Instructions
Pick fresh grapes from the stems without breaking. For seven pounds grapes use one quart vinegar three pounds sugar and one tablespoon of whole cloves and cinnamon sticks each. Cook vinegar sugar and spices briefly then cool to slightly warmer than lukewarm and pour over the grapes. Cover and set in a cool place.
Equal Pay for Equal Work debated by Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly argues that equal pay requires time for market adjustment and notes women as a second pair of hands and a second brain for employers. The piece says new commodities are priced lower initially and that women lack full entry into business, with progress seen as evidence of eventual fairness.
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Collier’s Weekly
The Shoes That Made a Long Walk Possible
Mrs Frink buys at Brides a pair of shoes claimed to let the wearer walk farther than any other. Her son, with a sly smile, anticipates the joke as he opens the package and avoids explaining the gag. The scene ends with the son spared from clarifying the buyer’s misunderstanding.
The Qualifications
The editor seeks a reporter for a Woman's Congress with knowledge of terms like passementerie and aigrette, implying expertise in fashion or ceremonial detail rather than strict parliamentary language. The statement underscores a quirky requirement reflecting the era's focus on style and etiquette.
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Kansas City Journal
The Victim of Fate
The fragment notes a marriage involving a widow, with unclear names and relationships. It mentions a son, a widow named Waltere, and a marriage between them, but details are fragmentary and uncertain.
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Williams
Waltere
Remarkable Birds on Show At London Cage Bird Club
The Mail reports the annual show features a Cuban trogon described as the laziest bird on earth by ornithologist Prank Finn. Also on display are a hawk headed parrot from South America and toucans. The Himalayan barber is noted for biting visitors.
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London Cage Bird Association
the Mail
Prank Finn
South America
Cat Survives Three Story Fire Jump At James Street
A grease spill caused a blaze at 9 James Street. Tenants crowded out and some women were held back from leaping to safety. Mrs Carbo's black cat leaped from the third floor window, landed on its feet, fled through an alley, then returned to join the Carbo family later that evening.
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James Street
Forgetful hunter nearly cost life in bear encounter
Alton Correspondence reports Ben Welch and Farnham Cail hunting near here faced a charging grizzly after Welch forgot to reload. The bear turned and charged at ten feet before Welch could fire again. a well-aimed shot by Call ended the bear's life, its paw striking Welch's boot as it fell.
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Ben Welch
Welch
Farnham Cail
Call
Alton
Denver Republican
Surprising Him With Honest Cash Handling
In a playful exchange a shopper compliments another for being conscientious. The colleague explains the habit of flagging cashier mistakes to see the clerk react with surprise at carelessness and honesty.
Guardianship Sale Order in Pontotoc County OK
In County Court guardianship of Johnie M Husbands James A Husbands Sarah M Husbands Francis E Husbands Nancy E Husbands James A Husbands petitions for sale of wards real estate filed. Order set for Feb 3 1909 at 10 am requiring appearance of next of kin and interested parties. Publication for 3 weeks in Ada Weekly News Ada Okla County Judge Joel Terrell dated Jan 4 1909.
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Johnie M
James A. Husbands
Sarah M. Husbands
Francis E. Husbands
Nancy E. . Husbands
Ada Weekly News
Ada
Oklahoma
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Charley Fussell
Lolah Fussell
Mamie Fussell
Paul Fussell
J. E. Fussell
Joel Terrell
Order for Hearing Petition to Sell Real Estate in Ada OK
Oklahoma state Garvin County County Court issues orders to sell ward real estate. Guardians Jeff Pogue and A D Coon request hearings for wards Adolphis Bennett and Charley Fussell estates. Hearings set January 16 1909 and February 15 1909 with publication in Ada Weekly News.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Gift Estate
Guardian R F King will sell privately to the highest bidder in Ada Oklahoma real property of minor E F Gift in Pontotoc County valued 157.19 acres including Lot 1 and parts of Section 5 Township 4 North Range 6 East and 8.10 acres of Lot 4 Section 4 T4N R6E. Sale after February 6 1909 at 1 pm with cash terms. bids in writing to be filed in County Court or delivered to Guardian. First published January 21 1909.
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E. F. Gift
Pontotoc
State of
Oklahoma
Ada
Ward E. F
Che
Pontotoc County
Order for Hearing Petition to Sell Real Estate in Pontotoc
State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County guardian A. D. Coon petitions to sell the real estate of Charley Coon and Willie May Coon warded property. On January 19 1909 the guardian filed the petition and the court orders further hearing on the sale.
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State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Charley Coon
Willie May Coon
A. D. Coon
Peti
Exoneration Declares Wewoka Justice Of The Peace Not Guilty
Oklahoma City January 2 J R McCants justice of the peace at Wewoka was charged with various offenses including intoxication rough conduct with improvised weapons and inciting fights at public places. Judge George W Clark presided as special judge and McCants was exonerated on all charges.
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Wewoka
J. R. Mc— Cants
George W. Clark
District Court
Cants
Rings Little Liver Pills Ad
Advertisement claiming Rings Little Liver Pills prevent biliousness and sick headache and keep you well. It promises no griping and cites the slogan a pill in time saves nine. Price 25 cents. Sold by Gwin Mays Co. 34 w 3 mo.
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Gwin-Mays & Co
Earthquake Wipes Out Villages South of Tetuan
A severe quake near Tetuan on January 21 triggers landslides that wipe out several villages. Reports indicate hundreds of people killed or injured in the disaster near Tangier.
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Tangier
Tetuan
Miner Fatally Shot in Savanna Quarrel
In Savanna Oklahoma on January 21 miner S Barnes was fatally shot during a quarrel at a miners boarding house. One man was arrested.
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McAlester
Okla
Savanna
S. Barnes, & Miner
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