Little Sir Galahad and the Calvert Street Rescue
Mary Alice Brown suffers a washing spill caused by mischievous boys on Clipper Hill. Francis Willett, likened to a Galahad knight, rescues her and returns her home on Calvert Street. Her drunken father punishes her for returning without wash money, and Mary Alice wanders off for a country trolley ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clipper Hill
Mary Alice Brown
Calvert Street
Francis Willett
Mary Alice
Farmhouse Morning on a New Child's Arrival
A quiet farm scene opens with Sam and Martha Thomas tending a lively brood and a cherished sleeping child while a stranger girl Mary Alice Brown awakens in a neat room and confronts the warmth and secrecy of a family life shadowed by past troubles.
Child Mary Alice Finds Welcome Refuge With Charlie Family
Mary Alice Brown, a Sheffield girl found wandering, is cared for by Sam and Martha Thomas and their son Charlie. Charlie longs to keep her, while Martha ponders the wider streethardship and Mary Alice hopes to return home to her sick baby. Meanwhile a health column urges seasonal diet changes to suit warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thomas
Mrs. Thomas
Mary Alice
Devil's
Mission
Charlie
Martha
Martha Thomas
Sheffield
Sam
Mummee
Breeches Bible and Bishops Bible Editions in 16th Century Scotland
The Geneva Breeches Bible appeared in Scotland in 1560 and drew Anglican objections for its Puritan tone. Matthew Parker and eight bishops produced a revised Bishops Bible printed by Richard Jugge in 1568. Subsequent quarto and folio editions followed, with dual Psalter versions and decorative initials from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the New Testament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Scotland
Matthew Parker
Canterbury
Richard’ Jugge
Ned
Ovid
Leda
Worth the Money Quote From Early Hollywood Circuits
A cheeky exchange notes that an actress earned two hundred per week on legit stage work and five hundred in films, while another quip adds the cost of silence to protect a young star. The remark reflects era earnings and tabloid gossip between stage and screen careers.
Restore varnished table top by solvent rub down
A homemaker can remove white heat spots on varnish by applying a varnish solvent such as alcohol or ammonia with a moistened cloth. Rub quickly, allow to dry, then the varnish reforming surface will return and leave the wood bare only briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Foltz
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Cooking Beets for Flavor and Color
Wash beets with intact skins. Do not scrape. Boil slowly for an hour, drain and rub skins off. Dice and coat with cream sauce or serve with simple French dressing. For the dressing use three or four parts oil to one part vinegar, with pepper and salt to taste.
Stovetop to Oven Mixed Meat Loaf Recipe
The reader describes a meat loaf style dish combining two pounds round steak and one-quarter pound pork chops chopped with one onion and butter. Milk soaked bread, beaten eggs, salt and poultry dressing are added and the mixture is baked in loaf pans for one hour with salt pork at the bottom and top.
Making a Mattress Pad Cover From Cheesecloth
Instructions describe sewing a cheesecloth cover a quarter yard larger than the mattress, padding thick with cotton, leaving a quarter yard border without cotton to tuck around the edges, creating a snug edge free of clumsiness.
Cream Sauce for Pudding
A simple dessert sauce combining butter sugar and cream with lemon extract. Beat butter, gradually add sugar, then fold in cream and lemon. Heat bowl in hot water and stir until sauce is smooth and creamy for serving.
New Coat Model Signals Subtle Fall Fashion Shift
A springlike coat arrives with extended length and a high collar that conceals the neck, tan blue mustard brown and mixed tones, black satin hem, and small cuffs. Patch pockets and a front button line extend well down, raglan sleeves keep flare, suited for motorists and versatile for several seasons.
Brides Consider Veil Styles From Coronets To Caps
The article surveys wedding veil fashion with coronet wreaths and enveloping veils as timeless, while noting modern twists include lace caps, pearl bead caps, or hats of tulle. It describes lace caps like a Baby Stuart cap, a facial veil draped over it, and supporting orange blossoms. other designs use a satin band or a fileted cord across the brow, with plaited veils at the back. It ends by affirming whatever style a bride chooses, the veil remains most becoming.
Baking Powder Biscuit Recipe
Instructions describe a quick baking powder biscuit: mix three cupfuls flour three heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder and salt, cut in one teaspoonful lard, add cold water until absorbed, roll to about an inch thick, cut ends, place in shallow pan and bake in a hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
Old Time Creamed Cabbage in Milk and Butter
Slice a head of cabbage thin and rinse. Simmer in just enough water until tender, drain and cover with milk. Season with salt and pepper. Add gravy if available, or a generous piece of butter. Serve very hot.
Baked Bananas Recipe Fragment
A baking dish is layered with peeled bananas cut in halves lengthwise and crosswise. One banana receives two tablespoons of water one of sugar one teaspoon melted butter one of lemon juice and additional toppings follow.
How to wash crocheted shawls and knitted woolen goods
Fold shawls flat and place in a pillow case with basting thread to keep shape. Wash like woolen fabrics with lukewarm water and gentle handling. Do not hang knitted items to dry.
Cleaning Yellowed Piano Keys with Oxalic Acid Method
A historical note advises dampening a soft cloth with alcohol to wipe ivory keys along the grain. For heavily discolored keys dampen Canton flannel with oxalic acid, place on the keys, and avoid dripping acid onto wood. Leave until dry.
Oven Drying Instructions in Sunlight
Dry. Put in the oven on a big platter, shaking and turning occasionally, or lay on a clean cloth in the sunshine.
New Tam O'Shanter Hat Debuts With Straw Crown
A new Tam o'Shanter style features a narrow brim and straw crown. The bold velvet square crown sits high on one side and is worn at a rakish angle attracting fashion minded wearers.
Lydia E Pinkham's Compound touted by Richmond reader
A Richmond woman claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her hot flashes dizziness and nervous distress during the Change of Life stating she feels healthier and recommends the remedy to friends. The ad-like testimonial lists common menopausal symptoms and endorses the product as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wynn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Richmond
Lena Winn
E. O Street
Hypnotism in Animals Across Species and Traditions
The text surveys hypnotic-like trance across animals from hens to cobras and crayfish. It cites Jesuit Kircher describing a chalk line inducing catalepsy in a hen and notes India’s cobra stiffening under neck pressure. It also mentions frogs, crabs, insects in death feigning and Mangold’s observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athanasius Kircher
India
Ernest Mangold
After the Dynamite Fatality Casey Breaks News to Mrs Murphy
Casey rushes to tell Mrs Murphy of Pat's death after a dynamite accident. He asks about life insurance and notes potential trouble collecting it, prompting a grim exchange about inheritance and claims.
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Casey
Widow's Suit Says Groom Aims to Remain Bachelor
A man courting a young widow claims he plans to stay a bachelor, a stance that complicates expectations around marriage and social norms in the community.
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Sir Galahad
Ceses
Gwan
Amumimee
Small, Maynard & Company
Charlie Thomas
Alice
Mary
Loy
Charlie Boy
Wash Moore
Little Charlie
Vogues
Julia Bottomley
Tam O'Shanter
NASH
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
Epscomics
The
Paxton Toilet Company
Parker's
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