Postal Card Party Turns Photos Into Fun Table Talk
An Evening at Home describes a Postal Card party where guests identify photographed places and people by numbers. Prizes include an album for postcards and plain postal cards as place cards. light refreshments feature cherry salad and coffee.
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Two Points of View Amid Rural Morning Farm Scene
A fragmented rural scene shows a listener’s chatter near a gate as a farmer family interacts with visitors. References to a macadam road, a dog, a horse named Dobbin, and fried cakes convey rustic life and simple daily struggles between city folk and country residents.
Mrs. Beale's Guide to Entertaining Guests
Practical hints on hosting meals emphasizing balanced courses. Advice warns against oversharing dessert and suggests varied options like fruit preserves or jams. Mentions keeping items chilled and using simple treats when company arrives unexpectedly.
Restrictions on Roasting Procedures In Fract Prohibited
A court injunction limits roasting practices including no preheating in a cold oven and no salting or basting with a spoon. It also bans removing meat from the pan before cooking and forbids adding water until browning time. The order references a ritual bade by a named habit and ends with a specific utensil instruction.
Duel About Cooks Sparks New England Pride Tale
An early 17th century incident describes the first duel in New England fought over kitchen quality and rations. It recalls Hopkinson servants wounded in single combat and released after a governor’s mercy, with a Plymouth pamphlet dated June 18, 1621.
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America
Jethie
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New England
The Chef and the Onion Folklore Mise en Scene
A playful archaic kitchen dialogue features a chef and a mayor with onion, wine, lemon, cloves and cinnamon. The exchange mocks culinary bravado as they debate seasoning and a hidden bite in the soup.
Fish dish appears in Maltre Hotel menu item
The text describes rolled fish with haddock white fish cod and parsley, prepared with breading and clopped parsley. It notes care with inside folding and heat affects skin, mentions a white sauce for filleted fish, and highlights a dish at the Maltre Hotel.
Real English Bake With Butter and Currants
A recipe describes making a home paste with butter currants sugar and lemon zest. It instructs shaping two inch squares of paste filling with currant and folding to seal then baking slowly with a topping of spices. Also outlines an Apple Sherbet using apple pulp cider sugar and cinnamon with egg whites as optional.
Hostess A Party For Labor Day Reveals Dormant Crafts
A labor day social article outlines a themed gathering with a decorative wash tub centerpiece and self serve cream station. Guests share crafts from before the war, discuss home arts revival, and present favorite occupations as part of an extended domestic program.
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Moses
Mave
Morel
Toy
Newdie
Suite Land
Real estate dispute over widow and heirs in Longquarter
The document outlines a court inquiry into the estate of William A Hadford and Bettie Hiew involving a home at Fifty Avenue. It describes a family of four seeking to build a residence, with details on house size 20 by 39 feet and porch, and concerns about funds to complete improvements and maintain the property.
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Trottevans
Benen
House design notes and household economy discussed
A 19th century house plan discusses a front porch, a stair landing outside the wall, and a bright front room for a new family. It covers sewing rooms, workspaces, and proper layout to avoid disturbing other rooms while ensuring ample light and convenient hallways. The article notes window extensions improve look and function and mentions reading light and child study needs.
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Trehnow
Crewe
In Vogue Coralie Styles and Hair Arrangements
Coralie showcases extended smart wit in white drenion with Greelap hair arrangements. Pull cartaines may feature cupple filietes as green value stands high in the period.
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Coralie
Costume designs and materials for 19th century dresses
The article details multiple costume patterns with bodice and skirt designs, including box-pleated fronts, yokes, and plaited skirts. It lists fabrics and quantities for four outfits: washing lawn zephyr, Jap silk lace, girl’s dress for six to eight years, and a blue spotted zephyr pinafore with a white lawn blouse and Leghorn hat.
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