Exposition Funding Bill Advances in House amid Treaty Talks
A bill to grant 500000 for a government exhibit at the San Francisco exposition passes the industrial arts and expositions committee. President Wilson aims to delay a new Russia treaty until a new ambassador is named, while Mellen inquiries face the interstate commerce commission.
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Wilson
House
Industrial Arts and Expositions Committee
Russia
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Charles S. Mellen
Interstate Commerce Commission
MP. Mellen
New England Railroad
Indianapolis
Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Record Wheat Crop Forecast and Global Events Summary
A conservative forecast predicts a record winter wheat yield surpassing 551 million bushels. Crop condition on April 1 reached 95.6 percent of normal, 11.5 percent above the ten year average. Other items note Claxton urging lifetime rural teach ers with housing for experiments, and ethics probes into EB Green and EB Cooper. Internationally, Huxley and von Heyse deaths are reported, and ensigns of political shifts in England, Italy, and Mexico accompany wireless trans Atlantic ventures and new guillotine developments in San Luis Potosi.
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Department of Agriculture
No Swimmer Edna Sinks in Social Sea
The court dismissed the playful bickering as a social misunderstanding. Winifred confessed the joke went too far and Edna was overwhelmed by the banter, prompting a judge to note the need for better restraint in parties.
Hat styles originate in millinery ward scene
An attendant guides a visitor through a violent ward as the stranger questions the straw, leaves, flowers, feathers and ribbons used by patients. The attendant explains this is the millinery department where hat styles originate.
Deferring to Expert Opinion in Suffrage Hearing
Representative Hobson cross examines anti-suffragist Miss Minnie Bronson at a congressional hearing. He challenges her claim that women cannot politics as well as men. Bronson asserts women are more emotional, and Hobson quips citing her experiences after the Spanish-American War.
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Richmond P. Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Minnie Bronson
Mr. Hobson
Miss Bronson
Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum
A Tennessee woman shares how coffee harmed her health and nerves from a young age. After switching to Postum her digestion improved, she gained strength, and her nerves steadied. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum sold by grocers with a “There’s a Reason” slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Remembering How to Iron Properly and Safely
Basic guidance for ironing clothes with various sizes of irons. Heat irons to a high but safe temperature, test on cloth, use clean sheets, cover delicate fabrics, avoid starch on wool, clean and maintain irons, never plunge hot irons into water, avoid direct flame, use an asbestos mat, iron colored fabrics on the wrong side, and avoid ironing all wool underwear to prevent shrinkage.
HASH MADE WITH SALT FISH
A traditional recipe describes simmering salt fish in water three times, boiling potatoes until soft, and mashing with the fish. Fry fat pork to brown crisp, combine with the fish and potatoes in pork fat, press into a pan like an omelet, brown, fold, serve with fried pork strips and a vegetable and dessert.
Braised Veal Shoulder Recipe
A five pound shoulder veal is boned and tied. Sauté with butter and onion shavings, season with salt and pepper, brown on both sides, then simmer on back of stove for about two and a half hours. Check gravy and add hot water if needed. gravy will set like jelly when cold.
Prune Kringles and Sugar Kringles Instructions
Prune Kringles use half pound dough with butter and sugar. Add chopped prunes, mix with sugar, shape into finger-sized sticks, roll in prunes and bake in oblong rings. Sugar Kringles substitute almonds for prunes and form rings with cross at the center.
Veal Scallop Layered Seeded Pudding Dish
Chop cold roast veal very fine and layer in a pudding dish with salt and pepper. Add rolled crackers and bits of butter, wet with milk and fill. Repeat layers then add broth and milk. Invert a pan to trap steam and bake half an hour.
Floors Easier to Clean Painted with Linseed Oil
A note states kitchen floors become easier to clean when coated with boiled linseed oil. The guidance emphasizes the practicality of finishing floors with the oil for simpler maintenance.
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Home and Foreign Intelligence
Washington
Bryan
Thompson
Bogota
Colombia
Panama
United States
Foreign Office
Great Lakes
Panama Canal
Senate
Capitol
Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
Pacific Coast
Gulf States
Vaughan
Texas
Ways and Means
Garner
Pittsburgh
Springfield
Edward F. Lake
Denver
Order of Eagles
Baltimore
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Rockefeller Foundation
College Hall
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Endowment
James J. Hill
Harry Erz
Humphrey
Erz
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Louisville
Conference For Education In the
EB. F. Green
Pacific Coast Casualty Company of
San Francisco
Ecvare
Oreign
Thomas Henry Huxley
Biologist
East Bourne
England
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Salandra
Ite
Valdemar Poulsen
Copenhagen
Canada
Ballybunian
Ireland
Asquith
Ladybank
Scotland
London
Hyde Park
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Concepcion Deloro
Eulane Gutierrez
Gener
W.l.douglas
Douglas
W. L
W. L. Douglas
Spark Brrest
Brockton
Winifred
Manito
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
F. H. Hewitt
West Sixth St
Dee Moines
Clincis
Iowa
B.F. Swan
Kodaks
DES Moines Photo Material CO
Kodar Company
Locus Street
Des Moinnes
Ecae
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Phila
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