Terror to pugilists, his wife beats him
New York. Johnny Dundee a light weight prize fighter says his wife Lucille Carrero has made life unsafe for him. He filed an affidavit with a suit for separation in the supreme court alleging abuse and naming Lucille as defendant. Dundee cites marriage date as June 26, 1912 and a two year old child.
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New York
Johnny Dundee
Dundee
Supreme Court
Joseph Carrero
Lucille Carrero
Lucille
Salt Production in the United States
The two main methods to obtain salt are mining rock salt and evaporating salt-bearing solutions. Rock salt is mainly mined from deep shaft mines across the eastern central and southern United States with active mines in New York Michigan Kansas and Louisiana. Small amounts come from surface deposits in Utah and California.
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United States
New York
Michigan
Kansas
Louisiana
Utah
California
Ant Society Within An Ant Colony
The passage describes ants forming a complex communal life. Some ants act as slaves and door-tenders guarding entrances with hardened heads. Workers signal fellow ants by stroking their heads to reveal the password, and the ants cultivate a mushroom-inhabited habitat within their colony.
Husband Sues After Repeated Household Abuse
The affidavit alleges the wife repeatedly beat the husband during February and daily from March onward, using china dishes shoes and bric-a-brac. He states the abuse continued until March 10 when he resolved to file suit.
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Dundee
Bill Lands a Porcupine Prank at Milwaukee Depot
Train chief Bill Rood finally admits the porcupine prank after paying 2.10 in express charges. The persistent joker nicknamed immune to tricks had a pig shipment surprise, then sent the quill shooter to another friend on the 4:50.
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Milwaukee
Bill Rood
Union Depot
Bill
Woman hunter nets first season bounty for wild cats
Mrs. O. G. Shaw of Electron Tacoma the country’s sole woman hunter tackled wild cats in their lair and turned in a dozen pelts last year and five dollar bounty this season for five cats killed by driving along a country road when a cat stepped into the road forcing her to brake and fire.
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Tacoma
Wash
O. G. Shaw
Electron
Morris
Amiable Husband This New York Separation Suit
Mrs. Henry F. McNamara files for separation claiming her husband kept photographs of 40 girls in his room and threatened to parboil her if she removed them. The case highlights a dispute over conduct and personal property within the marriage.
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New York
Henry F. McNamara
Sun Set House Afire in Neenah Wisconsin
A house owned by Jacob Rhyner in Mensha, Wisconsin, was endangered after sunlight through a bottle of spring water on the porch ignited the structure. Fire crews fought the blaze to prevent destruction.
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Neenah
Wis
Jacob Rhyner
Mensha
Time to Quit. Nut Club singer freed by promise to abstain
Harry Breen a singer described as a kernel in the Nut Club was charged with drawing a large crowd on Broadway. Magistrate Nolan released him on his promise to abstain from further such actions.
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New York
Harry Breen
Broadway
Nolan
Hints Worth Trying for Frugal Household Chefs
Practical tips for thrifty kitchen management and home economics. The article suggests using an oval tin tub as a dishpan, makeshift soap savers, lye for cleaning, soda to prevent clogs, repurposing tin cans for storage, drying bread scraps into meal, drying potherbs for stuffing, and using evaporated fruits in desserts. It also covers flavoring deviled eggs with vinegar and olive oil, and alternative gravies for halibut, sausage, and ham with browning flour and butter.
Creamed Salt Cod With Egg
Soak cod until soft then pick into pieces. Rinse, cook in fresh water, add milk for gravy, thicken with flour slurry. Lightly beat 1 or 2 eggs, pour into hot gravy while stirring. Ensure boiling gravy before adding eggs. Finish with pepper and a touch of butter.
Frying Oysters Without Eggs Batter Suggestion
A note advises saving eggs by using a flour and cream batter with salt pepper and a pinch of baking powder for frying oysters in deep fat. Dip in this batter then cracker dust and fry to yield tender oysters. The method works for croquettes chops and other fried foods.
Making Salted Almonds
Boil shelled almonds then remove skins by letting them stand in hot water. Toss with two teaspoons olive oil and one teaspoon salt. Let stand two hours. Drain and spread in a dripping pan. Bake in a moderate oven, stirring often until browned.
Darning Socks Method Said To Prevent Shrinkage
A vintage note explains holding the darned wool over a kettle of boiling water for a minute or two. The steam shrinks the wool so the mended parts stay secure after washing.
Jellied Apricots Dessert from Dried Fruit and Jelly
Wash soak and stew a pound of dried apricots keeping them whole. Add a box of strawberry jelly powder to the juice pour over the fruit in a wet mold. Chill in a very cold place until congealed. Serve with cream.
To Rinse Colored Blouses
A simple rinsing solution uses one ounce of epsom salts dissolved in a gallon of water to refresh colored blouses and wash dresses.
Man Dies After Dream Sparks Will In Montana
Patrick Joseph Graham of Butte died at his sister Mary Weldon's home after telling attorney Louis E. Haven that he dreamed of a funeral and requested a will. Graham had the will prepared hours before his death and left his property to his sister. The lawyer recorded the document at the courthouse following the dream disclosure.
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Butte
Mont
Patrick Joseph Graham
Mary Weldon
Graham
Louis E. Haven
Attorney Haven
Haven
Hobos Don't Carry Muffs in a Cleveland to Toledo Tale
Ambrose Gray of Muncie and his wife, both out of work, rode a passenger train to Toledo for work but were stopped in Bellefontaine when a large muff exposed them. Mrs. Gray wore her husband’s clothes and muff, leading a policeman to arrest them. Gray has a cork leg.
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Bellefontaine, O
Ambrose Gray
Muncie
Ind
Cleveland
Toledo
Gray
Bellefontaine
Carrot Gets Maudlin Drunk Mentioned By Bose
University of Chicago professor Jagadis Chunder Bose reports on an emotion graph device measuring plant responses to stimuli. He says a carrot “got drunk” near alcohol and became maudlin, while noting plants awaken with activity around certain hours and can be aroused by striking them. Eleven Gifts—And All Girls in Waynesboro, Pa notes Upton V Gift’s eleventh daughter, adding to ten prior daughters.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Jagadis Chuder Bose
University of Calcutta
Bose
Waynesboro
Upton V
School note explains tardiness after rescue attempt
Elizabeth New Jersey student Mary Gunes was two hours late after bringing a note from her mother. The message says the delay was due to rescuing her younger siblings Michael and Catherine during a sweeping incident.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Mary Gunes
Michael
Catherine
Making Best Use of Lamb Shoulder
This recipe outlines roasting a seven pound lamb shoulder on the stovetop with onions carrots parsnips and celery. It then uses the two long ends boiled with celery leaves cabbage and potatoes for a second meal, skimming fat for soapmaking.
How to wash wool articles and lamb flank roasts
The article outlines a wool washing method using hot suds and repeated soaking rinsing and careful drying to avoid shrinking or stretching made with white soap. It then provides a lamb flank roast recipe instructing to layer dressing with lamb flanks tie with twine bake two hours yielding a tender roast for six.
Chain Lightning Cake from Simple Quick Bake
Simple busy housewife recipe for a lightning cake uses 1.5 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder a pinch salt 2 eggs 1/4 cup melted butter milk 1 tsp vanilla. Sift dry ingredients, mix with wet, add vanilla, bake 30 to 40 minutes.
Tender Cheap Beefsteak Serves Like Chicken
Instructions for preparing inexpensive beefsteak pieces: fry in dripping or butter until seared, then steam for three hours with gravy and hot water. Add peas after heating and serve when hot. Describes the dish as tender as chicken.
Salted Fish With White Sauce Drizzle
Soak salted white fish overnight. Fry crisp after flour dredge. Prepare a smooth white sauce with flour butter salt and milk. Just before serving add vinegar and horseradish then pour over the fish and serve.
Easy Way to Skin Sausages
An old tip suggests peeling sausage casings by dipping the links briefly in cold water to loosen the skins for easy removal. The method is quick and simple, using immersion for a second or two.
Savory Tea Sandwich Ideas From Minced Chicken to Sardine Creations
A list of afternoon tea savory fillings including tongue sandwiches with celery and tomato ketchup mayonnaise, chicken giblets paste, tomato with celery and pepper, cream jelly sandwiches on ladyfingers, sardine paste on bread, minced chicken, dried beef with celery hearts, cocoanut and walnut spread, and chicken with almond cream. Each serves between buttered bread or toast.
Potatoes Dauphine Frying Method
A recipe instructs to boil potatoes mash them with two eggs and nutmeg, then fry spoonfuls in hot fat for ten minutes until crisp. It includes butter salt cayenne and milk, with step by step stirring and draining before serving on a hot dish.
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Dauphine
German Dressing For Potato Salad From Delicatessen
Describes using a slightly sweet potato for authentic German salads and provides a dressing recipe. Mix thick cream beaten stiff with salt pepper and slowly add vinegar.
Bean Rabbit Delight For Leftover Beans
A simple supper dish uses butter and hot milk melted together, pressed baked beans, salt pepper and onion. Heat thoroughly then stir in soft cheese until melted and add a teaspoon of table sauce. Serve hot on crisp toast for a quick meal.
Make a Simple Cardboard Clothes Hamper
Instructions describe fashioning a light hamper from a departmental store cardboard box placed on end. If missing a cover, improvise one with wallpaper or cretonne. A hastily built hamper is presented as suitable for a large Monday wash.
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Berlin
Sponge Cup Cake Recipe Makes Two Loaves
Two cupfuls sugar, half cup butter, four eggs, one cupful sweet milk, three cupfuls flour, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons cream of tartar sifted with flour three times. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs with flour and vanilla. This makes two loaves.
Making Best Use of Nuts In Everyday Cooking
Nuts add nutrition and appeal to school lunches and desserts. Buy in shell when possible and sanitize shelled nuts by brief boiling then cold water rinse to remove germs. Blanch almonds to remove skins. crack pecans from the small ends. sweeten slightly rancid walnuts with boiling soda solution then rinse and sun dry.
How to Make Fish Sauce For Boiled Fish
Two yolks of eggs with brown sauce and vinegar form a sauce for boiled fish. Brown butter with flour and stock, thicken, temper with yolks, then add lemon or vinegar and heat. A second sauce blends butter flour with white stock and cream, adds almonds olives beef extract lemon juice salt and cayenne.
Pilgrim's Plum Pudding Recipe Revealed
A historical loaf pudding shows a five cent loaf soaked in three cups of milk with raisins salt eggs sugar milk and butter. The batter bakes in a water bath for three hours then finishes with more milk and slow baking, with optional spices and careful steaming.
Classic Yeast Bread Recipe From Historic Kitchen
Four cups boiling water blend with two tablespoons each of butter lard and sugar, three teaspoons salt, and one yeast cake in lukewarm water. Stir in 12 cups flour. form dough with butter and fats, add flour in stages, knead, and let rise overnight. Shape into loaves, rise again in morning, bake until browned after 15 minutes of baking.
Mock Pumpkin Pie
A tested recipe uses prune pulp and milk to make two small or one large deep pie. Steam prunes before grinding, mix with eggs butter spices and sugar, bake in a single crust until set.
No Greasy Smell from Turnip Griddle Method
A historical note explains using a raw turnip to grease a pancake griddle. Cut the turnip in two rub the hot surface with the cut side and bake the cakes as usual. The pancakes brown well with no greasy smell or smoke reported.
Ferns Said to Repel Cockroaches in Frequented Areas
A claim that laying common bracken fern in places frequented by roaches will drive them away is presented as a household tip without reported scientific backing.
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