Quarrelsome Marriages End in Laughs and Lawsuits
The New York Sunday World recalls dozens of old split stories lampooning marriage troubles. James E Jarrett of Fort Wayne faces eviction after 39 moves in seven years. Herman Roemer nurses his chickens back to health then seeks a divorce. A Pittsburg decree ends eighty years of separation over obedience. A Des Moines divorce cites humor challenges and a wife’s wit.
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Maude Neal
New York Sunday World
Punch
Cupid
James E., Jarrett
Fort Wayne
Jennie Newman
Herman Roemer
Denver
Herman
Daily
Pauline
Retort Practical Ends In a Witty Comeback
A socially inclined young clubman at a reception mistakes a society woman for a great artist. He compliments her painting, she eyes him with contempt and retorts, You paint, don't you, at least I don't make a mistake and put it on my nose. The moment plays as sharp social satire from the Philadelphia Times.
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Philadelphia Times
Old Honey Seventy-Year Vault Draws Crowds in East Lee
In East Lee Massachusetts, a tavern torn down reveals honey weighing about a thousand pounds, with some over sixty years old. Workmen found fifty swarms of bees in the garret of a tavern long owned by one family, with no living memory of entry.
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East Lee
Massachusetts
Garret
No Doubt About A Footnote Book From Toe Writer
A humorous remark describes an armless man drafting a book using his toes and notes the work would be largely footnotes. The quip highlights a quirky image of resourceful writing.
Taj Mahal as Eternal Memorial of Shah Jehan and Muntaz-i Mahal
An essay on the Taj Mahal highlighting its origin as a devotion of Shah Jehan for his wife Muntaz-i Mahal, the monument’s ornate design and materials, its architectural details, the burial layout with the lovers beneath the dome, and the enduring symbolic meaning of the Taj as a timeless emblem of love beyond wealth or beauty.
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Shah Jehan
Muntazi-Mahal
Asaf Kahn
Burhanpore
Deccan
Ustad-Tan
Tavern
Asia
Agra
Muntaz-i-Mahal
Muntaz-i Mahal
India
Muntaz
Ustad-Isa
Twilight Years of a Methodist Preacher
The Independent notes that superannuation ends pastoral work and leaves a preacher facing poverty in old age. It highlights meager conference allowances, scarce savings prospects, and the loneliness of fading activity, urging steadfast faith through debilitating twilight years.
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Independent
Comb from cattle horns leads to new industry shifts
Cattle horns once common on western ranges have disappeared, prompting a new trade turning horns into tortoise shell combs hats pins and ornaments. A Yankee traveler observed bleaching heads and horns and sparked a factory process that created a profitable venture.
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Cageley
Denver
Not a Question of Comfort in Cold Tenement
A tenant complains about coal use while the janitor explains winter practices. The exchange highlights harsh housing conditions and limited heating options as costs rise. The dialogue reflects modern strains on energy and living spaces in urban settings.
Automatic Stirrer for Constantly Stirred Dishes
An automatic stirring saucepan uses a central rod with transverse blades driven by a clockwork mechanism. Winding the spring causes the rod to rotate, agitating cereals and other viands to prevent burning and reduce the cook’s need to attend the stove constantly.
Macedoine Fruited Mold From Mixed Fresh and Canned Fruit
A versatile fruit mixture can be made from fresh and canned fruits including pineapples oranges prunes and leftover juices. Cooked slowly with optional gelatine, it can be served with wafers or brown bread. refrigerate until firm and cut into cubes.
Mexican Tripe Dish Sizzles With Butter and Chilies
Recipe describes broiling thick honeycomb tripe after dipping in butter and bread crumbs, cooking over a clear fire with chopped green chilies. A pooled butter sauce with salt pepper cayenne mustard vinegar Worcestershire and lemon juice is prepared, then tripe is finished in the sauce and served with buttered toast.
Hen's Nest Dessert Straw Nest Egg Dish
A recipe describes making a dessert by hollowing five eggs and filling shells with blancmange. Lemons are peeled into thin strips, boiled until tender, preserved in sugar, and arranged as straw in a dish with lemon gelatin to crown a nest with an egg on top.
Potato Salad Recipe From Historic Column
Slice cold boiled potatoes and layer in a dish with hard boiled egg slices. Sprinkle chopped pickled onion, then pour a dressing of salt pepper and mustard, beaten well. Let stand ten minutes before serving.
Laundry Hint From Old Recipe For Cleaning Sacks
A vintage tip advises washing flour sacks by shaking, applying kerosene to the lettering, rolling up overnight, and washing in hot sands the next morning to restore muslin. It also suggests a small amount of kerosene in boiled starch to keep irons from sticking.
Currant Buns Recipe Card From Old Times
A compact bake base lists butter sugar egg milk currants flour baking powder salt with cinnamon or vanilla. Bake in muffin tins until golden, yielding simple fruit buns in a cozy period kitchen style.
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Sheet
Rnest Stewart
New York
Stewrd
Ernest
Charles
Stewart
Pittsburg
Mary Torrence
John Speer
Mary
John Pohlman
Des Moines
Minnie Zolbe
Datrell
Christian Zolbe
Minnie
Ol Bo
Oon
Frank Beekman
Asbury Park
Beekman
Dermot Holden
Delawanna, N. J
Isabelle Holden
Dermot
DelaWanna
Satan
Ndrew Blues
Chicago
Eas LD
Agra, Midhiz
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