Twenty-One Years Ago in Aurelia Lengthy Local News
The Aurelia Sentinel notes upcoming proposals to form a stock company with a meeting next Saturday for those involved to compare methods. It also reports nuptials of S. J. Montz and Clara Beeghiey, and praises A. B. Daniels in Chicago. It covers local civic sentiment on town country relations and confirms Hon. H. Pitcher will not seek re election as Maple Valley Insurance president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
S. J. Montz
Clara Beeghiey
Inois
Sentinel
A. B. Daniels
Chicago
Wagner Bros. & Co
Livestock Commission
Amos
H. Pitcher
Maple Valley Insurance Association
Pitcher
Alta Advertiser
Albert Radke
Hanover
Tosa
Germany
H. Webbing
Charles
Albert Fett
Maple Valley Township
Out Of The Ginger Jar Says Ai rcraft of Wit
A collection of witticisms from February Farm Journal noting quips on time, expenses, manners, etiquette and marriage. It includes lines about time could crawl and fly, cutting expenses, and playful exchanges like a cook questioning a landsman.
Womanly Wisdom on Economy and Cheerful Heart
A brief reflection emphasizes that a frugal economy yields little without a joyful disposition. It extols a sunny, cheerful heart as humanity’s greatest blessing and guiding light amid modest means.
Homemaking Tips and Household Notices From Farm Journal
A compendium of practical home care advice includes mending a kettle with a rivet, keeping apples from discoloring in cold water, and crafting towels from old bedspreads. Also offered are stove cleaning methods, candle use for ill rooms, and baby towel care. A recipe for cabbage bake and tea making is included along with canning beef instructions. A humorous anecdote about a family mishap and a local obituary note for Mrs. Albert Radke of Hanover accompanies the piece.
Misquotation of Steele Line Overshadows Quotations
The Argonaut notes three prominent writers including Thackeray and Leigh Hunt misquote Sir Richard Steele on the phrase about a woman's liberal education. It points to Lowell, Helps, and Congreve as instances of careless remembrance causing misattribution and wording errors rather than intent.
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Steele
Elizabeth
Bebnavior
Tapia
Thackeray
Pertips
Pope
Russell
Lowell
Arthur
Steddulse
Leigh Hunt
Congreve
A Lesson in Logic Lord Erskine and the Ruffianly Horse Bearer
A historical anecdote recalls Thomas Erskine, famed lawyer, stopping a cruel horse driver on Hampstead Heath. The driver argued the horse was his property, prompting Erskine to respond that the stick used to restrain the abuse was also his own, highlighting early debates on ownership and animal cruelty.
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Brekine
England
Thomas Erskine
Miumpstead
Lord Erskine
Charles G. Tarper Fias
London
Hampstead Heath
Erskine
Clearing House Operations and Settlement Rules
The article defines a clearing house as a city bank agency where checks drawn on one bank and deposited in another are settled daily. It explains daily clearances sum deposits and drafts per bank, the cash balance to be exchanged, and notes that the term refers to settlement not the process or game. It also says total business indicates general business conditions.
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Teach Bank
New, York American
Bavarian Apple Pie Method
Bavarian apple pie described with steps to line a deep dish with pastry fill with breadcrumbs bake until done remove crumbs fill cavity with chopped apples and nuts add sugar nutmeg and cinnamon top with cake crumbs bake until brown finish with lemon meringue and cool before serving. Also cites fashion quips from New York Tribune and Kansas City Journal about spending and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York ‘Tribune
Haltepin to Have Found to the Soup
A fragmented excerpt from a Harpers Bazar page shows a speaker exclaiming discovery of missing items including a shoe horn and implying a larger mystery about belongings vanished from the household.
From a Brack Forest Pathway
Frederick Van Beuren Jr writes a vivid scene traveling from Muumelsee toward a sunny plateau beyond Keble mod. The narrator traces dark pines and the Wildsee then recalls Siegfried’s legend before returning to Ruhestein and the Hohenweg above the Rothe Schilfskopf.
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Muumelsee
Keble
Wildsee
Dilla
Mitle Wildterposs
Siegfried
Ruhestein
Rothe Schilfs
Verdi Rejects Nobility Title and Bismarck Quip
The article recounts Verdi declining a noble title offer from King Victor Emmanuel and labeling the Marquis de Busweto as insignificant. It notes Bismarck’s reaction to a Duchy title, joking about travel incognito, and a later delivery addressed to the Duchess of Lauenbourg at Varzin.
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Verdi
Bismarck
Victor Emmanuel
Comte de Busweto
Marquis de Busgete
Hiw
Duke of
Lauenbourg
Faithful to His Trustering a Sandwich Lesson
Near an elevator in a factory a boy sits with a large sandwich. He methodically removes pickle and meat from each slice, then puts the top back, explaining he is not his ladeneid. The moment reveals a child’s innocent restraint and a curious habit.
Where Women Swim Gest
A Philadelphia Bulletin note describes Korean women pearl divers in Quelpart, noting their prowess and the value of large shelled oysters. It portrays their diving, basket handling, and endurance as they extract pearls and return home after hours of work.
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Ife
Quelipart
Phildelphia Bulletin
The Man and the Lion
An old African explorer recounts a perilous encounter with a lion. He explains that his eye contact and a perch on a tall tree deterred the animal, amusing his companion with the unlikely defense.
Very Queer
A Cleveland Leader item notes rumors about spousal meetings and a claim that two husbands attend late events with a shared club. It suggests gossip about pairs whose comings and goings trigger speculation and social intrigue within the community.
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Cdub
Cleveland
The Way She Dressed Him
A fragment from Ladies' Tome Journal presents a visitor asking a boy what he wants to be when he grows up. The boy answers he aims to be a man, while a voice suggests he should be a lady.
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Manina
Tome Journal
Decor Debate Sparks Quiet Home Repair Plans
The pair discuss nursery redecorating ideas as the husband suggests corrugated iron and the wife proposes wall treatment. A private domestic conversation highlights practical concerns and shared project plans.
A Food Expert What is a food expert
A Philadelphia Ledger item questions what constitutes a food expert and how expertise influences family budgeting and meals, citing practical concerns over spending to feed relatives.
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Ardy
Milsudelphia Ledger
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W. J. Sweet
Prop
W.D. Dice
P. D. Wine
Glerk
Aurelia Sentinel
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Lew Daniels
Valentine
Farm Journal
Dad
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