Barstow Printer recalls Plunkett’s selfless Civil War valor
Sergt. Thomas Plunkett of the Twenty first Massachusetts fell at Fredericksburg while guiding the color during a savage charge. His feat of bearing the flag with ruined arms sparked a tale of happiness as his sweetheart’s sister urged marriage after his recovery. Congress awarded him a medal and he served long as a messenger in the Massachusetts state house.
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Sergt
Thomas Plunkett
Twenty-first Massachusetts
Fredericksburg
Jett
Congress
Massachusetts State House
Lace Designs From Spider Webs In Paraguayan Lace
Missionaries in Paraguay over two centuries ago taught natives to make lace by hand. Lace making became a chief occupation in many towns with women children and some men involved. Designs were borrowed from local spider webs, giving the lace the name nanduti meaning spider web.
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Paraguay
Harper's Weekly
How to Cook a Rich Boiled Stew in Two Boilers
A home recipe describes using a small agate kettle placed inside a large boiler with boiling water. Layer stew beef and pork chops with onions, seasoning each layer, then cover and steam for three and a half hours to yield abundant gravy.
Hints on Cooking Eggs for Palatable Results
Use a straight sided vessel and boiling water to cook eggs. Drop eggs in and keep simmering near boil for eight to ten minutes. Whites should be jelly like and yolk cooked but not hard. From Home Department National Magazine.
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Home Department
National Magazine
Hamburger Steak with Macaroni and Onion Tomato Bake
A simple recipe instructs cooking macaroni for 20 minutes, frying two onions, and browning hamburger. Layer macaroni hamburger onions and hot tomatoes in a buttered dish, bake 30 minutes, season to taste, and reheat for a hearty meal.
Coffee Mold Dessert Receives Quick Scalded Milk Method
A simple coffee mold dessert blends scalded milk with cornstarch sugar and salt, then whisked into strong coffee. The mixture thickens, sets in a mold, and is served with cream and sugar for a vintage cafe style treat.
Batter Sausage Bake From Old Recipe
A historical cooking note describes batter made with four tablespoons of flour milk and one egg. Beat five minutes then pour boiling water over one pound sausages peel skins place in a dish cover with batter and bake until browned on top.
Brownies with Molasses and Nuts Recipe
A recipe for brownies uses one-third cup butter and powdered sugar, one-third cup molasses, one egg, seven eighths cup flour, and one cup chopped pecan nuts. Bake in paper-lined tins with half a nut topping on each cake.
Coffee Marshmallow Jelly in Stemmed Glasses
Plain coffee jelly set just firm enough to hold its shape is served in stemmed glasses. Melted marshmallow is poured over the jelly and a whole marshmallow is placed on top for decoration.
Proper Pride in a Mother's Faith and Hope
A Dickens quote on pride contrasts pride as a deadly sin with the nobler pride a mother has in her children, seen as a fusion of faith and hope rather than arrogance.
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Dickens
Tea Table Equipage for Elegant Home Accessories
Modern hosts seek perfect tea table appointments with Colonial and Chelsea patterns, hand made silver and cut glass. Designers showcase Revere copies, Colonial china, Sheffield plate and Dresden pieces to harmonize with black ground fabrics, cherishing fine European souvenirs.
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Revere
Chelsea
Dresden Tea Table
Banana Cream Pie Making Instructions
Instructions describe assembling a pie with a baked crust layered with banana slices a custard made from two cups of milk two tablespoons flour two egg yolks one teaspoon vanilla cooked in a double boiler until thick cooled then poured over bananas. Top with stiffly beaten whites baked briefly to brown.
Filet of Beef on Casserole Recipe Method
Three pound filet sliced into one and a half inch steaks tied with cord seasoned with salt and pepper. Sear in hot butter five minutes per side then remove twine. Return to casserole with browned breadcrumbs chopped pickles and parsley. Stir, add butter, finish one more minute, and serve immediately.
Mutton Broth Preparation Steps
Instructions for making mutton broth with barley. Wash soak barley. Wipe meat remove skin and fat cut into pieces. Simmer bones and meat in water. Strain remove fat reheat add barley and simmer until barley tender.
Cushion Cake Recipe Steps and Spices
A recipe outlines mixing sugar butter eggs and milk with soda and cream of tartar, then adding flour. Divide batter and flavor half with molasses cloves nutmeg cassia and raisins. Bake dark half 20 minutes then top with light batter and bake 20 minutes more.
Autumn Soup From Leek And Pea Broth
A historic recipe describes slicing leeks celery and lettuce into boiling broth, adding a pint of young peas, a touch of sugar and pepper, and two large spoonfuls of flour dissolved smooth. After simmering, ladle into the tureen with bread crusts fried in drippings and dried crisp in a hot closet.
Moltke and the Gardener Mark
From Sidney Whitman’s German Memories a droll tale recalls Moltke’s visit to his nephew’s villa when a stranger paid the gardener a tip to glimpse the field marshal. The man’s mark disappeared then reappeared as Moltke greeted the bemused donor in the garden.
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Sidney Whitman
Moltke
Major von Burt
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Charlottenburg
March Strasse
Theodor Mommeen
Rome
Changes In Faces Of Cards Across Republic Eras
The evolution of playing card portraits traces to mid seventeenth century France and later revolutions. Republican cards framed each suit with national symbols, casting the queen as the republic, the king as its hero, and aces with historic images. The American republic later appeared on the spade with George Washington as king.
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France
Louis XVI
American Republic
George Washington
Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Health
The article argues that healthy people can function well with five hours sleep and sometimes four. It notes that perceived insomnia often stems from excess worry about rest. True rest requires five hours of deep, uninterrupted sleep to fully refresh the body.
Many Uses for Bamboo in Tropics and Orient
Bamboo serves as a vital material for natives in the tropics and Orient. It supports houses furniture artesian well casings water buckets rafts pipes window shades blinds mats umbrella ribs hats rain coats outriggers on canoes palanquin poles blow-pipes picture frames decorative arts including paintings paper pulp baskets small bridges walking sticks and flutes.
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Tropics
Orient
Bear Talk as Good Medicine Among Indians
The piece notes that “bear talk” was seen as effective medicine. When a bear blocked their path, Native people would address the bear politely, acknowledge their brotherhood, and request safe passage. The bear, being gentle by nature, often yielded to the soft, respectful speech.
Red Hair and Genius: Hair Color in Historical Fame
New York World notes studies by Charles Kassel listing hair colors of eminent figures. Most geniuses show dark brown to black hair. red or blonde tones are uncommon. Curly or wavy hair is prevalent. bald or straight hair appears less often. Beards vary, with reddish beards present among many great men despite hair color.
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Alote
Swinburne
John Bunyan
Thackeray
Charles Kassel
Mr. Kassel
Napoleon
Andrew Jackson
James Russell Lowell
Greig
Cain
Judas Iscariot
Pontius Pilate
Savonarola
New York World
Oldest Known Leaf Fossil Found Near Spokane
A fossilized gingko leaf unearthed in a Spokane railway cutting is described as the oldest known bit of plant matter. The leaf, about 100000 years old, indicates the species predated the Cascade and Coast Range formations and predates the Rockies. its single surviving relative is the modern gingko of Japan.
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Spokane
Wash
Japan
Cascade
Coast Range
Rockies
Ticklish Foothold in British Columbia Real Estate
Dealers accused of exploiting English and Scotch settlers by selling distant mountain fruit ranches. A Kootenay Lake steamboat captain once rescued a swimmer who joked about falling off his ranch for the third time that day, illustrating frontier hardship.
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British Columbia
Kootenay Lake
Everybody’s Magazine
Most Costly Porcelain Service At St Petersburg Exhibition
A porcelain dinner service valued as the world’s costliest displays 36 hand colored plates at an estimated 36,000 rubles. Each plate is worth 1,000 rubles. The set belongs to Count Oroloff Dadivoff.
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St. Petersburg
Oroloff- Dadivoff
Ananias Class Door Mats Targeted as Dirty Liars
In the Ananias Class, most door mats printed with Wel come are labeled as dirty liars.
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Ananias
Aerial Photography Seeks Wide Urban Uses
The inventor of a special sero camera notes aerial photos will show suburban development for land firms and allow merchants to advertise locations from the sky. He predicts genuine motion pictures of journeys through cloudland will become as common as today’s snapshots.
Comfort In the Thought
Patricia shows typical reluctance to water for cleansing and is sparing with facial washing. She studies her reflection and decides her face is clean enough for tomorrow, expressing quiet confidence in her own judgment.
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Patricia
It Is Worse to Think You Are Sick Than Be Seriously Ill
An old English physician warns that imagined illness robs peace more than real disease. The remark contrasts misapplied anxiety with actual bodily trouble, emphasizing the peril of obsessive self-diagnosis and fear over minor symptoms.
Cause and Effect in H A Vachell Quote
A compact reflection on happiness and female virtue from H A Vachell’s Blinds Down. The quote suggests women prosper when content and capable of broad growth. It presents a gendered, philosophical view in a historical literary context.
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H. A. Vachell
Counsel of Despair Irony at Market
A humorous exchange shows a bride asking for boneless meat and the butcher steering her to an egg as a practical quip. The wry dialogue reflects a satirical tone about shopping and expectations.
Wily Wooer Blasts Wealth as Footwear Jest
A witty exchange in the Boston Transcript features a bold suitor declaring his fortune at the fair lady’s feet while she quips that his fortune is modest yet grand beside her tiny feet. The humorous dialogue showcases social flirtation and playful pride.
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Boston Transcript
Apple Fritters From Thick-Sliced Apples
Step by step method for fried apple fritters using thickly sliced apples, a batter of eggs milk salt and flour, dipped and fried in hot fat and finished with powdered sugar.
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