Christmas Sweets and the Jewish Merchant Prince Story
A recipe rich Christmas candy guide shares fudge and nut techniques and chocolate dippings. A Leslie’s Weekly excerpt tells how a Jewish immigrant rose from errand boy to a powerful merchant prince, facing wealth and public judgment on opulence and success.
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Tia
Thie Counry
Royal
Leslie's Weekly
Net Neckwear Fashion Using White Net for Collars and Jabots
White net dominates collars and jabots with patterns for a turn down half collar. Cut from net folded double, join edges, bind neck with bias net, and embroider corners with small flowers. Add pleated net frills, four inches wide, for front V necklines and sailor style collars with lace borders. Dainty jabots stack tiers edged with lace, making net neckwear an affordable chic addition.
Fancy Work Stitches For Oval Dot Patterns
A conventional oval dot design can be used in four rows with the largest on the outside. Dots may be padded satin stitched or formed as eyelets for a lighter look. A bold border could include three oval rows with outer walls of 1.5 by 1.25 inches, next 1 by .75, and inner .5 by .375.
Short Men Better Soldiers Theory Sparks Debate
An article cites Western professors arguing that shorter soldiers may be more agile and enduring than tall peers. It references Gordon Highlanders data from 18th and 19th century recruit heights, notes Empress Catherine favored commanding stature, and quotes Alfred Tennyson on short men’s vigor.
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West
Frederick
Russia
J. M. Bullock
Gordon Highlanders
Scotland
Alfred Tennyson
Philip Hale
Boston Herald
The Randall Sale Coyotes Hunt Posts Big Turnout
The Randell farm sale drew almost the entire population as a coyote hunt drew crowds. Prices at Shipman’s and D W Rogers’s sale were strong, meat hounds urged for gathering game, and Col Big Type May may act as fundian of the game bag.
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Randell Farm
Col. Big Type
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C. D. Markham
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