Birthday Bio Briefs: Stephen Kearney Soldier of the West
Stephen Kearney, born in Newark New Jersey in 1794, left Columbia to enlist during the War of 1812, rising from lieutenant to captain. A famed soldier, he led U S forces in New Mexico and California, fought at San Pasqual and San Gabriel River, led sailors and marines, became Governor of California and Vera Cruz, and died in St Louis the following October.
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Stephen Kearney
Newark
New Jersey
Columbia University
13Th Infantry
Queenstown Heights
New Mexico
Santa Fe
California
San Pasqual
San Gabriel River
Mexico
Vera Cruz
City of
St. Louis
WAR TIME RECIPES OF NEW ENGLAND HOUSEWIVES CU CUMBER PICKLES
Wartime guidance shows cucumbers preserved in a 2 gallon crack with cider vinegar two ounces ground mustard two ounces salt and half a packet of mixed pickling spices. Cucumbers are packed as they size and ready to eat in about four weeks with keep well covered. Salmon scallop layers milk flour cracker crumbs butter salt eggs and cayenne bake half an hour for a hearty cold night meal.
The New Woman by Wilhelmina Stitch
A wartime polemic rejects the stylish fainting female ideal. It praises a practical, work willing woman who will shovel dirt and bake bread to support the country, declaring the new dawn of female capability and patriotism.
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Wilhelmina Stitch
Canada
Cecile Bernozi
France
Oldest Inhabitants Recall Boston Weather Records
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures for August's 80th day in Boston, noting 93 degrees in 1881 and 89 in 1882 as the warmest on record, and 49 degrees as the coldest for this date in 1912. Rain occurred on this date in 1911 1913 1915 and 1917 over the past decade.
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Boston
Trimmed hat with black dotted lace edging and bow
A large hat can be refined by edging with black dotted lace and tying a strip of the same material around the brim, creating a refined decorative finish.
Dear Sewing Circle Advises Women on Marriage Paths
A homemakers letter column advises a reader to seek work outside the home to meet eligible partners, then master housekeeping at home while remaining cheery and well turned out. Another reply counsels staying home to become a skilled hostess and cook, preserving rest and calm over office work.
Dear Sisters of the Sewing Circle on Home vs Office Training
A reader argues home training builds a better wife and social success than office life, praising good looks, prudent marriage choice, and disciplined home routines. Anna and another contributor stress harmony, early rising, cooking and sewing, and propriety as foundations for future happiness. 6. Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle are printed in the Sunday Post.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Anna
Sunday Post
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U.S
Cru
Emiy
Faryy
Joannie
Maudie
Homer
New England
Percy Rogers
Eastern Avenue
Gloucester
Mass
Wilhelmina
Armour Grain Co
Chicago
Armour
Simee Wing
England
London City and Midland Bank
Paris
Commerce
Seunes Filles
Wall Street
Financial Center
New York
New York University
Schools of Finance For Women
Mackworth
Lord Rhonda
London
Bank of England
Pictorial Review
Stirrin
News O America
American Schools of Commerce
the Pictorial Review Company
America’s Greatest Woman’s Magazine
eMen
John Wilds
John Wilds Evaporated Milk Co. Premium Dept
Franklin St
N. Y
BRAND
Dorothy
Georgette
the Toy Band
Henry Newbolt
Big Dragoon
Cheerly
Ask Grocers
Revere
D. & L. Slade CO
Slade
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