Domestic Economy and How to Prepare Meats for the Oven
Mrs. Ewing delivers a detailed look at kitchen science and budget cooking at the YWCA, urging better meat and bread preparation, lighter kitchens, and practical demonstrations. She argues many homes waste food, presses the need for economical, properly cooked meals, and shares methods for roasting beef, veal, chicken, and making gravy, with observations on bread quality and family nutrition.
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Cmes
Evry Place
Ewing
Chicago
Boston
Frank Leslie
Weekly
Moe
Ts. Ewing
Across Japan and China by Pacific Steamer in 1888
Frank G. Carpenter sends vivid letters from Yokohama to Tre Globe recounting a world tour by sea and land. He describes Pacific travel aboard the Gaelic, Chinese stewards and sailors, opium joints, joss houses, and steerage life, plus practical travel prep like letters of credit, passports, baggage, and clothes. He contrasts Western and Asian manners, notes Japanese fashion, and bits about Governor Hubbard and local tailors in Yokohama.
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Tre Gloee
New York
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Yokohama
Japan
America
Tokio
China
State Department
Coud
Russia
Greece
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Europe
England
Pearne
Sistor
Pacific
Hong Kong
Grana Hotel
Yokohawa
Ah Shug
Chang Chow
Joose
Wells
Moe
White House
Governor Hubbard
George Haines
Georgia
Congress
Ben Butler
Sam Cox
Hubbard
Chang
Boston
Congo
Nobby Su T
SDA Teny
Very Humorous Texas Liftines Teases a Young Man
A playful anecdote about a fast young man who avoids settling down until he can no longer avoid facing responsibilities, with a wink at Texas Liftines and lighthearted social commentary.
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Texas
The Cow Enjoyed It A Yorkshire Meadow Portrait Tale
New York Tribune arts writer Edward Gay,Mt. Vernon painter known for landscapes, set up under an apple tree to sketch a meadow. A wandering Ayrshire cow devoured the grass, chewed the stool, and chewed the canvas frame, prompting a joking note on the cow’s Irish upbringing and appetite for discarded scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire
New York Tribune
Edward Gay
Mt. Vernon
Gay
Mr. Gay
The Care of the Hair, a Preacher on Daily Brushing
A period piece sermon urges daily brushing and cleanliness to prevent hair loss. It warns against faulty brushes and patent tonics, explains oil glands and scalp health, and promotes regular washing with warm water and ammonia borax, with handlings for dandruff and hereditary baldness while advising professional care when needed.
Rise in Wheat Prices Cushions Bread Costs for Now
Wheat quotations have surged from 84 cents to 1.16 a bushel, lifting flour to 8 a barrel and squeezing margins for wholesalers and retailers. Bakers report only partial price rises in bread, while many foresee a possible bakery price adjustment after a planned meeting.
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Hutchinson
GiLont
Sane
Tir Gowerman
Dakota
Minnesota
Hutchinson's
South End
Three Hours of Terror A Forced Interview Tale
A first‑person narrative recalls a winter night in a German town when a refined visitor, Mr B, enraged by madness, corners the narrator in a hotel room. The guest recounts a history of insanity, asylum confinement, and a doctor whose eyes supposedly compelled and cured him, ending with a perilous escape and the visitor’s removal to an asylum.
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Germany
Himsell
Thad
Mrs. Browning
Ming
Mr. K
Tie
Ree
Oxford
England
France
Australia
India
St. Petersburg
Westin
Sue
Elvi
Daiy
Alan
South Germany
Mr. B
Sweating Sausages Baffle Lewistown Marketman
In Lewistown the marketman questions the sweating of bologna as the sausage oozes surface moisture and solidifies. He notes summer sales rise, winter slower, and observes Frankfort pannage gaining traction. He recalls seeing similar sausage stands at the state fair and suspects veal seasoning effects.
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Lewistown
Lewiston
Suimmer
Frankfort
Autumn Scene With Birds and Harvest Images
A poetic tableau of autumnal life with chattering birds, maple blight, ripened apples, and field fragrances. Children laugh as nuts rain from beech trees, while farmers and a bashful swain observe harvest time and courtship under golden haze.
Great Score for S30 Many Years
Hartford Times reports Harwinton’s Harlow Curtis, 88, farms alone and raises 40 bushels of potatoes and five acres of grass by hand. He reads Waterbury American without glasses, shot a fox on the run, and at Bristol rifle range scored 11 of 100 despite indoor light, finishing with three bull’s eyes.
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Hartford Times
Harwinton
Harlow Curtis
Waterbury
Bristol
Unhappy Though Unmarried Says He Wants A Pension
A brief Puck style remark features a man unhappy about being unmarried and seeking a pension. He quips about reading Century War articles to his wife, who obtained a divorce, reflecting comic commentary on marriage and pensions.
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Puck
Weill
The Pickpocket Bride Trick
A bride pretends to have her pocket picked by her husband to reclaim money. He remains polite and generous, doubling the amount as a playful ruse. The ruse ends with the wife revealing the deception, leaving him unfazed by the sustained joke.
Bride Stops Train After Quick Union City Wedding
A Bridgeport couple arrived at Union City depot to catch a train to Bridgeport. The bride boarded as the up train passed. the groom waved a cripsack. The train moved on but the bride cried out to stop the engine, claiming it was the bus they intended. The brakeman rang the bell and halted the train, ending the hurried newlywed moment.
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Bridgeport Standard
Union City
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Bears Brought to Carr's Market From Alton Hunters
Two big black bears, one about 300 pounds and a smaller one, were received by Mr. Carr at Carr's market from two Alton hunters. The smaller bear was sent to a New York firm, while the larger will be shipped to Boston tonight. The event draws attention as Maine bears become a growing curiosity in major markets.
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Boston
Minnesota
London
Jean Kincaw
Carr
Alton
New York
Maine
Texas Siftings Quip Warns of Weather Oddity
In a humorous exchange two men discuss why two thermometers hang in a window. One jokes one measures heat, the other cold, while the other quips about the speaker’s astronomy knowledge. The gag highlights light newspaper humor in early New England chronicle notes.
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New
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Marco Rolo
United States
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Storm
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Newfoundland
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Fifth Avenue
Eaghier
Washington
Secretary of State
Allen G.thurman
Department of State
Wa Hington
EU Hubbard
Jess
Aisha
Calice Wellington Hollins
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