Unfamiliar Vegetables For The American Kitchen
A survey of exotic greens and roots such as Hamburg parsley celery root celeriac long turnips and cheevil root uses across cuisines. It notes wasabi oxalis and taro as promising or curious vegetables with cooking methods and regional adaptations. It also covers cardoon borecole kohlrabi okra New Zealand spinach mountain spinach and related greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
New York
France
America
England
Germany
Europe
Peru
Bolivia
South America
Japan
China
Sandwich Islands
Realistic London Fog Painting Sparks Sneeze Debate
A critic hails a London fog scene as wonderful while a visitor questions realism. The critic insists on its realism, noting that everyone who viewed it sneezed, a reaction that becomes the focal point of discussion in the Columbus Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Columbus Dispatch
Woman’s Sufferings End After Dean’s Kidney Pills
Mrs Clyde Pixley of Bridge St Belding Michigan suffered years of bladder inflammation and kidney pain with weight loss and nerves until using Dean’s Kidney Pills. In one week she felt better and remained well for a long time. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Pixley
Bridge St
Belding
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Unhappy medium jokes at fair cited in Catholic Standard and Times
Weary Walker claims to be too heavy for light work and too light for heavy work in a humorous exchange printed in the Catholic Standard and Times. Argo Red Salman wins the grand prize at the St Louis Exposition, the only prize ever awarded at any fair for Salman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weary Walker
Catholic Standard and Times
Argo Red
Salman
St. Louis Exposition
Leaders shift from rails to wires in governance
In early times leaders were the ones who split rails, while today the strongest figures are those who pull wires. The contrast suggests political power has migrated from frontier skills to control of connections and networks.
Lawyer Pays for Bad Advice in German Courts
Consul General Guernther notes German lawyers face damages to clients for harmful results from misleading guidance. The German Supreme Court recently ruled attorneys are fully liable for carelessly given incorrect advice. It holds that paid legal advice on conduct and procedure makes the attorney a debtor to the client, obliged to be careful, and liable for consequences if carelessness is proven. New York World reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernther
Supreme Court of Germany
New York World
Mud Volcano on Libiman Island Described by Governor
Natives reported a giant marine monster on Libiman Island near Sandakan in North Borneo. The governor examined the island and found a hardened mud river, a glacier like flow, with a crater crust and mud walls. Eruptions created two mud layers and blocks hurled into the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britteh
North Barnes Herald
Malf Century Courtship Ends In Swiss American Union
After a courtship of over forty five years the Swiss Herzfeld aged sixty five and Mlle Steinhelt aged sixty five wed at Constanze. They became engaged before twenty, he went to America seeking fortune promising a return with one hundred thousand dollars. Over forty five years they exchanged nearly 3000 letters and photos and recognized each other on reunion. They depart for Chicago where Mr Herzfeld runs a large business.
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Constanze
Herzfeld
Mlle. Steinhelt
America
Chicago
Washington Star
Discouraging the Stage Struck Girl In China
The Chinese gentry in Tientsin petition officials to ban mixed acting at theatres and to create separate houses for female actors and audiences after mixed acting allegedly fuels education of poor girls for the stage over marriage. The Tientsin Magistrate issued a proclamation reflecting this.
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China
Tientain
Tientsin
Lahore
Not Riches or Riches of the Time
The excerpt argues the early 20th century widens the gap between rich and poor yet offers more pleasurable living for cultured individuals. It claims the book-loving class can thrive on frugal means while workers like curates clerks and artisans pursue literature on modest diets, suggesting a paradox of prosperity and deprivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laondon Times
A New Standard From Japan, Aiding Europe's Realignment
The London Outlook argues that Japan exhibits a unique wartime unity and self sacrifice for public ends unmatched by Western nations. It asserts Japan is a first class power, secretive, resolute, and morally equipped to win, urging Europe to acknowledge and adjust its diplomacy accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Japan
London
Nervous diseases claim cure by Dr Kline in Philadelphia
An advertisement touts permanent relief from nervous diseases by Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Cure with a $3 trial and free treatise. H B Kline & Co. are listed at 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. The piece includes a quoted social scene dialogue about Kneipp treatment from a member of high society.
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St. Vitus
Dr. Kline
H. B. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Alaska Packers Association Exports Salmon to Government
The Alaska Packers Association furnishes the Government hundreds of thousands of cases of salmon yearly. Government tests at Camp Thomas examined 240000 cans with only four defective. The firm packs Argo Red Salmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Packers ‘Association
Camp Thomas
German investigator urges tobacco pipe filter method
A German researcher recommends users filter pipe smoke through cotton soaked in ferric salts to reduce exposure. The claim is presented as a preventive measure, though it reflects a historical or speculative approach rather than established practice.
Leonardi's Golden Eye Lotion Promises Quick Relief
Advertising claim for Leonardi's Golden Eye Lotion asserts it cools heals and strengthens eyes inflamed or blood shot. Promises a cure in one day with no pain and guarantees money back. Sold by druggists for 25 cents or mailed on receipt of price from B Leonardi & Co Tampa Fla.
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Leonardi
B. Leonardi & Co
Tampa
Fla
Georgia Cracker Proposes to Polly in Backwoods Charm
Grace reports Pauline has received a marriage proposal from a Georgia backwoods man. Ferdy questions Polly's interest and asks if she wants the cracker, signaling a potential choice in a rural courtship tale.
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Georgia
Grace
Pauline
Ferdy
Polly
Philippine "Dobie Itch" Discharged Soldier Reviews Cure
John S. Woods of Brooklyn describes contracting a skin itch in the Philippines that confined him to quarters. He credits Cuticura Remedies with immediate relief and a quick cure, stating the malady has never recurred since using the product.
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Philippines
John S. Woods
Sands St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Just a Common Case Turned On Its Head
A brief noted exchange reveals a paradox in a domestic scene as onlookers debate whether two adults are a married couple. The twist shows the lovers are in fact a woman and her husband, challenging first impressions.
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Marseilles
Paris
New Zealand
Tartary
Hindustan
Rogularty
Minneapolis Journal
Alaska
United States
de Aidrog
Kneipp
Philippine
National
Boaton
Incinnati
Lewitt
St. Louis
Pisteba
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
B. J. Robinson
Wicksbourg
Mica
Sethi
German Kali Works
Nassau Street
Monednock Building
Candler Building
Allanta, Ge
Crescent
Crescent Chemical OG
Werth
Fen
Bray Haleen
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