Vegetables From Flowers Fruits and Edible Plant Parts
The article surveys using flowers and fruits as vegetables, naming cauliflower flower heads capers nasturtium buds and saffron as culinary plant parts. It notes squash blossoms as edible and lists pumpkins cucumbers peppers okra eggplant tomato and even banana or apple in dishes. It also covers cucumber freshness tomatoes peeling methods and banana cooking methods with brief cooking guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
France
Germany
Orient
South
Time consuming fittings in fashion obsessed New York life
A friend in a fashionable New York apartment describes daily fittings for clothing and lingerie. She laments the endless appointments with tailors, dressmakers, milliners, and lingerie makers, preferring ready-made items only sparingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John
Atlantic
Tobacco in History and the early spread of smoking
The text traces the introduction of tobacco to Europe starting in 1559 with Hernandez de Toledo bringing tobacco from Santo Domingo to Spain and Portugal. Jean Nicot popularized it in France after acquiring the habit in Lisbon. In 1585 Drake and crew exported Indian pipes to England, with Raleigh popularizing pipe smoking at Elizabeth I’s court, followed by the spread of snuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernandez de Toledo
Spain
Portugal
Santo Domingo
Jean Nicot
France
Lisbon
Sir Francis Drake
England
Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth
Fishes See Well At New York Aquarium
A New York public aquarium examination of fish eyes using retinoscope and other instruments shows all fishes can see well with none nearsighted or abnormal. The article notes their large glassy eyes and explains eyelid absence leaves eyeballs protected by slime or a transparent coating.
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New York
Proof Positive and a Landlord Tenant Exchange
A landlord and tenant meet in the street and discuss aging. John replies humorously that old age affects others but not his rheumatic leg. The exchange contrasts expectations of aging with John’s stubborn vitality in a light, mildly humorous tone from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertised Widely
Pimples blackheads and roughness are claimed to clear with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promises relief for itching dandruff scalp dryness and irritation and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. V Boston. Also contains a joke about wishing for a plain cook.
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Cuticura
Dept. V
Boston
Ambition Drives Dean to Keep Up Energy
Nightly coughing and discomfort cloud a student named Dean as ambition pushes him to persevere. A focus on effort and stamina appears to sustain his drive despite health setbacks.
Get to Know Your Goods Inquisitiveness as a path to expertise
John J. Arnold recalls a Chicago youth who started as a helper in a wholesale house. He studied the fabric, its factory, and the institution, then mastered every component. His deep inquiry made him one of the city’s top buyers in a major wholesale firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Arnold
First National Bank of Chicago
Chicag Association of Commerce
Chicago
Arnold
England
An Unfit Companion
Mrs. Atherton warns her son Eugene to play with good boys. He questions kicking and replies that Richard is too wicked after he kicks him back, leading to a decision to stop playing with Richard.
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Richard
Oeet
Dejection Follows Oldest Citizen Celebration
Fragmentary OCR text shows a conversation about village events and a veteran citizen, with a long-faced response and references to celebratory work and head village matters. Details are unclear due to incomplete lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradder
Head Village
Essenca
Moving Pictures Joke and Parlor Prattle
A playful exchange notes a husband delaying his wife by rehang ing pictures at home. The dialogue critiques male diligence and female fashion, ending with a quip about a handsome man always on the move and a joke about a woman’s vanity.
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Moving Pictures
Hicks
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Standard Oil Company
Chicago, Ill
Canada
Calli
Elaine Ty
A. Cook
St. Kanes City
Ead
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