Buzzards Fooled Again In Desert Mine Rescue
In an Arizona camp, three prospectors shelter a nine year old boy whose father died after a Mexican encounter. The boy learns mining, carries a powder cache, and uses it to blow away an Apache assault, trapping the invaders as buzzards circle above. The tale ends with the line and a little child shall lead them.
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Sam Engle
Arizona
Bill Percy
Big Tom
Dad
Mister
Buzzard
Tom
Pard
Percy
Sam
Hart
Bill
Badger Hole
Knitted Silk Style Tiny Tots Parade In Crepe and Rayon
Julia Bottomley reports on knitted ensemble costumes for young children highlighting silklike rayon knits, silk frocks, and coordinated coats for 2 to 14 year olds. The feature notes Paris designs, bengaline imitation, plaid skirts, caps, and three piece sets in blue pink tan canary with diverse textures and practical wear for summer and fall. The piece emphasizes economy and fashion evolution in miniature ensembles.
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Paris
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Eggs Supply Required Cake Ingredients and Methods
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this piece outlines sponge sunshine and angel food cake making from March to July. It details egg quantities proportions soft wheat flour and acids to tender cakes plus mixing methods baking temperatures and pan types for each cake variant.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Wise Men Plead Silence in Carlyle Neesima Maeterlinck
The piece argues that Carlyle urged serious thinking through silence while praising quiet virtue. It contrasts his stance with Neesima and cites Maeterlinck’s Le Silence and a broader literature on silence as a key speech domain.
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Carlyle
Neesima
M. Maeterlinck
Christian Science Monitor
Bankers Use Sixpence Notes to Stem Run on Bank of England
During Bonnie Prince Charlie's invasion the Bank of England faced a funds run. Officers deployed agents and issued sixpence notes to payments, drawing cash in one exit and into the next to block new note holders. This tactic bought time to inject fresh funds and calm panicked depositors.
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Bank of England
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Reliable Lye Hominy Recipe From The Editor’s Household
A reader asks for a trusted lye hominy method. Use three large ears or four small ears, shell, cover with lye, boil until hulls vanish, rinse, rub away eyes and hulls, then cook slowly in clear water until tender. Keep cool to store for weeks. serving options include browned grains in butter, or mixed with cream.
Government Recipe for Making Last-Minute Soup
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a simple bacon and potato soup. Peel two medium potatoes and boil in salted water. Fry two thin bacon slices, then cook two tablespoons minced onion in the rendered fat.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kitchen Table Improved by Linoleum Covering
A Virginia county extension report shows a simple kitchen table update using leftover linoleum cut to fit and cemented on the surface to ease care. The practice is part of broader kitchen improvement advice promoted by USDA extension agents.
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Virginia
What to Serve at Children's Parties
A USDA guidance on party foods advises avoiding heavy meals and offering simple, appealing options. Recommend cocoa or milk drink, sandwiches, ice cream or gelatin, plain frosted cake, and simple candies to prevent overeating. Focus on attractive presentation and novel serving forms to divert attention from the foods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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