A Case of Pique Sparks Isle County Romance
Miss Molly Cranshaw, visiting country relatives, finds herself the object of Dr Flint's indifference. A gate scene, a runaway gig, and a country constable culminate in Molly's arrest for horse theft, while Flint accuses her of loving self-importance. A future reckoning hints at romance.
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Molly Cranshaw
Farmer Johnson
Dr. Flint
United States
Miss Molly
Johnson House
Jessup
Johnson's
Hilda
Molly
Flint
Aunt Hilda
Josiah
Spirit Lake Philanthropist Helps a Cold Laborer
A Spirit Lake resident is praised as a practical giver for acts of benevolence. He gave a shirt to a semi tramp working in the sun and swapped cold weather gear with an aged friend to keep them warm. Such timely kindness embodies true charity.
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Spirit Lake
Lake
Iowa
Expressed Differently in a Delicate Exchange
A woman and her doctor exchange a restrained remark about travel to a warmer climate. She notes her husband also shares the idea, though he words it more forcefully, highlighting a subtle agreement between them.
Frog Farming in France and Old World Edible Frogs
The article outlines historic mentions of the bull frog and compares Rana esculenta with Rana temporaria as food frogs. It explains frog biology from egg to adult, describes breeding ponds, farming methods, harvesting, and predator protection for frog farming in France.
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Philosophical Transactions
London
North America
Holbrook
France
Desmarest
Dictionaire d’Histoire Naturelle
R. I. Geare
National Food Magazine
United States
Mason
Paris
Montmorency
Vincennes
Boulogne
Vendee
Landes
Lorraine
New Women In the Orient
In Asia women run schools for girls and centers for older women to educate the rising generation. The propaganda reaches through newspapers and magazines with Japan China and Hindustan hosting female edited publications. The Twentieth Century Woman in Japan and three Chinese magazines for women, plus Hindustan in English, show growing female readership and influence.
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Orient
Asia
China
India
Japan
Hindustan
Noted Quotation On Salvation Through Compassion
A fragment emphasizes that affection and pity can redeem diseased souls and evil characters. It contends many who died impenitent could have become saints if they had met someone who loved them and plainly told them so.
Hat not doom: women urged to study daily news features
The Boston Herald urges American women to dedicate 20 or 30 minutes daily to studying real news features. It argues against focusing on sensational divorce details or high society weddings and fashion notes, advocating a sober, broad view of progress and world events.
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Boston Herald
Bad limits on a college’s boast about a young miss
A historical note condemns a college for shaping a young woman into an “idiot” by teaching her to boast about domestic failures. The quotation mocks gendered expectations and highlights satire of women's roles in society.
Seasonable Dishes Baked Fish With Stuffing And Garnish
A recipe for a three to four pound fish stuffed with bread crumbs salt capers pepper parsley pickle onion melted butter and baked. The fish is seasoned dusted with salt and pepper sewn shut skewered in the shape of a letter S and cooked on cheese cloth with salt pork strips. Serve with parsley lemon and hollandaise sauce.
Butter Cream Molded Cookies With Candied Orange
A recipe directs creaming butter then cream, add egg yolks and beat, fold in flour nutmeg currants almonds and orange juice. Fold in stiff egg whites, spoon into molds, layer with candied orange peel and citron, chill and glaze with fondant.
Jambalaya Recipe From Creole Kitchen
Wash a pound of rice and dice remnants of roast fowl with a small ham slice. Sauté in hot butter until lightly browned, add the rice and one pint of chicken broth. Cover and cook until the rice is tender.
Fritters: batter types and fruit corn fritter varieties
A regional cooking note explains fritter batter options for fruit and vegetable uses. It details batter ratios for fruit fritters, a banana fritter method with lemon juice and sugar, tomato fritters with spice and egg binding, and a corn fritter recipe with paprika and maple syrup.
Inexpensive Foods Guide for the Economical Kitchen
The article outlines using cheaper meat cuts to save costs while maintaining wholesomeness. It describes simmering bones and cubes of meat for long hours, parboiling and stewing with vegetables, and selecting cuts like rump, neck, oxtail, shanks, and round steak for soups, stews, and roasts. It adds tips on gentle cooking to preserve flavor and juice.
Fragmented Muse Speech Reflects on Sacrifice and Fate
A fragmentary quote envisions a character who sacrifices for a destined fate. It contrasts hardship with gifts of insight and creative construction, likening the process to strolling through a pleasure park at the edge of the ideal. The archaic phrasing suggests a literary or philosophical meditation on meaning.
Ways to Use Canned Salmon in the Kitchen
Practical guide to using canned salmon as emergency staple with hot main dishes soups salads and croquettes. Includes salmon loaf chowder croquettes and a salmon salad with a lemon butter dressing and whipped cream addition.
Improvement on Old Adage Motto
A reader pleads for restraint praising the proverb Say nothing but what is good of the living as an excellent motto for public discourse. The remark underscores valuing kindness and constructive commentary in communal conversations.
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