Brute Heroism Turns Up At a Wedding
Clare confronts Top Rainey and Roy Gordon as a trickster wind scatters garden blossoms on a day of vows. Roy reveals elopement plans, but Top intervenes guiding Clare back toward the ceremony with a playful grave warning.
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Mount Whitney Named for Josiah Whitney and Reputed Peak
Mount Whitney bears the name of Prof Josiah Dwight Whitney born Northampton 1819 died 1896. He chaired Sanscrit and comparative philology at Yale and contributed to the Century dictionary. The 14 898 foot peak rises in California's Sierra Nevada where Clarence King twice climbed it.
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Points on Whipping Cream and Butterfat Content
The USDA notes that raw cream with 30 percent or more butterfat whips stiffer and faster than 20 percent butterfat cream. Keep cream cold at or below 45 degrees F and avoid homogenized or pasteurized variants which whip poorly. Aging improves quality up to sourness, while sugar thins whipped cream.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Skinners of the Revolution and Their Forays
The term Skinners described bands of American raiders on the neutral ground along the Hudson River north of New York City during the Revolutionary War. Civilians and soldiers alike raided livestock, misidentifying property amid the chaos, as Washington Irving noted.
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The origin of get the sack expression
The phrase get the sack comes from reports of the Ottoman sultan disposing of tired concubines by putting them in a sack and throwing them into the Bosphorus. The tale spread and people began using the line to mean being discharged from a position suddenly.
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Ended That Love Affair at School
A schoolgirl recalls a boy she liked who appeared kind but mocked her offer to carry her books. He refused saying he was a human express wagon and walked away, ending the budding romance in this reminiscence from the Chicago Journal.
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Bluings Varieties and Tips From Agriculture Dept
Bluings vary in composition and form with Prussian blue, aniline blue and ultramarine common. Indigo is rarely used and soluble blues color fabrics more evenly. Prussian blue is inexpensive but may rust clothes if not rinsed. Ultramarine is less soluble and must be stirred to avoid spotting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Care Of Shoes
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of chemistry advises shoe care to cut costs 25 to 50 percent and keep footwear looking good. Tips include rotating two pairs, using shoe trees, cleaning and greasing work shoes, keeping street shoes polished, timely repairs, and proper drying of wet leather to prevent distortion.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Care of Leather Bindings in Book Preservation
Advice from the United States Department of Agriculture bureau of chemistry on preventing leather binding from drying. Apply a small amount of acid free vaseline to the grain with the bare hand, avoiding leaves, and repeat as needed. Do this in a well lit dry space during summer, then let dry 24 to 48 hours before final polishing.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Housekeeper can save gas with two simple rules
The USDA notes that preplacing containers on the burner before lighting saves gas. Boil with a low flame once boiling begins, and avoid furious boiling. Watch baking closely and turn off gas before removing food as baking often continues after switching off.
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United States Department of Agriculture
All Around the Ylouse and Household Tips
A list of kitchen and home tips covers celery salt in soup, kerosene softening damp boots, olives in chicken soup, peppermint for rats, cranberries with honey and raisins, sanding wax on frayed edges, biscuit texture from sifted dry ingredients, peeling onions with cold water, ammonia in wash water for shine, and a strange sleep remedy with open windows and warm clothes.
Antenna Types in Radio: Cage, Umbrella and Loop
The article compares cage, umbrella and loop antennas highlighting navy use for cage due to durability, with loop antennas as highly directional and suitable for reception with multiple RF stages. It notes umbrella antennas offer wide ground coverage and limited commercial use, and discusses corona losses and current distribution.
Radio broadcasts and aviation radio rules expand press coverage
The report notes a New York to Brazil air service carrying a two stage radio receiving system with warnings signals news and entertainment. It cites 50 passenger ships required to have a 100 mile radio range and 15 US air mail stations already radio equipped. It mentions Montclair New Jersey high school housing a large aerial and student licensed operators and discusses experiments with higher frequency waves affecting vegetation and plans to adjust 860 meter stations by at least 25 meters to allow more simultaneous operation.
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