Telegraphic Briefs From Old Times
A compact digest notes various low-key world events and local incidents. Highlights include Pinchon announcing renewed etente cordiale between Venezuela and France, deaths of George Little and Helge Haugan, the Swinburne succession to Sebree in the Pacific fleet, and a Kansas livery fire. It also covers a Manila-like note on mosquitoes, crop outlooks, an Oklahoma murder case with May 28 execution, English unemployment costs, railway orders, Captain Hains’s prison sentence for murder, Cuba reoccupation talk, and a wry closing line about a bold streetcar passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter C. Hains
Garretson
Flushing
N. Y
William Annis
Herd
Sing Sing
McIntyre
Annis
Rack for Spode Utensil and Spoon-Hanging Crossbar
A kitchen table accessory forms a useful utensil rack with a traverse bar hung between two vertical uprights nailed to the table ends. Hooks are provided on the bar for hanging spoons and other utensils, and books may be screwed to the table edges for additional storage.
Potato Loaf Tuesday Recipe and Oven Method
The recipe describes a Tuesday potato loaf baked in the oven to free stove space. Boil eight whole potatoes, peel and mash while hot, mix in sweet cream butter salt pepper vinegar oysters and a beaten egg, form a loaf, cover with cracker crumbs and butter dots, bake one hour.
Live Merchants Shape A Live Salina Town
Salina Journal argues that a thriving town rests on live merchants and public spirited men who invest in public enterprises. It warns that towns without proactive leaders suffer, and cooperation replacing competition can reshape trade, commerce, and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
New National Anthem Gains Instant Popularity Across Nation
Senator Gore of Oklahoma proposes a Senate inquiry into high commodity prices. The National Song Society promotes My Own United States as the new national anthem, with 16000 members and widespread use from Atlantic to Pacific. The hymn appears at Lincoln events, G A R ceremonies, and national celebrations shaping patriotic culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Song Society
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Gulf of Mexico
Lincoln
Toledo
Ohio
Washington
Taft
Mr. Roose
Yell Ang
Sherman
Pacific Coast
Union League Club
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Gillette
Tenderizing Steak With Vinegar And Oil
A tough steak can become tender by rubbing both sides with a mix of vinegar and oil, then allowing the meat to marinate for two hours before cooking.
Transplanting in May Gardens Warned by Gardener
The gardener advises transplanting outdoor shoots during the last two weeks of May. Begin with hardy plants and move to tender ones on dry days after watering the night before. Ensure large enough holes and firm but gentle soil around roots to avoid growth loss.
A Girl and Her Room Shows Personal Style Tips
The piece argues girls should express individuality in their rooms with neatness and a few valued treasures. It recounts one girl's makeover inspired by Japanese design: gray repapering, forest tones, a simple bed, a window seat, and a dedicated floral or plant display for rest and calm.
Attractiveness Triggers Caution on Respect and Boundaries
A concerned note describes how men may press to kiss a very attractive woman. It warns she may decide on her own terms and that opportunities to advance inappropriate behavior should be refused. The piece stresses consent and personal safety.
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Svery
Knife Care Instructions For Ivory Handles
Ivory knife handles may be whitened and kept white by soaking in boiled alum water that is cooled. After an hour in the water, remove and brush with a nail brush, then dry slowly in a wet linen towel.
Everyday Advice for Wives on Manners and Self-Care
The piece urges wives to grant husbands time with friends, attend bridge parties and teas, avoid trifles and constant complaints, and not appear tired or old. It stresses keeping up personal appearance and cultivating taste and intellect to engage with husbands on current events.
Novel Ways of Keeping Scores at Card Parties
Guests at a card party wore wire bracelets as score keepsakes. Each won game added four colored beads to the bracelet, turning them into bright home souvenirs. One host used tiny ten cent toys instead of beads, hooked on with gold wire, drawing enthusiastic response and potential future use.
I got it five days ago on the road tale of a con
A drummer of druggists sundries recalls his encounter with a bogus diamond ring scam. He describes a Pullman stop story, a $200 ring sold for $30, and a scheme run by confederates across several jewellers. He reveals the thrill of catching the con and his relief at finally understanding the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman
Slick Ag Slick
Genta
Fertilizer Use Boosts Potato Yield to 250 Bushels Per Acre
The farmer reports using 1200 pounds of fertilizer over the field with one third broadcast and the rest in furrows before planting. After planting, the surface was well stirred and frequent cultivation kept weeds down. The land had been thoroughly harrowed following corn, and harrowing plus liberal fertilizer use is credited with a good crop.
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Aera
Cleaning White Furniture With Baking Soda Solution
A method suggests cleaning white furniture by wiping with a cloth dipped in a warm water and baking soda solution. Use about a teaspoonful to a pint of water and rub the piece dry with a dry cloth afterwards.
Jet coronet for red haired girls in German town society
A society woman wore a striking coiffure at a reception featuring a jet coronet with bands of cut jet, puffed hair resembling a rain barrel. The style included a wreath of puffs, a braided crown of hair, and a row of ringlets at the neck, secured by jet pins.
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Germantown
Treatment for Foot Rot in Sheep
A veterinary remedy describes placing three sheep in a large tub with a hot saturated blue vitriol solution four inches deep. After washing feet and paring horns, the animals stand in the bath for ten minutes to ensure deep penetration, then are kept in a dry grass field to dry.
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Randall
Rotation of Forests in India Evidences Natural Crop Rotation
The article notes that Indian forests exhibit natural rotation as soils loosen from a long presence of one forest type. Deodar replaces blue pine as trees die, while pine and oak exchange places, and spruce and silver fir encroach on oaks, showing succession shifts.
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India
Feeding Sheep and Corn Use Advice
The article discourages excess corn in sheep diets and recommends equal parts clover, hay, and corn during fattening. It notes corn is about 60 percent starch and 6 percent oil, both highly digestible, and explains oil and starch generate heat and fat. Due to low protein, corn should be paired with clover or alfalfa.
Hauling Farm Produce Compared Across Nations
A Pennsylvanian farmer reportedly delivers at most one ton of produce per trip, requiring a man for every two horses. English and Scottish farmers, by contrast, use two tons on a one-horse cart with two carts per driver. The driver hauls one cart and walks beside the other, meaning a foreign farmer uses one man and two horses for the work, while the American needs four men and eight horses.
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Pennsylvania
Farmers face hard lessons for city newcomers
A large influx of city dwellers moving to rural areas is warned they know little of actual farm conditions. They have believed optimistic reports about rapid land value growth and perfect weather, but will soon learn to farm intelligently, endure disappointments, and adjust future plans.
Costly Hogs Dispute Reaches Supreme Court Reversal
Two Franklin county men clashed over five pigs valued at 46 causing a lawsuit that went to the supreme court, was reversed, and a new trial granted. Costs now total 600 with no end in sight. Mrs. Chas Anderson will host an informal luncheon for Miss Helena Frederick at 624 Parallel Avenue as she performs at the Orpheum this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Supreme Court
Chas
Anderson
Parallel Avenue
Helena Prederick
Orpheum
Parasol care tips avoid ground exposure
After cleaning a parasol, open it to dry outdoors whether using soap and water or gasoline. Do not place on the ground to prevent grubs or insects entering. Suspending it from the 2 inch by handle is a good plan.
American Steel Wire Raises Wire Prices by Two Dollars
The American Steel Wire company advanced prices of wire products by 2 dollars per ton. This move affects buyers across the industry and reflects shifting market conditions as metal costs rise. The announcement cites higher materials and operating expenses impacting pricing for December shipments.
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American Steel Wire Company
Fetwa Aims to Check Fanaticism and Aid Turkey Reform
Sheik Alislam of Constantinople, head of the Mohammedan church, plans fetwas to curb fanaticism and support the new Turkish constitution. The fetwa challenges dogma, urges stricter adherence by clergy to back reform, and calls for tolerance of non Muslims to prevent massacres.
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Sheik Alislam
Constantinople
Turkey
Gore Leads Fight Over High Prices Resolution
Senator Gore pressed a finance committee inquiry into rising commodity costs after a three hour debate with Senator Gallinger and others. The resolution then went to the finance committee as discussion also notes Latin American representatives will attend the Denver Transmississippi Commercial congress to advance closer trade ties amid Panama Canal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Finance Committee
Senate
Aldrich
Gallinger
Carter
Montana
Washington
Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Denver
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
Transmississippi
Kansas City
Root
Peru
Bolivia
United States
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Secretary Root
Panama Canal
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Japan
Pinchon
France
Venezuela
George Little
Hoosevelt
Okla
Swinburne
Sebree
John Hopkins
Lawton
Oklahoma
Helge Haugan
Chicago State Bank
Bankers’ Club
Chicago Clearing House
William Bailey
R. Young
Dryden
William Jesse
Jesse
Stamey
Topeka
Kansas
England
Santa Ma
Missouri Pacific
Magoun
Cuba
Sam
Ets
Prairie
Columbia
Benator Gore
Maude
Guaré
Coe’s Sanitarium
Ted AT
Atuleias
Suireone
Tan
Mi Coe
Louie Mn
the Publishers Newspaper Union
K. C. Mo
Matl
C.M. Coe
Walnut
Italy
Red Cross Society
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