One Room at a Time for Better House Cleaning
A mid 20th century style guide urges women to plan cleaning by room, tackle one room at a time, and rest between. It promotes methodical tasks like laundering coverings, brushing furniture, cleaning paints and wallpaper, carpet refreshment, and rearranging chairs to renew a home atmosphere.
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Phrid
Russia Presses Turkey to Concede Adria and Aegean Isles
Constantinople Jan 2 The Russian ambassador urged Kamil Pasha to yield to the powers note or Russia would abandon its benevolent attitude. The Turkish ambassador in St Petersburg was told Moscow urged Turkey to cede Adrianople and the Aegean island.
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Constantinople
Kamil Pasha
Porte
Hrussia
St. Petersburg
Turkey
Adrianople
Aegeat Island
London
Rechad Pasha
Rome
Greek Advance Stalled By Storm On Epirus Frontier
Janina siege momentum paused as a great storm sweeps Epirus, halting the Greek offensive begun yesterday along the frontier. Turkish delegation head Rechad Pasha seeks clarification on passages of the powers note amid Allied deliberations on Constantinople.
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Janina
Epirus
Powers seek assurances on Aegean question settlement
The question revolves around what assurances the powers can offer for settling the Aegean dispute with Turkey. The dialogue asks what Turkey should understand from such assurances and how the settlement might be approached.
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Turkey
Suffrage Victory Hopes Rise in New York Legislature
Albany January 1 Advocates of woman suffrage say a constitutional amendment granting women the vote in New York will pass the legislature next week if approved by the people.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Uncle Sam lookalike Colonel Phelps dies in Windsor
Colonel Ellsworth N. Phelps, famed for his uncanny Uncle Sam resemblance, died at his Windsor Connecticut home. He stood over six feet and rode with Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley before the horse collapsed. He was a Civil War veteran and died at age 187 years old in the house of his birth.
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Windsor
Conn
Ellsworth N. Phelps
Sam
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Wickersham Raises IC Commission Inquiry Into Airphone Case
Regine Bell in Washington reports the interstate commerce commission began preliminary work on a nationwide inquiry into the American Airphone and Aasma Intercets. Attorney General Wickersham requested the probe and a formal order is expected within about two weeks.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Americaneirphone
Aasema Intercets
Coance
Wickersham
Optimistic planning advised for rainy days and goals
A fable like reflection counsels prudent living. It argues that aiming for perfection on credit leads to loss and that saving little sunshine prepares one for hardship. The piece urges gratitude for not obtaining undesired outcomes.
Weather Forecast for Wyoming
The Weather Bureau forecast for Wyoming predicts local snow Wednesday and Thursday with generally fair skies in the southwest.
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Washington
Wyoming
Lottery Prize Unclaimed in Bank of Italy Draw
Rome reports no claimant for the first prize of 1,600,000 francs in the Bank of Italy lottery. It is thought the ticket was lost when the Titanic sank in April last year. Efforts to trace the holder have failed, and a batch of other tickets sent to the United States aboard the Titanic was also lost.
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Rome
Bank of Italy
United States
Firesetter confession unveils vast arson ring in city
A Russian youth, Iggy Stein, tells Assistant District Attorney Weller he served as a firesetter for a large incendiary group. He claims more than 5,000 people requested arson since he arrived in the city in 1907, admitting he joined for quick money and noting some rejection by suspects.
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New York
Argon Trust
Weller
Iggy Stein
Housewives' league calls for butter boycott plan
Mrs Julian Heath founder of the Housewives league says a butter price crackdown is possible by a national boycott. She advocates substituting jams jellies and apple butter to force butter dealers to lower prices.
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New York
Julian Heth
The
Housewives’ League
Heath
Aluminum hats proposed to cut living costs in Boston
John F. Benyon, a Boston writer and publisher, urges a bill making aluminum hats compulsory for women at millinery age. Hats would be supplied at no charge by the estate and could be shaped painted and trimmed as fashions dictate with a simple twist of the brim.
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Boston
John F. Benyon
Heston
Vault of Lady Glenorethy Found Under Edinburgh Church
During demolition of Roxburgh Place parish church in Edinburgh a vault was uncovered containing the remains of Lady Glenorethy of the Hreadalbane family, founder of the original church.
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Edinburgh
Roxburgh Place
Lady Glenorethy
Hreadalbane
Pastry Cheese Bites From Leftovers Recipe
A method to use leftover pastry and scraps of cheese. Beat one egg and yolk, melt butter, mix in cheese with salt and pepper, roll pastry thin, cut rounds, fill one with cheese mix, seal with another round, bake ten minutes, finish with more grated cheese.
Curtain Stretchers from Quilt Frames and Wire Walls
The article explains a method for making curtain stretchers using quilt frames and one inch wire walls. It instructs placing a row of wires along the edge of frames, securing corners, and stretching curtains on small nails. It warns to remove nails after finishing to prevent rust and reuse old holes for future use.
Portable cake and pie storage rack with removable shelves
A convenient receptacle for cakes and pies made from a box with a branded end, evenly spaced strips along the sides to support light boards. The design allows stacking multiple pies, removing shelves for extra space, and mobility between rooms or outings. The front can be closed by a screen or couch door or used on a cupboard.
Freshen Curtains with Newspapers and Cloth Methods
Instructions describe pasting newspaper edges to form a stiff panel then glancing the fabric. The method calls for applying flour between layers, rolling tight, tying, and resting. After a week, shake, dust with a whisk broom, and hang to air out.
Kings and frank talk on emperors and private views
A fragment discusses how people seek flattering talk rather than restraint. It cites fomarck's remark about having seen three emperors, naked and impressive, and notes the failure to speak openly to the emperors of Germany Russia and Prussia about private matters.
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Fomarck
Germany
Rus
Camphor for Bilver A Lump of Camphor
A fragment notes camphor use and a warning about tarnishing when applied. The text references Bilver and a lump of camphor with unclear context and effects. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
Gunboat Wheeling Ordered to Vera Cruz to Protect Americans
The gunboat Wheeling with a 150 crew and marines was sent from Tampa Bay to Vera Cruz to safeguard Americans amid rebel activity in southern Mexico. Rebels attacked Ahumada, 80 miles south of Juarez, but were repulsed by federal forces. about 60 bodies were counted, including rebel general Antonio Rojas.
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Washington
Wheeling
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Tampa
Key West
eVra Cruz
Madero
EL Paso
Tst
Ahumada
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Laredo
Texas
Ahtimada
Saya
Antonio Rojas
Man Conducts His Funeral Then Dies at County Hospital
Lewis Price a prominent Denver Black resident born in 1849 died after delivering a funeral sermon and service he authored. He came to Denver after the Civil War freed him from slavery in Frederickburg Missouri and built a fortune in real estate before dying penniless.
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Denver
Lewis Price
Price
Frederickeburg
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