A Surprising Cookery Guide From an Old Recipe Chest
A fragment from a late edition shows detailed recipe steps for mashed potato dishes, ham and cream sauce timbales, Egyptian Chicken, croquettes with rice, salmon souffle, and a quick dessert. It closes with a pastoral exhortation to engage with life and others rather than seek control.
Tea as Sage Liquid: A Bright, Gentle Ode
A playful quatrain celebrates tea as a soft sober cordial that soothes the heart and sweetens life. The narrator brides tea as a venerable and friendly presence, a feminine voice guiding moments of happiness.
Delicious Strawberry Pudding And Related Desserts
A catalog of vintage dessert ideas includes strawberry pudding made from drop cakes or baked in gem pans, then stuffed with mashed berries and whipped cream. Also offered are Hemblein Dried Beef-Take, Tutti Frutti ice Cream, Strawberry Puffe, Frosted Currants, Tomato Salad variations, Calf's Liver on Cassrole, Normandy Cake, Parfait d Amour, Frozen Strawberry Shortcake, Tomato and Pineapple Salad, and pineapple garnishes with junket.
A Jewish traveler negotiates high hotel horse fees
A wealthy Jew on vacation enjoys riding and tries to hire and buy a fine horse kept on hotel grounds. The manager quotes an exorbitant rate, prompting the traveler to quip about his beard while noting the horse’s non Jewish status.
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Abraham
San Francisco
Camphor Solves Vase Water Ring Issue on Wood
A table vase left white rings from water stains. After trying remedies, camphor spirits finally removed the marks, restoring the wood finish.
Youth's Cruelty and the Grace of Youth
A compact note reflecting on youth as a time of beauty and harshness. It cites A. E. W. Mason's The Witness for the Defense as context for the idea that youthful grace can conceal sharp, cruel impulses and the difficult truth behind impetuous thoughts.
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A. E. W. Mason
Veal Cooking Tips and Season Guide
The best season for veal runs from April 15 to the first of July. Filet de Veau is prepared by larding with salt pork, browning, simmering with stock and tomato juice, then oven finishing. Serve with cress or parsley and New potatoes. Veal should be at least six weeks old, pink flesh and firm texture indicate quality, and avoid hot-weather storage and bluish tinge.
Quotes on food and cooks from Garrick Cicero
A compact collection of aphorisms about meat and appetite. Heavily themed around divine providence and human taste. The sayings pair cultural references with good humor about food.
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Heaven
Garrick
Telegram notes Peach couple arrival before trip
A telegram from a nurse stated Mrs. Peach has a pair, relayed by a judge. The note confirms the birth of twins as Mr. Peach headed out of town on a business trip.
Not Necessarily an Egotist Says Man Quietly Warns
A Richmond Times-Dispatch quotation notes a man who claims he can marry any girl he pleases is not necessarily egotistical, asserting this is the only type of girl any man can marry.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Abstruse Question About Politics and Grammar
A wry exchange turns on singular versus plural politics. Senator Sorghum notes politics can feel singular in his experience due to a conspicuous lack of plurality.
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Senator Sorghum
Sapleigh the Despised at the Party Wall Nut Quip
At the gathering Kibby notes Mr Sapleigh hugging the wall all evening. Marie coins a nickname calling him a wall nut highlighting his quiet, awkward presence in the social scene.
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Sapleigh
Kibby
Marie
Daring Paquin Evening Gown With Exotic Hair Coiffure
The feature highlights Paquin evening gown fashion and avant garde coiffure trends in Paris. Designers experiment with colored wigs and elaborate bands, rhinestones, and feathery accents including pearls, spangles, and jet forms.
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Paquin
Marie Antoinette
Paris
Tilted Hat for Those Who Can Wear It
The piece argues this bold tilted hat suits only a woman with finished style and poise. It describes black velvet trims, marine plaiting, pink roses, and a poised profile, noting the look is striking but not for everyone.
IDEA FOR ROSE DECORATION AT WEDDING RECEPTION
Artificial roses latticed across window panes create a charming home wedding decor. Build a pasteboard square with lattice lines and pin pink or red rambler roses as festoons. Fresh blooms in June offer an inexpensive option and easy assembly for helpers. Lily or daffodil accents complement the rose theme.
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Priscilla
Coming of the Kingdom in Luke 17 Jesus speaks of the kingdom present and near
The lesson outlines two aspects: the kingdom present among you in Jesus and the final coming in judgment. It explains the spiritual nature of the kingdom, the visible coming of the Son of Man, and the second advent. It contrasts Pharisee expectations with Jesus’ teaching on a universal, nonlocal kingdom.
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Jesus
Son of Man
Noah
Lot
Mans
Jerusalem
Christ
God
Isaiah
The Quail Messenger And The Thunder Boys
An old Native American tale explains why hunters sing before entering the woods. The quail remains with people as messenger to the Thunder Boys who grant seven songs to call animals back from the West beyond the sun's door. After learning the songs, animals return and quail becomes their messenger.
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McClure Newspaper
Thunder Boys
Swift Deer
Wild Duck
Council House
Flash light tester for amateur telegraph equipment
An amateur can build a multi use tester from a common flash light by wiring lamp cord to the battery spring and threading the cord through the case. Test batteries by touching binding posts with the light and cord. bright light means dead battery while a dim or no light means good.
What is a sea mile and how it varies by region
The article explains sea mile measurements, noting the British Admiralty knot at 6,080 feet and the U S Navy knot at 6,080.27 feet. It discusses variations by latitude from the equator to the poles and references the Clyde trials where Lusitania was built.
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Equator
Europe
New York
Clyde
United States Navy
How They Do It. Strangers become friends over a contest
In a brief encounter two youths size each other up with bravado then claim they cannot fight. After a brief exchange they boast of strength and temper but soon shift to casual topics like goats dogs kites and marbles and end up sharing a snack as friends.
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Orter
Dimes as Tiny Farms Teach Saving and Value
A Breeders Gazette piece argues a dime can buy a tiny plot of land, illustrating land value at 160 dollars per acre. It urges boys to save dimes, showing how disciplined saving can grow into wealth as they learn to value small amounts and invest in the future.
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Breeders’ Gazette
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