Wee Willie Keeler Tops Baseball Bunt Lessons and Rumors
Wee Willie Keeler, famed fielder and bunting expert, is linked to a possible Federal league role next year. The piece notes his bunting technique, recounts government talk of kidnapping Jack Johnson if he enters Mexico, and references Brickley’s Harvard milestones and other veteran players exploring post baseball ventures.
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Brooklyn
New York Giants
Giants
Marquard
Federal League
Jack Johnson
Mexico
Brickley
Harvard
Wee Willie Keeler
Brooklyn Feds
Keeler
Wee Willie
Washington
United States
Cuba
Johnson
Europe
Department of Justice
Jack Curley
Pumpkin Pies and Custards From Old Recipe
A preserved recipe describes making pumpkin pies by steaming pumpkin, pressing smooth, and mixing with cinnamon salt rind and eggs to form a thick batter for a pie. It also covers custard pies from pumpkin by cooking pumpkin pieces into a pint of puree for custards.
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Creta
Pumpkin Pie Filling From Boiled Pumpkin
Peel and boil pumpkin until tender then drain and press out moisture. Beat three eggs and mix with a pint of milk. Stir in sugar cinnamon and ginger then combine with the pumpkin. Pour into crust lined dishes and bake until golden brown.
Table Ornaments Novelties For Beautifying the Christmas Table
A bygone guide to dressing the Christmas table with crape paper decorations, holly sprays, and layered foods. It suggests centerpieces in low vases, holly-adorned napkins, and intricate garnishes for tureens and fruit bowls. The piece features spun sugar baskets and decorative fruit arrangements.
Billy Meets Santa Claus in Quiet Christmas Surprise
A curious boy named Billy watched a distant neighbor, an aloof banker, for signs of kindness. On Christmas Eve a real Santa arrives, brings gifts and a tree, and dispels Billy's doubt about belief as the banker oddly winks from the doorway.
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Billy
Bitly
Harriet
Boots Claus
Snatea
Jayrlet
Aunt Nlarviet
Hing
Nora
Aunt T Harriet
Mother
Father
Sauta Claus
Santa
Olf
Mr. Sant Claus
Useful Gifts Include Practical Capes and Dress Caps
The article extols combining beauty with practicality in gift hats. It describes a foose cap with tongs peak and pink chiffon buds, a second embroidered cap with a flaring route, and a dotted net square trimmed with baby blue ribbon to form a decorative bowl-like cap.
Powder Puff Bag For A Dainty Yuletide Gift
Compact powder puff bag designed as a quick hand crafted gift. The item fits milady’s bodice or hat, uses a drawstring closure, and can be sewn in an hour. It’s scented, slips into a small receptacle, and complements dressy occasions from theater to ball.
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Milady
Charming Negligee and Ribbon Fashion Creations
A pretty dressing jacket combines ribbons with plain taffeta for a delicate look. Dresden ribbon decorates a shirred round collar and dainty boudoir slippers with leather soles and quilted satin lining.
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Flo
Dresden
The Best Christmas Tree In Forestry Practice
The balsam fir offers the best Christmas tree shape and color, with spruce a close second. Thinning young forests prevents wasteful clear cuts, preserving future stands. six foot trees two inches at the base are in demand. Proper cutting mirrors thinning in a managed forest to yield a profitable preliminary crop.
The Accusing Coin And The Blood Of The People
A New York Sun fragment recounts Ferdinand's gift of a gold purse to Saint Francis of Castellammare. The friar refuses the tainted treasure, causing blood to spill as he declares royal wealth belongs to the people and warns that deeds of kings will cry out to time.
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New York Athletic Club
Ferdinand
Naples
St. Francis of
Francis
New York Sun
Homemade trimmings add to tree beauty this season
Readers are urged to craft Christmas decorations at home using simple, affordable materials. The piece suggests gilded nuts, popcorn strands, cranberries, crabapples, oranges, gingerbread figures, tissue paper flowers, and homemade paper dolls as charming, meaningful ornaments that honor tradition and local resources.
Christmas small cakes for the pantry and kids
Attractive Christmas treats for children with tiny sponge cakes iced in pink green white or chocolate. Decorate with holly mistletoe or candied fruit. Bake a simple batter, cut into small oblong shapes, fill with jelly if desired, and dust with sugar for a festive schoolhouse snack.
Miniature Christmas Goodies Capture Tiny Treat Appeal
Small festive gifts feature miniature plum puddings and cakes in decorative boxes tied with ribbon. Readers learn homemakers can profit by making bite sized confections to brighten holidays, spurring neighbors and local exchanges to buy these charming edible novelties.
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Kling
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Christy Mathewson
Jack Warner
Roger Bresnahan
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Larry McLean
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Charming Negligee
Edwin Markham
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