Coast Patrol Signal Service Ties Coast to Washington
Coast patrol network links West Quoddy Maine to Boca Chica Texas with 84 central stations, 2,300 personnel, lighthouse and life saving services, and telegraph ties to the navy department. Observers use semaphore and torches to warn of hostile ships. signals reach Washington instantly. Joan F. Willoughby.
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West Quoddy Head
Boca Chica
Maine
Texas
Mexico
Washington
West Quoddy
Coast Signal Service
Bartlett
Naval Board of Information
Coast Signal Office
Navy Department
Atlantic
Gulf
Long
Treasury Department
Signal Corps
Joan F. Willoughby
Home Renovation Cleaning and Painting a Bathtub
The article offers plain directions for reviving a dull bathtub with paint and enamel, plus tips for oilcloth, furniture polish, and a piano practice routine. It covers cleaning with soap, borax, and hot water, then priming and painting, and cautions on paint drying times. It also advises on oilcloth care, furniture polishing formula, and piano finger exercises to build elasticity and power.
Bread Dumplings From Baking Powder Cans
A vintage tip suggests baking bread in half filled baking powder cans to create small round slices served with alternating brown and white bread. The recipe also covers a milk based accompaniment with butter pepper and salt, plus dumplings from bread dough dropped into simmering liquid for a light take on chicken or veal dishes.
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American Kitchen Magazine
Cheese and Egg Balls Fry in Crisp Crumbs
A Boston Cooking School Magazine recipe describes mixing one and a half cups grated cheese with four tablespoons flour one quarter teaspoon salt and cayenne. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, shape into small balls, coat with cracker crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Drain on brown paper.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Buttered Bun: Captain Repels Pirates With Greased Deck
In a tale set in the eastern seas two centuries ago Captain Martin Pieterzoon faces an armed brigantine pirate raid on his merchant ship. With no weapons aboard he orders the deck greased and sanded, making pirates slip and tumble. The crew laughs through peril as pirates fall one by one, securing a legendary buttered-bun defense.
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Pieterszoon
Amsterdam
Gredel Goort
Martin Pieterzoon
London News
Courtroom Quips Highlight Fort Riley Trial Scene
In Topeka a tense session unfolds as Assistant U S Attorney pressed a witness in a Fort Riley case. The man struggles to answer questions about where he was during a theft and jokes about having epileptic fits as the judge jests about busy work.
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United States
Harry Bone
Topeka
Fort Riley
Martin
Creating a Comfortable Piazza for Family Lounging
J Harry Adams advises converting a piazza into a lounging area with chairs a table a divan a hammock a rug and plants. Use screens for shade repair old furniture sand smooth paint it and reupholster with denim or strong fabric. make pieces from boxes and upholstery goods if needed.
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Jardinier
Sony
J. Harry Adams
Woman's Home Companion
Feast of Roses at Manheim and its Paying of the Rent
The feast at Manheim Pa marks the annual rent of one red rose to the heir of Baron Henry William Stiegel. The event draws crowds as the heir arrives by train and is welcomed with music and religious exercises. The rose is ceremoniously presented from a silver chalice to discharge the deed’s obligation. Clifford Howard in Ladies' Home Journal for June.
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Manheim
Henry William Stiegel
Baron Stiegel
Clifford Howard
Ladies’ Home Journal
Our Country and Cuba Reflections on U S Policy
The piece surveys a century of U S Cuba relations, noting limited direct interference by Presidents Adams and Grant, and arguing that U S policy shows restraint and patience rather than aggression. It cites historical figures Jefferson through Buchanan and quotes Hart on the geopolitical setting.
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Cuba
United States
John Quincy Adams
Grant
Spanish Empire
Jefferson
Monroe
John Quincy Adam
Jackson
Polk
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
America
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart
Harper’s
Fortune
The Cuban Question Across American Politics
For over 90 years the Cuban question has resurfaced in U S politics despite dips in attention. From pre Spain independence debates to ongoing diplomatic struggles, numerous presidents secretaries of state and ministers to Spain have failed to settle it. The issue has featured in party platforms and in messages from many presidents across generations.
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Spain
Atlantic
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Glendale Street
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