J Fun With Figures and a Massachu setts Mascot Dog
An old magazine item details a math trick using cards with numbers 73 and a 9 number sequence to reveal the last digit of a product. It also recounts the Massachusetts battleship mascot Rodger, a three headed dog, attacked by Hartford’s dog on a New York dock, suffering a broken leg and amputation, later becoming an honorary crew member.
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Massachusetts
Rodger
Culebra Island
West Indies
New York Harbor
Hartford
Tom
Tom To Get the Better of Trodnor
German Children Early at School and Polite Salutations
A Light Carmick correspondent recalls a park encounter with a German maid and her two year old. The child spoke a German greeting and farewell while observing German children who rise early to attend school and walk the streets with books on their backs.
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Muirsecil
Eharee
Mie
Lite Carmick
Hurat Mail Box Robbery Suspected in New Castle Ohio
Rural mail carrier reports a mailbox at New Castle Ohio was being robbed. Investigation finds a jay bird nest inside the box with a mother bird returning fallen letters to the ground by carrying them in her bill to an adjacent field.
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New Castle
Delia Seeks Shelter as Thunder Rages and Teddy Returns
A stormy morning unsettles Delia who clings to her doll and fears the thunder. She spots her puppy Teddy in the yard and calls him inside, worried the thunder might harm him.
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Delia
Teddy
Furnishing Hints From The Philadelphia Public Ledger
An article advises on interior decor including rugs from Tabriz and Caucasus, pairing with Louis XV rooms and colonial aesthetics. It discusses Kurdish and Turcoman woven pieces for mission rooms, and suggests dark oriental rugs from Bokhara and Samarkand for artistic effect. It also covers bed size myths, noting sleepers become longer when relaxed, and promotes adjustable beds to avoid restlessness.
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Japan
Orient Rus
Nyiser
Tabriz
Calors
Philadelphia
Public
Bokhara
Samarkand
Old Fashioned Lemon Cake Recipe From Historic Text
A traditional lemon cake method uses one pound flour one pound sugar three quarters pound butter seven eggs juice and rind of two lemons. Beat butter sugar and yolks long to incorporate air then fold in lemon juice rind and sifted flour. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and bake for a light crumb. The loaf keeps well.
How To Prepare Roasted Quails With Butter Baste
Instructional fragment detailing cleaning quails removing heads and feet arranging joints wrapping in pork then boiling briefly, draining drying brushing with butter roasting hot and basting with melted butter. Includes unclear steps about broth and currant jetty.
Parsley and Salt Recall From a Quiet Summer Scene
A Swedish woman reflects on a garden moment describing parsley and a summer peer gathering. The fragment hints at simple table prep with salt and a calm domestic scene.
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Parslerr
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Sullivan
Gurner
D. 3. Clark
Attica
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Layton & Bilsland
Covington, P. S
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Enis
Woodbury Drug Co
West Main Street
Danville
Illinois
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Interurban Depot
Plaza Hotel
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DeWitt & Goi
Chicago
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Mommiasoz
St. Louis
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Erbocker
Ort
Coganeapolie
Minnedo
Ois
St. Louis “Railroadé
Iif
Colonial
Sanea Thal i Wue
Cena Paliac
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