Newlywed Royal Baby Draws World Nonsense and Awe
The Prince of Asturias, heir to Spain, becomes the center of playful obsession as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, nicknamed Mr and Mrs Newlywed, share anecdotes of teething, first words, and picture books. Reports describe guards, christening cheers, and a royal baby book tracking weight and milestones.
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Prince of the Asturias
Rascal
McManus
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Newly
Royal BabyNap and Future General Dreams In Royal Life
A royal observer notes the infant Alfonso Pio Cristine Enrique Fernando Antonio Prince of Asturias will soon pose for photos standing up and uniforms may be ordered as he grows. The king and queen are praised as loving and humane, making the royal family approachable and a source of public fascination. The world will watch the prince’s development closely and may inspire comic depictions from artists.
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Thangeling
George McManus
Mrs. Newlywed
Mr. Newlywed
Alfonso
Victoria
Alfonso Pio Cristine
Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Fernando Antonio
Prince of the Asturias
Spain
McManus
Madrid
New York
Queen Victoria
First Patent in America Granted to Joseph Jenks
The Journal of American History notes Joseph Jenks, born 1602 in Hammersmith England, and emigrant to New England, received America’s first patent. He led iron works in Lynn Massachusetts from about 1642, becoming the nation’s early inventor and builder of machinery. He secured patents for mill improvements in 1646 and the grass scythe in 1655.
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Joseph Jenks
New England
America
Hammersmith
England
Gov. Winthrop the Younger
Cone
Lynn
Mass
Iron and Steel Works
Massachusetts Bay
Hoston
72Day Poker Game Aboard the Simpson Horner in Icebound Winter
Washington Post recounts how in winter 1883 aboard the Simpson Horner crew members and visitors played poker for 72 days while trapped by ice near Tennessee River. Whisky ran unlimited, trades included eggs and a pig as stakes, and the crew endured with no starvation fears.
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Cooley
L Fe
Ameri
Simpson Hornyr
Louisville
New Orleans
Mynk
Sant
Peaseaie
Encouaie
Beroncel
eBie Sinai
Tennessee River
Simpson Horner
Washington Post
Desserts and Icings From a Vintage Kitchen
Ice cream with preserved cherries makes a simple elegant dessert. Crystallized cherries are prepared from egg whites and sugar then dried on buttered paper and stored cool. A rich mock bisque soup blends tomatoes milk butter and flour for a smooth dish. A versatile eggless icing cooks to a soft ball and can be flavored with chocolate or fruit juice. A British style sweet sauce uses Yolks sugar cream and orange zest to a light custard.
How to Stew Red Cabbage and Ham Dish
Instructions describe quartering red cabbage, shredding, and layering with thin ham in a buttered stewpan. Add boiling water, cover, and simmer three hours until tender and liquid absorbed. Drain, press, and serve with cabbage center and ham around. Also notes on preventing window shade blow during ventilation by anchoring bottom cord to a movable object.
Golden Orange Cake Recipe
A Good Housekeeping writer describes a Golden Orange Cake method mixing butter agar eggs yolks orange extract and dry ingredients. The batter is alternately combined with milk then baked in a buttered floured tin until done.
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Goodhousekeeping
Cow Milk Greeted By Children At Farm
A Cardiff Times item describes a farm scene where poor children drink milk from a prize cow. After finishing, one child exclaims it is fine and wishes their milkman kept a cow, highlighting simple rural abundance.
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Felow
Cardiff' Times
Practical Tips On Floor Protectors And Fashionable Edibles
The article advises cutting thick felt to fit chair tips and gluing them to prevent marks, noting felt is cheaper and longer lasting than rubber. It also mentions wealthy Salvador natives ordering shoes from America but facing heavy import duties. Egg salad in green pepper cups creates an attractive presentation with peppers used as cups or lids for cocktails.
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Salvador
America
H. C. Woodsum
San Saldor
FOR THE HOME NURSE
The first rule in nursing is to keep the air the patient breathes as pure as possible and the window open. Position the bed for light and view, use an iron bedstead with light coverings, and avoid heavy bedding. Maintain skin cleanliness and avoid exposing large areas during cleansing. Do not wake the patient during sleep or whisper while meals are served. Do not touch or lean on the bed and avoid talking during meals.
Fire Safety and Home Tips From An Old Cookbook
A collection of home safety advice and quick recipes. The notes cover preventing stove fires, safe handling of gas stoves and stoves near wood, keeping ash and grease from igniting, and using baking soda or salt to smother fat fires. Additional tips include a borax and camphor mix to deter roaches and ants, and simple chicken with a crust recipe.
Dandelion Wine Recipes and Household Tips
A collection of old fashioned DIY instructions covers dandelion wines both with and without alcohol, plus variations with citrus and yeast. It includes tips for skirts and book cleaning, rug protection, boiling gravies, and a note on metric charts and pioneer elevators, with brief anecdotes about a tollhouse income and a railroad leader’s early work.
Boyceville Boat Race Ends With Micky Pitching Win
Captain Dunsmore inspires a rally as Micky O’Toole offers pitching aid after a prank and Jim Warner injures his arm. Boyceville defeats Jonesville, with Micky swimming at the Old Swimming Hole afterward and earning the right to pitch for future games.
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Jonesville
Jack Dunsmore
Boyceville Nine
Jim Warner
Catcher Bob
Bill Wolf
Cparsely
Micky O'Toole
Bill
Micky
Lony
Pete Hamilton
Jim
Jack
Boyceville
Los Angeles Times
The Magic Ladder and Piercing a Nickel Trick
A 24 inch by 6 inch paper strip folded into a boat shaped form makes a small paper ladder that opens telescope style. Instructions describe folding and creasing at B and A C to create the ladder with practice. A separate trick explains driving a needle through a nickel by mounting the needle in a cork and hammering onto blocks.
Carved Oak Chain and Odd Ostrich Tale Featured
A Suffolk craftsman cut a three and a half foot chain of 35 links from solid oak using only a pocketknife. Also told is a Los Angeles ostrich chick that never grows and amuses visitors as a pet. A joke about lighting a candle without touching the wick ends with a trick flame running down smoke.
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Suffolk
England
Los Am Geles
Cal
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