The New Minister
Judith Quimby of Watervale plots to run a church by proxy. A clerical supply company sends a staged pastor and choir, then Judith unveils a phonograph driven ministry, declaring an incorruptible church with no collections and strict control.
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Udith Quimby
Watervale
Judith Quimby
Lttle
Miss Quimby
Timothy Watts
Aid-west
Church of
Clergymun, Church, and Choir Supply
Denrcan Watts
Man of Peace
Judith Quinby
Deacon Watt
Judith Qulaby
Dow
An Zen
Watersale
Judith
Watts
Richard Bonified
Pinchin
Richard Bonifield
Richard Beatfield
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle in The Journal
Step by step guide explains placing correct letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. It defines numbers for each entry, uses dictionary words except proper names, and notes abbreviations slang and obsolete forms. The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with mixed accuracy in wording.
Chicken Corn Soup Recipe by Mrs Rover in Cooking Series
An article presents a recipe for chicken corn soup by Mrs Sarah Tyson Rover. She instructs singeing and stewing a two year old hen, then simmering with onions salt pepper and noodles, adding corn and chicken pieces, finishing with milk if thick.
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Sarah Tyson Rover
Philadelphia
Heat and irritable dogs in hot weather
A Rio Dispatch item quotes Koko describing how heat makes both dogs and people cross. It notes dogs do not run amuck more than humans, though provocation and high temperatures cause surliness and snapping behaviors. The piece uses playful, anthropomorphic reasoning about summer mood and behavior.
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Koko- Rio Dispatch
The Fable of the Unwashed Dishes and Lemon Bath Soap
A Detroit News anecdote recalls a husband who washed dishes with his wife’s bath soap. He heated water and used the bath soap, making dishes shine but angering his wife. The moral: be careful how you please your wife and avoid mixing household products.
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Detroit News
Colonial Classifications in 1690 Royal and Republican Divisions
The American colonies in 1690 were categorized as royal, proprietary, or republican. Royal colonies included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and temporarily Maryland. Proprietaries were Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and the Carolinas, with only the first two remaining proprietary. Maryland was restored to royal, while Rhode Island and Connecticut kept elective governors, classed as republican.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Carolinas
Baltimore
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delicious Fricassee From Mrs Vaughn Recipe
A historic kitchen note details a fricassee method from Mrs Kate B Vaughn and Mrs Belle DeGraf. It advises selecting a young chicken about 3 1/2 pounds, seasoning, dredging, browning, then simmering in water at 350 degrees F for one hour. The sauce combines butter flour cream and green pepper for a creamy finish.
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Kate B. Vaughn
Los Angeles
Belle DeGraf
Two Southern Chicken Recipes From Miss Rosa Michaelis
New Orleans domestic science specialist Miss Rosa Michaelis shares two southern chicken dishes. The first is Southern broiled chicken with butter and salt and pepper, slowly broiled and served on a heated platter with herbs. The second is Brown Sauce Chicken with a seasoned larded base, onions, thyme, parsley and bay leaf, simmered until tender and served with boiled rice. Also notes on a durable four-slice blue glazed toaster for breakfast use.
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Rosa Michaelis
New Orleans
New York Woman Says She Attends Auctions Weekly for Years
A New York woman tells reporters she has been attending an auction sale at least once a week for fifteen years in pursuit of bargains. She describes her routine and the appeal of finding value among items auctioned off.
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New York
Name of Poet Revered by Gentlemen in Cicero Quote
A quotation attributed to Cicero extols the sacred power of a poet's name, arguing that even savage brutes respond to melody and that educated men should be moved by poetic voice. The fragment frames poetry as transcendent, demanding reverence for the poet's name.
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Cicero
You Said It Crack: Kill off you men
A London Mail quip on gender norms imagines changing dressing by removing men, framed as a biting social joke. The exchange centers on witty sarcasm about expectations for women and attire in a humorous historical context.
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London Mail
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Denton Auto CO
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Hillsboro
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Cleveland, Ohio
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