Guards Guarding Our Money in Treasury Sequel Plot Details
An article recounts a dramatic early attempt to rob the U S Treasury via the Fifteenth Street sewer with Broadfoot aiming to flood the vaults by washing through earth from the sewer. Secret Service reforms followed, installing steel safes time locks and strict watchman discipline to prevent any repeat of such a bold scheme.
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Treasury
Martin Treadfeot
White House
Broadtoor
Potomac
Secret Service
Fifteenth Street
Broadfoot
Bronadfoot
Virginia
Tony Colossal
Folger
Los Angeles Times
Desserts for Hot Days From June Delineator
The June Delineator says summer desserts shine with the ice cream freezer, enabling hundreds of ices and creams to be made with minimal effort using the most useful household tools and methods.
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Lnte
How to Wash Woolens In a Freezer Bag
Instructional guide on washing wool garments with a cheesecloth or mosquito net bag in soft water and mild soap. Advices include washing water not too hot or cold, rinsing in warm water, drying flat without stretching, avoiding line drying, and using ammonia to keep wool soft. Do not wring the fabric. crush the bag to remove water.
How to Eat Pineapples in Cuban Style
The article advises against slicing pineapples and explains a Cuban method. Eat a ripe fruit by removing top and bottom, spit lengthwise, quarter, and split into eight slices to eat from the hand, consuming juice to the skin. It claims this method preserves flavor and juice better than chopping into chunks.
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Cuba
Piorida
How to Care For Polished Tables
Simple care tips for a mahogany dining table address anxiety about upkeep. Wipe with cold water and a sponge after meals, then dry briskly to prevent white rings and maintain brightness. Remove white spots by rubbing with a cloth moistened with alcohol. this won’t damage the finish.
How to Clean Wooden Floors and Make Ice for the Sick
The article explains using Fuller's earth to lift stubborn grease from wooden floors by making a thick paste, applying overnight, and repeating if necessary. It also covers preparing broken ice for the sickroom by piling newspaper over a big block and breaking pieces with a needle and thimble, allowing quiet use.
How to Clean Matting and One Leum
Instructions describe cleaning Japanese matting and one leum with bran water. Boil two handfuls of bran in one gallon of water for twenty minutes, strain, and wipe matting with a bran water soaked cloth. Dry immediately with a dry cloth.
Woman’s Encouragement Echoes In Poem Toast
A lyric tribute to mothers celebrating a smile for joy, a teal for sorrow, and solace through grief. It praises a mother’s excuses, prayers, and encouragements guiding every misfortune toward hope. Suainte Foix is referenced as the source of the lines.
Sympathy in the air as wind sparks near a pipe
A concise report notes Archie-Baw Jove describes a wind spark singeing his neck while Reggie mentions a burning rubber smell in the air. The brief exchange includes Pick-3le-Up observations of the scene.
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Archie
Reggie
Excerpted Quotations on Fortune and Excuse
A compact note presents two quotations about fate and self-justification. Balzac remarks on exaggerating fortunes and misfortunes, while Charles Kingsley notes that a self-made excuse invites temptation.
Dowry Return Promised After Honeymoon
A dialogue fragment shows a son-in-law promising to hand over his wife’s dowry this week, with the father-in-law confirming and asking about postage stamps as a detail in a domestic exchange.
Tenants Wanted and Puns From Old Papers
A collage of humor and notices from historic newspapers. Silly exchanges about tenants and an owner predicting a failed apartment venture appear alongside quirky snippets. A poem-like street scene and a waiter joke punctuate the page with light, clipped wit from the era.
Milk and Sugar in Strand Gleaned Dispatches
A playful New York Press quotation jokes about milkman and grocer strolling by the water with affectionate puns on sand and sea. A Denver News-Times vignette notes a writer declaring Miss Caustique the heroine of a forthcoming novel, prompted by her prior work.
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New York Press
Miss Caustique
Denver News-Times
Humorous Exchanges Highlight Classic Newspaper Quips
A collage of dated quips and verse snippets from the Washington Star New York Times Boston Herald and Ally Sloper reflect social bits playful dialogue and satire about marriage ambition mortality and human interest, portraying lighthearted views across historic papers.
As She Sies Herself
A fragment list of quips notes a magnifying glass and a torraur used to flatter a woman while concealing faults. It contrasts a Philadelphia Press line about charm magnification with a New York Sun exchange about boiling down a story.
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Philadelphia Press
Becker
New York Sun
The Turtle's Snap and Dangerous Procedure Snippets
A clipped verse from the New York Times recalls a shark trapping a nap loving turtle and a quip about trading places. The Bohemian Magazine cites Parker as having married his stenographer and being short handed since.
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New York Times
Parker
Bohemian Magazine
No Difference. A quip on a factory odor.
A fragmented quip about a woman’s behavior contrasted with another joke about a manufacturer of fumes. The source presents two humor lines: a female character’s constancy and a pun on business odor.
Witty quotables fade into a mixed bag of notes
A collage of magazine quips and jokes from various papers includes lines about optimism hunting trouble and fame. The snippets feature playful exchanges on deer antics and niche fame, with quips on creditors and Cupid as advice.
What Did He Mean Wife Cook Left Us This Morning
A witty exchange from Slippincott's presents a dinner mystery in a domestic scene. The wife admits she cooked the meal, prompting the husband to question the change and joke about hiring a new cook immediately.
Cowboy Play at Bucklew Aug 19 and More Amusements
Hal Reid presents The Cow-Puncher at Bucklew on Wednesday August 19 with a strong western character lead and Tedri story. The Time the Place and the Girl musical at Eastern company features Mollie Kelly played by Josephine Parks. Meadow-Brook Farm at Bucklen Theatre on August 25 promises scenic fidelity and strong New England comedy headlined by J. J. Swartwood. Isabel D Armond, ill with The Girl Question, recovers to attend rehearsal.
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Hal Reid
Reid
Rough Riders
San Wsuan
Mann
Hoarvish
Chicago
Mollie Kelly
Josephine Parks
W. FR. Man
Meadow-Brook Farm
Bucklen Theatre
New England
J. J. Swartwood
Isabel D'Armond
Elsie Davis
Askin-Singer
New York
Wallack’s
He Was Careful of His Voice Brignoli’s Flattery and Fame
Brignoli the famed tenor was easily flattered and once invited the cheering New York orchestra to a champagne supper costing him $500 at the Everett House. He guarded his voice from drafts, spending 45 minutes between rooms to acclimate before venturing into the cold street.
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Brignoli
New York
Everett House
Brignuoli
Most Extraordinary Family Cloths Its Own Legacy
A Washington Herald observation celebrates a man who has raised his family in an old fashioned manner. The humor notes that his children actually seek his advice, illustrating a traditional values portrait.
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Washington Herald
Books Divisible Into Hour Books and All Time Books
Quote attributed to Ruskin stating that books divide into two classes the books of the hour and the books of all time, reflecting a critical view on literary longevity and timing.
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Ruskin
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United States Treasury
Mforce
Balzac
Charles Kingsley
Detroit Tribune
Slarper's Weekly
Smith
Washington Star
Johnnie
Gzet
Boston Herald
Ally Sloper
Atlanta Constitution
Minneapolis Journal
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Lloyd’s Weekly
Temple of Fame
Kansas City Journal
Louie Ramsdell
Wagenhals
Kemper
Eugene Walter
Astor
Grand ‘Opera House
Arizona
Black Chambers
America
Cow Boy
AGU
Bell Telephone
United States
Mgr
Main and
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Indiana & Michigan
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