Whimsical dispatches from Farmington and Boston satire
A collage of satirical quips from Farmington New Mexico and beyond. Jokes touch lobster prices, harem skirts, press agents, Boston clubs, and a London note on saluting authorities. Light, punchy assaults on societal trends and public figures with a saloon of sly one liners.
Americans Unworried by Invasion Spending in London Shops
London shopkeepers show little concern as Americans are expected to spend over 25 million dollars during the coronation season, reflecting a buoyant retail outlook despite war news.
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London
Fragmentary Note Mentions Tas Gausen
A fragmentary entry references Tas Gausen with unclear context and missing details, offering only a brief clue toward a possible person or event without verifiable actions or dates.
Expenditures Tied to Department of Agriculture
Fragmentary text notes expenditures related to the Department of Agriculture and a possible mention of Lied. The readable parts identify a budgeting context and a government department without clear dates or figures.
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Department of Agriculture, Penchant Ie
Department of
Fruit and Pudding Puffs Guide for Steam Pans
A vintage recipe fragment describes Fruit Puff variants using flour milk and baking powder, with fruit fillings and steam cooking in greased cups. Included are instructions for three puff types, a sauce on milk and sugar, and a caramel sauce. The tone reflects practical home cooking guidance with measurements and steps.
Henry Leads Rules Committee Power Behind House Machinery
The piece lauds Representative Robert Lee Henry of Texas as the engineer who controls the rules committee and thus the legislative locomotive. It portrays Joseph G. Cannon as a former dominant figure, notes the committee’s pivotal role in shaping majorities, and describes the rules, Ways and Means, and Appropriations committees as essential to government operation and party strategy.
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House
Great Ways and Means
Tees
Ing
Government Bank
Robert Lee Henry
Texas
Ith Cain
Frozen Ginger Pudding in German Household Menu
A German household serves a frozen ginger pudding made from custard of milk eggs and sugar cooled, then whipped cream vanilla, preserved ginger and syrup. Fold in finely sliced ginger, almond macaroons, and candied orange peel, freeze halfway, then add orange pulp if desired.
Nameless government office daydream ends in small talk
A long dull afternoon in a nameless government office features a tired clerk and a distant bureau chief. A visitor tries to overhear, questions arise about secrecy and duties, and the clerks’ polite pretenses mask routine office work as a visitor asks to see Mr. K.
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Murphy
Obiter
Binahed
Tessure
Washington, D. C
Tonut
Bride's Cake Recipe From Historic Oven Notes
A fragment of an old recipe lists ingredients for a wedding cake including butter flour sugar citron peel currants sultana raisins eggs nutmegs cinnamon cloves sherry wine brandy and spices. It instructs creaming butter and sugar then beating eggs and adding liquids and fruit before mixing with dried ingredients.
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Farmington Enterprise
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Farmington
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Roafer
Nevada
Boston
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Yellow
Worme Sen
Jearn
Foat
Asi
Wiestrellans
Sain
BTS
Plymouth Rocks
Ia Ines
Kone. Capen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Gil