Odd Bits From Farmington and Beyond
A collage of curios from the period including notes on an elm tree at Wolcott cut down as the last of the original forest with a 15 foot circumference stump. Remarks on a St Louis judge fining a man for discarding his wife’s powder bag. History of marine insurance traced to 14th century Barcelona. A Paris aeroplane prize of 2000 dollars for 20 minutes aloft, underscoring early aerial navigation debates.
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Wolcott
St. Loui
Paris
Birthday Customs and Birthstones Featured in Madam Merci Column
A long fashion and lifestyle fragment describes birthday celebrations with dolls centers and cream desserts, then lists birthstones and sentiments by month. It includes vows to preserve the two articles, notes about aprons and trims, and Madam Merci signing the advice with monthly stones for April through December and their meanings.
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Mme. Merci
British etiquette shocks Americans in naval career dispute
The remark questions whether a long and brilliant naval career should end over social protocol about shaking hands with a cabinet member, noting English court etiquette seems overpowering while appearing silly to American observers.
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England
Mosquito control uses cactus paste in Gaboon tests
Sanitary authorities in Gaboon French Africa test cactus as a larvical agent. Thick cactus leaves are macerated in water to form a sticky paste that is spread over stagnant pools to create a barrier preventing larvae from reaching the surface and breathing.
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Gaboon
French Africa
Italian captain sails the Tiber to urge dredging of river
An Italian captain steered his ship up the Tiber from Ostia to Rome to urge dredging of the river and development of the old port at its mouth. He grounded several times and waited for rain to raise water before returning to sea. Ostia harbor, poor since Caesar's days, might be saved by modern engineering from silting.
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Tiber
Ostia
Rome
Return to Back Stamp Use by Postal Service
After a trial to omit back stamps on letters the department will restore the practice. New York businessmen and Postmaster Morgan urged the change back citing the back stamp as a key check on speed and accuracy of postal workers.
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New York
Morgan
Venus statue found on Monemvasia island
A 21 inch terra cotta Venus figurine was found on Monemvasia in Lacedemonia. It resembles the Venus of Milo and the Athens National Museum conservator suspects it is a local sculptor’s copy of the Louvre statue. The Venus holds a mirror in the left hand and a garment draped at the hips.
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Venus
Monemvasia
Lacedemonia
Milo
National Museum
Athens
Louvre
Paris Brims With American Tourists Despite Forecasts
The piece notes Paris is crowded with American visitors, despite predictions of a poor year for French shopkeepers. It praises the favorable summer and perfect weather that drew travelers, suggesting the traveler escapes the hottest summer at home and enjoys a lively Paris.
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Paris
Four Dainty Dress Designs for Ladies and a Child
The article details four costume designs with materials and features. Designs include a wide box plaited bodice dress with white straw hat, a spotted washing silk dress with lace yoke, a girl’s dress in cottons nun's veiling or de laine with a silk collar, and a blue spotted zephyr pinafore ensemble with a Leghorn hat and white lawn blouse.
Artichoke Mornay Bake From A Modern Recipe
A kitchen note describes a Mornay style artichoke bake. It details ingredients including six eggs two pounds artichokes grated cheese butter celery salt onion and bread. The method covers boiling draining assembling a sauce, baking in a dish and topping with a meringue like egg white froth.
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Savenins
Denis Ape
Savory Veal Cannelons and Tongue in Jelly
A recipe segment details veal cannelons with ham mushrooms eggs and white sauce wrapped in puff pastry, baked to pale brown then filled and served with parsley. It also describes a tongue in jelly mold with beet leaves garnish, outlining jelly layering and final serving with lemon slices and parsley.
Tomato Sauce Recipe From a Hotel Chef
Melt butter and sauté finely chopped onion until yellow. Stir in flour and cook until lightly browned. Add two cups tomatoes a small glass of wine bay leaf two or three cloves crushed garlic salt and paprika. Cook ten minutes strain and keep hot for serving.
How to starch curtains with kerosene for clarity
Prepare a starch mix by in a large pan place half cup or more starch for the number of curtains. Add cold water to thin cream like consistency then pour boiling water in a thin stream while stirring. Add a teaspoonful kerosene or use a sperm candle kept for this purpose and cook until clear.
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Nagasaki
Jardinieres
Fall Fashion Notes From The Dress Scene
Corals are praised as smart with white dresses and young girls wear Grecian hair styles. Fall costumes favor supple fabrics and woven gold belt supports. White linen collars pair with tailored waists and embroidered pieces. Hats feature white snowflowers with yellow hearts and silk patchwork returns alongside patriotic revival. Latin Egyptienne, a silk wool blend, suits directoire styles.
To Use Old Skirts In A Simple Overskirt Ensemble
A woman repurposes a gray silk foundation skirt to create an overskirt and bodice from gray and white striped voile. She lines the bodice with silk, uses lace trimming, and fashions a side-open tunic with box plaiting and bias edges. The bodice ties at the back with an empire belt and silver buttons.
How to Make a Thick Pasteboard Seat
Use strong wrapping paper to cut a pattern Then paste six layers to form a thick pasteboard Trim edges smooth and tack to the frame Let it dry varnish for a neat strong seat at little expense.
Cleaning tips from Harper’s Bazar on dusting and polishing
A sweeping hint advises using a dry dust cloth first to remove most dust, then a second pass with a cloth moistened with a little crude oil. The oil helps protect the throat and lungs and yields a fine furniture polish.
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Harper's Bazar
Salve for Boils Instructions
Melt five cents worth of beeswax then stir in one tablespoonful of sugar and laundry soap. Add one tablespoonful of cold sweet cream. Spread on cloth, apply to boil and replace each morning until the core is drawn out.
Walnut Date Nut Cake Recipe Prompt
A simple cake recipe listing ingredients and steps. One cup sugar, one cup flour, one teaspoon baking powder, one cup English walnuts chopped, one cup dates chopped and floured, three eggs with whites beaten, half teaspoon almond extract, bake 26 minutes and serve with whipped cream.
The Fan of Nagasaki and a Gift of Justice
A reader recalls a lacquered Japanese fan depicting a dramatic scene that awakens a hidden moral memory. The vivid tale follows a concealed murder foreseen on the fan and linked to a 1898 Washington case ending in the killer’s exposure by a mediumistic vision.
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Lear Rex
Washington
Nagasaki
Roderick
Wong Ling
Sheep as Beasts of Burden in Himalayan Villiage Routes
In northern India sheep serve as load animals on steep Himalayan paths. Each sheep carries 16 to 20 pounds, is driven village to village with wool growing, and farmers shear wool in towns to sell then load sheep with grain. After shearing, flocks return home with grain bags on their backs.
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India
Himalayas
Architect Trottens Vision Of Skyscrapers And Roof Art
George Oakley Trotten Jr of Washington spoke at the Vienna congress of architects noting skyscraper development driven by U.S. conditions. He forecast future architecture focusing on both building fronts and roofs to please aesthetic travelers flying above.
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George Oakley Trotten, Jr
Washington
International Congress of Architects
Vienna
United States
Japan's Clock Industry Output Reaches Vast Figures
Japan operates 32 timepiece factories producing yearly goods valued near 800000 dollars. The latest counts show 209792 standing clocks 441755 hanging clocks and 253860 watches reflecting broad manufacturing scale and diversity in products.
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Japan
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as grand remedy
The article touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for women's ailments. It cites Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri describing twelve years of suffering, eleven doctors and eventual recovery after following Pinkham's advice and product guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C. St. Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Muff
Lukewarm Lover Farce Ends Engagement Feud
The scene shows a pair debating an engagement while friends joke that a man who faces away while fishing for four hours is not truly in love. Genevieve, Willie, and a girl chorus weigh the couple’s suitability in a lighthearted sketch.
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Willie
Genevieve
India's Savings Banks Growth Through the Postal Bank
The postal savings bank of India began in 1882 with 39 121 depositors and 932 243 dollars in deposits. By 1907 the figures rose to 1 190 220 depositors and 49 223 283 dollars, yet many Indians still avoid banks, preferring hidden pots for money.
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India
Postal Savings Bank of India
New York World
Newspapers of the World by Region
The survey notes 12 500 US newspapers with about 1 000 daily and 120 managed by Black editors and publishers. In Asia there are 3 000 periodicals, many in British India and Japan which prints 1 500. Africa has 200 titles, with 30 in Egypt and the remainder in European colonies.
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United States
Asia
British India
Japan
Africa
Egypt
Marine Eye Remedy Claims to Cure All Eye Ailments
An advertisement asserts Marine Eye Remedy cures ever weak eyes and makes them strong without pain. It promises relief from eye discomfort and soothing effects, selling for 50.
Miles of Human Hair On Women’s Heads Quoted
A journalistic note claims the average woman carries 60 miles of batt on her head, highlighting a striking statistic about hair length and styling.
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