Hydrophobia Romance Amid a Doctor's Family
Carlisle Anderson helps a suffering dog then pretends to be hurt to win the doctor's attention. He courts Lucy Standing, using the incident to disguise his interest, and she agrees to let him pursue permission from her father doctor Standing.
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Carlisle Anderson
Carlisle
Animal Ambulance
Caroline
Alm
Theodore Standing
Dr. Standing
Mr. Anderson
Lucy
Carliste
Lucey
Lacy
Mr. Carlisle
French Peas Made in America by a Clever Housekeeper
A neighbor learns that what seem to be fine French peas are really common American canned peas. The hostess reveals a simple trick to imitate French flavor by adding a level teaspoon of sugar during cooking, alongside salt pepper and butter. She cites a celebrated chef who also advised an aroma-based coffee method without burning. The tips reflect practical, retro kitchen lore from the New York Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Bostonese Idiom Mystery in a Snippet
A fragmentary note references Mrs Patton Ayres Walter and culinary terms with unclear meaning. The garbled text mentions Walter at the slide hush and a brown Boston transfer style, offering no clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton Ayres
Walter
Alide Hush
Have & Brown
Boston
Transertit
Vinol Cures Chronic Coughs and Bronchitis Claims
Advert reads Vinol as a tonic combining cod liver oil and tonics, claiming cures for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis after four bottles. Testimonials from A H Wilde Minneapolis and McDonald St Paul praise recovery, noting Vinol suitability for the elderly and weak.
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A. H. Wilde
8Th Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
McDonald
Congress St. Paul
Mian
Latin American trade and U S role urged in 10 year plan
A speaker urges Congress to boost U S shipping and inland waterway improvements to capture Latin American commerce. He warns of Europe and Japan gaining control and outlines three must actions, including fair wages for ships, inland waterway upgrades, and a pan regional bank chain from Panama to Argentina to rival European influence. Chicago bankers urged to act.
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Latin America
United States Congress
Europe
Orient
United States
Japan
High Seas
South America
National Commission of Engineers
Panama Canal
Isthmian Waterway
Seaboard
Pacific
Asia
Americas
Panama
Argentina
Chile
Chicago
Eastman gifts Rochester park site near Cobb's Hill
Rochester celebrates a gift from George Eastman of about fifteen acres near Cobb's Hill reservoir valued at 40000 dollars. The Herald says such men will endure in Rochester's memory rather than those who hoard wealth or scatter it in folly.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Eastman
Cobb's Hill Reservoir
Herald
Be loit resident Ever Olson injured at work
Ever Olson, formerly of Freeport and Davis, is laid up at his Beloit home for two weeks with a foot injury sustained at Milwaukee yards. He expects at least two more weeks before resuming his position.
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Ever Olson
Freeport
Davis
Beloit
Milwaukee Yards
Fighting Floating Islands In The Nile And Baroda Cannon Glut
A Harper's Weekly note describes river navigation blocked by vast mats of papyrus in the Nile, torn loose by anchored ships and stern backward pulling. It also recounts Baroda’s gaekwar melting gold and silver cannon into bullion, replacing costly legacy arms amid public awe. A Scots minister quips about John o and church Sabbaths in a comic aside, with a stray dialect line about tinkering.
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Cairo
Uganda
Equatorial
Africa
Dr. Milne
Upper Nile District
Harper's Weekly
Gaekwar
Baroda
Pineules for the Kidneys Offer Quick Blood Purify Trial
Mineral tonic claims to act directly on kidneys with 80 days trial for 1.00. Advertises benefits for Backacre Rheumatism Lumbago and fatigue. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Rich Almond Pastry with Milk and Meringue
The recipe describes blanching and finely chopping almonds, melting sugar with water, cooking until brown, then spreading the caramel on a crust. It instructs beating eggs with powdered sugar and milk, pouring over the almonds, baking, and finishing with a meringue made from egg white and sugar.
Colorless iodine freckles remedy and skin care tips
The note explains using colorless iodine as a freckle destroyer with a camel hair brush or cotton swab applied to each freckle twice daily until skin reddens but not severely irritated. It warns the freckle pigment lies in the upper skin layer to be destroyed. It also recommends lemon juice to keep skin clear and white and prevent pigment deposits.
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Colin Campbell
Lord Clyde
England
India
Colin
London Chronicle
Lemon Shampoo Mixture for Hair Care Tips
A historic home remedy advises pouring the Jules of three lemons on two ounces of salts of tartar, then adding about two quarts of warm water to use as an ordinary shampoo. It promises soft and fluffy hair and acts as a cleanser. Boil the juice for a stronger solution, add perfume for a faint scent, and mix salts of tartar fresh for every shampoo.
Washing Thin Glasses Care Guide
The guide advises washing thin glasses in hot water with pure white soap, rinsing in water at the same temperature, then setting aside to drain. Do not wipe until nearly dry. polish with clean tissue paper. Drying while wet risks breakage and cloudiness.
A Washday Convenience for Household Use
An excellent device that would be of great assistance to the housewife is the combined clothes and clothes pin receptacle shown here. Ordinarily the wet clothes are carried from the wash to the line or to the basket by hand.
CLOTALS AND CLOTHESPIN HOLDER
A drying setup described uses a galvanized wire basket to lift a washtub of water. The basket features a water-draining mesh and a rear clothespin receptacle with straps for portable support and carrying.
How to Remove Burnt Smell from Milk and Food
When milk has burned pour it into a pitcher and set it in a basin of cold water until cool to remove the burnt odor. If something burns in the double boiler, use cold water in the steamer part instead of hot to achieve the same effect.
Oatmeal Lotion For Skin Preparation
An oatmeal lotion recipe describes boiling two tablespoons of fine oatmeal, straining, and cooling the infusion before adding one dessert spoonful of an additional ingredient. The method emphasizes a gentle skin care preparation suitable for home use.
Fragmentary care tip on skin lotion for eczema
A garbled note discusses a lotion good for relieving eczema and mentions applying it before bed. It references wine and lemon in odd phrasing, with stray words about fluff and not wiping away the surface. The text is unclear and appears to be a damaged health tip.
Cleaning grease from wallpaper with baking soda technique
Sprinkle baking soda over blotting paper and press moderately warm paper against the spot for a few minutes. The blotting paper absorbs the grease and removes the spot from the wallpaper.
Old Time Frosting Keeps Cake Moist When Sliced
A teaspoonful of vinegar beaten into holted frosting with flavorings will keep it from being brittle as the cake is cut. The frosting remains moist and nice for a week, as fresh as the day it was made.
German man hires seaside holiday by rail
A German with limited English planned a two week seaside holiday for his wife. He could not accompany her and arranged to join her later. At the ticket office he asked for a ticket to Brighton for himself to return tomorrow and added for his wife to return as well, causing amusement.
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England
Von
Brighton
von Oder
Nevaire
London
Cat Funeral Invitation With Immortelle Décor
A man recalls being invited to a funeral for a friend's Angora cat that died suddenly. He buys a life size white immortelle cat with a large purple bow from an Italian florist, hoping to fit the occasion, but his gesture offends the mourner and he leaves unpaid.
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New York Times
Who Columbus Was: Gem of the Ocean Joke
In a Baltimore Sun anecdote a teacher asks who Columbus was after a lesson on his voyage. A pupil replies Columbus was the gem of the ocean, a humorous mishearing that the class finds amusing.
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Columbus
Johnny
Ocean
Baltimore Sun
Whimsical Anecdotes From Old News Scraps
A collage of comic quips and vignettes from London and Washington. A captain defies his wife over a mustache with a royal retort. A suburban house of five spinsters sighs for what might have been. A rag and bone collector stirs dramatic despair at old maids. Mr. Cumrox notes family thrift when abroad.
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London
The Heavenly Bats in a Drawing Room Dispute
Mrs. Ardsley Van Twiller finds two maids quarrelling over a Raphael cherub scene. They argue about twins versus bats in the artwork while a guest remains in the country for two weeks, prompting corrections from a bemused observer.
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Harper'’s Weekly
Doctors' Fees and the Value of Experience
A London Telegraph excerpt recalls a lawyer's cross examination of Mr Whistler over a brief 30 minute medical consultation. The doctor defends high charges by declaring he is paid for a lifetime of knowledge and experience, distinguishing the medical professional from an amateur.
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London Telegraph
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Corn Products Refining CO
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the Heavenly Bats
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