Cheese Based Dishes From A Victorian Cookery Note
Readable fragments describe cheese rich dishes and methods. Mentions grated cheese in salads canapes and sandwiches with various preparations. Several lines reference cheese balls cheese sauce and cheese spread with pepper olives and cherries as garnish.
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Payette
Aden Serre
Walt
Don’t We Must Not Use It As Flour Substitute
Cleaning and cooking tips from a historical homemaking page describe soap use, dishwashing, and kitchen hacks. It includes nonstandard methods for drying dishes, sharpening knives, and stoves, plus recipes and dinner ideas using substitutes like corn flour, barley, and rye. It cites B Browning and offers meal план ideas such as Honey Drop Cakes and Rice Bread, with cooking times and ingredient notes.
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Barney Four
The Luck of Roaring Camp Provokes Editorial Clash
Bret Marte faced threats from a proofreader at Overland Monthly and the owner’s wife over indecent content. Harte refused to alter the story, offering to resign if it wasn’t published. The tale eventually appeared and achieved great success, drawing interest from major publishers.
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Overland Monthly
Mper
Harte
Dressing for Dinner and Domestic Scenes in Dutch New Amsterdam
A fragmented reminiscence describes attire for a dinner hosted by a Mand and the social hoopla around dressing for important guests. A domestic moment shows Phyllis avoiding doll remnants, while Emily answers her mother with a guarded, shy remark. The text notes New Amsterdam in 1000 New York with Dutch governance and a small settlement of 1,000 inhabitants.
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Emily
New York City
New Amaterian
Why Climate Changes in a Gloomy Reflection
An odd fragment speaks of a narrator who believes the climate is changing as she recalls the loss of pink dawn, gold sunshine, and blue sky. It hints at a gloomy, reflective mood about light and weather with scattered phrases about a suitor and family, all in a clipped, newspaper-like tone.
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Pennsylvania
Walt ‘Mason
George Matthew Adams
Hall of Fame
Westminster Abbey
Vogue in America Strategies of Fashion Influence Across Regions
An analysis argues that Paris will not wholly control American fashion though New York may shape trends more than any other Western city. Regional climates and tastes will prevent a single metropolis from dictating dress details nationwide. The idea of theater guiding style in the U.S. is discussed with references to Parisian standards and current stage costumes.
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France
Asperica
New York
Paris
Western Hemisphere
America
Billie Burke
Henry Miller
Dress That Saves Material in Japanese Cotton Crepe
A conservation style dress designed for afternoon wear, featuring a simple line and smart detailing in Japanese cotton crepe. The garment exemplifies thrift and efficiency in fabric use while maintaining a refined silhouette.
Keeping Hands Milky White In Work Hands Care Advice From An Authority
Advice on preventing red rough hands from work exposes tips like wearing gloves during hours and applying cold cream or soft chamois after. It disputes old-fashioned tallow cures, notes some hands tan and burn differently, and recommends weekly manicure to improve nails and fingertips.
Paquin Negligee Inspires Copycat Bedroom Wear
The Paquin house introduced a satin negligee inspired by medieval dress with square sleeves and lace trim. Market copies in shops undercut Paquin by about one third, signaling a shift toward a modest, protective alternative to traditional open-front negligees.
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House of Paquin
Paris
House
Paquin
Ribbon Sweaters Show Fashion Note On War Efforts
A fashion correspondent notes women knit diversely for patriotic causes, producing ribbon sweaters that rival soldiers' kits in craft. Ribbon sweaters use narrow baby ribbon with a crinkled texture, requiring 600 to 1000 yards per sleeveless piece, making them costly yet fashionable.
War Service By Women Across Allied Fronts
Wellesley students cultivate war gardens on college farm. Philadelphia women and girls contribute fifteen thousand to the War Savings Stamp drive. American women run canteens and rest stations along French lines. Salvation Army workers bake and distribute doughnuts to troops. Twenty seven visiting nurses join Philadelphia health bureau for summer. English women set up lunch wagons near the battle line serving hot coffee to returning soldiers.
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College Farm
Philadelphia
France
Salvation Army
Bureau of Health
Battle Ine
Flanders Front
Pumps and Oxford Styles For Dress and Service Wear
PUMPS ARE OUT OXFORDS IN describes Oxford shoes with low or Cuban heels, varied materials, and smart punch work. Also notes cleaning tan shoes with soap and water to restore the $15 look. Mentions foulards, ruleting bags, Chinese embroidery stripes, and a Red Cross presence in France with about two thousand American members.
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Oxford
The
Illustrated World
Organization of the American Red Cross
Planning a Yard for Visual Appeal and Value
Real estate aims to boost property value with a well planned wooded yard. William A. Radford explains site planning, tree placement, and plant massing strategies to attract buyers, noting the need to balance trees with house visibility, curb appeal, and proper thinning to avoid dampness and darkness.
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William A. Radford
Improvised Barometer Crude Home Weather Indicator
A household barometer can be improvised by inverting a narrow-necked bottle in a quart jar half full of water. The water height in the bottle signals weather changes, rising for good weather and descending for a storm.
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United States
Twin Trees Unite In Curious Union Near Algona Iowa
In northern Iowa two soft maples grow as a joined pair, linked eight feet above ground by a four foot long, six inch thick connecting limb. A similar twin elm stands at Peak’s Island near Portland Maine, trunks merging near the base then diverging with a five foot apart section joined by a horizontal limb. The piece closes with a humorous line about how an argument begins when Uncle Eben complains about doing a favor and sharing new information.
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Algona
Iowa
Peak's Island
Portland
Trun
Onion Speech Delights Farmyard Tale In Fairytale
In a quirky children's tale Daddy and Nick watch vegetables chat in a cellar. The onion claims an Egypt origin and a mythical family tree while ribbing a humble potato about lineage, as other vegetables weigh in with amused commentary.
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Nick
Laney
Land of the
Pyramids
Egypt
The Family Tree Debate With Potatoes and Onions
A whimsical parable contrasts a boastful potato and a prideful onion about origins from distant lands. The potato foils vanity by stressing worth through usefulness and effort, urging humility and self-reliance over lineage. The tale closes urging sincere effort and finishing the self, with broader musings from Girls' Companion on personal growth.
Makeup of Big Man and the will to lead
The piece reflects on leadership and temperament, arguing that true leadership stems from heart and mind rather than coercion. It advises against stubborn resistance to reasonable duties and suggests gratitude to guide behavior, urging girls to grow gratitude consistently.
Teach Me Thy Way O Lord Daily Prayer Note
A devotional piece argues for daily prayer to teach the Lord’s way. It stresses human ignorance and our tendency to stray, the need for personal divine instruction, and reliance on the Lord to discern the right path amid worldly and spiritual dangers. A concluding meditation reflects on heavenward illumination and moral steadfastness.
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Moses
Tike & Cock
Church of God
Auther
Paul
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