MAKING A CHEF TAKES MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK
A New York Press piece notes that a chef begins as an apprentice, works under a vegetable cook, studies raw meats, fish, and game, then roasts and bakes, with ten years of preparation typical before earning $25 to $150 weekly. The passage contrasts potential earnings across professions and includes a satirical quip about religion and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
New York Press
Everybody's Magazine
Young Women’s Christian Association
The Men of Turkey in Rural Life
The article contrasts Turkish male laborers with the Mussulman, describing shared family ownership of land in villages, with farming as the main occupation. Women farm alongside, while one woman remains at home to prepare meals, reflecting simple agricultural life in hamlets and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Mussulmans
Lake of Acid Threatens Sulphur Island Nearby
A fifty acre lake of sulphuric acid sits at the center of Sulphur Island off New Zealand. The acidic water contains hydrochloric and sulphuric acids, hissing and bubbling at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, demanding extreme caution to avoid suffocation when approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulphur Island
New Zealand
Private Theater Defines a Pessimist View
A compact collage of quotes contrasts Carlyle’s grand theater of life with a child’s blunt home team joke. The first line imagines a man hiding a private drama beneath a hat, while the second defines pessimism as disappointment when a home team victory lacks a larger margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
SARTORIAL WRINKLES Ronen Hats and Summer Millinery Trends
Roses dominate the season with varied shades in summer millinery. Models grow larger yet balanced, featuring Watteau shapes in Leghorn straw tied with black ribbon and flower wreaths. Silks fade, suede gloves rise, and pale mauve marquisate frocks with venise lace showcase Judigo Chollet designs.
Married life changes outlook, Carsby jokes
In a playful dialogue, Nagsby teases Carsby about gloominess and Carsby explains his cheer comes after marriage. The panel from Illustrated Bits ends with light humor about post‑marital mood shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagsby
Carsby
Matrimony and paradoxical pairs in single metaphor
An eclectic old-time ad filled page declares Matrimony as a pair of shears that cannot be separated yet move apart, then shifts to sales pitches for Victor records at Coatsworth's, Hollister's Tea for bright eyes, Life insurance rate cuts, and Shoop's Night Cure from Siinger Drug Co, with multiple product mentions and a poetic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Smith
Victor
Coatsworth
Coatsworth’s
Cupid
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Siinger Drug Co
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter Co
Wabash Ave
Monroe St
Chicago, Il
Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy Promoted for Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy as a universal cure for rheumatism sciatica gout and related pains. It claims the tonic cleanses the system relieves swelling and restores flesh by addressing a supposed underlying cause and urges readers to ask for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sciatica
HOOP
Snoop’s Rugu
Oon
Matio Renepy
DR. Shoop
National League and American League Scores and Entries
In Pro baseball the schedule lists Chicago at Pittsburg and New York at Boston among NL games while Chicago meets Boston and Cleveland faces Philadelphia in the AL. The column notes Ovitz signing with Wausau in the State league and Hines declining Davenport, plus a Galena victory over Highland and a July 4 game recap.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Elgin Nationals
Woodstock Olivers
Galenas
Lawndales
Artesians
Oak Seas
Spaldings
South Chicagos
Chicago Journal
Wausan
Ovitz
Ernie Ovitz
Winslow
University of Illinois
Skopos
Chicago White Stockings
Wausau
Hberly
Fiske
Cuba City
Galena
Highland
Coover
L. Chicago O
New York Tee
Sol
L Bek
Gil Cleveland
Philadelphia Oe
St. Louis Oe
ASG
Washington Oe
Poston
Ww. L. Pet
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque Springfield
Peoria Oe
Decatur
Lavenport . Ce
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Pet
O'Day
Freeport
la Crosse Secree
Seee
Hodson
Rif
Lawrence
Kane
Tee
Parish
Aee
Madden
Quinn
Priend
Lawrence, Biante
Fragmentary Civil Note Prompts Careful Copying
A tense note urges careful handling of correspondence and avoiding handwritten details that could confuse the recipient or cause doubt. The fragment hints at informal instruction on communication standards or etiquette without clear names or dates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Galena Tribune
Sunday Tribune Publishing Company
D. A. CaLuanan
Galena,Ll
Satrurpay
Renterial
Cagenraea
Pyalenh
James McGuire
Mercer St
Jersey City
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Coatworth’s
Alaska
W. K. Kittoe
The
Sporting World
Ovitz's
Mineral Point, Wis
Cooyer
Strong
Morrison
Muscatine
Hudson
Davenport
Rockford
Hines
Hayes
Davenport Nine
Rockford and Dubuque
W. H H. Shons
General Assembly
Ilinois
William W. Krape
Jo Daviess County
Illinois
William Rippin
James F. Leckley
William Stephenson
Edward Menzimer
J. C. Williams
Robert Irwin
A. L. Hathaway
North-Western Line
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Coatsworth's
Elgin
Coatsworth’s Jewelry Store
Galena, Illinois
G. W. Evert
Winters Barn
Court House
Mlinois
Nelson J. Russell
Crouquet
Barry Bros
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