Household Matters in To Air the Room
A domestic tip outlines airing a room by opening upper and lower windows to vent impure air and bring fresh air inside. It notes tobacco smells cling to fabrics and suggests sprinkling ground coffee on a shovel, lighting it, and wafting the scent as a disinfectant. The piece also mentions eggs and a method for poaching by starting in cold water already near boiling.
Stain Removal Techniques From New Haven Register
Household guide outlines stain removal methods for fabrics and surfaces. It covers boiling water on fruit stains, oxalic acid for obstinate spots, alcohol or solvents for vaseline dye, kerosene and turpentine for varnish, and alcohol products for grass and ink. The article warns rinsing after oxalic use and careful handling of boiling water near delicate fabrics.
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New Haven Register
Myrtle Soup Fry and other plain Marlboro pies and dishes
A collection of home cooking steps including Myrtle Soup Fry using onions oatmeal and potatoes, Plain Marlboro Pie with apple and lemon, Half Moons with rice flour and lemon, Baked Squash with herbs, Apple Meringue with a lemon note, and Cream of Celery Soup with a celery puree and cream.
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Oes
Daredevil Dog Brings Down Thunder and Snake Duel
In the Ozarks a dramatic storm drives narrator and his dog Marty into a perilous river chase. A water moccasin confronts them as lightning cracks the sky and a second snake enters the torrent. Marty dives into danger to pursue the serpents, vanishes, then is later found buried under a drifting earth island where she had been barking and digging toward the hidden snakes. The narrator, after a tense search, rescues her, grateful and humbled by the perilous event.
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Ozarks
Hot Springs
Ouachita
Ouachia
Marty
Connie
Jove
Malty
L. K. Morpbhew
Stranger Buys Tiger After Widow's Death
A man, bidding at a gate of animals near a hippo drome, wins a tiger by hoogste bid from a stranger. The owner questions his origin and intent, then learns the buyer has just lost his wife. He reveals he bought the tiger to cope with his sorrow, a gesture the showman acknowledges with quiet emotion.
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London Times
Children Gloed Farmers Inspired Park Program
The children farm school, started in 2002 on the site of De Witt Clinton Park in New York, became a fixed park feature. Gardens are in dedicated arenas near basement classrooms in a brick pergola, with domestic science rooms. About 2500 children participated last season, raising around 100000 vegetables.
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Children’s Farm School
de Witt Clinton
New York
Experiment Station
Modern Cave Dwellers in Cappadocia Asia Minor
An instructive London News piece by J R Stirlington Sterrett surveys Cappadocia’s cone caves and troglodyte communities in Asia Minor. It notes 50 000 cone dwellings, multi story interiors, and cliff front houses in Urgub and Ud with pigeons for sport and sustenance.
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J. R. Stirlington Sterrett
London News
Cappadocia
Colorado Cum Dwellings Association
Colorado
Asia Minor
Sterrett
Mr. Sterrett
Sterrett Ange
Mr. Sbtesrett
Newhit
Humdrum
Urgub
Troglodyte
Cicero
B. C
Brooklyn Eagle
Highest Railroad Bridge in France Crossing Sieure Valley
A French engineering project builds the Fades Viaduct over the Sieure Valley near Vaurlat. It will be the highest railway bridge with rails 444 feet 7 inches above the stream bed. Two granite tower piers rise 408 feet on solid rock, supporting three steel spans of 472 feet 5 inches center and 378 feet on each flank, with circular-arched masonry approaches. The design uses masonry for the center towers and lattice deck spans instead of arch construction.
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France
Sieure
Vaurlat
Harper's Weekly
Ought to Have Known the Hales Lesson From a Boy Fight
Wilder notes a Brooklyn boy returns home with a bruised face after a fight. The elder cites the Good Book turning the other cheek, while the lad explains he defended himself when struck on the nose, insisting the other boy should have known the rule.
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Hales
Marshall P. Wilder
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Record
Can't Think of His First Name Smith in Olympus Tale
A public school grammar class discussed mythic builders of Mount Olympus. After a discussion on Vulcan as smith and architect, a pupil finally replied she could not recall his first name but knew his surname was Smith.
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Vulcan
Smith
Mt. Olympus
Magazine of Fun
Tooth Still Belongs To Patient After Extraction In Germany
A German court in Gera ruled that a tooth remains the property of the person it was taken from even after extraction. The dentist argued the tooth becomes ownerless with consent, but the patient won the dispute and retained possession of the curiously shaped tooth.
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Gera
Germany
Pali Mall Gagte
The Unkindest Car, Brooklyn Dinner Invitation Joke
A Brooklyn man told a girl to meet him for dinner in Manhattan and suggested meeting at the American end of the bridge triggering a memorable punch line. The anecdote reflects a bygone New York humor tone from the New York Press.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
New York Press
England's bicycle makers ride steady demand as trends drift
In England industry reports show bicycle manufacturers enjoying solid business as fads and fashions shift slowly. Roads carry more cycles while manufacturers capitalize on stable or growing demand across regions. Local shops note rising sales and varied models appealing to everyday riders.
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England
Whales and Odd Laws Mention by Aging Facts and Tales
A compilation notes whales living 300 to 400 years, proven by baleen layers. It cites an astronomer’s claim that the ninth moon day is the rainiest and 4 pm the rainiest hour. It mentions Swice steamship rules on child fares, Chester old law penalties, a new Dervish record in New York, and memorials to Nathaniel Godbold and the famous alpine dog Barry.
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England
Chester
Madison Gardens
New York
Marie Bayrooty
Beirut
A Model Witness in Court Declines to Answer
The witness Todgers refuses to answer key questions citing hearsay and memory gaps. The judge adjourns the hearing to tomorrow at 10 AM, praising opposing counsel for progress in advancing the case.
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Todgers
Gage
Raiored Trust
Otole
The Judge's First Client in Birmingham
Judge J J Banks a Denver lawyer on the Sound native in Denver Post tale in Birmingham AK he offered legal advice to an old negro woman seeking rent relief She asked for free help but he charged five dollars for his advice which she declined and left with her rent settled by food dollars.
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J. J. Banks
Denver
Sounl
Denver Post
Birmingham
Death by Own Action and Women Education Voices
A Minneapolis Journal commentary quotes a girl's college president lamenting more educated women may commit suicide. It notes past deaths from love now driven by ambition, money loss, failed ventures, or stock downturns, while endorsing education despite risks and cites per capita sugar consumption.
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Minneapolis Journal
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