Sea Breeze Home Nurtures Sick and Healthy Children at Coney Island
A vivid profile of Sea Breeze in West Coney Island caring for tubercular bone patients and healthy children. It highlights Tony the marine observer, Smiling Joe, Jakie who found a family, and staff like Nurse Norah. The facility houses 250 to 3,706 visiting mothers and children weekly, plus 26,959 picnic visitors, providing rest, nourishment, and play by the ocean.
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Little Tony
Sea Breeze Home
West Coney Island
N. Y
Joe
Tony
Navesink Highlands
Association For Improving
Jon
Merry Margaret
Moses
Jacob
Norah
Israel
Jakie
Margaret
Sea Breeze
Coney Island
New York
Romance of a painting ends in London marriage
A New Orleans mining engineer Harold Titcomb marries Miss Ethel Brignall in London after a chain of events sparked by a painting. Titcomb, visiting a British picture, learned from Mr. Peacock of a friend who could copy it, leading to interviews and a close bond culminating in the union.
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London
Harold Titcomb
New Orleans
Ethel Brignall
Mr. Titcomb
Titcomb’s Pursuit of a Painter’s Sister In Law
Metropolis visits the Tate Gallery and admires Ralph Peacock's painting The Two Sisters. Titcomb falls for the younger girl and seeks a copy, discovering Miss Ethel Brignall is the artist’s sister in law. He then pursues further desires linked to the sisters.
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Metropolis
Tate Gallery
Ralph Peacock
Mr. Titcomb
Suitor Wins Lady’s Hand for English Bride
The suitor secured the original and became a suitor for the lady's hand. The bride, an amateur actress with a fondness for Shawn plays, consented in due course. The honeymoon will be spent in Canada and Maine. Mr Titcomb, though holding large American interests, plans to reside with his bride in England.
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Shawn
Canada
Maine
Titcomb
England
Skippers Fight With Whale Off Cayucos Aboard Coos Bay
Captain James Bowen steered the Coos Bay as a 100 foot mammoth whale pursued the coast steamer off Cayucos. He fired a revolver twice but the whale persisted, forcing full speed ahead to reach port with the vessel bearing scars from the attack.
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Coos Bay
James Bowen
Cayucos
Bowen
Giant Walcott Elm Cut Down After 300 Years
A Walcott elm, the last of the original forest, was felled. The stump measured fifteen feet in circumference and dendrochronology indicates about 300 years of age. The trunk will yield at least 2,500 feet of lumber and the top twenty five cords of wood.
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Walcott
How to Remove Stains Quickly and Safely
Instructions on stain removal detail methods for different substances. Boiling water aids fruit stains, oxalic acid for obstinate cases, alcohol and turpentine for oils paints varnish greens, egg white for blood, raw flour paste and sun for blood, cold water soaking for milk and syrup, lard for wheel grease, and soap with cold water for oil stains. Tea coffee and cocoa respond to boiling water or oxalic acid.
OEUFS ALA NEIGE Snow Eggs With Custard Dish
A vintage preparation describes make a milk base with lemon rind and cinnamon then poach beaten egg whites into milk to form snow eggs. yolks beaten with sugar are whisked into the remaining milk to create a custard, thickened over heat, poured around the snow eggs and decorated with glace cherries.
Cauliflower Gratin with Egg Garnish Recipe
Tender cauliflower steamed in milk and water with salt, then layered in a dish with white sauce and parmesan, topped with breadcrumbs and butter, baked golden. Garnish features four hard boiled eggs whose yolks are creamed with butter and seasoned, mixed with ham or chicken, formed into balls and arranged on chopped whites for a hot, dramatic finish.
Sauce for Puddings with Fresh Fruit
A simple summer enhancement for hot weather desserts. Mash a cup of fruit, strawberries preferred, to make a sauce. Beat together a cup of sugar and half a cup of butter, whip egg whites to stiff peaks, then mix until light and serve immediately over puddings or sponge cake.
Easy Stove Top Soft Biscuit Method
Prepare a soft biscuit dough from flour baking powder salt shortening and water. Grease a double burner pan and cook on low covered for 15 minutes then 10 more minutes. Lift, melt butter atop, turn gently, cover again, then split with silk thread and serve with berries.
Extra Preserves for Dessert
A simple guide to preserving desserts with fruit juice. Thickened juice with beaten egg whites creates a light base, while a velvet sauce uses milk and egg yolks. Flavor with vanilla or citrus and sweeten to taste for a refreshing dessert option.
Rye Pancake Recipe from Old House Notebook
A historical recipe lists rye pancakes using one egg one heaping teaspoon sal eratus one pint sweet milk one cup flour two cups rye meal gall t cinnamon one teaspoon cream tartar one large baking spoon of molasses. Dip spoon in hot fat and drop dough to fry until golden.
Stain Removal from Fabrics with Milk and Salt
To remove stains iron rust ink and mildewed spots apply cold milk dampen the fabric then cover with salt. Let it stand two or three hours and wash in cold water.
Pruning Tools and Techniques for Sunlit Trees
Novice pruners often ruin trees by unclear goals and over trimming. Use a saw 18 inches long with coarse teeth, and double-cut shears for clean cuts. A long and step ladder helps, while a hooked pruning knife suffices for trimming.
Bitter Rot of Apples and Bordeaux Spraying Findings
Illinois station experiments show Bordeaux mixture saves over 90 percent of bitter rot fruit when trees are coated early. Liquid Bordeaux is most effective. copper sulfate harms foliage. Three applications are needed and salt soil treatments have no value. W Paddock.
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Ilinois
Horticultural Notes on Plums Grapes and Fruit Growing
The article notes American plums are strong producers while Japanese plums fail in the northwest. Blackberries need heavy fertilizing to reach best yields and plums require protection from splots to satisfy. It warns soil must be enriched and spraying protects fruit. pruning grapes needs balance to avoid excessive vine growth or poor fruiting.
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Northwest
Grow Hardy Fruits Profitable Long Keeping Varieties
Grow hardy fruit varieties with long shelf life in markets where marketing facilities are strong. Select fruits that store well and command steady demand. Consider climate, storage, and transport to maximize profits over time.
Fertilizing Dry Land and the Moisture Factor
The article explains that in California and the Mississippi valley dry soils require moisture in the root zone for fertilizer to work. It stresses timing for barnyard manure and nitrogenous fertilizers, irrigation effects, and deep root systems in vines and orchards. It notes moisture adequacy dictates fertilizer availability and soil organisms' action.
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T. GC. Wallace
California
Mississippi Valley
Protecting Trees In Orchard Wind Breaks And Stakes
The article advises protecting trees from wind damage by staking on the west side and tying to a stake, using burlap or hose to avoid bark injury. It also suggests wrapping trunks for transplanted shade trees and emphasizes careful packing and labeling of apple grades to assign blame accurately.
Rapid Growing Pear Trees and Blight Risks
The text notes faster pear tree growth increases blight risk as tender bark allows spore entry through fine to barely visible sprouts. It also mentions that plums face curcullo damage and that jarring and spraying aid protection.
Immutability and Change in Times of Faith and Fun
A reflective piece contrasts changing religious zeal with past devout practice, recalls baptism services and audience behavior, and notes a lawyer’s view that modern congregations are less demonstrative. It includes musings on weather changing tenses, a midwinter task, and a humorous aside about a “popular young poodle.”
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Charles
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Skipper
Whale
France
Biscuit
Oshkosh
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