Prosperity cited from Statistical Record of Progress 1800 1907
The American Progress notes the Department of Commerce and Bar publication Statistical Record of the Progress of the United States 1800 1907. It highlights July 1907 circulation at 2.773 billion and total bank deposits at 13 billion, with 1897 figures far lower, signaling growing prosperity. It also discusses West Point enrollment issues and broader economic and political observations including Liberia France and publishing claims.
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Department of Commerce and Bar
United States
Hich
Iun
Troy
N. Y
New Vegetables in Market Novel Produce On Sale
The Chicago Journal notes novelties in groceries including the long Brazilian yam or sweet potato selling for 75 cents and versatile in recipes. The chayarette, a fleshy greenish fruit, is fried or salted for salads. Egyptian melon displays in windows, priced from 1.50 to three dollars, large melons serving 12 to 15 people.
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Chicago Journal
Ways of Preparing Fruit for Health and Taste
Simple guidance on using apples and pears for digestion and children. Raw apples aid constipation, baked versions are kinder on digestion, and fruit tea made from boiled apples offers a refreshing nonalcoholic drink. The text suggests varied prep methods including clove studding and sugar for preserved baked apples.
Library reference shelf feature in scholar’s study
A library description details a reference friendly attachment under shelves. A recessed 27 inch floor space holds a movable flat board acting as a temporary reference shelf for books. It spans the shelf width and is pulled forward via a front groove. All bookcases use this design. users praise the convenience. Celery Jelly recipe included with salad ideas.
Lemon rind and juice candy mixture recipe
Grated rind and juice of one lemon with three-fourths cup sugar and a scant teaspoon butter. Simmer juice rind and sugar in a saucepan over boiling water. Beat an egg and when syrup is hot stir in egg and thickens then stir in butter remove from heat and cool in cold water. Stir occasionally until cold. This will keep several days.
Hamburg Meat Cake for Frugal Cookery
A Victorian era recipe suggests using one pound of meat with two slices of stale bread soaked and squeezed, one egg, chopped onion, and a tablespoon of butter. The mixture is seasoned with pepper and salt, formed into small balls and fried without burning.
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Hamburg
King’s Pudding From Old Recipe Card
Two cups bread crumbs and one-half cup suet or butter are mixed with mo lasses one egg and soda. Add sweet milk cinnamon cloves salt and steam like a loaf for two hours. Serve with dessert.
Papyrus Finds Date Of Unknown Egyptian Pharaoh
Toledo museum to showcase ancient Egyptian papyrus donor E D Libbey offers new dating for Khabbasha reign circa 341 B C. The document also reveals high status of women in Egypt, challenging modern notions of the so called new woman according to European Egyptologists led by Dr Spiegelberg.
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Toledo
Toledo Museum of Art
E. D. Libbey
The
Nile
Spiegelberg
University of Strassburg
Germany
Europe
Libbey
Toledo Museum
Egypt
Khabbasha
Papyrus sheds light on Khabbasha reign and Egyptian marriage rules
A Toledo museum papyrus documents Khabbasha ruling Egypt in 341 B C and a marriage contract that confirms Diodorus on women’s social power. It details that a wife could repudiate a husband, who then loses half his dower. upon separation the husband could claim only one third of jointly acquired funds.
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Toledo Museum
Egypt
University of Strassburg
Germany
Khabbasha
France Nears Fourty Million Population Milestone
The Journal Officiel publishes last year's census showing France at 39,252,245 residents. The nation needs about 750,000 to reach 40,000,000. Divorces rise to 10,573, with roughly 600 more each year. marriages total just over 300,000, hinting at one divorcee per twenty marriages.
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France
Officiel
Republic
The Pace That Kills Death Toll From Heart Disease Surges
A New York report shows heart disease deaths rising to 190 for the week ending December 14 1907 up from 141 the prior year. Doctors link the rise to a fast paced urban life with little time for smiles and enjoyment, noting no change in the disease itself just higher counts.
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New York
New York City
George F. Shrady
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Beverly Robinson
Plaza
Central Park
Untitled Philosophical Reflection On Tidal Wave Image
A fragmentary meditation questions whether a photograph of a tidal wave was demolished by not capturing enough grandeur to typify New York’s rapid, vast spirit. It wonders if relentless ideas demand personal restlessness and a price on the heart.
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Dr. Holmes
Atlantic Monthly
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Leap Year May Disrupt Man Haters' Club
Old Maids of Town scandal draft prize for best marriage proposal sheds light on Williamsburg group with rules against men and platonic friendships. Dissent grows as leap year 1908 looms and club officers face a likely election clash over governance and a proposed letter contest to win a suitor.
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New York
Williamsburg
Rela
Hires Divorced Wife as Housekeeper in Albany
Henry Jewtraw of Lake Placid divorced his wife and then appointed her his housekeeper. She left home with their children to work at Saranac Lake. He pursued the divorce, but after court, he kept her on as keeper with good wages, and the children seem happiest.
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Dr. Hirsch
Bat
Albany
N. Y
Henry Jewtraw
Lake Placid
Jewtraw
Saranac Lake
Ian Nevded at Oure- A poctrine of Marriage
A column argues for a modern doctrine of marriage addressing child rights and gender equality. It contends the old model tied to parental reverence and permanence is outdated, urges shifting focus from happiness to ethics and responsibility, rejects divorce, and advocates balancing masculine influence with shared spiritual aims.
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Ian
Paul
Chemistry of Brains Needed
A reflective piece argues for valuing mental capability over mere experiment in chemistry. It laments misdirected aims harming capable men and insists mind drives material progress. It questions parental and societal influence on youths choices and urges immediate self inquiry.
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Jones
The Utility of the Spiritual in Social Progress
The Bible guides social progress by true spirituality. Genuine faith broadens sympathy, reduces self-interest, and sharpens responsibility in every relationship, making life dignified and society healthier.
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Goshen Daily Democrat
Ja Yerok Jos
A. Beane
Indiana
West Point
Fice
Liberia
Congress of the Black Republic
Erla
Ig Up
Negro Republic
Morgan
Lean Halt
Cen
Washington
Walden Fawesti
Bryce
Edward of
England
Census of France
Thomas Darlington
Old Maids
New York State
Jesus
Israel
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