Chance meeting on Broadway foils social plot
A man and a woman in midtown encounter each other by chance on Broadway. He explains his impulse to speak, they spar about manners and clothes, and a serendipitous note reveals they are Bettina Bosworth’s targets. They plot an escape to dinner together to dodge arranged matches and anticipate Bettina’s reaction.
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Bettina Thorpe
Janet
Bettina
Patricia Otis
Duke
Sixty-third Street
Bob
Patsy Otis
Betty
Duke Grayson
Tam
Netty
Bertram Hall
Waldorf
Letty
How to Broil a Steak Tips for Proper Cooking
The guide explains broiling steak to avoid underdone centers or dry meat. Keep a clean well heated greased gridiron, control flame to prevent scorching or flare ups, and turn steaks often. Use a fork only on the outer fat to keep juices in and ensure even cooking.
Household Hints and Recipes From Old Time Columns
Practical tips cover cleaning brass with emery paste and kerosene stains removal, ammonia for verdigris, saltpeter for cut flowers, lime or charcoal in new refrigerators, sandalwood scent for invalid rooms, and almond icing with fresh almonds. Includes Teddy Bear Pudding recipe and pillows stuffing ideas using dried grass, corn husks, milkweed floss, cotton batting, excelsior, and paper strips.
Mend with Ravelings and Food Preparations
Instructions on mending fabric using ravelings and pressing with a hot iron. Also a recipe for stewed beets with vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, butter, and thickening to cream texture. Includes a horseradish addition for fish sauce.
Swiss Teacher Escapes Siberia to Return Home
M Maurice Gehri a Swiss professor born at Morges in 1885 recounts his escape from a Russian penal train. Arrested as a revolutionist in 1906 he was transported for life in 1907 and fled with two companions on September 17. After days of peril he reached Vladivostok then Japan and finally Switzerland arriving recently to relieved parents.
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Geneva
Siberia
M. Maurice Gehri
Morges
Vana
M. Gehri
Gymnase de Gitomir
Volhynia
Russia
Krasnoyarsk
Yenisee
Lle
M. Gehrt
Vladivostok
Japan
Switzerland
Messageries Maritimes
Tonkin
Wild runaway freight train escape near Portland Megafast chase ends in stop
From Copperville near Percy New Hampshire comes word of a freight train runaway tied to the Portland Montress express with 200 passengers aboard. A second runaway pulpwood train barreled toward Portland but was halted by a larger locomotive after a dramatic uphill chase. Also a deer outran a westbound Pennsylvania train for about a thousand yards before leaping into a river.
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Portland
Copperville
Percy
N. H
Grand Trunk
Montreal
Berlin
Shelbourne
Danville
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. C. Carr
Real Fortitude Quote by Alexander Pope
A fragmentary historical note presents a quotation attributed to Alexander Pope praising Christian empathy and bearing others' misfortunes with fortitude. The line reflects late eighteenth century sentiments on resilience and benevolence.
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Alexander Pope
Will Develop Coal Lands Near Monterey County
About 8 000 acres of coal lands in Monterey county California about 200 miles from San Francisco are to be developed in an extensive manner. The tract is said to contain a vein of semi bituminous fuel despite most coal here being inferior.
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Monterey County
California
San Francisco
Mile Rock Light Built On Frightful Ocean Rock
The Mile Rock lighthouse near San Francisco was completed and first lit in January 1906 after a perilous year of construction. Contractor James McMahon built a 25 by 40 foot elliptical concrete foundation 42 feet high with a 56 foot steel superstructure, using over 1200 barrels of cement, with no injuries or deaths during the perilous project.
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Mile Rock
San Francisco
Golden Gate
San Francisco Harbor
North Heads
Congress
James McMahon
McMahon
Lars
Mystery of Alexander I death legend disproved by new findings
Grand Duke Nicholas uncovered documents debunking the tale that Alexander I abdicated and died in 1864. The natural son of Paul I, Feodor Kozmitch, is identified as Alexander I, resolving the mystery with records including the Empress Elizabeth’s journal and doctors’ autopsy notes.
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Alexander 1
Nicholas
Feodor Kozomitch
Alexander I
Paul I
Russia
Crimea
Alexander
Paul
Michaeloff Palace
Czar
Siberia
Tolstoy
Elizabeth
Antilles
Cronstadt
Indies
Feodor
Kouzma
Kosma
Feodor Kozmugh
Semen Velikis
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Dack
Broadway
Bettina Bosworth
America
Tearoom Hill-Of-Fate
Maine
Mile Rock Light
Harbor of
Mile Rock Lighthouse
Czar OF
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