Quips and Curios in a Miscellaneous Dispatch
A scatter of snippets from various topics highlights gold production, marriage myths, forests and floods, ivory sales, soil movement, Poe’s solicitor, political quips, balloon thrills, Vermont returns, Japan’s expo delay, taxation and wars, castor oil powder, China’s press, ears and politics, Uncle Sam’s torpedo plans, fake holds ups, air fleets, German peace, Arctic doctors, swallowed stomach cameras, a fasting California marriage, Esperanto, suffrage views, Chinese constitution promises, and a fragmented editorial voice.
Gingerbread Delights with Marshmallow and Maple Icing
Gingerbread layered cake ideas feature a marshmallow filling and a soft non hardening maple icing. Recipes substitute brown sugar for molasses and suggest mocha and coconut fillings with chocolate, marshmallows, and nut mixins for varied flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dias
Bread Dust for Cooking Use as Dry Bread Crumbs
Spread scraps on a tin plate or pan twice weekly and dry in a moderate oven until completely dry. Separate browned from white bits, crush warm on a kneading board with a rolling pin, and store in labeled dry glass jars. Use dust to bread croquettes fish chops, with salt and pepper in the dust.
Cowboy Graham Gems
A hearty gem bread recipe notes nutty flavor from blending flours. A family of boys enjoys the results with rosy cheeks and mamma’s joy. Mix sour or buttermilk with soda, then sugar flour corn meal graham flour molasses and salt. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in gem pans or loaf pan for about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Potatoes Molded with Parmesan Technique
The Bystander describes a French dish of Parmesan topped mashed potatoes formed into a dome in a fireproof pie dish. Eggs are beaten and folded into hot potatoes, shaped, fork-creased, sprinkled with Parmesan, dotted with butter, and baked until golden.
Simple Fall Apple Salad With Watercress
Tart fall apples cut into tiny pieces tossed with water cress and French dressing make a quick luncheon or light supper. The dish is easy to prepare and palatable for any meal.
Grapes in Jelly Molded with Pink or Purple Bunches
Prepare a clear orange or lemon jelly and pour a thin layer in a mold. When it firms, add a fine bunch of pink or purple grapes and top with more liquid jelly. Chill until firm, then fill with remaining jelly kept warm. Serve with sugared grape clusters along the edge.
How to Clean Tinware Stains from tinware removed by soda rub
Stains and discolorations on tinware can be removed by dipping a damp cloth in common soda and rubbing briskly. Then wash thoroughly and wipe dry.
Adopting a Queen Mrs Eisenhart Crowned by Zacualpam Indians
Mrs. Maria Perry Eisenhart, wife of American mining man H. L. Eisenhart, is crowned Reina de las Sierras by the Zacualpam Indians in a dawn ceremony. Hundreds of Indians attend, presenting gifts, crowning her with a silver-trimmed crown, and naming her queen of the mountains. Her role is ceremonial and advisory, with tribal leaders pledging support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Zacualpam
Maria Perry Eisenhart
H. L. Eisenhart
Eisenhart
Mrs. Eisenhart
Milking Rule Brindle Cow Wounds Milker in Long Island
In Richmond Hill, George Koch was attacked by Brindle the long horn cow when he approached milking time in a white apron. The apron, required by the board of health, failed to stop the cow from kicking and injuring Koch above the left eye. He fled the scene after the blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Hill
L. I
Brindle
George Koch
Koch
Eoch
Board of Health
Negro Man Turns White After Drinking Mineral Water
Jackson Warridale, a Creek man from near Mannford Oklahoma, has gradually changed from a black man weighing under 140 pounds to a portly white man of about 225 pounds. The transformation began after moving to the Harjo allotment two years ago and drinking from a local mineral spring rich in sulphur and arsenic. Doctors admit the case is baffling while Warridale reports improved health and strength as the color change progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Jackson Warridale
Mannford
Warridale
Harjo
Warrikale
Mexico
India
Birds Fly Backward Amid Drought In Port Jervis
The drought has altered local natural life as migratory birds head south while winds blow away road top dressing. Highway crews in rural districts repair roads with fine crushed stone but lack of rain prevents the dressing from settling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
Vermont Woodchopper Wins 5 Cord Feat In 10 Hours
Edward Moot, a Vermont woodchopper, chopped, split, and piled five and a half cords in ten hours and fifty minutes at Windsor. Prominent spectators from Washington New York and Boston watched as Moot completed the task well before sunset, claiming a $10,000 wager promoted by Maxwell Evarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Vermont
Edward Moot
Maxwell Evarts
W. M. Evarts
Washington
Green Mountain State
Evarts
Charles T. Treat
United States
Moot
Fvarts
New York
Boston
L. F. Lore
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
L. A. Coolidge
United States Treasury
Samuel G. Blythe
A. B. Kittredge
South Dakota
Frank
Mr. Moot
Beer of Ancient Brew Found in 23 Year Old Bottle
On Martin Burchert farm near Prescott Shelbyville Indiana a 23 year old bottle of Cincinnati beer was unearthed from a 25 foot well where it had been cooled by lowering it into the water. The bottle bears a wire top feature no longer used since about 16 years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Martin Burchert
Prescott
Burchert
Barney Leland
Shelby Township
Cincinnati
Burchett
Geronimo to Hunt in Texas with Parker and Camp
Lawton Oklahoma Chief Quanah Parker leads a multi tribe hunting party into Texas Panhandle in late October. War Chief Geronimo joins ten leading men along with Texas ranchers and Governor Campbell on Matador Land and Cattle Company range near Trinidad Colorado. The War Department permits Geronimo to accompany the hunt featuring wolves and deer across Motley Pickens Cattle Floyd counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Quanah Parker
Panhandle
Texas
Geronimo
Gov
Campbell
Lone Star State
Parker
War Department
Great
Matador Land and Cattle Company
Trinidad
Col
Motley, Pickens
Cattle
Floyd
Traveling Kitchen resident claims exhaust vibration moves stove
Pat Cornelius O'Connell of Yardley across the canal from the Johnson trolley power house says vibration from the exhaust has shifted his cookstove four inches. A petition to Judge Stout to abate the nuisance was not acted on, the court claiming the matter was not properly presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yardley
Pat Cornelius O'Connell
Johnson
Stout
The Morbid Fascination With Murder And Vigilante Ideals
The piece argues that crime arouses strong curiosity and a sense of personal danger. It contrasts natural death with murder and explores readers’ unsettling fascination, linking it to a fictional image of a vigilant group called The Thirteen that would stamp out crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Balzac
Pessimism as Superficial Creed and Life’s Renewal
An essay argues pessimism is shallow, tied to seasonal decay, and fails to grasp life’s depth. It contrasts barren fields with nature’s cycles, suggesting harvest and growth precede human flourishing and hinting at a larger fate for character and effort.
Looking Ahead in Aeronautics and New York Contests
The piece foresees rapid progress in aeronautics with 20 to 30 annual contests in New York within two years. It envisions midair races and long stay feats, says city streets are unsafe for pilots, and suggests large fields or race tracks just outside the city for aviation events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Science, God, and Humans as Agents in Prayer
A reflective piece argues that if the universe runs by law and purpose, there must be agents guiding it. Humans become God’s visible agents capable of answering certain forms of prayer, illustrated by examples of teaching and governance. The text questions free will and the role of individuals in shaping outcomes through deliberate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile. Miropolsky
Paris
Mile
Miropolsky
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Beane
Indiana
Transvaal
Tf Aman
London
Edgar Allen Poe
Baltimore
Niagara Gorge
Gen. Grosvenor
China
Wood Pulp Trust
Sam
Chicago
Florida
John ©. Kling
Fort Lauderdale
Kling
Cubs
Great Britain
James ¥. Rymer
Croydon
Arctic Circle
Fritz Lang
Munich
California
Elot
Ito
Empresa iManager Ia
France
Thos
Edward Barr
Charles M. Manley
Sir Oliver Lodge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!