Balloon Bargain Ends in Rescue and Sanity
In a spring morning tale from Bea treet to Woodlawn, John Burleigh partners with David Bradley after a loaned thousand dollars for a balloon venture. Bradley’s fragile scheme collapses when the Butterfly fails as a real dirigible, Burleigh’s sanity returns during a rooftop rescue, and he resumes support for Bradley’s experiments.
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Burleigh
Burleigh & Fields
David Bradley
John Burleigh
David
John
Mr. Purleigh
Woodlawn
Mr. Burleigh
Mr. Fields
Fields
Septimus Thomson
Mr. Bradley
Scientific American
Cragville
Pikedale
Roseburg
David Bredley
Woodlawn Sanitarium
Dave
Pasteurization in Milk and Its Limits
The article explains pasteurization methods and temperatures from Denmark and Europe, noting heat kills disease bacteria but not all spores or contaminants. It warns pasteurized milk is not a guarantee of safety or purity and stresses better handling, cooling, and sanitation of dairy operations.
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Pasteur
Europe
America
Denmark
Germany
New York
Rosenau
Jensen
How to Wash Fizzy Cotton Fabrics for Night Attire
The method uses a tub of warm soapy water with mild soap. Add garments in small batches to keep six inches of water above them, soak thirty minutes, rinse, repeat with spot rubbing, then rinse in two waters. A borax addition aids cleaning and saves rubbing time.
How toStencil a Wall in Simple Steps
Artistic effect by stenciling a wall creates contrast and color harmony. Start at a corner press stencil firmly rub tinted material across the stencil to avoid blur lift and realign for the next section use a rounded brush bristle tips dabbed in tinting material and tie bristles mid lengths for precision.
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America
Cozy Milk Bottle Cover Tip From an Old Letter
A method to keep milk warm and milk cold in bottles using oilcloth and cloth padding. Fit loosely around the bottle with a top opening, attach an outer oilcloth cover, add a padded lining, and a handle. Sew closed at the bottom and plait fullness as described. Instruct the milkman to place them on delivery bottles to prevent freezing in winter.
To Rid a House of Fires
A house cleaning tip advocates mixing crude petroleum with water in equal parts and sprinkling outhouses barns garbage piles and drains. Wipe window nets with kerosene and repeat spraying two to three times weekly in summer to drive away flies and mosquitoes and prevent breeding.
Apricots Dried in Sugar Preserve Method
Instructions describe peeling pitting and weighing ripe apricots then boiling with sugar and water to a soft ball. After two brief boils the fruit rests. Twenty four hours later drainage and two dustings with sugar follow before drying in a cool oven until fully dry.
Home Made Lard Richer and Safer Than Store Bought
Home made lard is sweeter and possibly cleaner than purchased lard. Leaf lard can be bought from a butcher or made at home. Fry until ready then stir in a teaspoon of salt for each quart of fat before sealing jars. Cool slowly and store in a cool dark place.
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John Burleigh
Burleigh Fields
Beatreet
State Street
Monadnock
United States
Burleigh
Septiman Thomson
Brad
David Bradley
Mir
Jomson
Bradley
Dave Bradley
Mr. Thomson
Dave” Bradley
D. B
Mr. Burleigh
A. M
Grant's Last Message Preserved as Medal Memento
Dorchester man A. J. Holbrook recalls General Grant's farewell words to his troops. The veteran had Grant's bedside words cut on a $5 1885 memorial to keep the memory of the hero alive, a treasured token he guards against loss.
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Gen. Grant
Dorchester
Boston Globe
A. J. Holbrook
Mattapan
Boston Post Office
Dorchester Avenue
Fuller Street
Ashmont
Holbrook
New York
Metropolis
Grant
Sixty Fourth Street
Col
Fred Grant
General Grant Recalls Cadets and naval anecdotes during visit
Comrade Holbrook recalls meeting General Grant in bed while Mrs. Grant unveiled relics from the Civil War era and abroad. Grant shared memories of Isaac S. Stevens and cadet days at West Point, and urged sending a message to encamped boys to love their own children.
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Comrade Holbrook
Isaac S. Stevens
Stevens
Weat Point
Twoeyed
John
Gald
Arava
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