Balloon Trip Becomes wild Flight of Fools
A narrative describes a balloon voyage from St Louis to the Atlantic as the narrator and two companions cause chaos. They drop advertisements onto crowds, toss bottles at a mule, and injure a police target. The crew lands in Delaware. the narrator receives $30 and heads toward Fortress Monroe to join a fleet, while balloon men are arrested.
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St. Louis
Bob
Bob Evans
San Francisco
Bob Evang
Delaware
Wilmington
Fortress Monroe
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Proper Way to Glace Fruit
Dry fruit thoroughly and separate each carpel without breaking skin. Boil one pound sugar and half cup water, do not stir. Test syrup, then add lemon juice and dip fruit into it, placing on buttered paper to dry. English walnuts and almonds follow the same method.
Paste from Peaches Recipe from Philadelphia Ledger
A southern peach paste is made by peeling and mashing ripe peaches, pressing the pulp, mixing with brown sugar, and cooking briefly. The mixture dries in the sun for about three days, then is dusted with white sugar. It is served with bread or rolls.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Stuffed Eggs and Mayonnaise Dressing Method
Instructions describe boiling eggs ten minutes, making a smooth yolk filling with butter salt white pepper Worcestershire onion juice and cream, then filling whites and decorating with lettuce. A mayonnaise dressing uses yolks salt mustard cayenne olive oil lemon juice and folded beaten whites.
How to tame rough flatirons and slice ham neatly
Advice to ease ironing with pumice stone and lard on a cloth to prevent sticking. Also a technique for ham: slide the rind back under each slice to keep meat moist, delay mold, and avoid dulling the knife.
Beets In Sauce
Cook six small beets in boiling water until skins slip off. Cool in cold water then peel and slice. Cut into thin strips and toss with a sauce of butter salt pepper sugar vinegar and a few drops of onion juice.
Breakfast Turncake Recipe Draft
A concise recipe notes three cups flour three teaspoon baking powder one heaping teaspoon butter and one cup milk. Roll out about an inch thick and spread on hot griddle. Cover with a basin turn in ten minutes cover again and bake ten minutes more.
Keeping House Plants Healthy
Cleaning leaves with milk and lukewarm water helps maintain plant health. Use equal parts milk and water and apply gently with a sponge at least once a week for best results.
How to Remove Carpet Stains with Fuller’s Earth Paste
To remove carpet stains make a thick paste from fuller's earth and a little ammonia. Apply the paste thickly, let stand 24 hours, then brush off. A second application may be necessary in some cases.
Cold Meat Salad Card Recipe
A simple cold meat salad instructions with chopped ham lettuce and salad dressing. The directions cover chopping meat and lettuce then mixing with dressing and serving on lettuce leaves.
Transfusion saves infant with 10 000 to 1 odds at Mount Sinai
In New York Mount Sinai hospital performed the first recorded human blood transfusion from a 34 year old man to a 15 day old infant. The Heimorrhagic baby, weighing five pounds, received about a quart of blood via the femoral vein after two surgeons joined tables. Within two days the hemorrhages ceased and the infant’s color returned to a healthy pink as doctors predicted a hopeful outcome.
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New York
Mount Sinai Hospital
Europe
America
Nathan
Rebecca Goldberg
Goldberg
Newlyweds Escape Fire Escapes After Wedding Breakaway
In New York Miss Daphne Dame Dieter ch and Mr Schuyler Imbrie eloped with aid of two carriages two iron ladders and a janitor avoiding 150 guests. They left via rear fire escapes and a Riverside Drive entrance, prompting a search by guests before authorities learned they had departed.
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New York
Daphne Dame Dieterch
Riverside Drive
Imbrie
Dietrich
John F. Dietrich
Mr. Dietrich
West One Hundred and Nineteenth Street
Doctor Fights Hungry Seals at Avalon Harbor
Dr W A Pratt a New York physician faced a 40 minute battle with aggressive hunger driven seals near Avalon Santa Catalina Island. Armed with a broom handle he defended his launch while at sea and saved his albicore catch after aid arrived.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
W. A. Pratt
New York
Albicore
West Lake Park
Los Angeles
Quirky daily bits raise smiles from scattershot news
A collage of anecdotes from Indiana to Michigan notes a man rushing to money and marriage, a Chicago neck knot tale, a mother planning again, and a Minnesota quip about sleighing. A farmer finds $60 in a vest, the steer pays up, and moral ends with a wry note.
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Chicago
Hotchkiss
Col
Indiana
Greers
Horse’s Death Attributed to Embankment Hazard
Sioux City report notes a horse killed himself by jumping from a dangerous 60 foot embankment caused by city work. Eppstein, a peddler, sought guidance on recovering payment for the animal, asserting the horse acted from a personal crisis amid impaired teeth and repeated ledge gazing. The incident centers on alleged city roadway danger.
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Sioux City
Ila
E. Eppstein
Eppstein
Old Farmer Grumbles Through Odd Daily Routines
A humorous, clipped reminiscence portrays a grandpa who tows cows, swills pigs, hauls wood, and forgets orders while a wary grandma notes his odd mail habit. The piece shifts to a light sketch of Wisdom and Old Fogg, a world weary figure facing loneliness as readers ignore her.
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Chief of Police
Parent
Doctor
Wee
Eric
Michigan
Horse
Grampa
Grandma'ma
Mrs. Jones
Gran'pa
Jing
Wisdom
Villa
Gregon
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