The Housemaid Letter on Place and Privilege in America
A Philadelphia maid writes about her station and duties in the United States, asking how a housemaid’s place is defined. The writer describes her life, employer relations, and the need for respect, fair treatment, and recognition of housework as honorable work.
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Philadelphia
United States
America
Ireland
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West Philadelphia
England
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Mother Goose
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Mann Harland Family Meals for a Week Break fast Menu
The menu lists daily meals with items for breakfast lunch and dinner. Items include grapefruit hominy fried scallops muffins toast tea coffee hot corned beef potato salad crackers cheese hot biscuits honey cocos black bean soup liver oysters chestnut pudding coffee apricot sauce cereal corned beef hash rolls marmalade tea conf ee. Also notes leftovers such as meat cakes baked potatoes and yesterday’s soup curried veal and rice.
Housemothers Exchange Offers Home Remedies and Recipes
A reader column from the Housemothers Exchange provides home remedies for burns and colds, pickle care, insect bites, and chapped hands, plus several recipes including marshmallow cream pudding and kumquat marmalade. Letters discuss guests, Angora kittens, and etiquette, with practical tips and requests for book donations.
Thrift Lessons From a Berlin Visit
The text argues rising prices may spur wiser spending and thrift. It cites a Berlin example where a socialite learned to economize in small kitchen matters, turning savings into charitable giving and better use of leftovers.
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Louisville, Ky
Allegheny
Berlin
Household Cleaning Tips From Old Newspaper
The article advises whitening window paint with flour and water to remove dirt without harming delicate colors. It suggests cleaning brass, then using vase line for a protective shine and drying well. It also recommends rubbing walls with a stiff flour and water dough to lift dust and dirt.
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Paris
M R.A
Los Angeles
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Food items and meals listed in a historic menu fragment
A fragmented menu presents multiple meals showing breakfast luncheon and dinner options. Dishes include stews, fried meats, soups, breads, desserts, coffee and tea with various leftovers noted. The text names items like mutton, veal, pork, oysters, soups, stews, and puddings across several courses.
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Mann Harland
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Buffalo
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Glasgow
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