Ruby and Peter Find Love Worth a Summer
Ruby, Dabney, and Peter Perkins share a rural Parkvale summer romance. Ruby confronts her mother’s opposition to a match with the delivery driver as she faces a choose between family expectations and a promised future with Peter. A college friend arrives to seal the union and Rubys feelings finally resolve.
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Laboey
Perkins
Ruby
Dabney
Peter Perkins
Roby
Slocum
Parkvale
When You Are Bilious Diet and Breathing Cure
The article advocates a bile relief plan mixing dietetics and exercise. It prescribes deep breathing and outdoor activity, with a diet rich in brain foods like fish, cereals, fruits high in acids, and minimal milk. Recommended items include olive oil, boiled rice, baked apples, potatoes, whole wheat bread, soft boiled eggs, and lemon juice before breakfast and at night.
Icebergs forge seabed banks fueling cod fisheries wealth
Alfred Sidney Johnson explains in the World Today how iceberg movement sands and detritus form submerged banks from Labrador to Fundy. These banks nurture vast shoals of cod and herring and support livelihoods of coastal captains while tempering climate over much of North America.
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Ttdes
Labrador
Bay of Fundy
North America
Alfred Sidney Johnson
Todey
Absentminded Bunsen Missed Card Party
In Sir Henry Roacoe's autobiography a German scientist Bunsen forgets his invitation and wears wrong clothes. He plans to attend the party the next night and arrives on time, only to recount his mistake to the guests in real time.
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Henry Roacoe
Bunsen
Drayton Father Uses Firm Tactic With Bobby
In the Drayton household the father uses a stern promise to induce obedience. He tells Bobby that if he does not take his medicine and go to bed immediately, he will be put to bed without medicine. Bobby complies and goes to bed.
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Yorvash
Servine
Ruby
Parkvale
Baby Botly
Bobby
Scouring the Land: charity estate records 1776 1781 1820
London Notes and Queries cites West Haddon charity accounts from 1773 to 1850. An entry on Aug 17 1776 records paying Richard Worster for seven days of work including cutting thorns and scouring gaps. The phrase scouring the ditch appears from Jan 8 1781 and recurs through April 28 1820.
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West Haddon
Richard Worster
London Notes
Domestic Violence Question From Trial Transcript
A defendant faces charges for assaulting his wife and injuring her eyes and teeth. He claims she provoked the attack by saying he no longer loved her, as the questioning attorney presses for any justification. The exchange highlights the alleged motive and stance in the case.
Showman Argues Over Snake Length in Page Cut
London Tit-Bits notes a dispute over a reported snake length in a show. The editor apologizes for a space cut that trimmed details, saying the big snake was 31 feet rather than 20.
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London
Frenzied Arithmetic Teacher Now
A school board journal notes a dialogue where a teacher asks Tommy to compute losses after eighteen bad eggs out of twenty dozen, illustrating a math lesson on waste. The exchange shows family and education contexts in a classroom moment.
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Tommy
School Board Journal
Careful Mr. Smith Dr Pill t meeting former patients
An exchange in a Philadelphia Inquirer piece shows Mr Smith addressing Dr Pill t about cost, with a morning greeting and a question on whether revealing past patient matters incurs any charge.
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Pill T
Mr Smith
Philadelphia Inquirer
Needlework Hint for Guipure and Appliqué Lace
A readers guide with steps for creating two lace varieties guipure and appliqué using Carrickacross threads on net and lawn. It covers materials, preparing the cambric foundation, tacking edges and center, outlining the design, and stitching technique to form patterns without full encirclement.
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Carrickmacross
Crafting Lace Edging From Net and Lawn
Instructions describe cutting away edges of net and lawn to expose plain net, stitching veins with fine cotton, adding circular buttonhole stitches for dot marks, filling cross marked spaces with lace stitches, then trimming to leave delicate loops. Finish by pressing under a damp cloth with a warm iron.
PearBased Desserts From Simple Pear Preparations
Pears can be transformed into marmalade with lemon for cakes and tarts, dried for puddings, or used in gingerbread and breads. A pear fritter batter uses eggs, flour, salt, sugar, brandy, and ginger syrup. Fry quarters or long slices, then serve with a ginger syrup lemon sauce thickened with cornstarch.
Healthy school lunches and varied baskets for hungry children
Parents face the daily task of packing nourishing midday meals as schools reopen. Suggests budgeting weekly funds for wholesome options, allows occasional treats with parental rules, and urges offering appealing varied baskets when no school lunch program exists.
Cleaning Moire Belts for Longer Life
Instructions show how to clean white or light moire belts by scrubbing on a marble slab with white soap suds, rinsing under cold water, drying between towels, and drying in a porcelain bath to avoid crinkle. Proper technique can extend belt use to four or five washings.
Needlework Notes on Fabrics and Embellishments
Pressing dark fabrics on a cotton cover to avoid staining. White pompadour ribbon forms a six inch wide skirt with lace inset and a ruffie of ribbon lace and fine tucks. Dresses use sheer nalinsock, Huckaback toweling aids Biedermeier motifs, cross stitch overlays color. Powder pot bags imitate baking powder boxes cut from colored kid and lined with silk, tied with cords and tassels.
Your Second Best
This message urges readers to reject contentment with mediocrity and strive for the very best in every task. It challenges individuals to reflect on their day, seize the present chance, and avoid postponing improvement to tomorrow.
Soothing Headache Relief By Warm Scented Cloths
An aching head may ease by bathing the face and neck with perfumed water as hot as tolerable. Hot cloths soaked in strong cologne water are applied to the forehead and neck to relieve discomfort.
Convent Printing Office Preserves Arts at Sharon Hill
A feature on the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus at Sharon Hill Delaware County describing their convent printery. The article contrasts old fashioned hand typesetting with modern speed, highlighting artistic craftsmanship, education work, and the quiet dedication of the nuns to preserve traditional printing techniques and teach others.
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Sisters of Holy Child Jesus
Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus
Sharoo Hill
Delaware County
Pas
Sharon Hill
The Best Cosmetic Water in Face Washing Advice
The article extols water as the best cosmetic and explains proper face washing. It notes hot water cleanses without wrinkling, recommends a mild soap, warns against dirty sponges and cloths, and observes men generally have clearer skin due to shaving soaps.
Embroider Flower Stems Not Mere Sticks in Plants
The text emphasizes stems as integral plant parts with individuality and character, not just connectors for Bowers. It notes that every stem is a unique element of the plant and should be treated as such in embroidery practice.
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Earore
Gower
Dainty perfumed waist hangers on a clothes pole
The author suggests using waist hangers on a pole across a closet to prevent crushing waists and to keep items accessible. Cover the frame with cotton and sachet powder, then hang six or more tiny sachet bags for added fragrance and daintiness, a practical hanger for skirts as well.
Handkerchief Case and Glove Sachet Craft
Instructions describe folding two Japanese paper serviettes with plain borders to form a handkerchief case. Cut cotton wool to size, add scent or sachet powder, place a silk bag of orms root, and arrange between the serviettes. Bind with ribbon, fold corners inward, and tie ribbons in bows. a glove sachet is created similarly.
Rainy Day Cupboard for Children Delights the Household
Rainy day as a solution for busy households with many children leads to a dedicated cupboard of special indoor toys. It contains pictures, scrapbooks, paste pots, scissors, magazines and a paint box for orderly, reserved amusements during bad weather.
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Werther
Sewing Hints for Button Stitching and Gathering
Instructions advise using double thread for gathering and fine needle if garment allows. Thread needle with knot broken from the reel. Trim edge allowance at one and a half times the edge length. When attaching a button place the knot on the right side directly under the button.
When Making Bubbles And Glycerin Proportions
The hostess adds glycerin to water for bubble parties. Glycerin makes bubbles last longer and grow larger than plain soap and water. The recommended ratio is one teaspoon glycerin to about two cups water.
Recipe for Oily Skin Prevention Lotion
A three month regimen promises clear dry skin using a solution of pulverized borax one ounce, glycerin two ounces, camphor water two quarts. Apply to the face two or three times daily to bathe the skin.
Japanese Salad Recipe Note
A compact recipe instructs cooking a cupful of rice in boiling water with a small onion, salt, and chopped red pepper. The dish is served with sardines and sweet red pepper on a lettuce leaf with French dressing for garnish.
Improper Care Tips For Gloves And Pans In Recipes
Advice on keeping suede gloves in good condition using rock ammonia placed in storage not touching the gloves. A tip suggests heating a lemon before flavoring to increase juice. Do not scrape a frying pan. rinse with cold water and a touch of soda, then let stand hours.
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