Miss Sky top Photographer Breaks Social Barriers in City Sky
A historical column introduces Aliss Skytop, the so called Miss Skytop, as New York style skyscraper photographer breaking gender norms. The piece explains the rise of women in this high altitude profession, mentioning cities such as St Louis San Francisco Chicago and New York. The story notes how building superintendents elevator operators and office staff aided her ascent and that Miss Skytop now meets gentlemen in a businesslike fashion.
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Miss Skytop
Spa
St Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Miss Skyiop
Nica
Skytop
Woman Promoter Breaks Opera Barriers in St Paul Debut
Mrs. Frederick Snyder of St. Paul becomes the first woman impresario of grand opera, managing the Auditorium and securing Metropolitan Opera stars for a Minnesota series. She aims for St Paul to receive exactly what New York offers and negotiates vigorously to deliver it.
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Grand Opera
Frederick Snyder
St. Paul
Snyder
Minnesota
New York
Andreas Dipple
Metropolitan Opera Company
Rice Cooking Secrets From a Tice Expert
A renowned Tice specialist shares method for perfect rice. Rinse the grains in cold water, use three quarts of salted water per cup of rice, bring to a boil, add rice, boil twenty minutes, then rinse in cold water and drain. The cold-water wash prevents sticking and yields separate grains.
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United States
Meats and Vegetables Pairings and Serving Tips
Guidance on pairing meats with vegetables across roasts stews and poultry. Notes include two vegetables per meat course cranberries with poultry, lettuce with squabs and Virginia ham, celery with poultry, and specific matchups like potatoes with most meats and rice with stew chicken.
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Virginia
The Transferred Groan. Times have changi events of hunger
The fragment notes shifts in times and social roles as the poem muses on changing tastes and the burden of supplying meals, hinting at a shift in status and daily life, reflecting a cultural mood rather than a single clear event.
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Aliss
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Seytop
Sappho
Jane Austen
Bronte Sisters
Luston
Ruff
J. Irwin Ruff
Hummelstown, Pa
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