Liberia’s founding and struggles a century after Sierra Leone
The article traces Liberia’s origin as a free negro state linked to American abolitionists, contrasting with Sierra Leone. It covers early colony formation, Cape Monte, Passa Land, Edina, and Monrovia, President Roberts, the US influence, land and currency, and interior tribal resistance. It notes economic limits, piracy-era trade, and malarial disease among settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Leone
Great Britain
Nova Scotia
Jamaica
West Africa
United States
Liberia
Scroas
Sea
Sierra Leche
Sierra Leon
National Colonigation Society
America
Elijah Johnson
Cape Monte
Passa
Edina
Evlinburgh
Jnf
Lieria
Roberts
Veternan
Alandiminietre Fon
Republic
Council of Ein Ministers
House of Representatives
Bassa
Cape Palmas
Sinoe
Montserredo
Monrovia
Mentor
Africa
Gold Coast
Nigeria
France
Senegambia
Dahomey
Dieneé Forest
Hiring Help In East Africa Described by a Wide World writer
The article surveys native servants in British East Africa and the challenges for bachelors in Nairobi and Mombasa. It notes the abundance of cooks, guards, and helpers from many tribes, the unreliability of tests and testimonials, and the risk of counterfeit or stolen documents. It recounts a cook’s fake barua and the host’s wary response to dubious applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Kru
Piace
Liberia
Tethe
Hyer
Innterior
Tiberian
America
British East Africa
Nairobi
Mombasa
Africa
Horse Trade Ends Badly in Missouri Court
A Missouri deal collapsed when Lester Ingraham traded A.8 Osborn a horse for a motor boat. Osborn found the horse worthless and removed the engine from the boat, causing the horse to die during haul away. A justice court jury awarded Ingraham the engine and $1 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charlies
Lester Ingrakham
Osborn
Justice’s Court
Ingraham
Detroit Free Prens
Mushrooms: seasonal notes and recipes in old guidance
Mushrooms are in season from May, frosts in July and August cause worming. inspect carefully before cooking. They may be served as a vegetable or in creamed form. Clean and saute mushrooms in butter, make a white sauce, and combine with chicken for a mushroom dish.
Household hints for cloth length and table use
Readers learn a quick method to manage a too long silence cloth with two corner loops and under-table hooks. The item suggests reheating cold tongue in jelly with butter and offers basic wound care remedies using simple agents for quick relief.
Kerosene as a Household Cleanser and Freshener
A 19th century tip sheet extols kerosene for cleaning sinks bathtubs leather seats and window panes. It suggests using kerosene in wash water to remove grease polish clothes and stains while noting odor is temporary and urging caution with ammonia and soap alternatives. It closes with social advice on household manners and enjoyment of good things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honeehold
Foot Comfort Tips For Hot Weather Relief
Advice on soothing tired feet using a rubbing in a cologne or lekchel, witch haze as a soothing lotion, and dusting powder into shoes for comfort. The brief note emphasizes relief from foot fatigue through simple care and cooling measures during hot spells.
Banana Sandwiches Procedure
Divide two small bananas into halves then into slices. Butter bread sized to banana. Mix six tablespoons powdered sugar with one teaspoon lemon juice and spread on bread. Place two banana slices between and press together with a banana slice in the middle.
Apples and Apple Sauce in Season
Early apple trees yield many appetizing dishes as berries are scarce. The acids and alkaloids in apples are beneficial, supporting a variety of uses from simple preserves to blends and combinations.
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Overton Price
Ag Rresnot
Niger
Ita Sowrges
Ahort
Liberian
Laliberia
Almontae
Tien An Droblen IN
Liezriat Independence
East Africa
Missouri
Salisnes
Siez
Walt
Art
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