A Real Border Town Skirts Frontier Days in Jennings
A vivid portrait of Jennings Montana as a rough frontier town tied to the Great Northern rail line. It describes saloons, dance halls, a justice of the peace, and a bustling train-stop economy that attracts laborers, with colorful detail on the train boy, miners, and nearby Nes Perces reservation.
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Jennings
Mont
Sodom
Indiana
Montana
Kooténai
Nes Perces
Fishin Fever Mood Echoes From Denver News
A Denver News verse recalls spring longing to escape the city heat. The speaker yearns for nature’s water, pines, mountains, and a sense that God is present in mountain air while imagining fishing and freedom. The piece frames seasonal urge as a universal living spirit.
Scotch and American breakfast foods blamed for dyspepsia
A health column in Leslie's Weekly condemns half cooked oatmeal mush and soft bread as major causes of indigestion for Scots and Americans. It compares rural French meals of hard bread and vegetables as a model and jokes about bread’s role in stomach digestion.
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France
Leslie
S. Weekly
Best Things in Life: Clear Conscience and Sweet Friends
A reflective note highlights key pleasures. It cites a clear conscience good digestion and companionship as enduring rewards. The tone is aphoristic and domestic. The emphasis remains on simple, lasting comforts rather than grand achievements.
Peach Desserts With Whipped Cream And Tapioca Treats
Two summer desserts feature fresh fruit and whipped cream. A pineapple puree dessert is pressed through a sieve and sweetened then topped with whipped cream. A peaches and cream option uses powdered sugar chilled with whipped cream. A third dish combines peach halves with sponge cake almonds and whipped cream, with tapioca dessert options cooked in a double boiler and served cold.
Sunday Supper Veal Loaf and Veal and Ham Pie
A warm weather supper suggests a day old meat dish such as a veal loaf made from veal and salt pork with bread crumbs eggs and seasonings baked with frequent bastings. Also described is a veal and ham pie called veal and hammer with layers of meat and bones in stock, baked to form a jellied aspic crust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Wegeg
Harper's Bazar
Two Hawaiian Traits: Generosity and Mother Hubbard Dress
The article notes two enduring Hawaii features: native generosity to strangers, with chiefs gifting land or possessions, and the widespread wear of long flowing Mother Hubbard dresses by Hawaiian women and Japanese women in the islands. It cites Prince David and San Parke as examples of lavish gifts and describes the dress as suited to Hawaii's climate and bathing practices.
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Hawaii
Prince David
San Parke
Mother Hubbard
Desirable Foods for Summer Diet Guidance
The article advises lean meats eggs milk and cheese with vegetables and fruits as ideal for summer. It urges avoiding fats from pork cream butter and animal fats though olive oil is preferred, and it recommends avoiding hot heavy desserts and using seasonal fruits in abundance.
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US Rover
Ladicay’ Home Journal
Southern Dish Baked Sweet Potatoes Layered with Sugar
Cut cold baked sweet potato into slices and arrange in an earthen dish. Add sugar and butter to each layer and bake until browned.
The Golden Hair and a Midnight Ruse on the Train
A passenger on a Berne to Bale train befriends a mysterious woman with a violin case who reveals she is a political refugee fleeing to England. She pleads for help and asks him to pose as her brother as gendarmes search the carriage, then they part with a promise of contact. He later learns she swapped cases containing jewels for his sake.
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Mother Hubbards
Ife
Jennings
Justice’s
Great Northern
Indiana
Berne
Bale
Bate
London
Rome
Geoffrey Wilmot
LT Hear
Mr. Wilmot
England
Land of the
Free
Geoffrey
Margaret Wilmot
Gladstone
Calais
Wilmot
Humorous Exchange and Witty Quips Across Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from 19th century papers. The tenant and landlord riff on plaster and blame upstairs sneezes while city papers note playful banter and puns.
Cooking Rice With Lemon Juice Keeps Stains Distinct
A note suggests adding a little lemon juice to boiled rice to keep stains separated and distinct, describing the technique as a way to improve dish clarity.
Prices of Canned Goods and Produce Jump Amid Drought
A drought forecasts higher costs for canned vegetables and staple foods next winter. Producers may cap tomato packs as packing season ends, while corn products beans and pickles rise. Beef prices drift downward temporarily but expect later rebound. green corn cabbage peas potatoes and eggs command higher, with eggs scarce and quality slipping due to heat.
Monarch Manufacturing Company reorganized after decline
Tr A Coleman assignee closed Monarch manufacturing in Tusday. The firm, formed in 1817 with 75000 capital, produced acetylene gas generators and wire and brass goods. It is likely to reorganize, and orders on hand will be filled.
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Tr. A. Coleman
Asssignee
Monarch Manufacturing Company
Tusday
Woman credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in recovery
Missus O N Fisher of New York describes nervousness and constant doctor visits ending after using Favorite Prescription. She reports improved mood, color, weight gain, and renewed vitality following the treatment.
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O. N. Fisher
Lexington Ave
New York
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Big Four Excursion Sunday Aug 4
Round trip excursion from ML to Lawrenceburg and Aurora via the Big Four line. Fare listed as $1.00 or less, with round trip points advertised. Schedule notes indicate departure and return on Sunday, August 4.
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Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Notice to Contractors Irvington sidewalks and sewers bid
Sealed proposals for constructing sidewalks in Irvington Indiana will be received by the Town Board until Aug ST 1901. Plans may be seen at D D Pike store after July 2 and July 29 1901. Also sewer construction bids due Aug 17 1901 with plans available at D D Pike store. Simeon Frazier town clerk announces.
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Irvington
Ind
Burgess Ave
Emmerson-cave
Butler-ave
Hand-Ave
Brookville Road
Washinston St
Coleman-ave
Julian-ave
Butlerave
Coleman
Butler-aves
Julianave
Washington St
Elm-ave
Ritter-ayr
D. D. Pike
Simeon Frazier
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