Canned Rhubarb and Marshmallow Jelly Tips
Instructions for preserving rhubarb and currants from a vintage Woman's World column. Wash pare cut and pack rhubarb in jars under running water to remove air. Make rhubarb jelly by simmering rind and juice, straining, sugar, lemon, marshmallows, and cooling in jars. Prepare currants with sugar, juice from other currants, cook, skim, then combine, strain, and seal glasses with paraffin. Mentions bar le duc seeds removed with a quill toothpick.
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Bar-Le-Duc
Expans the men for ordinary canning and sugar ratio
To can fruit efficiently, expand the fruit, weigh it, and use one pound of granulated sugar per four pounds of fruit. Cook slowly in a vessel with enough water to cover halfway, add sugar wetted with water, boil, then transfer to the cooker for six hours or longer as directed. When tender, pack into jars, boil the syrup, fill, seal.
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New York
Mra
Elisabeth B. Grannis
Conservationisl
Laimbeer
O'Connor
Albany
Mia
Grannia
Russia
Preserving Fruit in Brandy and Rhubarb Bake
Prepare mixed fruits with pineapples and oranges in layers, add four tablespoons sugar per jar, fill with white wine or brandy, seal, and store upright for six weeks to two months. Rhubarb Betty layers stewed rhubarb with sugar and bread crumbs, top with butter, bake twenty minutes, and serve hot with lemon-flavored hard sauce.
Stewed Rhubarb Method for Tender Stalks and Lemon
Rinse rhubarb stalks in cold water for an hour then cut into inch pieces. Layer in a granite saucepan with grain sugar and water, simmer slowly until very tender. Stir in the juice of half a lemon, then remove from heat. Serve cold with plain cake.
Clean the Feedplate for Sewing Machine Care
After finishing wool projects remove the feedplate screw, lift the plate, and use a long pin to clear lint from the needle slot. Reassemble the plate and screw to restore efficiency and smoother operation of the sewing machine.
Window Screen Paint Reverses See-Through Look
A little known trick says painting window screens with a thin white coat instead of black makes the inside visible from outside look the same as before, while outsiders cannot see in. This keeps interior privacy without altering exterior appearance.
Flute Therapy for Consumptives and Alligator Diet Notes
The Sunday Magazine extols flute playing as beneficial for incipient consumption by promoting full, controlled inspiration and gentle breath delivery. It also notes that alligators eat little in winter, feeding mainly on meat like liver, roughly weekly in cool weather and more often in warm seasons.
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The
Sunday Magazine
Doc
Tora
Cherry Pie Filling Tips From a Historic Cookbook
The article outlines cherry pie making with sour and sweet varieties, notes on pitting versus stone flavor, vessel choice, and methods to prevent juice loss. It also describes using a paper funnel or cotton cloth to vent steam, crust preparation, brushing, and baking instructions for a rich filling.
Raspberry Currant Frappe With Whipped Cream
Mash a quart of berries with half as many currants and sweeten with two and a half cups of sugar. Let stand in a cool place for several hours, strain through a fine sieve and freeze to a mush. Serve by filling glasses half full, heap with whipped cream, and garnish with fresh red berries.
Method for cucumber and radish salad with dressing
Peel cucumbers cut in thin but still united slices. Insert thin radish slices with red skins between. Chill thoroughly. Use even curled lettuce leaves and serve with French dressing.
Gelatin dessert with fruit juice and citrus
Dissolve a quarter box of gelatin in a small amount of water then heat over boiling water if not dissolved. Dissolve two cups sugar in hot water, mix with gelatin, add two cups fruit juice plus juice from two oranges and one lemon. Freeze three hours before serving.
Crab Meat Paste On Buttered Bread Recipe
Fresh cooked crab meat is excellent with a light fork flake. Mix with mayonnaise or French dressing to form a paste. Spread on very thin buttered bread slices and cut cornerwise.
Cherry Dessert and Salad Recipes and Home Song Fragment
A mixed text offers a cherry rich cake recipe using butter sugar eggs flour milk and cherries with a two hour bake, plus a cherry salad with lettuce cucumber and French dressing. The piece transitions to a homey song lyric celebrating “Home” and ends with garbled verse fragments.
Packing the trunk for travel article
Guidance on choosing wardrobe or bureau trunks for packing. tips include elevation, careful layering, wrapping garments in tissue, stuffing sleeves, packing toilet articles in boxes, labeling, and carrying safe liquids in metal boxes. Also outlines top and bottom tray organization and safe travel remedies.
Cherry Tartlets Recipe Steps
A historic recipe directs dissolving two cups sugar in one cup water and boiling then adding a quart of eye cherries to simmer until soft without breaking. Skim and drain, then reduce the syrup until rich and thick for finishing.
Mosquito Repellents From Early 20th Century Notes
A set of home remedies to keep mosquitoes away from sleepers is described. The text lists rubs and scents such as oil of citronella, peppermint, pennyroyal, camphor spirits, cedar oil, lavender oil, and castor oil mixed with alcohol, plus burning orange peels as a Japanese suggestion.
State Flowers Across U S A List From States and Names
The text lists state flowers with many garbled spellings and errors for Alabama through Utah and beyond, including golden rod for several states, plus mixed fragments like apple blossom, magnolia, rose, violet, and sego lily, along with numerous misspelled names and stray terms.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Colo
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Elizabeth Grannis a Lobbyist at 21
A portrait of Elizabeth Grannis a lifelong reformer and tenacious lobbyist. The article details her 40 years of public work, battles in Albany to pass laws protecting women and minors, and her relentless pursuit of social reform through legislation.
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Elizabeth Grannis
Grannis
Mia, Grannis
Albany
Senate
House
State Capitol
New Jersey
New York State
W. H. Arnoux
Hughes
Indiana
Indiana Reformatory
Oregon
Wisconsin
Mra. Grannis
Mre. Grannis
Freight Transfer Stations Shape Railroad Traffic
The Railroad Man's Magazine describes five main freight transfer gateways in the United States Chicago East St Louis East Hannibal Council Bluffs and Minnesota Transfer with each system operating many ancillary stations. It explains how way bills and bills of lading track vast freight flows and notes that the New York Central system uses 81 transfer stations to manage interline traffic.
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Railroad Man's Magazine
United States
Chicago
New York
New York Clearing House Theels
New York Central Lines
Wear
New York Central
Ast Bt
Loule
East Hannibal
Council Bluffs
Hach Sayatem
Ghastron
Tto Allied Lines
Dakotaland A State Song to the Air
The poem praises Dakotaland as a homeland with fields rivers and cattle. It celebrates farmers and youths, virtues of truth and justice, and a peaceful future, noting early sorrows and a return to serenity. Authored by Mrs. E. A. Packani of Algona, Ia.
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Otaland
Dakotaland
Akotaland
Cigar fallacies and Havana cigars by Sydney Brooks
A London Daily Mail essay recounts the Havana cigar making journey from seed to curing, with expert Havana factory heads debunking myths about wrapper color, ash, and texture. It argues that strength is not tied to wrapper shade and stresses the expert eye over common beliefs for judging quality.
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Sydney Brooks
London Daily Mail
Eggan
Havana
Ney Allo
Old Story in New Garb Sparks Equal Reciprocity Debate
Senator Stone, at a Washington reception, mocks a fresh wave of reciprocal paper payment policy as an old tale. He recalls a rural yarn about a boy and a rabbit to illustrate misapplied arithmetic, ending with the punch line that teachers were wrong about rabbits being top multipliers.
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Washington Btar
Senator Stone
Washington
Hutch
Thackeray Birthday Anecdote Recall at Banquet
The 100th anniversary of William Makepeace Thackeray is noted with a droll Boston banquet memory. A guest mentions the writer’s fondness for seafood and jokes about swallowing a large mussel, prompting a witty retort about swallowing a baby.
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Thackeray
William Makepeace Keray
Boston
Not a full length papa joke from a young service matron
An amusing incident tells of a devoted mother who separated from her husband for two years. She raised their two year old daughter to recognize her distinguished father through daily photo lessons. When the officer returned, the four year old studied him, then declared papa lacks legs, puzzling the mother.
Cure Claimed For Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
Letters from readers describe chronic eczema cases improved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Miss Mattie J. Shaffer reports severe itching crusts and disfigurement resolved after use, while Mrs. F. L. Marberger credits rapid recovery for herself and her baby. Refund/free sample offer details accompany the testimonial.
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R. F.D
Box
Dancy
Misa
Atator
F. L. Marberger
Drehersville
Cutsura
Boston
Love Meets at First Ring in a Telephone Youth Tale
A man notices a telephone operator and falls for her voice at first hearing. He recalls no initial call but is drawn by her presence in the switchboard setting, revealing a quaint romance sparked by daily work life.
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Bone Ae
Tom
Harry
Reduta Sets Sail On 6000 Mile voyage from Gosport
The 36 ton yaw yacht Reduta departs Gosport for a 6000 mile voyage to Buenos Ayres, headquarters of her new owner. Commanded by Capt Harry Williams, the crew of four are Hampshire men. The route includes Madeira, Cape Verde, Pernambuco, and Montevideo. Cape Verde to Pernambuco spans about 2000 miles.
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Reduta
Gosport
Buenos Ayres
Harry Williams
Moyana
Odessa
Hamshire
Madeira
Cape Verde
Pernambuco
Monevideo
London Standard
Would Need It Gracious I Had a Bar Gain
An onlookers quarrel over a bargain purchase described as a bar gain. The speaker notes the item was bought for a quick sale, and mentions her husband’s reaction to the purchase, hinting at a dramatic domestic moment.
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Rover
Bert
Ravel
Alf
Heston Transcript
Vinitora
Japan
Maryland
Dakotsland HS
Dakota
Pack Vale
Dell
Claland
Iotaland
Pride
Dakotalana
Issako Caan
Spon Ane
Dakotal
Farmer
Dakotala
Avstarry
Nakota
Eirniee
Tergagh
Taland
Dakotalan
Dekotaland
Daar
Dakoland
E. A. Packani
Algona, Ia
Child
Post
India
Portum Cereal Co., Lad
Battle Creek, Mich
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