If Women Could Cook and Divorce Courts
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley argues that improved cookery among wives could sharply reduce divorces. He claims prevention via kitchen skills may curb divorces, noting varying state rates and city differentials. The piece critiques reliance on federal law and emphasizes prevention through domestic skill.
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Wiley
Aready
Heaven
Harvey W. Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
Dr. Wiley
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
California
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maels
Michigan
Maine
New Hampshire
New York City
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
Boston
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Chicago
Louisville
St. Paul
Cleveland
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Kansas City
Uncle Sam
The Domestic Arts and the Divorce Question
In a talk on cooking as a central art, the speaker argues good meals and orderly homes deter divorce. He credits grandmothers’ training, laments maid shortages, and insists women should master cooking to supervise households and reduce the servant problem. He elevates cooking above chemistry as a path to happiness and stable marriages.
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Wiley
America
Farmers’ Institute
Angel
Ama
Uncle
Bam
Bureau of Chemistry
Uses of Sawdust Across Industrial Eras
Sawdust has evolved from street wagon byproduct to a valued material with diverse uses. It yields acetic acid wood naphtha and tar via distillation, fuels furnaces and blends with materials for energy, aids paper production, and can absorb chemicals for explosives. Early clogging tasks like floor dusting and pipe insulation gave way to more modern substitutes.
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Excelsior
Beautiful Baroness Hengelmuller Captivates Washington Society
Baroness Hengelmuller, born in Galgya Poland, rose from convent schooling to social prominence in Washington. Wife of Ambassador Hengelmuller, she is noted for culture, animal and flower interests, and a famed perfume fondness. The couple's residence opposite the British embassy on Connecticut Avenue cost 80000 and features lavish art and inlaid floors.
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Baroness Hengelmuller
Washington
Galgya-Poland
la Dame Couronne
Parise
Hengermuller
America
Hengelmuller
Haroness Hengelmuller
Poland
Mme. Hengelmuller
Connecticut
Avenas
Atatelan
Butler's Reply to Judge Bangl er Provokes Outburst
The text records Ben Butler's sharp exchange with Judge Bangler as the judge, frustrated by Butler's conduct, asks what the counsel thinks he is on the bench for. Butler replies, I confess your honor's got me there.
The Burden water wheel and its Troy preservation bid
In Troy New York engineers and visitors rally to save the Burden wheel the massive sixty six foot diameter water wheel with thirty six buckets that powered the Burden manufactory begun in 1849 and still intact would become a monument to its inventor a noted figure in material science and iron works seekers urge preservation after plans to demolish it stirred protests
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New York Herat
Troy
Burden Manufactory
Burden
Low Shoes for Cold Weather Wear
A Lynn shoe maker recently received a large order for women s low cut shoes to be delivered about November 19. The oxford, once a summer style, is now a year round item for many women and some men. Manufacturers have improved oxford lasts for better fit and comfort, making today s oxford superior to those from five or ten years ago.
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Lynn
Oxford
Fragmented Historical Facts Summary
Sailors suffer rheumatism most. Spanish theaters lack programs. Switzerland earned 25 million dollars from tourists last summer. Over 4 million pickle bottles are beaten weekly in the United States. In equal height and weight, women’s tongues are smaller than men’s. Southern Egypt has no dew and only brief yearly rain. English post office staff receive government wedding gifts when none marry. No bird can fly backward. dragonflies can outpace swifts and fly backward. A London church income funds wood to burn heretics. Distant stars require 500 million years at 500 miles per hour to reach with a flying machine.
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Switzerland
United States
Egypt
London
Pineapple Debate Prompted By Miners Dinner Party
William C C Whitney Jr recounted at a New York Quapaw restaurant a tale from Indian Territory mining days. Two miners argued whether a pineapple is a fruit or vegetable. the waiter finally answered it as an extra.
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William CC. Whitney, Jr
Indian Territory
Quapaw
New York
Walter
Pete
Peking
Flattering the Possum from the Athinta Constitution
A coarse dialect passage narrates a Georgia man and a possum fleeing as the speaker muses on the possum's cleverness and its effect on people. The scene blends rustic humor with regional speech and a playful tone.
Rural Charm Meets Cow Caution in Harporas Weekly Tale
In Majorle a rural life sketch, a child Marlavie fears being horned by cows while enjoying country living. A cow out front triggers panic but a cautious mother reassures that the creature lacks horns. Marlavie then hopes to walk with its mother’s apron.
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Harpor
Manu
Marlavie
Jake Winterbottom Faces Conscience in Arkansas City Poker Tale
In Arkansas City a saloon tale centers on Jake Winterbottom who backs a poker game against Hooper and Butler while wrestling a gnawing conscience. A preacher father, camp meetings, and a dangerous bluff intertwine as Jake rides the edge of virtue and gambling during a run of high stakes.
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New York Sun
Greenhut
Jake Winterbottom
Winterbottom
Little Rock
Bijah Wilkins
Bijah
Elijah
Jake
Arkansas
Zeke Butler
Vicksburg
Hooper
Arkansas City
New Orleans
Lou'sianny
Joe Bassett
Jim Featherbow
Pinglin
Hassett
Featherbow
Butler
Hasset
Bassett
Jake Al'ays
Ozarks
Girardeau
Feared the Lawyer Cross Examination Goes Too Far
An Ohio courtroom saga shows a witness resisting blunt yes or no questions. A bemused judge and a wary attorney clash as the lawyer presses for a plain answer while the witness questions the lawyer's character and motives.
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Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Wells
Butts
Laower
Ostriches Worth 800 a Pair In American Breeding
Country Life in America reports a growing U S ostrich industry centered in the Belt River valley Arinopia where about 1 00 of 2200 birds are located The birds require hot dry climates alfalfa pastures and reach 500 each by age four The venture is steady but not a quick fortune with birds not maturing until four years old.
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America
United States
Belt River Valley
Arinopia
South Africa
Remembering Haermiatts on American art study abroad
The text recalls Alexander Haermiatts, a noted water colorist, who asked whether American art students studied abroad. He argued Europe offered richer artistic inspiration and suggested Paris as a hub for study and work, contrasting it with American scenes. The passage mentions a wealthy man returning from three years in Europe and writing his father about pursuing work and study.
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Alexander Haermiatts
Marie Plecks
Joseph
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