Public Ownership Idea Gaining Ground in American Cities
The piece argues that over five years Americans have invested about 5 million annually in public utilities, shifting private business to public control. It highlights rising municipal ownership of water, light, heat, power, and transit, with calls for accountability, reduced corruption, and broader self government led by citizens rather than bosses.
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Wiliam Allen White
Ple
America
Riae
Tammany
Tam
Boas
Des Moines
Public Service Corporation
Hicago
New York
Bureau of Municipal Recorch
Ala
Supreme Court
Cookery spring dishes Creamed String Beans and More
A vintage cookery segment outlines Creamed String Beans with butter and bean cooking steps, plus Tomato Sauce with brown butter and spices. Grandmother's Dandelions uses salt pork and dandelions, while Spinach in Eggs fills egg cups with seasoned yolk mash and spiced spinach, finishing with a vinegar glaze for a decorative platter.
Strawberry Dainties and Canned Berries Recipes
A collection of strawberry recipes including shortcake biscuit style, pudding, omelet, and a method to can berries without cooking. Directions cover mixing milk and butter, flour and baking powder, layering berries, and steps to seal jars for storage.
Meat Dishes Poioked From Old Recipes
Meat minces vol au vent and venison with currant glaze are prepared with butter flour cream stock and seasonings. Poor Man's Beefsteak uses round steak browned then simmered in beef stock until tender served with baked potatoes.
Chestnut and Duck Mousse with Macaroni Cheese
Combine one pint shelled chestnuts with one pint cold roast duck finely chopped. Mix with ten tablespoons melted butter and a cup of cream. Season with salt paprika and mace. Heat to boiling. Serve over macaroni, boiled and topped with grated cheese.
Flattery and finances in a moral maze
A brief note discusses flattery used to sway both women and men into spending. It warns against manipulative praise aimed at steering personal choices and pocketbooks.
New and Attractive Black Crinoline Chapeau
A new brimless chapeau with a high crown features numerous small folds of black crinoline in a vermicelli design. It is embroidered in jet sewing and fastened on the right side with a large dyed black bird of paradise ornament.
Charming Summer Frock Featured With Pink Chiffon
A dainty dressy warm weather frock in pink chiffon is shown with a tucks bodice and a pointed chemisette of white Irish lace. It features viollet velvet trim, novel sleeves with braid, and a large white chip hat adorned with pink silk and two pink roses.
A Good Combination in White and Black
A recipe fragment describes mixing sugar and water to form syrup then cooling. It continues with whipping cream and folding in candied cherries and almonds, then adding sherry for a dessert preparation. The passage ends mid instruction.
Attorneys win record fee in Baldwin case for Mrs Bennett
The largest law fee on this count, possibly worldwide, results from brief services rendered to Mrs Lilly Bennett Baldwin as her attorneys force a set of actions. The precise outcome and scope of the fee are noted as exceptional in historical records.
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Lilly Bennett Baldwin
Will of Lucky's estate grants large fees to Gage and others
The will allocates about 600000 to ex Governor Henry Z. Gage Walter J. Trask of this city and Garrett McEnerney of San Francisco with 300000 to Gage 100000 to Trask and the rest to McEnerney. The fee acts as a retainer and protects the estate against future claims as Mrs Baldwin's attorneys will defend against all comers.
Simian Pickpocket Among Paris Circus Scams
A Paris police capture traces a acrobat Miguel Androval of a traveling circus as a toy monkey in his coat pocket steals rings in a shop. Tests confirm the monkey's skilled pickpocket technique.
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New York Tribune
Paris
Miguel Androval
Androwal
Spring fashions and tech feats blend in era trends
The article notes new fashion directions with figured and striped henriettas, colored linens, and pliable pique, plus shifts in coats and skirts and accessories like double motor veils. It also mentions India receiving modern motor steam plows from London and a rapid rise in oil fuel use, with Roумania and British ships moving to engine propulsion.
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India
London
Apple Fritters And Sponge Drops From A Frugal Recipe
A Victorian kitchen list describes Apple Fritters made with milk eggs and flour batter wrapped around thin apple slices and fried in lard until light brown. Sponge Drops use three eggs sugar and flour with cream of tartar and salaratus, flavored with vanilla orange or lemon and baked in a quick oven.
Silk Garment Stitching Tips And Timber Market Notes
Silk sewing guidance advises using fine cotton thread for seams to avoid puckering and recommends testing tension on silk samples. It suggests mixed-thread use for trims and blind hems on delicate fabrics. A railroads tie survey shows oak leads at over 40 percent, with southern pine at about 26 percent and Douglas fir around 10 percent. Bergamot oil supply remains confined to a Calabrian region by the Straits of Messina.
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United States Forest Service
Douglas
Priceless Boon for Dressmaker Invention
An American inventor in Maine designs a device to rip open a seam in a single pull. A curved knife on a supported frame runs through stitches as cloth is drawn over it, severing and opening seams much faster than hand ripping. Useful in tailoring shops and for dressmakers to save time.
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Maine
Doings in the World of Fashion
Fashion notes survey winter stock shifts in neckwear with emphasis on lingerie stocks and high lawn collars. Describes turndown and Dutch collars, embroidered lawn and lace edging, and new cravat ideas with delicate bows. Notes colored embroidery influencing lingerie blouses and new ways to wear cravat bows at the stock base of the throat.
Bronze Footwear and Accessories Preview
A description of bronze color footwear and stockings in olive, laurel green, and Havana brown hues. Highlights include glossy bronze kid shoes, silk stockings, pumps and oxfords with ribbon bows, bronze polish, and color matched embroidery and monograms. Mentions bachelor tax debates in Wisconsin Iowa Texas Missouri.
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Havana
Wisbothain
Iowa
Texas
Missouri
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Erry Dainties
Mrs. G
Mr. B
Cripple Creek
Colo
American Museum of National History
New York City
Hollands
Englich
Humanis
Roumania
Lige
Bergamot
Calabria
Straits of
Messina
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