Locusts Feared as Eagle Kites Scare Crops in Cape Colony
Molteno farmers employ imported eagle kites to deter locust swarms in Cape Colony, a plan likened to a fable of kites in dove cote defense. The idea faces uncertainty as a test of effectiveness unfolds.
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Amana Community of Inspiration Narrated by Shambaugh
Bertha M. H. Shambaugh's history traces Amana the church from German mysticism to the 19th century move to America. It covers origins, prophets belief, sect formation, land purchases in Iowa, and the community’s spiritual focus and prosperity.
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Poor Bill Higgins and the quote on working minorities
A Washington banquet scene features Beaster Tillman praising Bill Higgins as a "good working minority" while noting Higgins supports his wife his mother in law and two brothers in law. The anecdote recalls a Charleston friend and the manager’s voice in his house.
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The Vanity of Woman in Chicago News Parody
A fragmentary item from the Chicago News mocks vanity among women with comic dialogue and references to beauty routines and a telephone. The piece plays on gender expectations and social habits in a dated, humorous tone.
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Footwear for the Well-Dressed Woman
The piece surveys evolving women’s shoes with tan and gray hues rising beside black, the rise of ties and buckles for versatility, and the shift toward feminine styles. It notes practical comfort, fashion-forward detailing like wing tips, cross-straps, and high-arch effects, and the move away from masculine footwear toward dressy, coordinated footwear.
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Canning Fruit Tips From Historic Home Guide
Practical notes on fruit canning covering air exclusion with cotton tops, quick cherry preserves with sugar syrup, preventing glass breakage by adding a spoon to jars, mixing pineapple and apple for flavor, and a detailed spiced grape syrup preparation for long preservation.
Delicious Fruit Salad From Oranges Strawberries Pineapple
Cut the top off each orange to remove a circle of pulp without cutting through. Hold on a fork and slice away skin and white pith to expose the sections. Loosen and drop the fruit, then squeeze to save all juice. Add strawberries and fresh pineapple with sugar to taste for a delicious fruit salad.
Potato Pie with Meringue Filling
A traditional baked pie combines mashed potato with sugar cinnamon and milk as a filling. Bake until the surface is lightly browned, then top with a stiff meringue made from egg whites and return to the oven until the meringue is set and the pie is finished.
Oranges Bake in Rich Biscuit Dough Crust
Peel and quarter small fancy oranges then bake in a bottom rich biscuit dough crust with a sugar layer and a rolled thin dough layer atop the fruit. The dish should be eaten hot and baked to a delicate brown.
Pineapple Shell Strawberry Medley Dessert
Prepare pineapple shells and fill with hulled strawberries or mix with pineapple pulp. Garnish with crown leaves. For frozen dessert, mix lemon juice sugar and extract, chill, add milk and freeze. Alternative fruit options include oranges bananas peaches. Bake date walnut custard with crackers and eggs for a separate dessert. Serves eight.
Lace Couvre-Pieds Tells of Parisian Dame's Winter Adornments
A Parisian grande dame showcases lace couvre-pieds with brocade and lambs wool, trimmed in silk and lace. Though billed as a boudoir adornment, it serves to cover feet in cold weather and prevent illness, while also warming rooms. The piece blends fashion with practical warmth for winter use.
Valuable Hints for the Housewife Tips and craft ideas
A domestic column offers tips on cleaning discolored dishes with whiting rubbed on, preserving cheeses with vinegar-wrung cloths, caring for hair brushes by rotating two in use, mending hems with insertion, repurposing worn tablecloths into towels, and making stencil curtains with brass rods and Battenberg rings. It also suggests affordable dinner cards decorated with artificial flowers and birth flowers for parties.
Crochet Cape With Dual Ply Yarn Described
A vintage crochet pattern details a two piece cape using a wool and cotton blend yarn. A pink inner cape 10 inches deep lies beneath a white outer cape with a three inch deep yoke.
A New Variation on Waldorf Salad Introduced
A description of a new Waldorf salad variation outlines peeling and curing the apple, layering lettuce with mashed cream cheese, and arranging a circle of mason around the dish. The piece notes it looks pretty but warns against overprocessing the mix.
Lunch Suggestions for Summer Days for Business Women
A vintage guide for hot noon meals advises light foods. Favor green vegetables and fresh sandwiches, eat ice cream freely, and avoid pastries to prevent stomach discomfort in warm weather.
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Bhie
Costa
Independence Bell Poem Echoes Liberty and Peace
Fragmentary verse recalls the Independence Bell and a call to freedom. Imagery ties peace, tyranny’s end, and national memory to voices from the past. Names and clear events are obscured by garbled text, leaving a symbolic meditation on liberty and reconciliation.
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Wwe
Panel6 for Negligees and Lingerie
Negligees and lingerie grow more appealing each year with dresses featuring a front embroidered panel from neck to hem. Designs include curved tiny flowers or wreath motifs. A pink batiste wrap across the shoulders pairs with a Dutch neck and a net front embroidered in white mercerized cotton.
NEW NECK RUFFLES FOR SPRING FASHION TRENDS
Fashion notes describe new neck ruffles or collarettes made from plaited illusion, mousseline, lace, or fur. They sit close under the ear, tied with a satin bow, and suit all colors though white will lead in style soon. The fur variety dominates as spring is not yet present in France.
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France
Frances Folsom Cleveland in White House Romance
Frances Folsom, later Mrs. Grover Cleveland, married the president while he was in office. The union, formed when she was 22 and he 40, sparked public outcry but yielded a dignified role for her in White House life and enduring admiration among Americans.
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