Afro American Culling and Seminary Plans Highlight Meeting
The piece notes how European powers carved Africa prompting debates on Negro uplift, praises the Memphis seminary plan by the Baptist convention, and cites Dr Milton E Griggs on white southern aid. It also covers Lincoln era Pullman wages, a health drive for colored schools led by Mrs Helena Holley, and a Houston Post report on the educational outreach.
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Baptist Convention
Memphis
Nashville
Milton E. Griggs
Tennessee
South
United States
Helena Holley
Horn
Houston Post
Rooker Washington rallies Negroes with Washingtonian notes
Rooker Washington led a delegation of 26 educated Black men visiting Louisiana drawing large crowds. Ten thousand gathered in Shreveport to hear him as white citizens supported the meetings. He urged education over crime, cautioned against racial strife, and urged keep to the country and build property while fostering dialogue with whites.
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Trols
Rooker Washington
Louisiana
Shreveport
Tate
Washington
Hooker Washington
Boundary demarcation to Arctic Ocean latest milestone
Last summer completed the boundary mark between Alaska and Canada along the 141st meridian to the Arctic Ocean. The line runs straight north with no deviation through mountains swamps and forests. Philadelphia’s yearly town order due to rain is estimated at $1,000,000.
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Alaska
Canada
Arctic Ocean
Philadelphia
Expert to study white ants menace in India
The government of India has appointed an expert to conduct an exhaustive study of the white ant threat in the country. The aim is to understand how these pests destroy books and other materials in contact with them, and to identify timely detection methods to prevent extensive damage.
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Government of
India
Boas
Aqueduct Plan for Southeast Italy Estimated at 26 Million
The long studied water supply issue for southeast Italy is proposed to be solved by building an aqueduct at an estimated cost of about 26 million dollars.
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Italy
Historical Notice of Industrial Worker Protections
A historic report notes Aga rule employees in breweries, bakeries and printing ink factories enjoy immunity from consumption. Turpentine works and rope works are described as protections against rheumatism. Workers in copper plants are said not to fear typhoid.
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Aga Rule
Berlin Trams Add Mirror to Door to Catch Hat Check
The Citizen reports a clever Berlin police tactic where mirrors on tram doors prompt passengers to look back before alighting. Women, the paper notes, frequently check hats in the mirror, inadvertently catching around traffic with the device.
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Berlin
Fragmentary remark on danger and bold minds in Berlin
The passage notes a caution about a vehicle approaching from behind and attributes witty criticism to Lord Haldane about meeting men in Berlin with Plate-like minds. It presents a terse, fragmentary reflection on perception and intellect.
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Lord Haldane
Berlin
Kings Day names spark colorful protest threats
London suffragettes designate a Red Thursday as a provocative act against King George. Critics warn it adds to the already announced Blue Sunday Black Friday Yellow Derby Day and Wash Monday sequence, with betting placing blame on successive annual protests.
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London
King George
George
Midsummer Gowns Show Cotton Fabrics In Fashion
Weaving shops feature heavy cottons like corduroy and corded cloth in sport coats and skirts. Cretonnes surge into outerwear with garden dresses, flowered fabrics, and sunbonnet hats. New midsummer wraps use smocking and bold color contrasts, white amocks and Wehr brown variants gaining attention.
Adorable poke bonnets for little girls and boys
A decorative note on poke bonnets shows pretty coloring for blonde curls. It contrasts American bobbed hair with British styles where girls keep long hair and boys favor a close cropped head, highlighting fashion preferences among youngsters.
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Naturelle
Cola
Ostrich Bow Emerges In Spring Fashion Revival
The ostrich bow gains popular revival amid cool spring weather. White and natural feather colors, fur neckpieces, and beaded trims appear on midsummer hats with bows of soft ribbon. Julia Bottomley notes diverse combinations and three boas in white tan and black with varied beading styles.
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Yrogua
San Francisco
Julia Bottomley
Three New Bathing Caps Feature Classic Styles
Three new bathing caps showcase distinct designs. The Tipperary cap is a high model with a long rubber tassel hanging down the front, a bowed front for height and support. The jockey cap pairs blue and green with a red and black trim, featuring a single top button. The Castle cap offers beach wear styling, completing the trio.
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Tipperary
Pearl Ornaments Polishing Method
The guide explains polishing pearls by rubbing with olive oil to remove dirt, then applying red nail polish for a burnished glow. A light, fast rubbing yields a brilliant shine on the pearls.
Green satin garment with rose embellishments
A bright green satin piece lined with rubber features delicate rose accents crafted from green and black satin. The description emphasizes luxe material and decorative trim.
Abroad and at Home in a Laughing Roaring Scene
A fragment from a movie item notes a man in a show who laughs loudest at a scene where a woman chases her husband with a rolling pin. It mentions a different man’s wife forcing him to stay in the back yard while he tries to smoke.
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Enquirer
Time with asparagus and serving ideas from old cookbook
Practical guide to boiling and preparing asparagus with butter toast and white sauce. Includes quick cuts for tender stalks, a creamy asparagus soup, and an asparagus omelet. Contains step by step cooking tips, portions, and serving suggestions.
Strawberry Custard Recipe From a Seasonal Note
A correspondent suggests a strawberry custard dessert using fresh berries, powdered sugar, and a cold boiled custard made with six egg yolks one quart of milk one cup of sugar a pinch of salt and lemon extract. Whipped egg whites, sweetened, are poached in boiling water and served over the berries.
How to Boil Cauliflower for Best Appearance
When boiling a cauliflower leave a few tender leaves for prettiness. Put the flower face down in rapidly boiling water with a wooden apron across the top to keep it from rising. A young cauliflower needs about 15 minutes, an older one 15 to 30 minutes. Serve with white sauce of butter milk flour pepper and salt.
Cucumbers in Brown Gravy Recipe
Prepare six medium cucumbers cut into thick slices and soak in ice water for half an hour. Drain and simmer in unseasoned beef stock until tender. Remove cucumbers and keep warm. Cook browned flour in butter, add stock and stir until smooth. Season with kitchen bouquet onion juice pepper and salt to taste. Pour sauce over cucumbers before serving.
Cream of Barley Soup Recipe Card
Butter and flour are cooked then barley added and simmered. Water and milk are poured in, veal stock added, seasoned, and thickened with cornstarch. The soup is strained, served with imperial sticks.
Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie Experiment
A Boston Glebe recipe substitutes strawberries for part of rhubarb in a pie. It uses one cup rhubarb, one cup strawberries, one cup sugar, one egg, two tablespoons flour, and butter. Mix, stand half an hour, rub in butter and flour, then bake with two crusts.
Dunket for Hot Weather Dish Reveal
A hot weather dish called Dunket is described as a favorite, simple and cheap to make with rennet end and sugar. The text notes it can be given to tiny children under a year and is acceptable in warm weather, contrasting it with milk-based foods.
Voyage to Serbia Hospital Quest Through Balkans
John W. N. Bulivan recounts a midnight start to Serbia via Gibraltar and Malta to Saloniki and Skoplje Uskub, then to a hospital ward. He notes harsh travel, vivid Balkan scenery, patient humor, and serbian quirks, including language ease, games, and a Russian priest incense moment amid wartime duties.
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Serbia
John W. N. Bulivan
Illustrated London News
Gibraltar
Malta
Saloniki
Athens
Skoplje
Uskub
Skoplije
Vardar
A Reminder on War Speech and Trade Signs
A senator notes the war and vows no further trade with the enemy within Ita hospitable borders after the conflict. He recalls Wilberforce and cites a London shop sign dispute over slave-grown cotton to illustrate shifts in public loyalties and commerce.
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Tun
Wilberforce
London
Unhappy Indolence in Early Verse Reflection
A brief satirical note argues indolence as an intermediate state between pleasure and pain, unbefitting adulthood after infancy. The line presents reflective commentary on temper and self control from a period voice, with emphasis on moral tone.
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Eli Richard
Delicate Anemone and its windtower name origin
The delicate anemone is described as named windtower because it sways with the slightest breeze indicating its poised, flexible nature.
Judge Finds No Intent in Chicken Theft Case
In a negro district a man on trial for stealing chickens was found with his foot in a steel trap at a hennery door and an empty bag nearby. The judge ruled the defendant lacked criminal intentions, stating that no law prevents a gentleman from placing his foot in a wheel trap if he wants to do it.
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Dal
Mind Elsewhere and Doppel in Atlantic Poker Tales
Doppel has been acrona the Atlantic six or seven times, a detail he repeats as part of his favorites, though he has never been seasick. Mindful listeners hear him, yet some find his stories tiresome. He even recalls joining poker games where he forgot his stomach.
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Doppel
Temperament and fate in a terse meditation
A fragmented meditation contrasts brave and bold action with fear driven retreat. The prose hints at heroic resolve versus cowardice, implying a philosophical struggle with fortune and despair. The lines evoke Tachius as a nod to classical temperament and fate.
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Poraist
Axalnet
Archy
Tachius
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