Beresford family in their Caterham West schoolroom
In the Beresford household Moyra the sister and guardian tends to eight siblings in a cluttered schoolroom while the Rector contemplates inviting a half distant relative Alec Robertson’s son to England. A neighbor Miss Prior brings parish gossip about new tenants at Mount Trent and a potential social scare.
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Beresfords
Patrick
Aileen
Bride
Terrence Beresford
Caterham West
Moyra
Moeyra
Terry
Gerty
Margra
Alec Robertson
South America
England
Ile
Alec
Vfer
Mr. Peresford
Vie
Tristamn
Ife
Sorbada Lia
Guenos Ayres
Bride and Bertram Charm in Quiet Domestic Stir
In a tense drawing room scene Miss Prior warns Moyra and Lulu to guard against sentiment over duty. Discussion centers on Bertram Charteris who aims to paint Bride’s portrait as Moyra and Lulu race to the school room where Bride and a visitor are found inside.
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Beresford
Moyra
Terry
Gerald
Geraldine
Bridget
Lulu
Caterham West
Caterham
Hector
Trenton
Tenton
Miss Prior
Misa
Coal Club
Bertram Charteris
Moria
Bertram
Bride
Hammond
Moyra Seethes While Bertram Chats In Sedate Tea Time
In a comfortable schoolroom setting Moyra eyes avengeful while Bertram Charters and Bride converse. Miss Prior is mentioned as Moyra frowns at Bertram and Moyra’s quarrel softens when family enters, hinting at tension and harmony in turn.
Buffalo bone age helped Kansas settlers survive frontier times
The Kansas City Star recalls a harsh era when prairie buffalo bones littered central and southwestern Kansas. Settlers hauled long wagon loads, mainly horns and skeletons, to railheads 60 to 160 miles away, turning small profits to buy flour coffee meat and lumber in the late 1800s.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
Mansas
Up to Him in the Parlor Scene
A young man enters the parlor where the maid sits by the window. He asks to pull down the blind and she replies about where he will sit before the blind is lowered. The brief exchange ends with the blind being pulled down.
Fly in the Ointment Poem Exchange
A witty dialogue notes summer arrives as the ice man resumes work. The Lady asks why poets rarely sing of summer and the Poet urges secrecy about the seasonal change and its practical impact.
Noticeable Food and Scavengers in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman note claims bacon and other smells attract scavengers, noting buzzards and vultures can scent food from forty miles away. The playful aside mentions Egbert and references boiling garbage and frying onions.
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Egbert
Beveridge Marries Katherine Eddy in Berlin Ceremony
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana wed Katherine Eddy of Chicago in a Berlin ceremony at the home of Ambassador Towers. The simple service had few guests with no ushers or bridesmaids while congratulatory messages poured in from family, officials, and President Roosevelt.
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Abrosa
Katherine Eddy
Chicago
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Berlin
Ambassador Towers
Augustus N. Eddy
Miss Eddy
Mr. Beveridge
Champaign
Ill
Roosevelt
Beveridge Biography Highlights Early Life and Marriage
Allison notes James Whitcomb Riley and many political figures attend the wedding of the new Mrs. Beveridge daughter of Augustus N Moldy of Chicago. Beveridge, youngest US Senator at entry age 36, grew from plowboy in Highland County Ohio to law student in Indianapolis. He married Katherine Tausdale in Greencastle Indiana in 1887. she died seven years ago.
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Ohio
Illinois
ISS
Pepauw University
Anohey
Indianapolis
Ife
Beveridge
Katherine Taugsdale
Greencastle
Tnd
Danish King Teeland Plans Commission to Define Constitutional Position
At a banquet for King Frederick of Denmark in Reykjavik Teeland the king said a commission will arrange legislation to define Teeland’s constitutional position and to build and protect Teeland’s freedom while preserving unity of the realm.
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Frederick
Denmark
Reikjavik
Teeland
Leeland
Potter Faults Church For Social Indifference At Chautauqua
Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York assails the church for neglecting mental, physical, and social needs of the masses in an address on The Relation of the Church to the Social Unrest at the Chautauqua assembly. He condemns institutionalism and wealth extravagance as roots of unrest and urges personal service to lift the afflicted.
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Potter
Avera
Henry C. Potter
New York
Chautauqua
Christ
Ife
Massachusetts Republicans set Boston convention for October
States and districts figure in a web of 1909 campaigns with Ohio Taft endorsement from the State Central committee in Columbus while opposition leaders call for independence. Senator Foraker remains at odds, and Iowa hopeful Bery F. Carroll mobilizes early.Pennsylvania Democrats launch a mass drive urging a moral line on the treasurer race with thousands of speeches nationwide.
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Boston
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
United States Senate
Levi Ankeny
Joseph M.terrell
Georgia
United States
Aetrardines
Carter Pate
Jude
Soraker
C. B. McCoxy
Republican State Committee
Taft
State Central Committee
Columbus
Dick Andoraker
Publc Life
Foraker
Ohio
Bery F. Carroll
Iowa
Ile
State Senate
Pennsylvania
Tip
Fruit Pie Baked Inverted Cup Method
A home kitchen method describes using a pudding dish with an upside down teacup as the center. Fill around the cup with peaches or apples, sweeten, spice, and top with crust. Bake until done and serve without removing the cup.
Pineapple Syrup and Marmalade Method
A recipe uses two sugar leaf pineapples peeled and chopped fine with sugar equal to two thirds of their weight. Stand overnight, cook a little, strain juice for syrup, and use the pulp for marmalade. Boil pulp juice, add sugar, and test with a spoon for doneness.
Canned Asparagus Preparation Method
Wash and trim asparagus then boil until tender avoiding soft tips. Pack upright in clean cans, boil the asparagus liquor, and fill cans with hot liquor. Seal and sterilize by returning cans to a boiling water bath for five minutes. Store in a cool dark place.
Gelatine Mold with Strawberry Lemon Juice
Soak gelatine in cold water, wash and sugared strawberries, and macerate. Dissolve gelatine in boiling water, stir in pressed berry juice and lemon juice, strain, mold, chill, and serve with rich cream.
Tenderizing meat with vinegar and oil
The passage notes that meat is often tough unless aged and speaks of a method where indifferently cut steaks are soaked overnight in vinegar and olive oil to soften fibers, claiming some families find the result delicious.
Peach preserving recipe with sugar and spices
Peel late peaches without removing stones. For five pounds of peaches use three pounds sugar one quart vinegar and one level teaspoon each ground cloves and allspice. Simmer three quarters of an hour then jar peaches one by one and fill with syrup. Seal while hot.
Frozen Strawberry Sherbet Freezing Method
Wash and mash one quart of strawberries with lemon juice and let stand. Boil water and sugar, strain, cool, then mix with the crushed berries. Pack in a freezer and freeze until stiff, then repack with ice and salt for a couple of hours.
Simple Creamy Vanilla Sugar Mixture for Spreads
Combine two cups sugar one tablespoon butter and five thirds cups milk in a saucepan. Boil until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat add one teaspoon vanilla and chill until cool enough to spread.
Lancashire Pie Recipe From Old Cookbook
Take cold beef or veal and chop as for hash, season. Prepare hot mashed potatoes and season. In a shallow dish layer four layers of meat then a layer of potatoes, repeat to fill. Smooth top, make small holes and dot with butter. Bake until nicely brown.
German Flour Soup Recipe Summary
A stovetop method to make German flour soup. Fry a tablespoon each shortening and flour until blended, add onion until golden, stir in five cups stock or warm water until thick, pour over a beaten egg, then season with salt pepper and nutmeg.
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RS Alpert Jd Beveridge
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Joseph Watson & Sons
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