Senate clubroom meals reveal tastes of lawmakers
A Washington report paints the Capitol restaurant as a social hub where senators and outsiders dine. It notes favored dishes and generous tips from figures like Garland and Vance, while some drinkers, including Blair and Frye, are highlighted as moderate. A Karaim Jewish refugee story and other brief items follow in a scan of varied notices.
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Senate
Capitol
Altough
Senator Morrill
Hoar
Ingalls
Mr. Platt
West Dikes
Perry Belmont
General Logan
Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Frye
Garland
Vance
Blair
Yale
Pendlatou
Senate Committee On Printing
Anthony
Mr. Edmunds
Judge Thurman
Mamunds
Don Cameron
Frye
Wnry
Khen
McDougall
California
Himgell
Washington
Albany
Schenectady
Ilinois
Anne
Yates
New York
Lee Karains
Russia
Uien
Karaimin
Levi
Linade
Palestine
Hamburg
America
York
Dakota
Sam
Karaim
Mary
Fanceny
Clover, lime, and manure figures in old farm notes
A discussion on clover nutrition cites nitrogen, lime, magnesia, potash, soda, and phosphoric acid values per acre. It advises crushed bone and oyster shells for hens, and notes lime needs, root manure, and seedling care for cuttings. It also covers Arbor Day timing, storage methods, and generic farming practices.
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Faraiar
Domestic Cookery Through History and Modern Methods
A historical recipe and household tips discuss late English culinary practices with handbell signals and dinner calls, outlining pastry techniques, fillings, and frying methods. It also notes early paper based cleaning methods, forging a bridge to modern paper production from wood fibers and acid baths.
Faint Snippets Hint At Medical Claims And Odd Anecdotes
Fragmentary items describe railroad speed notions, a rheumatism case with St Jacob’s Oil, a city orchestra remark about notes, testimonial blurbs for Hostetters Stomach Bitters and Graves Heart Regulator, plus ads for collars and a pectoral remedy. The garbled text weaves medical claims with curious interjections and local observations.
Fragments of 19th Century Sage and Slogan Snippet
A collage of comic asides and advertorial snippets recounts: Widow Brown and Deacon Black spar over church credibility, an engineer praises Hunt's Remedy for kidney pain, a Rome North Carolina farmer touts its cure, Grand Hotel advice for New York visitors, a Boston schoolmarm’s quip about elections, and physician testimonials praising a balsam for lung disease.
Farmer plans fake deer hunt to sell injured sow
A farmer claims a party from the city will hunt nearby and use a sow as a lure. He intends to hide the animal in a pine lot and pretend deer are near, hoping to fetch about $50. The passage mentions various patent medicines and household items in a rambling catalog style.
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Winsear
Anakeris
P_Nonstadier & Co
New York City
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