Mr Dooley on the Spanish Wake in Oklahoma
The piece recreates Mr Dooley's Jim Crow era wit satirizing American entanglement in the Philippine question through a wake scene in Oklahoma. It features Mrs Zeke K Jessop and a flutter of political figures, celebrated with social revelry, fashion and commentary on US policy. The humor centers on outlandish talk of ships, parades, and dry wit amid a wary public mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Dimitry
Pahr’s
Zeke K. Jessop
Oklahoma
Pahr’'s
Philippines
New England
Jessop
Queer Safe Havens Women Use for Hidden Money
An old New York Journal piece surveys unconventional safes used by women to hide valuables. It notes an elderly Boston spinster concealing funds in a movable drawer under a linen-filled cabinet, a Cleveland resident stashing cash in a coal scuttle, and another keeping jewelry in old shoes. It also mentions paper money kept in the family Bible, tea caddies and sugar bowls serving as temporary safes, and a dress pocket for spare rings and brooches. A New York traveler drew savings from a bank to store nearer home amid wartime fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Spain
New York Journal
Playing Card Lore and the Four Cardinal Symbols
The article notes cards originated in France around 1399 to lift Charles IV's spirits. Early cards were painted leaves and faced church bans, with edicts prohibiting gaming. The four suits symbolize social classes, hearts for ecclesiastics, and spades for lances, reflecting medieval societal structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles IV
France
Savoy
Meaning of playing cards in old time symbols and names
The article explains the historical symbolism of suits and court cards, detailing how diamonds, clubs, and the court symbolize wealth, husbandmen, and rulers. It traces origins of kings as various emperors, names queens as Argine Judith Rachel and Pallas, and notes knaves as servants in older language with examples from Paris and Philadelphia Times.
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France
Spain
England
David
Alexander
Caesar
Charles
Argine
Judith
Rachel
Pallas
Regina
Marie d’Anjou
Charles VII
Isabeau
Agnes Sorel
Jeanne d’Arc
St. Paul
Christ
Philadelphia Times
Eben Brewer Hero of Santiago Campaign
A western paper recalls Eben Brewer the American postal agent who stayed 21 days at the front near Siboney nursing the wounded. He died of yellow fever after infection from a cabin fire. The piece notes his voluntary service and comfortable means, choosing to help the army postal system.
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Santiago
Eben Brewer
Siboney
Basquiri
Brewer
Army
Kerosene Debate Ends in Kitchen Ruin
A Boston Transcript exchange reports a consumer accusing a kerosene dealer of claiming safety while a kitchen exploded causing ruin. The dealer denies implying any danger or mentioning a servant girl, highlighting a quarrel over statements and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillings
Boston Transcript
Middlesex Women's Club OpensElegant New Lowell Hall
The Middlesex Women's Club dedicates Colonighall in Lowell as a modern, well furnished hall with a dancing floor and reception rooms. Miss Helen A. Whittier saluted 600 members, praised growth from 250 to 600, and proposed summer playgrounds for poorer children.
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Lowell
J. T. Carter Co
Readsboro
Mfg. Co
Vermont
New England Structural Co
Boston
M. T. McGann
Bon
Hull
Stickney & Twitchell
Adams & Co
Stickney & Austin
Helen A. Whittier
Middlesex Women’s Club
Mechanics Hall
Pollard
Executive Council
Charles E. Adams
Charles H. Allen
Harry Dunlap
Middlesex Mechanics Association
Army of Progress
Lyceum
Woman's Club
Middlesex Women's Club
Colonighall
Nfe
Good Cookery Cinnamon Cakes and Ginger Toffee
A short, practical recipe note details two desserts. Cinnamon cakes require brown sugar cinnamon eggs salt flour and egg wash baked in a moderate oven. Ginger toffee blends brown sugar butter and ginger essence heated until brittle when tested in cold water.
Fish Cutlets Seasoned With Fish, Butter, and Nutmeg
Season one cupful of cold flaked fish with salt cayenne lemon juice and nutmeg. Moisten with a sauce of one secant tablespoonful of butter one tablespoonful of cornstarch in a half cupful of milk and a pinch of salt. Shape into balls dip in crumbs eggs then again in crumbs and fry in deep fat. Drain on brown paper.
Oyster Pie With Creamy Ocean Filling
Parboil one pint of oysters then drain liquor and add milk to make a cup. Melt butter with flour, whisk in hot liquor, season with salt pepper and cayenne. Stir in oysters cook briefly then pour into crust and bake covered, serve at once.
Cocoanut Pie Recipe Quick Rich Custard Pie
A simple Cocoanut Pie mixture blends two tablespoons sugar two teaspoons flour one saltspoon salt beaten yolks of two eggs then fold in whites one cup grated coconut and two cups hot milk. Bake in a deep pie plate with a rich crust until puffed and a knife comes out clean.
Bread Cake Recipe Steps From Historic Kitchen Text
Cream together one cup of butter and two cups of sugar. Add two well beaten eggs and two cups of stoned raisins. Dissolve two thirds of a teaspoon of soda in one teaspoon of milk. Stir in three cups of light bread dough and mix thoroughly. Bake in a buttered paper lined pan in a warm place until light and then in a moderate oven for about an hour.
Puffets Recipe From An Early Cookbook
One quart of flour, one half teaspoonful of salt, butter the size of an egg, two eggs with whites folded in, two tablespoonfuls of white sugar, one pint of milk, and three teaspoonfuls baking powder. Rub butter into flour, beat eggs separately, bake in gem pans in a hot oven.
Mount Washington slideboards thrill visitors on steep descent
Workers on Mount Washington ride slideboards from summit to base, three miles in minutes, inspecting tracks daily. The boards fit the cog rail and brake to prevent disaster, with only experienced men allowed. Most riders Sunday late-day trains reveal their daring descent and occasional dangers.
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MT. Washington
Mount Washington Railway
Spanish Rice Dessert From Old Recipe Card
Boil a quarter pound of rice in one pint of 7 cream until thick. Drain, rinse with cold milk. Stir in a quarter pound sugar, juice of two oranges and a little lemon juice. Bake in a buttered pudding dish under a thin puff paste in a moderate oven.
Home Made Sausage Recipe From Old Notebook
One third cold roast beef and two thirds corned ham or fresh pork are combined with a little powdered sage and sweet marjoram, pepper and salt. Chop, form into flat cakes, roll in flour, and fry in salted and peppered lard until browned and cooked through.
Beef Fritters Recipe Instructions
Chop cold roast beef finely and mix with a batter of milk flour and one egg. Add meat to a hot buttered pan and fry until brown. Season with pepper salt and a little parsley.
Ginger Biscuit Recipe Card
One pound flour with half pound butter and sugar two eggs and two heaping tablespoons of ginger. Mix thoroughly form small biscuits and bake in a quick oven. A pinch of salt may be added if the butter is not very salty.
Preakfast Puffs Recipe Note From Historic Column
Lift half a pint of flour with a pinch of salt and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Stir in gradually a gill of milk, then add the beaten egg white folded in foam. Pour into gem pans and bake in a hot oven for quick breakfast puffs.
French Biscuit Recipe Steps and Flavor Tips
A half pound of flour and a half pound of sugar with four eggs requires the yolks and whites beaten separately. Drop the batter on a buttered tin in spoonfuls and sprinkle sugar on top. Almond flavoring is suggested and tastes well.
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MR. Dooley
Guthrie
Dhrink
Clark Street
Zeke Kay
Platte River
Ile —Onicago Journal
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Federation of
Cantabrigia of
Cambridge
New Century Club of
Philadelphia
Cantabrigia
Middlesex Club
New Century Guild of
New Century Club
Wilmington
Delaware
Woman's Literary Union of
Portland
Dorchester Woman's Club
Looking Forward Club
Professional Woman's League of
Lincoln Woman's Club
Nebraska
Grand Rapids Literary Club
Michigan
Haverhill
Haverhill Literary Union
M. Ella Russell
Anthony Hope Hawkins
F. Marion Crawford
Huntington Hall
Fridjof Nansen
Norway
Andrews
Beckwith
Fanny T.moody
Grace A. Nichols
Catherine E. Burke
Mary E. Pickering
Gookin Bros
Mass
J. T. Rhodes & Sons
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Street
Courier-Citizen Building
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sam’l E. Raymond
Levi Sprague
Alexander G.cumnock
George 8. Motley
Edward M. Tucke
James Francis
Courier-Citizen Co
Middle Street
Qune
Merrianack Street
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