The Green Man at the Donjon Inn Mystery
Rouletabille and I shelter at the Donjon inn where the Green Man, keeper of the forest, arrives with a fateful air. A witchlike cry from the Bete du Bon Dieu echoes, innkeeper’s rough dread, and Mother Angenoux’s cat tie into a murder case as police chief Larsan moves to the scene with reporters in tow.
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Housetabille
Houletabille
M. Robert Darzac
Rouletabille
IBM
Bim
Landioad
Touletabille
M Brengersco
Monsieur
Donjon
Saint Michel
Chateau
Mathieu
Stangerson
Kile
Ald Rudy
Daddy Mathieu
Mme. Mathieu
Mother Angenoux
Paradise
Angenoux
Prife
Ange
Daddy Mathiec
Rowetabille
Daddy Mathles
France
Tates Bi
Park Gate
Uu Werubat
Paris
Sim Simpkins Denies Unseen Inventions in Dialect Poem
A Chicago Pest note recounts Sim Simpkins mockingly denying new tech like the telegraph, electric lights, the telephone, the wireless, and early flight. He declares disbelief at unseen advances, while a moralist voice urges open mindedness, urging readers to consider truth beyond sight.
Stationers and other trades names traced origins
Etymology notes show stationers drift from old terms not linked to goods sold. Examples include grocers from engross in wholesale trade and other trades like tailors or merchants with name origins unrelated to current products. The fragment hints at broader linguistic history in trade names.
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Paul's Cathedral
Candied Flowers Across Nations and Tastes
The article notes how rosebuds are boiled in sugar to make preserves enjoyed by Arabians, with China also candying rosebuds and jasmine. Turks use marsh moss yellow iy in a conserve, while France favors candied violets and Roumania and Bulgaria diversify with many flowers for savoring.
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China
France
Roumania
Bulgaria
Pulled Bread and Odor Control Tips From a bygone note
A fragment describes preparing pulled bread with leaf peeling and drying in a moderate oven, then serving hot. It also offers housework advice to reduce cabbage and onion odors by venting via windows and grating, using cedar dust to mask smells while cooking.
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Peter
Appetizing Sauces And New Fudge Recips
Practical culinary tips include minced parsley with butter for hot sauces and a Pratt Institute method for fudge. Parsley should be finely minced with stalks removed, scissors preferred to knife, fresh garden parsley enhancing broiled meat. Fudge gains a finer grain when kneaded after stirring and cooling.
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Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Peach Snowballs Dessert from Old Recipe Script
A fragmentary confection recipe describes making a gelatin base with lemon juice rind and vanilla, folding in beaten egg whites, sugar, canned peaches pulp, and salt. The mixture is chilled until stiff, molded into shapes, then served with whipped cream.
Lambs Tongue in Aspic Delicacy for Warm Weather Hosts
A snippet describes lambs tongue molded in aspic served as a relish or salad with lettuce and dressing. The recipe notes the block is sliced for serving, highlighting it as a refreshing, attention worthy dish for warm weather hosts.
Taft Salad Preparation Steps and Tiny Tips
A recipe note describes to blanch tomatoes then chill, cube them, peel and cube cucumber, seed and pare green pepper, and shred Spanish onion. Mix with minced chives and dressing, chill before serving. It adds a tip about using a cheesecloth bag for spinach during an old fashioned dinner to prevent other vegetables from becoming greenly coated.
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Taft
Preach
Prospects and Bears in Porcupine Hunt Warns of Risk
A Porcupine area tale details prospectors facing bear trouble while hunting with no rifles. A Grogan-led fort party and a French camper survive by clever traps as a massive bear repeatedly attacks. The gruesome bear fire ends with Brain killed and eaten, illustrating dangers prospectors may face and arguments for arming in the field.
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Hiram
George Grogan
Ner
Grogan
Tal
Brain
Bruin
Miss Riddell Elected To National Council Of Women
Miss Agnes Liddell of Toronto graduates with honors in Moderns from the University of Torun and joins the National Council. She has taught at Oshawa High School and other Toronto schools and will devote her time to National Council work. She has studied in Spain France Italy and speaks several continental languages. The Year Book of the International Council is to publish proceedings from Toronto meetings. Local fish news reports phenomenal salmon run on Fraser River with doubled pack and larger fish across Columbia canneries.
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Cummings
Mise
Agnes Liddell
Toronto
National’ Council
Universty
Torun
Bs More
Ata
Geneuating
Hidde
Oshawa High School
Brank
One Hall
Westbourne ‘School
National Council
Tame Funces
Internation Council
Babcock
Fraser
Columbia
When She Golfs The Latest Mat and Sweater For Athletes
A fashion note on correct golf wear for cool days. The long sweater suits driving, while interference with play is noted. Dark serviceable green with bright cuffs, striped galatea cloth and a gray felt hat complete the sporty ensemble.
Sashes Return to Summer Fashion Trends
Summer fashion revives popular Sat Sashes in soft knots and song ends when fabrics are light and summery. Broad belts, Pompadour ribbons, plaid textures on white, satin brocade in self tones, and vesselines top the list as darling accessories for both children and adults.
Geranium growing tips and royal roller skating note
An article section covers easy care geraniums with notes on wintering in pots, flowering limits indoors, cutting old houseplants, and choice colors. It also mentions Queen Helena and King Victor Emmanuel enjoying roller skating, with royal children leading a popular trend in the kingdom.
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Helena
Grex
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
America
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Gaston Leroux
Hoglerabilie
Rouletabtile
Sim Simpkins
Bim Bimpaine
Morse
Telegraph
Sim
Ania
Bell
Wrights
Wien
Chicago Pest
Porcupine
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