Rank marks and prize money in military uniforms
A historical account contrasts Navy and Army insignia from epaulettes to collar devices, detailing ranks from ensign to admiral and the eagle insignia for generals. It notes prize money division after captures, and ends with a New Hampshire tale of Tolpin Road to Long Pond and a vignette from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konig Wervin
Weotumodors
BS Sliver Vaelead
Apd & Teatenant
Mw Bomler
Hank
Feach
Navy
Feren
A. Heutenant
Serars
Grant
United States
Cay
Uce
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
New Hampshire
Torwer
Tolpim
Long Pond
Midsummer Fashion at Country and Seaside Resorts
An old fashion column describes White Season lace midwinter wear for summer vacationers. It highlights white gowns with lace, ribbons, and parasols, plus accessories like white hats with feathering and satin bases. Lightweight two piece outfits and soft wool fabrics like veiling and cashmere appear for coastal wear. A sample fashion cut shows a tall pale gray and green skirt with a gray cashmere frock trimmed in berry ribbons. Peanut Sandwiches: Remove shells and skins and chop fresh peanuts, mix with mayonnaise and spread between bread slices for picnic goodness.
Ancient fish carving and hemp hammock craft notes
A fragmented set of illustrated instructions describes sculpting a fish motif in a wooden box with a goblet lid, painting white eye rings, and using coconut slings for joints. It then shifts to a New York Sun quote about travel bags for women, followed by rope hammock weaving steps and stave patterns for child and large hammocks.
A Secret Ventilation Device for Rooms in 19th Century Newspapers
The article describes a privacy vent system using a thin iron bar, a ring and hook fastened on a door frame, a lengthwise curtain weighted with sand or stones to shade the opening, and a top breeze that ventilates while preserving privacy for hotel or boarding house rooms. It explains installation details and how the setup creates a private, cooler space.
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Abe
New York Herald
Comfort for the Sick: bedside care and daily routine
The article outlines practical comfort measures for ill or recovering patients. It covers cooling the face hands and feet, using basins, Turkish towels, hair grooming, shading eyes with a dark blind, mouth and lip care with lemon glycerin mixture, vaseline for skin, and keeping undergarments neat and wrinkle free with regular brushing and changes.
Oddest designs in pine and brooches attract eyes
A jewelry circular highlights unusual pins and brooches. An elephant head in silver with gold ears and trunk makes a striking piece. Awan features mother of pearl body with a ruby eye and gold bill. A bee design uses brilliants for the body, olivine middle, and a pear shaped pearl.
How to Make Flom Pie and Summer Pillows
Instructions describe making a plum pie with thin paste and vented top, cooling storage for preserves, and a waxy cool closet under a cellar stair. Also mentions summer pillows and fashion trends with fabrics suited for warm weather. Based on Rural New Yorker style, uses practical home hints and period tone.
Pillow fashions with denim cretonne and linen trim
The Decorator and Furnisher highlights pillow fabrics for summer decor. Denim and cretonne yield versatile cushions with long and short stitch embroidery, rope florals, and two tone edging. Green tones, flowers like poppies and chrysanthemums, and white linens edged with lace or hamburg finish create decorative, durable pillows for warm weather rooms.
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Custon
Hamburg
Tomato stuffed tomatoes with seasoned rice bake
Select a dozen round tomatoes of equal size and trim a circular plug from each blossom end. Cook a cap and one final rice in a quart of wet broth with half a green pepper. When nearly tender add half a cup butter, mix gently, fill the tomatoes, replace caps, brush with oil and bake. Serve with richly seasoned tomato sauce.
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la Caroliom
Mys
Boston Cooking School
Delicious Ice Cream Recipes From The New York Tribune
A detailed early 20th century guide explains two ice cream bases a vanilla cream and a chocolate variant using rich cream milk gelatin sugar vanilla and chocolate. It describes stirring heating freezing packing scraping and churning steps for smooth texture and advises careful freezing for best results.
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New York
New Sewers and Silverware Styles in Circular Notes
A 19th century circular highlights patriotic tests with shield shaped silver pieces bearing regulation army buttons. It notes tall slender silver vases with openwork edges, ivory fashion in beauty and toilet items, a burnished ivory parasol handle with gold enamel, pink coral beads in round necklaces, and gold belt webbing with blue and white stripes.
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Bouton
Practice Rhythm for Muscle Automatism in Piano Mastery
The article explains building reflexive piano technique by slow repeated practice of a difficult passage, then doubling tempo after ten accurate runs, and repeating cycles to train the mind to read a sequence as a lump. It emphasizes memorizing the pattern away from the instrument to accelerate results.
Dessert with lemon and meringue bake
Beat the yolk of six eggs add to the lemons with two cupfuls of sugar and half a cupful of wine. Layer stale cake in a deep dish, pour the mixture over, bake 20 minutes, then top with meringue of egg whites and powdered sugar. Return to brown lightly and serve.
Kissing Customs Fade Among Women In England
A dated remark notes English men ceased saluting with a kiss and kissing between women has nearly vanished, seen as unfashionable for the future. The passage suggests young women currently exchange affectionate kisses with peers as an outdated practice.
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ARMY
Ashe Lakes
New York Sun
Jess
Sle
Uleas
India
Pongee
Silverwa
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