Sultan to Decapitate Court Astrologer in New Year's Tale
A sensational dispatch portrays Abdul Huda the court astrologer of Turkey as doomed to have his head offered to the sultan on New Year's Day after overstating star omens. The sultan dismisses officials, shifts cabinets, and faces internal revolt as Young Turks stir crisis. The tale reads as a sensational, embellished chronicle of court intrigue, prisons, and alienated courtiers amid planetary prophecies.
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Turkey
Abbdul Hudas
Majd Mohammed
Huda
Star Chamber
Abdul Huda
Mars
Mercury
Abdul
Venus
Royal Fox
Imperial Sword
Hans
Abdul Finda
Tarm
Muda
of the Stars
Hoda
Abdul Second
Hina
Camerilla
Palace Camarilla
Riza Pasha
Raghib Pasha
Kecause
Raghib
Opassihin
Achmed Izzet Pasha
United States
Abdul II
Mehmed al Ber
Washington
Flower Wall Paper In Bedrooms And Infant Sanitary Crib
A Melbourne era home advice piece recommends flower wallpaper for bedrooms suited to moderate budgets, with light colors for sunny rooms and bright schemes for dark ones. It describes a sample room with a morning glory motif, white woodwork, cream walls, dotted swiss curtains, and matching bed and dressing-table covers. It also discusses blankets of various weights and colors, care tips like moth prevention, and introduces an infant sanitary crib that converts to a chair, with a washable canvas body and aluminum trim for sanitary use and safety.
Egg Nest Appetizer with Yolks and Seafood
Boil eggs until hard then separate whites from yolks. Fry fine onion in butter, add egg strips to fry until firm but not browned. Mash yolks with chopped cold chicken ham or fish, season well, shape into balls, and place on lettuce. Mold whites around the yolk nests and serve with mayonnaise dressing, avoiding eyes on the nest.
Rice Chocolate Pudding with Meringue Topping
Scald a quart of milk with three minced grated chocolate. Add one cup hot boiled rice and a scant cup of sugar. Beat four egg yolks and fold in. Cook until set, then bake with a meringue made from four egg whites and four tablespoons sugar until golden. Cool, refrigerate, and serve.
Pear Charlotte Recipe from a Round Mold
Prepare a well buttered and sugared round mold with bead and butter. Fill with stewed pears flavored with cloves sugar and a touch of cochineal for color. Bake till hot then unmold onto a dish with a bread and butter topping. Serve hot with sugar and cream.
Keep Needles From Rusting With A Corked Bottle
A simple method to prevent rust on needles by storing them in a small corked pill bottle. Keeps needles dry and organized, avoiding moisture contact that causes corrosion.
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California
Fic Syrup Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, claims it treats the blood and mucous surfaces, and cites Dr Cheneys products. Testimonials are promised.
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Hall
Hisii
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Withholding the Price
A Philadelphia Pregs humorous quip notes Mugssy attempted to quit drinking and tried the gold cure but failed. The joke proposes the nickel cure as the better method, implying keeping nickels away from him to curb his boozing.
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Philadelphia
Danger in New York Roads and Mere Market Claims
Report notes an average of seven car collisions daily on New York steam, subway, elevated and surface railways. An ad claims Lewis' Single Minder cigar is the richest, most satisfying on the market from Lewis' Factory Peoria. A social maxim warns that self-centered talk seldom benefits others.
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New York
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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Sultan
Willard W. Garrison
Soothsayer
the Sultan
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid, Sk
Sultan of
Young Turks Party
Izzett Pasha
Exercis
London
Charterhouse Sq
Row de la Paix
Australia
KR. Towns & Co
Sydney
Indu
D. K. Pant
Calcutta
China
Babe Kong Dorug Co
Japan
Merava, Ltd
Tokio
Russia
Ferrein
Moscow
Africa
Lennon, Ltd
Cape Towns
Etc
U.S.A
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Propa
Boston
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