Old Time Cookery Shared by Calhoun County Elders
A reporter visits three elderly women in Calhoun County Michigan to capture memories of their mothers cooking. They share slave era origins, family recipes, and recollections of weddings, hardships, and daily meals. Recipes include ribs of beef, Indian pudding, Gingerbread, and farmhouse preserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Michigan
Nichols Memorial Home
Trih
Tom
Judy
Jane
New York
Wister County
Hudson
John Damonte
The Value of Froebel Education in Early Child Care
The article extols Froebel's methods for early child training focusing on senses and perception. It argues mothers and teachers should begin sensory and cognitive development at age three or four, with kindergarten as vital to harmonious intellectual moral growth and lasting character formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frochel
Kndergarten
Froschel
Theas
Froebel Cane
Lesage
Froebel
Capury
Health Topics. Medical debate on diet and digestion
The article discusses medical theories on diet and digestion, noting disagreements among experts. It cites Dr. Flaws and others debating cold water, warmth in the body, and the impact on digestion, appetite, and comfort. It also offers crude home remedies and cautions about earache and hearing impact from mouth breathing.
Sleep and its dangers in childhood habits
A fragment discusses how irregular sleep in childhood leads to worsening health and early decay, warning that late hours engrave a disease described as soma that feasts on the person, with emphasis on sleep as a remedy. The tone reflects a cautionary health editorial from a historical period.
Garden Party Promises Floral Decor and Cheer
An optimistic note highlights a garden party plan for this year. The event features abundant floral decorations and a welcoming, cheerful atmosphere as a central charm.
Fashion and Fancy Dresses in a 19th Century List
A passage on fashionable dressmaking and perfumed accessories describes an organza sacque with life-like flower perfumes, silk flowers, and puffs of water lilies. It mentions Miss Julia Dent Grant’s anticipated attire, Paris gowns, and a mousseline de soie dress with a blue bird’s-eye motif and yellow embroidery, reflecting the era’s style notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Brija
Fateau
Sonia
Ute
Indy
Rene
Sirus Viet
Paris
Ruffie
Mousseline de Siie
Helen Grey-Pagh
Notable Women of the Nineteenth Century Contest
A discussion of English magazine readers voting to name significant women of the nineteenth century. Notable figures and rankings include The N fen Nichtine of Teck, Sister, Penny Saint, and others celebrated for virtue and influence. The piece notes public interest and lists several named women and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Sain
Ridley Havergal
Yachting gowns for the high seas debut in fashion
The article describes a cream white English serge yachting gown with a closely fitted skirt, sea green silk braid, and taffeta trims. The bodice features diagonally braided trim around a sea green yoke, with a pointed belt. Accessories include a green leghorn hat with sea green trim and white wings, and white silk gloves to match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainty
Helen Grey-Fagh
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Betsey W.eastman Kellogg
Soma
Tod
Pinerys
Busan
George Washington
Mike Davey
Muric
Martial Masie
Great Britain
Isle
Betty
Mrs. Kellogg
New Orleans
Marc Gingerbread
Poland
Washington
Pupdisg
Washington Gakk
Salerlatus Iseday
FaNny
Fl.awsi
Peaitivge
Mateos
Warnal
Carter
Justine
Neture
von Traversy
Sohesit
Tieifa
Opthodon
AGRE
Brower
Prageous
Bere
Ashion
Rousseau
Julia Dent Grant
Shea Bart
St. Tenis
Lillian Russell
Princess of
Wates
Eiter
Agi
Moedjeska
Vernana Farben
Ols
Olga Neihers
Ga Hellees
Eb Weis
Prandl
Goya
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