Clever Wall Cabinet for Mounted Photographs and Easels
Mounting photographs becomes easier with a wall cabinet that functions as a framed photo cover. A hinged front doubles as a flat framed photograph, then lowers to a shelf. interior racks adapt to various photo sizes. Another design hides unframed mounted photos behind a dustproof door. Easy to build with pine or whitewood, finished in black, white enamel, or rustless black paint. Window seats, cushions, and upholstery ideas accompany the portrait storage theme.
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Ormaments
Buffalo Bug Compared With the Law Abiding Beetle
A Prairie Farmer reader describes the buffalo bug or carpet beetle, noting its larva damage to woolens and carpets. It advises kerosene or gasoline in crevices, putty filling, starch and alum mix, and drying before carpet laying, plus cedar oil and dried herbs as remedies. Also mentions pepper and meat prices and a Crown of Lamb with Peas recipe from Table Talk.
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Woulda
Strawberry Shortcake Method From An Old Recipe
Lift together one quart of flour with two rounded teaspoonfuls baking powder a little salt and one tablespoon sugar. Chop three tablespoons butter into the mix then add one cup sweet milk and one well beaten egg. Roll 1/2 inch sheets bake in greased pans layer berries between sheets cover top with berries sugar and cream to serve.
A Walnut Tree Foliage Said to Deter Mice
A European folk remedy claims walnut tree foliage is a strong mouse deterrent. Traps are unnecessary where leaves are accessible and even dried leaves remain effective. Continent practices burying vegetables with a layer of foliage to keep rats and mice away for winter storage.
Red reins and scarlet rosettes trend for horses
The New Idea Magazine notes a spring fad seen in Newport this summer featuring bright scarlet reins and scarlet rosettes in horses ears as a new style for riding and driving in the country.
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Newport
New Idea Magazine
Echoes of Fashion in a Summer Parade
Fashion notes describe square and triangular light walking sticks as a new fad for men along with soft graceful skirts and empire corsets. Old cotton frocks and simple prints evoke Ingenue days while bishop sleeves reappear on shirt waists and low coiffures with curls and puffs trend. Louisine silk dominates summer gowns as lawn and green seaside fabrics gain favor.
Night Thing in Hats and Gloves Fashion Notice
Bits of style describe washable miner neckwear and street hats with shirt waist fashion. It praises white and pale tones, polka dot ribbons, trims, and efficient glove color coordination, urging cohesive outfits and generous neckwear supply for summer wear. The Vogue source notes focus on shirt waist hats and coordinated accessories for smart, everyday elegance.
The New Maraquise Bracelets: Fashion's Marquise Form
The New Maraquise Bracelets emerge as a natural result of resumed short sleeved evening gowns and elbow sleeved afternoon costumes. A marquise bracelet is a rope of flexible gold with a three tone cameo or miniature framed in pearls or diamonds, often crowned with jeweled motifs like three feathers or a Florentine lily. The setting favors a long marquise shape against a white background, creating a dazzling decorative value.
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The
New York Sun
New and Workable Notion For Applique Cretonne Work
A practical fancy craft idea explains cutting a cretonne pattern and applying it to black velvet as decoration. Gold thread outlines enhance the flowers while embroidery fills thin stalks. The process involves tucking the cretonne to the background material and satin stitching before trimming the excess.
Old Abe and the Pittsburgers Tale at the White House
In a Youth’s Companion piece Roe L. Hendrick recounts Lincoln entertaining a young drummer on a public levee at the White House. The president humorously applauds the boy, then shares a tall tale about a flat bottom boat called a Pittsburger and its improbable river voyage. The story unfolds amid Lincoln’s geniality and the reactions of Stanton Sherman and Grant.
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Abe
White House
Lincoln
Otheer
Lincelo
Rming
Navy
Virginia
Ohio
Pittsbursers
Tie
Stetner
Drttsburger
Cairo
Ill
Egypt
Stanton
Ualdeck
Sherman
Carolinas
Grant
Roe L. Hendrick
How Washington Computes Noon Across United States
The article explains the official noon time in the United States, detailing the use of observatories, telegraph lines, and timekeeping devices. It describes the time ball in Washington, the synchronization of 23 clocks, and how regional meridians set local noon from the Washington signal. It notes the seventy-fifth meridian as standard for the eastern U.S. and the nine other zones across the country.
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China
United States
Washington
State
War and Navy Department
Central Belt
Rocky Mountain Belt
Crane Collapse After Sparrows Diet Odd Tale From Arkansas Swamps
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report recalls a crane kept in a Mississippi River town park that shifted to feasting on sparrows. The bird reportedly swallowed prey whole after stalking them with a yellow beak, then dipped in water basins. indigestion from the sparrow diet is blamed for the crane’s death.
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Arkansas
Mississippi River
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Saved the Dog at Sea Rescue
A ship wreck near St. Margarets Bay England left only the captain aboard as rescuers hauled in line for a quarter hour with no reply. Finally the captain was saved and drew a small wet dog from his pocket apologizing that he could not find the animal earlier.
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St. Margaret’s Bay
England
Hope
Ile
Parson Brownlow Named Incarnation of East Tennessee Spirit
Dr. William E. Barton calls Parson Brownlow the embodiment of east Tennessee’s rugged virtue and patriotism. A preacher and editor, Brownlow reportedly wrote to Secretary Benjamin offering to quit the Confederacy. The piece also notes global shipping losses with 2,172 vessels per year missing and adds a wry Chicago News quote on ambition.
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Parson x Brownlow
William E. Barton
East Tennessee
Navy Food Stores and Rations in the U S Navy
A detailed account from Saturday Evening Post in which C A McAllister explains naval provisions, ration practices, and the budgeting of daily sustenance for sailors. It notes staples like salt pork and canned fruit, the role of mess caterers, and differences between officer and enlisted meals, including the captain and admiral dining arrangements.
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United States
Jacky
Avenge Mechanic
Navy
Commissariat
C. A. McAllister
Milk Quality Rumor Sparks Skepticism in Kentucky
A Kentucky suspicion ponders milk's wholesomeness with Colonel Stilwell remarking he cannot be certain but has heard rumors of water being added. The Washington Star notes the conversation on dairy quality and public skepticism.
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Kentucky
Stilwell
Washington Star
Shadows of the Mind and Body Across the Day
A reflective aphorism compares mental and physical shadows to life’s phases. It suggests morning memory behind, noon confrontation, and evening depth stretching before us.
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Windus
Jaz
Buffalo
Old Abe
Parson Brownlow
Chicago News
Naval Food Stores
Uncle Sam
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