Garnishing Dishes With Parsley Beetroot and More
The article outlines garnishing ideas using parsley, beetroot, horseradish, and watercress for cold and hot dishes, eggs, and salads. It discusses aspic jelly, capers, pickles, and decorative toppings for sweets, emphasizing precise, artful presentation by chefs. It notes transformed colors with carmine or vegetable coloring and suggests edible decorations like thin beet rings and parsley rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiatour
É&O
A Discord from the Past and Failing Courtship
A fair girl reassures Alfred amid a tense scene where a village past and secrets threaten their engagement. The dialogue hints at a hidden fault and forgiveness, ending with a softened, hopeful note as a soft light returns to her eyes.
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Alfred
Hero
Alleia
Time's Whirligig and Domestic Bills Stir Chicago
Mrs Newera Henry complains about household costs with her husband in a Chicago Tribune item. A 1.50 necktie bill and a 1.75 hat expense are noted, highlighting domestic frugality and recurring shop charges. The piece captures a humorous slice of city life and financial humor.
A Perfectly Formed Woman in Hearth and Home Ad
A Hearth and Home feature claims a perfectly formed woman at an average height with a weight between 118 and 140 pounds. A plumb line from the nose marks a point before the great toe, shoulders and hips align, and the waist narrows along a line from the collar bone to the hips. Measurements include bust 28 to 36 inches, hips 6 to 10 inches wider, and a belt waist 22 to 28 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty
The Magistrate and His Pipe in Courtroom Tale
A Thames Valley Times report notes Colonel Ommaney lighting a briar during a county bench hearing while awaiting a hailed culprit. It suggests the habit might spread to the press, police, public, and possibly the prisoner at future courts.
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Thames Valley Times
E Mmanney
Mr. Bush
Q.C
Ommaney
Analysis of a Cigarette Sparks Public Health Debate
A physician reports that a cigarette analyzed recently contained opium and arsenic in harmful concentrations. The wrapper proved to be ordinary rice paper whitened with arsenic, suggesting the blend could foster a habit of navigating opium without the smoker’s awareness. Despite the warning, the narrator states the intention to continue smoking.
The Force of Habit in a Chess Master’s Pause
A feature on Steinitz the chess great, noted for sudden stops amid crowds as he weighs openings and endgames. The story captures his reflective habit and the calm focus that marks his famed style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam
William
Missionary View From Ulands On Women Sent Out
A missionary at Ulands remarks on The women recently sent out to et post by the Church Missionary Society, noting great joy among their peers and archivally expressed sentiments about the mission work.
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Ulands
Church Missionary Society
Dietary tips and dairy remedies for indigestion in old guide
The article explains household tips to improve digestion with soups, saffron, roots, radish and lemon peel, plus vegetable gelatine from water-lily leaves. It discusses milk diets, dilutions with soda water, and buttermilk as dyspepsia treatments, stressing slow sipping and milk as food. It notes individual dietary idiosyncrasies and rigid milk regimens for obstinate cases.
Gentle Baby Sleep Guidance And Simple Craft Ideas
The article advises careful soothing and position changes for infants to encourage longer naps, warns against unadvised use of opiates, and cautions that rocking can harm the brain. It also notes that normal household noise should not disturb a sleeping baby. Included are simple craft ideas for necktie cases razor cases slippers and small decorative card projects using satin ribbon and cloth notions.
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Ladies’ Journal
Ellie
Untitled fragment hints at church legate and cairn note
A fragment references a church legate and a cairn album noting Ben Towers in the third month. The readable bits suggest a minor archival notation, with no clear event, date, or location fully supplied for a fuller report.
Mrs Gladstone and kinship in early 1900s recollections
In a reminiscence from Blackwood, F. M. Skene describes meeting Mr. Gladstone and his sister, a convert to Roman Catholicism. The account recalls a warm, dignified elder sister figure, travels to Warwickshire, and a voyage with her to view a Madonna and Child painting that elicited a trance. The narrative unfolds through personal recollections of family closeness and religious conversion.
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Gladstone
Towartia
Mr. Gladstone
Warwickshire
F. M. Skene
Blackwood
Coins of the World from the Washington Mint Director
R E Preston, Director of the Mint at Washington, estimates values for world standard coins. The france unit is 19.3 cents, mark 23.8 cents, Mexican silver dollar 79 cents, yen nominally gold and silver with gold 7 cents, silver 47.6 cents. Tael value varies by colony, Central American silver 44.1 cents, Chile Cuba gold pesco 9 26 cents, lira similar to franc at 19.3 cents, Novi Netherlands 40.0 cents, Russian silver 26.3 cents gold ruble 17.2, peseta 14 ¼ cents, gold milrets Brazil 54.6 cents, silver kran Persia 0.81 cent, Turkey plaster 0.044 cent, silver rupee India 21 cents, gold crown Austria 20.3 cents. Then a physician’s wife recalls jelly molds and warns about exposing gelatine to air for microbiological study and kitchen sanitary risks in homes.
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R. E. Preston
Washington
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Japan
China
Chili
Cuba
Lualy
Novi
Netherlands
United States
Russia
Spain
Italy
Brazil
Persia
Turkey
India
Austria
Fragmented old headlines mix odd trials and stray notes
A garbled old page mentions a husband judged for beating his wife with a loaf of bread, a claim about Huxley on fishing grounds, four MA men selling papers in Strand, sparrows peering into mirrors, and a jumble of phrases about colors, poulterers, and romantic woes.
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America
Professor Huxley
Comic Fragments From an Old Page Bring Laughter
A jumble of humorous sketches and cartoon captions shows couples, misheard dialogue, stage whispers, and tales of everyday mischief. Quips include a bearded woman crying theft, a scribe asked for poetry, and a boss daydreaming of Babylon.
Japanese attire ends failed European costume revival
An editorial argues European dress for women failed, praising Japanese fashion and implying men should abandon European style too. It laments misconceptions of European garments and notes Japanese women regain dignity and grace in kimono. The piece questions male fashion choices and seeks cultural authenticity.
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Todey
Maude
Alge
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George Washington
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Scribe 2
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Perrins
Mr. Johnson
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Amelia
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