Preservation of Eggs Across Methods and Ages
The article surveys historical egg preservation techniques from France and Britain. It notes wax and olive oil coatings, rubber and varnish approaches, Cor nard’s varnish method preserving freshness up to nine months, and lime salting, smoking, and brief boiling as variations. It mentions Appert and rural French practices of using barrels with sawdust, ashes, or bran for long storage.
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France
Musaphenbrock
Beaumur
Nollet
Renumur
Nallot
Calet de Vaux
Scotland
England
Appert
Columbus of
Chambard
Nkranes -Lodden Grocer
Lightning rods and proper installation cautions for buildings
An article warns that many lightning rods fail to protect buildings due to improper installation and maintenance. It stresses rods must reach moist ground, be correctly positioned, and inspected annually, or risk letting electricity enter and damage structures. Also mentions rising use of typing work for women.
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Pablo
Massachusetts
Red Thrush Described As Solitary Native of Open Fields
The Red Thrush, a striking American songbird, favors open fields over deep forests and sings shyly, stopping when approached. It defends its territory against snakes, nests with mud and hair, lays white eggs speckled brown, and its notes are praised by Wilson.
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American
France
Virginia
R. T. Coleadge
Urbain
Wilson Flagg
Novel French mantles with black merveilleux and chenille fringe
The description outlines mantles of black merveilleux canvas with a long shoulder cape and a chenille fringe border in jet, silver, or colored hues. The cape forms a V shape at the front, with two silk scarfs starting at the shoulder gores and narrowing at the waist before crossing over and falling over the cape ends.
How She Nearly Killed the Baby
A New York Sun reader recalls a harsh critique of mothering and infant care. The correspondent admits prior overfeeding and improper feeding of an infant with condensed milk and oatmeal, pivoting to a cautious regimen of boiled oatmeal water and plain milk as the child improves.
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New York Sun
Sun
Syvretaon
Tom
Tabby
Hennypeony
Mamma
Cuney Island
Baby
India
General Interest Notes From Various Papers
Miscellaneous clippings report on fashion urging women to wear properly sized shoes, territorial annexation talk, a scientist condemning indoor work, a walnut sale profit, odd editorials on manners and science, humorous travel quips, a nurse tale of frogs in a bed, Lake George hotel boom, a boot black excursion mishap, grain moisture experiments, and English traveler jokes. It also mentions a treasury bureau anecdote on mutilated currency and a priestly prayer cure for tramps. There are assorted European and American items with no single unfolding story.
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West Virginia
Norristown
H. Percival
New York
N.Y. Sun
Lake George
John H. Stalin
N. Y
California Agricultural College
America
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Chicago Herald
Gen Grant Plays Silent Hero With Two Children
A nervous mother seeking safe passage for two young daughters on a New Jersey ferry meets a stout, ruddy man who ensures their safety and reveals himself as General Ulysses S. Grant. The surprise earns gratitude as the children chat with him during the ride.
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Miberon
Bandy Hook
Long Branch
Gen. Grant
The Mormon President Taylor of the Church of Jesus Christ
The Boston Advertiser’s Salt Lake Cor describes Brigham Young as founder and notes Taylor, born in England, became President after Young’s death. It portrays him as a strong, deliberate educator with relentless zeal for church aims and a commanding, persuasive presence.
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Taylor
Smith
Young
Mt and
New
England
Europe
Canada
Toronto
Joseph Smith
Selon
Utah
Brigham Young
Council of Twelve
Aperties
Josph F.smith
George " Cannon
Salt Lake Cor
Boston Advertiser
Elaborate Fashion Descriptions From Exotic Textiles
A catalog-like passage describes elaborate evening wear using items such as turbans and scarfs in Turk ish atelpoa and Pompadour styles. It mentions tunics with brilliant colorings, in Japanese flowering motifs, and ornate bead work, gold threads, and brocade lampas with rich borders in various dyes.
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India
Dairy owner keeps bee as pet for 27 years near Keezletown
Vid Eiler of Keezletown Virginia built a dairy and kept two yellow suckers as pets. His widow Aunt Harriet preserves the bee after his death, noting the long friendship and care through the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vid Eiler
Keezletown
Mr. Eiler
Harriet
Texas spo one is chivalrous and reverential
A fragmented item notes a horse race deemed highly exciting, with scattered references to a city and a beer context. The text mentions reverence and chivalry themes alongside disjointed place names and events, but concrete details are unreadable.
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Texas
Price Principle Cited Amid Firm Negotiations
The piece notes a cautious adherence to a live and let live ethic in pricing, while acknowledging that business is business and prices remain fairly profitable. It frames commercial dealings as balanced between fairness and profit.
In Moline Opes and Styles Move Toward Commercial Work
In Moline authorities outline several open styles for commercial work, with emphasis on standardizing methods and permitting processes across districts. Officials promise uniform guidelines to streamline approvals and stimulate local business activity.
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Moline
Tablet Introduced That Reduces Work by Ten Percent
A new tablet was introduced claiming to save only about ten percent of the work to which it is applied. The report notes cautious adoption as publishers assess efficiency gains and potential costs.
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Moana
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Louisiana
Chicago News
Detroits
Houw
Mets
AM. Y. Eral
Treasury Department
Washington
Chicago
Nebraska
London
Plymouth
Sir Francis Drake
Samuel Pepys
Church of St. Olaves
Hart Street
Schuyler County
Chicago Journal
Efen, Grante
Fatoaco
Main Street, Moline
Formly
Viest
Competi
Nsw
Hooper
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