Wags the World A Memoir Entry On Marriage And Stocks
A first person diary excerpt tracks a man in his fifties recounting a rowdy social season with parties plays and wine followed by a betrothal and a quick marriage amid stock news and mine disputes. He notes tensions with wife Lasselle and Mrs Badminton as rumors swirl about divorce and a doctor друг.
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Lasselle
France
Mistress Badminton
H. Nevil Short
H. Nevill
Mrs. Badminton
H. Nevil
Experimental plant cools oranges in transit
An experimental pre cooling plant in Los Angeles uses two 30 inch square insulated ducts connected to an ammonia ceiling room supplying 16 to 20 tons of refrigeration daily. Cold air at 20 degrees F enters cars and is circulated through at 4,500 to 6,000 cubic feet per minute before returning to the ceiling room.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Enormous Pension Expenditure Highlighted in 1866–1908 Totals
The United States paid pensions totaling 3 654 663 364 42 dollars from 1866 through 1908. Costs for maintenance and expenses of the pension system reached 122 574 462 96 dollars, bringing the overall total to 3 777 237 828 38 dollars, exceeding 1907 currency in circulation by over 1 120 000 000.
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United States
Army
Navy
Perfection in Soup Recipe Published for Home Kitchens
A Chicago Inter Ocean writer shares a detailed vegetable soup method. Ingredients include white turnips, potatoes, carrots, leeks, onion, garlic, eschalot, butter, salt, sugar, pepper, and water with optional meat scraps. Steps describe slow onion cooking in butter, adding water and carrots, then turning in root vegetables and seasoning, finishing with parsley or cerfeufl, and serving with toast.
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Gsatisfactory
Says
Chicago
Homekeeping Tips From Old Time Advice
Practical household hints on preserving food and avoiding hazards. Use turpentine for cleaning, store bread in a stone crock, fry leftover cereals, keep moths away, and avoid opening ammonia near flames. Provides compact guidance on shelf life and kitchen safety.
How To Prepare Fresh Water Fish And Trout
Take a fresh trout or salmon and clean it thoroughly removing scales fins and entrails. Rinse in salt water and dry well. Make shallow skin slits, season with coriander pepper salt and salad oil. Bake on a greased tin fifteen minutes near a brisk fire or in the oven and serve with sauce. Salmon may be prepared similarly for any meal.
Onions Peppers and Cheese Dish with Eggs
A straightforward recipe instructs frying six onions until brown, soaking six red peppers, chopping them then mixing with the onions. Add cheese, butter, bread soaked in milk, and simmer. Boil six eggs, halve them to garnish, and serve with potatoes. Garlic may enhance flavor.
Gumbo Soup Recipe with Chicken Bacon and Oysters
A traditional gumbo cooks bacon in a kettle then browns a chicken. Three quarts water, onion, and herbs simmer four hours, strain and skim fat. Return meat with rice okra and oysters for final half hour.
How to Dose Children With Snow Safe Remedies
The article advises using snow to help children swallow medicines by coating pills with a snowball. It recommends letting a child hold ice to blunt taste before castor oil and suggests teaching gargling with plain water when well, noting gargling during sore throat isn’t always required.
Mustard Making Tips For Better Flavor And Texture
The guide advises adding a pinch of salt before water. It recommends moistening dry mustard with a spoonful of vinegar initially and notes warm water improves results if not rushed, rather than cold water.
Peach Dessert Guide From Old Cookbook
Peel peaches and roll in powdered sugar then coat with soft confectioners icing. Roll again in grated coconut and serve on china with lady fingers or wafers. Use canned peaches if fresh are unavailable.
Honey Muffins
A recipe instruction for honey muffins combines 14 percent pint flour with two teaspoons salt. It includes two tablespoons butter three eggs one teacup honey and half a pint of sweet milk. The batter is poured into hot buttered muffin pans and baked in a hot oven.
Milk for Babes and Adults A Letter on Diet
A detailed discussion argues cow’s milk harms infants and adults differently, urging goat’s milk for infants, monodiets like buttermilk for digestion, and practical tips to make buttermilk at home using lactic culture tablets. It links iron intake, liver health, and arterial disease to milk consumption and promotes goat milk as superior.
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Metchnikoff
Pagsteur Institute
Cornaro
Winter Wardrobe for Health and Hygiene
The article argues for defensive therapeutics through warm clothing and pure air, urging sewing-room solutions to maintain body warmth and bedroom ventilation. It endorses wash flannel nightdresses, snug necks, long sleeves, and careful laundry choices, plus outdoor exercise in weatherproof outdoor attire.
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Hamburg
Lagos
Oxford
Utility Box For Bathroom Aids Ornaments And Utility
A white enamel utility box about shirt waist size serves as a bathroom organizer. It holds towels and features divided top compartments for washcloths and soaps. Additional use as a seating surface when putting on shoes. Priced at eight dollars.
Siik Umbrella Covers and Egyptian Pillow Designs
Thrifty housewives can repurpose umbrella covers cut along the seam to create a standing collar, collar band replacements, coat and dress tape, sleeve facing, binding, or softer sleeve binding. Also advertised are handsome Egyptian designed pillow covers in the fancy goods departments.
Old Fashioned Hair Lotion Says Sage Tea Remedy
A traditional home hair tonic uses sage and green tea to stop hair loss and restore luster. Directions: simmer equal parts sage and green tea in water, strain after 24 hours, and apply nightly to the scalp while ensuring hair dries fully to avoid staining the pillow.
Fur Trimmed Clothes Proclaimed in Fashion
Fashion notes describe fur trimming on coats and suits including skirts collars cuffs and waistcoats. The brief item hints at updated style and shopping appeal for the season.
Prolong Life of Umbrella via Wall Pocket Holder
A tip to extend umbrella life by storing them in a flat wall pocket attached to a wardrobe back. Made of brown holland with stitched divisions and ribbon trim, it tucks behind garments without crowding hangers. Fastens with drawing pins or brad nails for a neat sunshade and rain shelter organization.
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Holland
Securing Door Mats With Corner Rings And Hooks
A simple method uses brass rings sewed to each mat corner and small rounded cup hooks installed at door thresholds. Hooks hold the mats flat when rings sit on them, and rotating mats distributes wear for even use.
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
H. Negil
H. Wevil
Bradstreet
Sarah Badminton
LasseNe
Trout
la Mirabeau
J. T. Allen
Joseph B. Bowles
Butler
Jacob
Ecru
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