Angel Paradise at Paradise Arizona Barroom Ghosts a Fight
In a Paradise Arizona saloon Lonesome Linthicum recalls a near fight with William Jernigan while a splashing of comedy unfolds. A child named Angel Paradise arrives on the scene and a toast to the girl ends the feud with a hopeful goodbye as Angel leaves with her parents.
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Lonesome Linthicum
Paradise
Arizona
Lonesome
Big Bill Jernigan
William Jernigan
Congress
Montana
Washington
Bill
Denver
Edwin Booth
Crossroads talk songs seeds and speeches
A local exchange between a granger and a grocer reveals grim jokes about politics and the congressman’s speeches. The granger laments empty promises while the grocer counters with a quip about sending speeches on phonograph records.
Uncle Ashdod Clute Breaths His Last? A Betzville Tale
Uncle Ashdod Clute, famed for coughing up 19 deadly diseases, tries to bottle his last breath to avoid Betzville atmosphere. He buys preserve bottles, seals each breath, and endures nightly attic checks, hopes, bets, and a town’s curious spectacle as noon nears.
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Ashdod Clute
Betzville
Bettyville
Uncle Ashdod
Bettville
Clarestown
Sigma Stephens
Sigma
Ashdod
The Great Seal History and Franklin's Objection
Franklin opposed the eagle as the national emblem in 1784 citing its laziness and aggression while Gaillard Hunt notes the seal's development to its current adoption. The seal is guarded by law and affixed only to papers bearing the president’s signature.
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Franklin
Washington
United States
Fathers of the Republic
Order of the Society of the Cincinnati
France
Sqmé
Benjamin Franklin
Cincinnati
America
Marshall
Supreme Court
Senate
Fine old historic pitcher linked to Champlain centennial
Boston reports Charles H. Sherman of Glens Falls N Y owns a 11 inch English porcelain pitcher from Middlesbrough pottery Yorkshire. The vividly colored piece depicts Lake George Prospect Mountain and the Lake House skyline and is claimed unique with only two made for Mr Tucker owner manager of the Lake House.
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Boston
Charles H. ,Sherman
Glens Falls
N. Y
Middlesboro Pottery
Yorkshire
Lake George
Lake Champlain
United States
Prospect Mountain
Tucker
Lake House
England
Sherman
Old Fort George
Fort Ticondereroga
Land dispute case tests 21 years possession
In a land ownership suit a cross examination probes the claimant about 21 years of residence and undisputed possession. The witness oddly replies a bumblebee nest interrupted the dispute as the courtroom laughs, while a quip about the Wrights references flying.
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Grimshaw
Stage Fright Seen On The Rise Among English Doctors
English doctors discuss stage fright or temporary speech paralysis and agree it is increasing. They attribute this to strenuous modern life, and an American critic argues that continued pressure could lead to people communicating in dumb show, viewed as good or evil depending on perspective.
Statue of American Indian Wins Paris Medal for Dallin
Boston article notes Cyrus Dallin’s statue won salon gold at Paris exhibit as the only American to receive sculpture top prize. The work, shown in Arlington Heights studio, was featured at Baltimore’s National Sculpture Society show and tied to his Soldiers and Sailors monument project for Syracuse.
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Cyrus Dallin
Boston
Paris
Arlington Heights
National Sculpture Society
Baltimore
Mr. Dallin
Syracuse
N. Y
Mushroom hat plan ends in porch flower basket
A wife persuades George to fund another hat though she has repurposed a previous purchase by punching holes in its bottom to use as a hanging flower basket on the porch. She calls herself a genius for the idea.
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George
Pet
Scientific Note on Life Adapting to Altered Environments
The readiness of simple life forms to adjust to changed environments shows they can be trained or educated to a degree. Stahl demonstrated a plasmodium flees salt at once but gradually adapts when salt is added to the medium. Purposeful action appears in both plants and animals, in unicellular and multicellular forms.
Around The House Effective Drying And Laundry Hints
A street column describes a simple long mosquito net bag to dry small articles without pinning to lines plus tips to preserve cook books with a transparent sheet and weighted corners. It also notes indoor laundry shelving with hooks under a shelf aiding weatherproof drying and clutter reduction.
Currant Pastry Bake with Nutmeg Topping
Line a 14 by 9 inch tin with pastry. Spread currants on the pastry. Mix one egg with two thirds cup sugar to a thick paste and drizzle over currants with a fork. Grate nutmeg on top, trim crusts, fold to seal, and bake until delicately browned without overbaking.
Household Tips for Plant Mats and Laundry Glaze
Old rubber hot water bags can be cut into circles to use as plant mats under pots. Sprinkle salt and pulverized soap into starch for a fine glaze on starched clothes. Quicklime is suggested as a cheap disinfectant for cellars, usable in dishes bins cupboards or scattered in damp corners.
Irish Moss Blanc Mange Recipe Card
A vintage recipe lists Irish moss soaked in cold water then added to milk with salt and vanilla. Cook 30 minutes in a double boiler until slightly thick, strain and flavor, chill, mold in bowls or glasses, garnish with banana slices and serve with sugar and cream.
Save Leftover Bread In A Tin For Future Loaves
When bread pieces are left from a meal do not throw them away. Put scraps in a tin until enough accumulate for one loaf. Soak in milk or water for thirty minutes, then mix with salt, one egg and enough flour to form a batter. Bake on a hot griddle. If rye bread is used, add half a cake of compressed yeast and let batter stand overnight.
How to Pickle Cucumbers with Onions and Mustard Seed
To pickle cucumbers cut into slices lay in a colander with salt. Add four small onions sliced and let drain overnight. In the morning mix with half a cup pepper and one cup mustard seed then pack in a stone jar with vinegar seal and store cool.
Moths threaten carpet. advised treatment for infestation
The notice recommends practical steps against carpet moths. It suggests applying gasoline around carpet edges and soaking the nap, and to work powdered borax into the carpet where moth signs appear or under heavy furniture not easily moved during weekly sweeping.
Lemon Pie Recipe Yielding Three Pies
A simple bake uses the rind of one lemon grated and juice of three lemons plus 244 cups of sugar and three eggs with two rolled crackers as crusts. Bake to produce three pies.
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Angel Paradise
George Edwin Hunt
J. B. Lippincott Co
Pete
Dutch Henry
Dutch
J Bill
Bar Mone
Daffy
Pap Johnson
Bill Jernigan
Angel
Mamma
Anna Louise
Nuffin
Lunnen Bridge
Heaven
St. Louis
Pop
Mr. Hawthorne
Papa
Tucson
Surry
Pete's
Pete’s
Crossroads Grocery
Betzville Tales
Els Parker Butler
Pigs Is Pigs
Peter Newell
Peter
THE
GREAT
Gallard Hunt
Wrights
Dallin
Eccles Cake
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