De Palma Wins Fifth 500 Mile Auto Race at Indianapolis
Ralph de Palma claimed the fifth annual 500 mile sweepstakes at Indianapolis in 5 hours 33 minutes 56.5 seconds setting a new 89.84 mph record. Dario Resta finished second, Gil Anderson third, with ten of twenty three starters earning prize money from a $50,000 purse.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rene Thomas
Dario Resta
Resta
de Palma
Earl Cooper
Tom O'Donnell
Rob Burman
Howard Wilcox
Tom Alley
Hurhie Hughes
Billy Carson
Noel van Raalte
Stutz
Wilcox
Mercedes
Peugeot
Anderson
Sunbeam
Porporatto
van Raalte
Burman
Kleinart
Klein
Duesenberg
Alley
Sun. Grant
Well
Babcock
Delage
John de Palma
Sebring
Joe Cooper
Maxwell
Carlson
Orr
Mulford
Rickenbacher
Mass
Purcell
Cox
Bugatti
Hill
Cornelian
Chevrolet
Emden
Haupt
Conditions of famine grip Mexican towns from Monterey to Vera Cruz
Widespread distress in Mexico as Monterey Durango and Vera Cruz regions face famine. Thousands fed daily in Monterey while buyers pay high prices for scarce corn. In Jalapa tempers flare as rations run out with 2 500 women waiting in sun, some fainting, injuries and deaths reported.
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Mexico
Monterey
Durango
Torreon
Vera Cruz
Jalapa
Chamber of Commerce
Explosion rocks Seattle scow storing dynamite Dellorizon
Fifteen tons of dynamite housed on a scow in Seattle harbor exploded on Sunday. The blast wrecked the vessel and caused about 40,000 dollars in damage to nearby plate glass windows as authorities investigated the incident tied to shipments headed to Russia.
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Seattle
Wash
Russia
Designer of Great Seal Is Dead
Washington reports Julius Baumgarten designer of the great seal of the Southern Confederacy died Monday at age 30. His death closes a brief but noted career shaping a key emblem of the confederacy.
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Washington
Julius Baumgarten
Wilson calls Mexican factions to unite for recognition
President Wilson urges Mexican leaders to reconcile and form a central government in Mexico City or risk U S action to aid peace. He warns that civil war devastates the country with crops ruined and citizens starving while the United States pledges support to a workable constitutional government.
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Mexico
Wilson
United States
Villa
Carranza
Zapata
Southern Republic
City of
Foreigners to be moved from City of Mexico
Washington orders renewed efforts by John R. Silliman to remove foreigners from Mexico City. The British chargé d affaires reports about 300 Americans and possibly more want to depart immediately.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mex
State Department
Washington
John R. Silliman
President Wilson
Mr. Silliman
Home That Is Truly Home
A reflection on homemaking from Youth's Companion praising the art of creating warm atmosphere. It argues that a home is more than possessions and wealth, shaped by the joy and care of the woman who builds it, influencing family and community.
How to Cook Vegetables
Fresh vegetables should be used and prepared properly. Green vegetables go into boiling salted water while dried beans and lentils soak in lukewarm water. Use plenty of water for cabbage and sprouts to preserve color and reduce odor. Do not soak cooked vegetables in the boiling water and drain immediately. Dry vegetables are wasteful and not worth cooking.
Jelly Jumbles
A simple old fashioned cookie recipe. Cream butter with sugar, beat in egg, mix in soda with sour milk, salt, and flour to form a soft dough. Chill shape cut circles fill centers with currant jelly join halves, seal edges and bake in a hot oven to keep shape.
Vegetable Ragout Instructions and Servings
Turn up a pot with one cup of sliced turnips potatoes and carrots and boil until tender. In a separate pan melt butter add minced onion fry brown. Stir in browned flour and gradually add one pint hot water until smooth then fold into the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper simmer 30 minutes. Garnish with minced parsley before serving.
Sour Cream Cookies Recipe Steps
Mix one egg with one heaping cup sugar and half teaspoon soda folded into one cup sour cream and half cup butter. Add flavoring and pastry flour to roll dough. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and sour cream, then enough flour to roll. Moisten tops with milk and egg yolk if desired.
Chocolate Caramels Recipe from a Vintage List
A historical recipe for chocolate caramels instructs melting chocolate sugar molasses and butter with milk for fifteen to twenty minutes then adding vanilla. Pour into buttered pans and cut into squares once nearly cold.
Old-Fashioned Lemon Pie Recipe
Four lemons with rind chopped fine, then juice added. One quart of molasses and one pound of chopped raisins folded in. Use three crusts to yield three pies. Bake in an old fashioned brick oven if you can.
Good to Try for Even Baking with Asbestos in Oven
A historical note suggests placing a piece of asbestos the size of the pan on the oven bottom to slow baking and achieve even results when the stove bakes too quickly on the bottom.
Naming the Twins
A Butterwick couple clash over baby names after twins are born. The husband suggests ridiculous options from biblical and historical figures to American names, while the wife rejects them as inappropriate and mocks the idea of ridiculing the children with odd monikers.
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Slowboy
Washington
Toodles
Louisa
Valley Forge
Mephistopheles
Mrs. B
Devil
Slowboys
Butterwick
Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Health Over Calomel
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver and bowels. It champions a gentle cleanse, claims elimination of nausea and salivation risk, and urges readers to ask their druggist about the 50 cent bottle.
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Dodson
Differentiation, Small Boy Teases Miss Oldgirl
A playful exchange where a small boy taunts a woman by saying her parents call her a chicken and an old hen, as she asks what exactly they mean. The line hints at family dynamics and humor in a domestic setting.
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Miss Oldgirl
Willie
Local Ballgame Excitement Rises Amid Umpire Injury Wish
Reporters note a crowded ballpark with fans pushing for a home team win while some spectators voice a controversial desire for the umpire to be injured, reflecting a heated, improper mood at the game.
Mack Sennett Seeks Rides At Early Morning Gas Stop
The driver, a business man from Photoplay Magazine, recounts Mack Sennett's early morning roadside halt near a San Diego fair. With empty gas tank, Sennett offers ten dollars for a tow to town. The wagon driver explains he peddles gasoline to small-town stores, starting early to reach customers.
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Mack Sennett
San Diego
Mack
Photoplay Magazine
Chocolate Soldiers and the Army Sweets Craze
The piece notes high consumption of sweets by troops in France and Cairo reports Australia’s force consuming all chocolate. Captain Bean records a canteen demand five times expected for sweets and soft drinks, while beer demand halved. Life may be a grind, but grinding sharpens things.
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Bernard Shaw
France
Cairo
Capt. Bean
Westminster Gazette
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