Quick Meal for a Chilly Evening
A brisk evening menu features onion soup and pan broiled ham with fat for moisture. Served with boiled rice and optional onion and bacon fat, it suggests a strawberry cake with variations using vanilla ice cream or canned fruit.
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Edith M. Barber
Logan Cabins Bring Style To American Architecture
A critic argues America has no distinct architectural style. The retort touts log cabins as a valid American contribution, highlighting rugged simplicity and historical roots in frontier life.
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America
Don’t Marry Emotional Actresses Say Quotes
A joking exchange warns against marrying emotional actresses who allegedly demand money with strong feeling. The quip contrasts romance with financial expectations in a lighthearted, ironic tone.
Quick Meal From a Fridge Built Ham and Pineapple Dishes
A compact menu features onion soup with toasted bread and cheese, sautéed pineapple rings served with ham, and Syrian rice. Ingredients include onions, butter, stock, bread, cheese, pineapple, ham, and rice. Cooking steps include browning onions, simmering stock, toasting bread with cheese, baking, frying pineapple, and steaming rice for serving.
Good Floor Stain Instructions From Old Woodworking Note
A durable floor stain is made from linseed oil tinted with ground burnt umber. Apply thoroughly with a flannel pad to the wood and allow to dry overnight. The next day polish the surface with beeswax and turpentine to finish.
Souls of Sailormen Return to Paimpol
In the cemeteries of Paimpol on the French coast graves carry crosses and monuments yet the soil remains undisturbed. Local residents who lost relatives at sea tend the plots believing sailors’ souls return to rest in Paimpol cemetery each All Saints Eve.
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Paimpol
Paris
France
How to Skin Haddock and Care for Rugs
My Neighbor Says advises skinning a haddock after a brisk fire and curling its flesh, plus turning heavily worn rugs every six months to wear evenly. It also suggests using leftover fowl in creamed dishes or loaves and planning meals to save energy.
Epsom Salts May Base Future Autos and Transport
London reports scientists from the department of industrial and scientific research have developed a transparent elastic resin lighter than aluminum. The material could replace rubber and glass in roads and vehicles and is produced using magnesium protected from corrosion by a waste product from copper electrolysis.
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London
Department of Industrial and Scientific Research
Yachts for a song amid market bear rush
A coastal note says yachts are selling cheaply as the market bears, with some vessels offered as bargains after a financial blizzard. A New Jersey motorist gets a cousin officer to drop a parking ticket, proving how small the world can be.
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Barnegat
New Jersey
Waste from cotton industry used to build roads
Investigators pursue a method to incorporate cotton waste into road construction while magnesium sulfate remains a primary component in other uses. The shift aims to reduce waste and improve material efficiency in industrial practices.
Potato Cleanup For Stubborn Vases And Bottles
Chop a raw potato into small pieces and place in the vase or bottle. Add a little vinegar and shake well, then wash with soapy water and rinse in cold clear water. Use finely chopped potato or rice for narrow necks to scrub the sides when shaken, then turn out and rinse.
Prohibition Era Rich Man and Rum Row Tales
A chain of anecdotes about a wealthy man owing $3,000 in income tax and offering a $75,000 yacht in settlement, a $15,000,000 gold fleet foiled near Long Island, and liquor boats from Rum Row era. It notes smugglers, high speed craft, and former captains who once dodged coast guard cutters, now facing altered legal risk.
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Sam
Washington
Long Island
Montauk
Brooklyn
Wall Street
New Jersey
Coast Guard
How It Started By Jean Newton Aborigines word origins explained historically
The article explains that aborigines originally referred to an ancient central Italian tribe before Rome. It notes the term derives from Latin aboriginis meaning from the beginning and connects to words origin and original through the same linguistic root.
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Jean Newton
Italy
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Turkey Grants Women Access to Streetcar Seats
Istanbul moves to abolish the two rows of streetcar seats set aside for women as part of a broader reform ending gender segregation on public transport. The change will remove curtains and restore equal seating on the city’s transit system.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Mussulman
Dammed Waters to Cover Site of Old Town in Ashtabula Ohio
Craytown, once among Ashtabula County’s oldest settlements, will vanish under rising Py matuning reservoir waters as the dam nears completion. Buildings have already been razed. the town once housed a woolen mill, blacksmith and shoe shops, harness shop, general store, and several homes.
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Ohio
Ashtabula
Craytown
Ashtabula County
Pennsylvania
Roll Along Mr. W Shakespeare and Mrs W discuss food of love
In a light exchange Mr W quotes Shakespeare on music as food of love and Mrs W adds a homey reminder to George to bring home rolls tonight. The casual dialogue captures domestic ease and playful wit.
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Mrs. W
George
Golf in the Rough at the Club House Conversation
In a clubhouse after an 18 hole round two men debate course beautification. One dismisses scenery as rubbish, the other agrees that golf should not be affected by scenery. The ad promotes Ferry's Seeds sold in fresh dated packages.
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Ferry
Ady
Dream of Diamonds in South Africa
An exchange recounts a humorous dream set in South Africa with diamonds scattered around. A question about a tiny diamond matches a ring given by Louise. An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets for digestive relief, mentioning one pellet for laxative and three for cathartic use.
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Milton
South Africa
Louise
Objection to Being a Great Thinker Dead Too Long
A Los Angeles Times line argues the main objection to scholarly greatness is the long time since death. It reflects on posthumous reputation and enduring ideas beyond life. The quip suggests fame hinges on lasting impact after death.
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Los Angeles Times
Creomulsion Advertises Creosote Cure for Colds
A vintage ad promotes Creomulsion claiming creosote and six other medicinal elements rapidly stop coughs and colds. It asserts safety and pleasant taste and offers a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved.
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