Red Letter Days in July Birthdays of Folk Literature Figures
Elmo Scott Watson profiles two overlooked American folk literature contributors born in July. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, author of Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight, born July 18, 1850, and Eben Rexford, author of Silver Threads Among the Gold, born July 16, 1848, with notes on their careers and lasting influence.
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America
Elmo Scott Watson
Union
TULY
John Quincy Adams
Calvin Coolidge
George M. Clinton
George M. Dallas
Elbridge Gerry
Henry Knox
Gideon Welles
Navy
Lincoln
George H. Thomas
Rock
Chickamauga
Nathan Bedford Forrest
John Paul Jones
David Farragut
Richmond Pearson Hobson
John Ericsson
Elias Howe
Samuel Colt
John Jacob Astor
John Wanamaker
John D. Rockefeller
George Eastman
William Morris
Mary
Louisa (Wight) Hartwick
Mishawaka
Ind
Rose — Alnora
Rose Alnora
Litchfield
Mich
Rose Alrora
Detroit Commercial Advertiser
Boston Transcript
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Edmund Carson Thorpe
Johnsburg
Warren County
New York
Eben
Eugene Rexford
Jabez and
Rebecca (Wilcox) Rexford
Ellington
Wis
Rexford
New York Weekly
Frank Leslie
Lawrence College
Appleton
Lawrence
H. P. Danks
Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight In An Old Tale
A ballad of Bessie and her lover in peril as Cromwell’s regime looms. A sexton’s duty to ring the curfew collides with a vow to save Basil Underwood. The heroine climbs the tower to stop the bell and Gains mercy at last.
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England
Sexton
Bessie
Cromwell
Basil Underwood
Hell
Basil
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Woodman Spare That Tree Author Dies in New York
George P. Morris born 1802 in Philadelphia died July 6 1864 in New York City. He wrote the popular poem Woodman Spare That Tree and helped found the New York Mirror and Ladies Literary Gazzette with Samuel Woodworth and Nathaniel P. Willis, shaping 19th century American song and prose.
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George P. Morris
Philadelphia
New York
Samuel Woodworth
Morris
Woodworth
New York Mirror
Ladies Literary Gasette
Nathaniel P. Willis
Hiram Fuller
Theodore S. Fay
America
Willis
Bloomingdale
N. Y
New York City
Woodman
Cold cuts platter and quick recipes from Easy Entertaining
A promotional excerpt describes a summer cold cuts platter with salami, liver sausage, ham, corned beef, cheese, pickles, and watercress. It lists luncheon slices, ham and cheese pinwheels, rarebit filling, ham and cabbage slaw, corned beef de luxe, and a salami salad with brief serving ideas and a note to send 10 cents for the cookbook Easy Entertaining by Eleanor Howe from Western Newspaper Union.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Union
Vacuum Cleaner Tips From Purdue Experiment
Purdue experiment station studies show a vacuum cleaner with a clean dust bag cleans best. Empty the bag after each use and never wash it to avoid damaging the dustproof finish. Dust pickup depends on forward speed, best at one to two feet per second. Do not pick up pins tacks or glass to protect the bag and fan blades. Keep the machine in a clean, dust free place.
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Purdue University Experiment Station
Importance of Kitchen Electric Outlets in Home Planning
The kitchen often neglects outlets when planning a new house though it needs many. Outlets power lamps clocks radios and appliances and must handle lighting and motor loads. Electric use varies with appliances so designers should consider the expected outlet load.
Just Sterilize Containers To Prevent Ropy Bread
Ropiness in bread is caused by a bacillus and it makes the bread un fit for use. All containers in which the bread was mixed, baked, and stored should be sterilized by boiling. Ropiness does not develop immediately after baking, but announces itself by a disagreeable odor.
How to Remove Jar Covers Safely
To remove jar covers place the jar top downward in hot water for five to ten minutes. Remove the jar and insert a steel kitchen knife under the rubber at several points to let air in. The cover then lifts off easily.
Washing Curtains With Dye In The Washing Machine
When washing curtains add dye or tint to the washing machine with the soap flakes. This method helps color distribute more evenly across the fabric.
Hooked Rug Pattern With Gay Flower Motif
Scatter rug pattern 2207 features a bright flower motif 15 by 20% inches with transfer, hooking directions, color chart and key. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York NY and include name and address.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
Kellogg's All-Bran offers a solution to constipation by supplying bulk in the diet. The ad urges daily use with milk or as muffins, plus ample water, and states Battle Creek as the source.
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Kelloge
Battle Creek
Sense of Honor Quote From Addison
A quotation on the sense of honor notes it is rare and delicate, found in naturally noble people or those shaped by great examples and refined education. The author Addison frames honor as a refined trait earned through culture and example.
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Addison
Wintersmith
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