The Miner's Rest Opens to a Wayfarer in New Mexico
Ralph Brunton leaves for home to marry Mary Leeson, only to learn she has married another and is headed for a honeymoon. In a twist of fate his heart stays in New Mexico with Juanita at The Miner's Rest, which remains open to wayfarers.
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New Mexico
Ralph Brunton
Santa Fe
Juanita
Ralph
Mary Leeson
Mary
Goas
Grand Central Station
New York
Albany
Ralp
Father
Difficult to Please
A short romantic exchange shows Isabel and Sam quarreling over contradictions and love. Isabel brands Sam weak for letting a woman dictate, while Sam concedes and avoids further contradiction.
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Isabel
Sixpennorth Brandy Sparks Recovery Tale
A South Wales workman suffers a serious industrial accident. After treatment he lies unconscious at home. The doctor prescribes sixpence of brandy. When the patient regains consciousness he shouts the doctor’s instruction, “Sixpenn’orth.”
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South Wales
London
Precociere-Jobs and the Baby Talk Debate
A family quirk fuels a discussion on when a baby can speak. Ethel argues Job talked as a baby citing a Bible reference, while Father and the brass twister insist babies cannot talk yet. The tale sits in Stray Stories.
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Jobs
Ethel
Job
Nursd
Orange desserts from a vintage cookbook
A compact set of recipes for Orange Delight and Orange Icing. The instructions describe gelatin and juice based desserts served with custard or whipped cream and a citrus and sherry icing for cakes. Detailed steps cover soaking gelatin, heating liquids, sugar, citrus juices, and chilling.
Frugal fashion tips from a 19th century column
A thrift minded guide advises magnesia and a clothes brush to remove stains from gowns, with methods for lace cleaning and covering buttons by crochet or needlework. The piece promotes neat, economical dress and notes professional dressmakers now focus on externals.
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Mme. Modjeska
Paris
Bacon Muffins From a Hungarian Household Recipe
A Hungarian servant shares a muffin recipe using salt pork or bacon for flavor. She sifts flour with baking powder sugar and salt, adds egg melted butter and sweet milk, then folds in half a cup of crisp fried bacon. Muffins bake quickly in hot pans and are eaten without butter.
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Hungary
Auburn Molasses Cookies from Old Recipe
A historic cookie method uses one cup lard and butter melted with two cups molasses. Dissolve two teaspoons soda in two tablespoons boiling water and beat into the molasses until foamy. Add two eggs a pinch of salt, ginger, and cinnamon, then enough flour to a soft dough. Let rest an hour before rolling and cutting quarter inch cookies and baking in a hot oven until rich brown.
Pigeon Fricassee Stew From Early Cookbook
Eight pigeons cut small and stewed in water and claret with salt pepper mace onion and herbs. Butter in flour thickens the gravy after removing onion and herbs. Beat yolks of three eggs into the sauce, then return the meat, cook until thick and serve.
Baked Oysters Recipe Steps
Toast bread rounds in small cups, spread with butter, fill with oysters and season. Place cups in a baking pan, cover, and bake about ten minutes.
Tea Hint Protects Table Cover When Spillage Occurs
A note advises placing a lamp of milk in the teapot during tea making to prevent spoilage of the table cover in case of spills.
Lentil dishes with nuts tomatoes and mushrooms
Lentils are baked with Brasil nuts and strained tomatoes to create hearty cutlets. The recipe describes lentil omelets and a cheese baked lentil dish, then details a German style lentil preparation with butter flour onions vinegar and nutmeg served with cress.
Candling Eggs: Simple Outfit for Bright Inspection
A practical guide explains candling as testing eggs by light to reveal contents. Build a candling box from pasteboard with a hole aligned to a lamp, allow air, and keep the setup away from strong light. Discard any egg showing defects before sale.
Baked Brown Bread Recipe Notes
Instructions describe making a stiff batter for brown bread using oats molasses salt butter dissolved yeast graham and white flour. It suggests letting the batter set overnight and uses one cup oats one pint water half cup molasses one teaspoon salt tablespoon butter half yeast cake dissolved in water.
Save the Yolka
The passage explains a method to preserve yolks for several days by placing them in a cup, covering with cold water without breaking the yolk skin, and changing the water daily. It emphasizes gentle handling and regular water changes to keep yolks fresh.
How to Reheat Meat Properly in the Oven
The article advises warming meat by wrapping it in thickly greased paper and keeping it covered in the oven. This method traps steam, prevents drying, and heats the meat through more quickly.
Banana Fluffs Dessert Preparation
A simple banana fluff dessert combines mashed bananas with one cup, two tablespoons sugar, juice from half a lemon, and half a cup of cream whipped stiff. Mix thoroughly and chill, serving with sponge cake or as a layer cake filling.
Making Beef Tea Cooling Tip via Cold Cloth
When cooling soup or beef tea is needed, strain through a clean cloth soaked in cold water. This removes all fat, leaving no fat in the quid.
Sheep Breeding and pasture management advice
The article urges careful sheep selection with compact legs, and avoiding long legged breeds. It warns that muddy floors harm profit and suggests grain feeding when pastures are short to prevent losses, noting pastures with sheep often grow better grass. It mentions a South Dakota man using moving scarecrows to deter coyotes and dogs from his flock.
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South Dakota
Rural Homes Prizes Aim to Beautify Kentucky Farms
A Kentucky commercial club funds prizes for best kept towns and best displays of farm and garden products. It seeks to raise rural pride through neat lawns attractive shrubs and well cultivated gardens, arguing beautification boosts appearances and crop success.
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L. P. Browning
Kentucky
Reasons for Poor Feeder
This article notes recurring poor gains in cattle due to various causes such as teeth and indigestion. It reports post-mortem findings in Western packing houses revealing foreign bodies like barley beards fox tail and baling wire embedded in the tongue or stomach, causing abscesses pneumonia or heart involvement.
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Eakins
Bad Habits of Colts and Training Mistakes Cited
A writer argues that preventing bad habits in colts is easier than curing them. He cites a nervous horse broken by a careful trainer who avoided head approaches and a city cousin who spooked the animal, causing a break in the bridle and repeated escapes. A heavy rope halter may curb the habit.
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J. M. Bell
More Live Stock Is Needed
Walter B. Shutz argues that American farmers must raise more livestock to prevent soil fertility loss and preserve profitability. He notes livestock converts waste to meat, milk, and work, enables smaller packaged crops, and fosters youth interest in farming.
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Walter B. Shutz
United States
Poultry Diseases Linked to Breeding Weaknesses
The article notes constitutional weaknesses from incorrect breeding as the main cause of poultry diseases. It highlights genetic factors and breeding practices as key risks affecting flock health.
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Harold Carter
Juan
Germany
Kentucky Club
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