Pasteur's Revenge The vow to redeem France through science
The passage recalls Louis Pasteur vowing revenge against misfortune by dedicating his life to France. It notes war testing his heart but not faith, and describes his aim to elevate France in science, declaring every future work would bear Revenge, revenge, revenge as he toiled for the nation.
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Wealth and the Perils of Feuding in Society
A reflection on money, fame, and class shaped by Joseph Addison. The author argues that frequent feuds harm ordinary people who worship wealth and defer to the estate holder over the learned, noting how some affluent men doubt essential truths. The commentary condemns how riches distort judgment and social respect.
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A Costly Pet
A Montana boy kept a wild young squirrel as a pet for about a year. The animal roamed the house and fetched a price of two dollars on occasion. Recently a roll of one hundred dollars vanished and was recovered torn up by the squirrel to make a nest. The creature was killed the next day.
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A Social Duty In Small Gestures
A short visit should be followed by a simple token such as candy a book or flowers sent with only a plain visiting card. This tactful custom costs little time or money and shows thoughtfulness without words.
Policemen Face Critical Times and Unhappy Lot
The text laments police risk during critical times, urging vigilance to avoid enemy surprise and noting that a policeman’s lot is not a happy one. The lines emphasize duty amid danger and the burdens of service.
Black Cat Found In Laundry Linen Basket At Fulham
A Fulham laundry received a country linen basket and was surprised by a sudden upheaval and a plaintive cry. The unsorted contents were moved and a black cat was discovered beneath the soak and soap rags.
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Uniform Window Draperies Create Harmonious Interior
The article explains achieving uniformity in woodwork wall coverings and curtains. It covers pane curtains for street windows, use of valances for tall ceilings, and precise details like hem alignment and top casing width to avoid amateurish results. It highlights cream window hangings in brown yellow green or rose and artistic stencil hangings for variety.
Tomato Stuffed With Corn Recipe
Six large tomatoes with corn stuffing baked in a dish. Core tomatoes seed out, mix corn with salt pepper and melted butter, fill cups, cover with sliced tops, bake in moderate oven for an hour and baste often. Use water or stock in the dish.
Molasses Pudding Scantily Described Steam Method
A recipe instructs beating butter and sugar until creamy then adding egg molasses milk and flour with ginger and baking powder. The mixture is steamed three hours in a greased paper, turned onto a hot platter, and served immediately.
One-Half Pudding Recipe Mix and Steam Time
Simple pudding instructions list ingredients sugar butter sour milk raisins molasses flour soda spices salt and vanilla sauce. Step directs steam for 14 hours and serve with sauce.
Clear soup with Julienne potatoes fried brown
A method for consomme describes using beef or veal stock or both, prepared clear. Just before serving, add Julienne potatoes cut like shoofly style and fried until very brown and crisp.
Potato Croquettes From Simple Creamery Kitchen
Take two cups of cold mashed potatoes with salt pepper and butter beat two egg whites and mix well form small flattened balls dip in beaten egg yolks roll in flour or cracker crumbs and fry like fish balls for a crisp coating and golden finish.
Domestic economy guided by thrift law of efficiency
A household principle states that maximum satisfaction comes from spending the least time money and effort. It frames domestic economy as a discipline of thrift and practical efficiency.
Doctor Makes a Mistake A Vienna Doctor’s Mixed Remedies
A popular Vienna physician recalls two letters accusing his drugs of worsening conditions. An actress with a dark mustache asked for a private remedy, while a lieutenant sought faster mustache growth. Misdelivered packages caused the remedies to be swapped, yielding comic misfortune for both.
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Outdoor Life Essential for Health and Longevity
The piece argues that long life and good health come from outdoor work and activity. It cites farming as ideal and warns sedentary lifestyles invite gout, rheumatism, and poor complexion. It urges daily exercise including cold baths and dumbbells, even for office workers, and highlights benefits for both men and women.
Permanent Cure and Washington Commission Jokes
A humorous fragment from Joe Mitchell Chapple’s Affairs at Washington recounts David Starr Jordan quipping on International Fisheries Commission rulings. A pharmacist’s clerk recalls a foreign visitor seeking a permanent cure for headache, joked as rat poison, highlighting bureaucratic irony.
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National Magazine
Wells asks his children a marketing riddle
In a playful exchange, Wells quizzes his children on the greatest grain elevator in the country. After their blank stares the elder gently hints they should think of yeast, highlighting a punny educational moment.
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The Wisdom of Solomon Reimagined in Witty Banter
A man questions the idea of Solomon's wisdom while a woman retorts that his wisdom came from many wives. The exchange playfully imagines how personal experience shapes understanding.
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Solomon
When you sold me that family horse you said he would eat anything
A dialogue fragment shows a buyer accusing the seller that the horse eats everything, highlighting a boast about the animal’s appetite. The exchange underlines skepticism toward claims about the horse. No further context or names are provided.
Variety Menu Recipes From Old Time Kitchen
Ice Cream That Takes Little Time to Get Ready for the Table, Rice Water Jelly for children and invalids, Lincoln Pie with lemon zest and meringue, Fowl In Batter from leftovers, and Quince Honey syrup ready in minutes.
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Swiss Dumplings From Sausage Meat and Bread
One pound sausage from a German delicatessen is minced and mixed with an egg salt pepper flour and a quarter loaf of milk soaked bread. Shape into marble sized balls boil until they float then serve with a butter roux and beef stock cream like sauce. Add a bit of boiled cauliflower for variety.
Red Pepper Sweet Pickle Recipe From Old Household Page
Soak peppers in boiling water about twenty minutes then brine overnight to draw juices. Slice thin and seed remove. pickle like pears apples or peaches. Standard mix three pounds sugar one pint cider vinegar two tablespoons whole cloves allspice and cinnamon. Scald and cook peppers till tender then thicken syrup and pour over peppers. An excellent relish with roast meat.
Records In Size Across World Monuments And Institutions
The Paris Opera house spans three acres as the largest theater. A bronze statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg weighs 1100 tons. Japan hosts the tallest stone statue at 44 feet. Cairo houses the largest college with over ten thousand students and ten dollar teachers. Damascus is recognized as the oldest city.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Cairo
Damascus
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Childs Severe Eczema
Mrs Inez Lewis of Baring Maine recalls her four month old's face outbreak and sixteen month old's widespread eczema. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla the child recovered fully and is now healthy. The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and health builder available in liquid or chocolate tablet form.
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Leaders In Their Line Bank of England Largest Library
Harper's Weekly names the Bank of England in London as the greatest bank and University College Oxford founded in 1050 as the oldest college. It notes the National Library in Paris as the largest with nearly three million volumes.
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Bank of England
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University College
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Paris
Pettit's Eye Salve Advertises Vision Aid
If It's Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye Salve for inflammation stgs itching lids eye aches defects of vision and sensitive to strong lights All druggists or Howard Bros.
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Portrait of Charles Anthon As Written in Columbia Quarterly
A vivid, period portrait describes Charles Anthon’s outward appearance. He is described as slightly shorter than average, erect as an Indian, portly, with a superb head and strong features. His attire is meticulous and unvarying, featuring a short gabardine-like coat, black satin vest, spotless linen, small gold pin, black satin stock, and high standing collar with rounded corners.
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Charles Anthon
Columbia Quarterly
Honor for Trees Across Cultures in Asia and Islands
The Siamese offer libations to trees before cutting them down. Sumatra natives honor trees believed to embody wood spirits. Society Island inhabitants show similar respect to enmeniants.
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Sumatra
Society Islands
Ham Sandwiches Recipe Card
Ham minced with pickles mixed with sardines mustard salt pepper and vinegar. Spread on buttered bread thin slices. Simple luncheon idea with careful preparation and adjustable seasoning.
Cauliflower Pudding Recipe From Simple Kitchen Notes
Break cauliflower into sprigs soak in salted cold water half an hour then drain Cover with sweet milk and boil until tender Drain add breadcrumbs milk thick cream yolks of four eggs salt mace cayenne butter and lemon juice Mix well pour into buttered dish bake in a slow oven until firm
Sweet apples in cider with cinnamon sugar
A recipe note describes peeling coring and slicing apples then simmering in cider with sugar and ground cinnamon per gallon. The result is a quince sauce like sweet preserve, enjoyed slowly as a dessert accompaniment.
Popcorn Pudding Recipe
A historical recipe instructs rolling one pint of freshly popped corn then mixing with 1 percent pints milk 4 percent cup sugar 8 eggs plus a pinch of salt and nutmeg. The mixture is well beaten and baked like a custard for about 20 minutes.
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