Witchcraft and a town romance end in a private wedding
In Moreway a stubborn Squire blocks Margie Burch and Jack Worthson from marriage. Miss Lou uses wit and a fur cloak ruse to push a clandestine ceremony. The Squire’s plan backfires as Miss Lou reveals she arranged the nuptials and vows to return Jack to a peaceful life.
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Moreway
Margie Burch
Jack Worthson
Margie
Jack
Squire Burch
Squire
Lou Naith
Lou
Miss Lou
Mias Lou
Rascal
Mr. Burch
Madge
Daily Story Pub, Co
Suffragette Spotlight Sparks Debate On Ballot Progress
A reader quotes a chorus of opinions on women's suffrage. The exchange notes changing tactics with suffragists mounting platforms and proclaiming to speak for the cause, reflecting evolving public perception and momentum.
A Recemblance at the Plane Conversation
A brief dialogue as a man praises his wife’s new piece and remarks it’s difficult. She replies she feels like an aviator and explains she is trying to conquer the air.
Glass poles for wires may replace wood in Germany and beyond
A Frankfort Germany plant makes glass poles for telephone and telegraph lines with a woven wire framework for strength. Glass poles resist weather and insects, promising longer life and savings as wood costs rise. Experiments also test glass railroad ties and glass paving blocks in Lyons France proving durability and potential cost benefits over granite.
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Frankfort
Germany
Lyons
France
Dust Blower for Handsaw
A California inventor designs a hand saw blower and hanger to keep sawdust off the cut line. A rubber bulb and metal tube attach to the saw handle and direct air onto the blade, allowing workers to blow away dust with thumb pressure without stopping.
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California
Global Labor and Industry Facts Span Several Nations
A compilation notes France employing 4,693,412 women in industry and Denmark with 64 trades unionists per thousand. It cites Germany’s lithographic unions near 100,000, and the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers International at about 100,000. It adds marble from Derbyshire Devonshire and Westmoreland, Venezuela restricting dynamite import, a napthaline fueled 70 horsepower locomotive built in France, and U S cement shares with Pennsylvania at over 32 percent and Indiana at about 12 percent. It also mentions deep South African gold mining and new lever operated clamps in England replacing ankle spikes for pole climbers.
Old Favorite Tomato Rice Soup Method
This keeps a classic tomato rice soup recipe. It uses one can or fresh tomatoes, rice, onion, carrot, water, butter, salt, pepper, and flour. Cook vegetables in butter, simmer tomato with water, mix and thicken, sieve, blend with strained tomato, add rice, season, and simmer until rice is tender. Serve hot.
Flank Steak With Dressing Instructions
Select a thick flank, remove skin and suet on both sides, reserve a small suet piece. For the dressing mix two cups soaked bread crumbs one small onion one tablespoon butter one egg one quarter teaspoon salt a pinch sage and pepper. Prepare onion in butter, add bread, cook briefly, cool then add egg and seasonings. Rub steak with salt and pepper place dressing, roll, tie, cut suet, retie, and cook steadily until done but not dry.
Whipping Cream Without a Beater
Instructions show how to whip cream without a beating tool. Place cream in a screw top jar sized to the amount, seal tightly, and shake vigorously side to side like a milk shake. The cream will soon whip, faster and more easily than with a fork.
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Soda Fountain
Delicate Stimulant Recipe Brief
An old recipe suggests beating yolk with powdered sugar and brandy, then folding in whipped egg white with salt. The mixture should be thick and ready to eat, presented as a tempting novelty.
Cockle Broth Preparation
Open fifteen large fresh cockles and keep their liquor. Add to a saucepan with one and a half quarts cold water and four celery branches. Season with two saltspoons cayenne and one teaspoon butter. Boil ten minutes, strain through cheesecloth, and serve in six cups.
Pumpkin Fritters
Peel a pumpkin and cut into finger shaped pieces four inches long and one inch wide. Salt and soak in cold water ten minutes, then drain and dry. Coat with flour and fry in deep fat. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with a slice of boiled bacon or bacon fried in fat.
Sauce Preparation Instructions for Tangy Butter Sauce
Blend two ounces of butter with a small teaspoonful of flour. Cook in a stewpan with equal parts water and tarragon vinegar, two tablespoons each. Stir one minute then add the beaten yolks of two eggs and keep stirring until the mixture thickens without boiling. When ready, stir in half a lemon juice and finish in a double boiler.
Cream Soupe Proportions by a Famous Housekeeper
A famous housekeeper shares a general proportion for cream soups: one quart of liquid, one pint of vegetable pulp, and two tablespoons each of flour and butter. She notes that the key is to mix liquid and vegetable matter carefully to prevent lumps.
New Sweet for Children Prune Marshmallow Candy
A simple candy recipe uses a pound of sugar and a pint of water with lemon juice to make syrup. Prunes known as twenties are soaked overnight, pitted, and filled with marshmallow while damp, then rolled in granulated sugar and stored in tins.
Lamp shade dress minaret style in Poiret’s fall fashions
Julia Bottomley surveys the lamp shade or minaret gown trend, detailing a wired knee length tunic over a narrow skirt, chiffon or lace overlays, beaded nets, and dramatic tassels. She notes American wearers favor simpler drapery and alternative fabrics, with varied tunics and velvet combinations enhancing the look.
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Poiret
Julia Bottomley
Fancy marabout sets replace furs for warmth and style
Marabout sets become popular in milder climates as a cheaper, warm alternative to furs. Durable and fashionable, they come in dyed colors with ostrich feather fringes, often worn as neckpieces and muffs, combining two colors and lighter indoors use. Natural taupe gray remains a favorite.
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Julia Bottomley
Sewing Room Hint for Jacket Fitting on a Stand
A sewing tip advises placing a fully trimmed bodice on the stand before trying a jacket to ensure the jacket fits over any bodice without being tight. It notes many amateurs fit jackets on the stand first, neglecting the bodice, and extends the point to winter bodices worn over thick undergarments.
Lace Novelty Cupid Head Venise Lace Collar Fashion
A new lace design features a Cupid head woven as the central motif in Venise lace. The pattern extends to the collar and cuff edges, creating a regulated yet decorative centerpiece for detachable collars and cuffs.
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John Habberton
Denmark
Lithographic
Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International
Derbyshire
Devonshire
Westmoreland
England
Venezuela
Pennsylvania
United States
Indiana
South Africa
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