The Study of a Beauty and the Hidden Artist
Violet Lowry, the society beauty of Sir Wilfrid Lowry, meets a mysterious artist Stanes who paints a striking water color study titled The Study of a Beauty. The work mirrors Violet exactly and is initially not for sale. Years later at a party Violet learns Stanes is the painter, and the couple’s romance unfolds as Stanes finally confesses his love after a dinner with Sir Wilfrid.
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Wilfrid
Violet
Ting
Sir Wilfrid
Bohemian Gallery
Darring
Stanes
Rich Idaho gold mine found on long trail ledge
A tale from Leslie's Weekly recalls a rich Idaho gold mine discovered when a prospector washed a rock fragment from a natural ledge that spanned a major travel trail. He found clear gold colors and, after examining more pieces, staked a claim, launching a valuable mine long overlooked by hopeful prospectors.
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Idaho
Tenderfoot
Leslie’s Weekly
Mme Tussaud's wax figures helped spark the French Revolution
The article traces Marie Tussaud's rise in Paris under Curtius, her celebrated wax heads including those on the guillotine, and her move from France to England after the Revolution. It notes her teaching royalty and nobles, imprisonment with Josephine, and eventual settlement in London by 1835.
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Mme. Tussaud
Paris
England
Berne
Curtius
Prince de Conti
Marie Gresholtz
Mme
Elizabeth
Josephine Beauharnais
M. Curtius
France
Strand
Blackheath
London
Chicago Tribune
Women of Siam Marriage and Harem Customs
The article notes that in Siam no old maids exist as girls marry early and motherhood marks the highest status. The chief wife is the first wife and cannot be sold, but a husband may divorce her according to the law.
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Siam
Medical Plants Grow Wild or Cultivated in U S, Says Writer
A writer in the American Journal of Pharmacy states about three fourths of medical plants in the pharmacopeia grow wild or are cultivated in the United States. He adds that about half of the remaining quarter could be grown domestically, leaving only a small number not economically cultivable.
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American Journal of Pharmacy
Devilled Chicken and Asparagus Bake in Buttered Crumbs
Instructions for devilled chicken using chopped cold chicken butter bread crumbs cream and spices with a final bake or toast serving option. Also a baked asparagus dish layered with buttered crumbs eggs and seasonings, cooked until tender and golden, served in baking vessels.
Old Fashioned Oxtail Stew and Frozen Custard Method
Practical kitchen instructions describe cutting oxtails, simmering with water bay leaf parsley ham carrot then browning apples and onion with flour curry and lemon juice before serving with rice. Next, a frozen custard method uses scalded milk beaten yolks sugar cornstarch vanilla, then freezing with a dasher and final rest.
Simple household tips from a bygone era
A collection of practical ideas to preserve color in fabrics and foods, clean and maintain household items, and quick fixes for common domestic tasks. Tips include using salt and alum to fix color, kerosene odor removal, sewing machine maintenance, and methods to keep pots, eggs, candles, and mirrors in good condition.
Mountains in Japan and Europe a Contrast in Light
Ernest Foxwell writes in Cornhill about Japan’s endless mountain scenery and luminous summer air. He compares it with Switzerland noting Japan’s vast continuous island of peaks and the strong southern sunshine that gives a different atmosphere from northern Europe.
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Japan
East
Switzerland
Innsbruck
Geneva
Europe
Ernest Foxwell
Cornhill
Glass making leaps in the United States history
In 1827 a Sandwich mass carpenter pressed molten glass into shapes, birth of pressed glass. Henry Fleckner in 1890 invented an annealing lehr cutting three days to three hours, transforming plate glass. Philip Argobast of Pittsburg automated bottles and jars, halving costs. U.S. import value drops from two million to two hundred thousand. More bottles used monthly than a decade earlier.
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Greenhorns
Sandwich
Mass
William R. Stewart
Cosmopolitan
United States
Henry Fleckner
Pittsburg
Lehr
Philip Argobast
Chicago records the lowest death rate among major cities
Chicago boasts the lowest death rate of any world city, while Berlin held second place for a decade. Last year London surpassed Berlin with a rate of 15.62 deaths per 1000 people, making Chicago’s figure the standout among metropolises.
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Chicago
Berlin
London
FARM TOPICS AND WAGON LOADING PRACTICES REPORTED
Practical notes advise clean milking with brushed udders and dry hands. Correct wagon loading puts the heaviest weight on the rear wheels to reduce draft. If a horse pulls hard, inspect teeth for dental issues. A farmer grows poultry by feeding young weeds to chickens.
Poultry care and weeds for gardens of old times
A discourse on humane treatment of hens with makeshift nesting ideas using old nails or cheese hoops, urging farmers to observe breeding yards. It discusses choosing productive hens, the fate of barren birds, and the role of weeds in soil health, arguing weeds aid soil friability until crops need care and should be removed promptly to ease cultivation.
Simple and Accurate Level for Surveying Ditches
A rancher describes a small level made from a 16 foot by 1 by 4 inch board with a straight edge. One end has a leg 1 by 4 by 24 inches, flush with the top, and the opposite end attaches another piece 3 eighths of an inch to form the level.
Ditching method for grade using a level and rods
Instruction outlines constructing a ditch with a three eighths inch grade along its length. A long piece is offset by inch differences, with nails and short pieces braced on both ends to hold a carpenter's level. The short leg rests at the starting point while the opposite end is adjusted until the bubble centers, ensuring the desired slope across the entire ditch.
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Charles C. Hass
Orange Judd Farmer
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Wilfrid Lowry
Lady Lowry
Expect Mcy
Staines
Sir Wilfrid Lowry
Academy
New York Weekly
Marlowe
Stevens
Colton
Cato
Paradise
J. H. Clifford
Jean Paul Richter
Samuel Chapman Armstrong
George MacDonald
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