Walks in The Woods by Henry Beetle Hough
The essay extols winter woodland rambles as a link to the past and present. It notes blue skies and horizontal light on fresh fallen leaves, enduring wagon ruts, and old stone walls guiding modern walkers through familiar paths.
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Henry Beetle Hough
Chocolate Coconut Velvet Pie and Confection Rich Desserts
A vintage collection of recipes including COCONUT VELVET CHOCOLATE PIE with toasted coconut topping finished in a baked shell, plus BROWNIE PUDDING and CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES with mint filling and a confections sugar filling. Also features a chocolate frosting and sauce recipe to glaze cakes and desserts.
Stamps Hidden in Plain Sight Bring Big Windfalls
Post office stamp errors spark big profits as overprinted blue pennies and misperfed sheets fetch high prices. Buyers include a London civil servant and stamp collectors who flip misprinted sheets for hundreds of pounds. Experts warn future issues may bloom with errors.
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Bury St. Edmunds
Queen Elizabeth
London
Devonshire
Change Of Attitude On Drinking Drivers
The piece notes a shift in public and magisterial stance on drinking drivers, from leniency to stricter conduct, influenced by Lord Goddard and higher courts. It highlights drivers not drunk but impaired by small amounts of alcohol, and cites Post Magazine and Weekly Underwriter as sources.
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Lord Goddard
The
Post Magazine of London
New York
Wild Ducks Ride the Northbound Air Currents
From Wild Wings by Frank S. Stuart, the scene follows a flock of pintail ducks lifting from a lake and accelerating into the north. The birds glide with precision, tracing intricate air waves as they travel about a mile per minute, weaving through a sea of voices and distant laborers watching the spectacle.
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Frank S. Stuart
Paris Siege Menu From Voisin Restaurant 1870
During the 1870 siege of Paris the Voisin restaurant issued a wartime menu for December 25 urging residents to eat zoo animals due to food shortages. The list names donkey head omelets, camel roast, kangaroo stew, bear rack, wolf leg, antelope pie, and other scarce dishes as spirits and resources decline.
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Voisin
Paris
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