The Sacred Tooth and the Himalayan Rendezvous
Louis and Dr. Worrall guard a talisman tooth after a night stalk in the Himalayas. Looters steal, a Shikari fights, a yak herd is found, and the tooth is tossed into a torrent to end the peril. The expedition ends with retreat and a wary plan to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hembex
Dr. Worrall
Himalayas
Halles
Louis
Alcutta
Worra
Lewix
Mercer
Bix
Leslie
Practical Household Tips From Old Cookery Column
A collection of kitchen hacks and recipe riffs including cracker and biscuit preservation, velvet-look finishes, potato dishes, and piano maintenance. Also covers plant care, cranberry puddings, and a light note on preserving surfaces and cleaning techniques.
Diet and hygiene prescriptions for women in distress
The text advises dietary changes and routines to aid a woman's health and mood. It recommends light meals, water with lemon before breakfast, whole wheat foods, clear tea and coffee in moderation, green vegetables, boiled fish, and avoidance of heavy pastries. It also suggests weekly facial steaming, warm head wraps, and room ventilation. For skincare, it advises cold cream and massages, plus regular baths and sponge baths with Turkish towels. It mentions hair care and hand treatment, then notes the effects of exercise and a medical-sounding discussion on dexterity and aging in trades, citing various worker details and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanto Institution
Home Care for Delicate Fabrics and Silks in Historic Guide
A historical household guide lists methods to clean shawls, stockinet, and silk fabrics using heat, cornmeal, warm soapy water, and air or shade drying. It describes ironing, steaming crape, whitening with ammonia, and preserving black garments with alcohol-dipped silk, plus steps to renew waterproof crape through long steaming and careful drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wales
Australian Flowers and Fig Culture in Missouri
Read about Australian flora praised for beauty such as the Christmas bush and mauve blossoms. The piece also reports Missouri agriculture officials on fig cultivation, wintering methods, and potential two-crop yields with careful light and air management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauive
Sydney
Ganiner’s Magazine
Unclear dialogue on a stolen watch case
A fragmented exchange questions the watch’s distinguishing feature. A witness notes a sweetheart’s picture inside the item, signaling a gendered clue in the emerging case.
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Hears. Meort
Flegemie
Espeaine
Sarsaparilia
Hood
Hood’s
Ditc
Morse-Broughton
New York
Beipfel
Kall Sores
Oro, Imere
Im Cure CO
Main St
Bemoris
Jamaica
Plant Steamship Line
Jamates Dan
Mastege Bar
al Shea Co
Eure
Ares
the Land OF
Ntace Waterman
Bulietin
Siva
Bilborge Gc
Fargi War
Tage
Ste
Petart
Desiree
Corre
Waveen
Lewis
Bami
Lowi
Cao
Worrall
Omer
Maruud
Leeward
Rall
Dr. Worral
Peil
Chota Sen
Sahibi
Bentes
Perth
Evelalmed
Logis
Teesitat
Sahib
Chuata Sen
Sahil
Sonia
Sival
Bemterime
Lewin
Iteerland
Switzeriaml
Pet
Chicago
Tayi Levi
Veel Avery
Homseke
Boston
N. Y. Ledger
Janes Crichton Brew
Trent
Banel
Haniily
Sheffield
Bnife
Flowers OF
Australia
Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station
Tebe
Lenk
Decreit Free Press
Mr. Tabor
Foo
Mir
Henry
Williams
Betes
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
Jim Fort Kane
Severumet
Iso
John A. Sabeer Seal Co
la Crosse
Wis
Grend
Somr
Cimir
Hall
Wariap
FM. Cooes
Senera St
Buffalo
Oman
Carlyle
Biceps
California Fig Syrup Co
Oaly
Pune
America
Erein
Jorn
AL Sal
Ata
Ow North State
Gunter
Cumrosvius
Duncan
Nasesville
Ten
Memsite
Jaets
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