Nation Faces Forest Crisis and New Governors Meeting
A presidential call seeks a May congress of governors to discuss a vast forest conservation plan. The article stresses the need to protect resources within 25 years and notes the first national effort to optimize welfare foundations through people, institutions, and land. The Forest Service aims to cooperate with eastern timber owners to curb waste and protect water supplies.
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Congress of Governors
United States
Spain
Africa
Palestine
America
Forest Service
Women and Scandal in Courtroom Frenzy
A reflective piece analyzes how women drive demand for scandal reporting and courtroom attendance during sensational trials like the Thaw case. It argues women eagerly seek the lurid details, shaping newspaper focus and public appetite, while defending their curiosity as social behavior.
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Gabriel
Helen of Troy
Detroit
Goddesses’ Gallery
Zaza
The Truly Educated Man
The piece argues that being well educated lies in trained judgment and wide knowledge of local topics plus awareness of other lands and times. It notes famous figures like Spencer, Shakespeare, Mozart, and Lincoln and stresses practical influence over formal schooling in defining true education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Shakespeare
Mozart
Abraham Lincoln
Pres. Eliot
Tongue Delicacies and Preserving Methods Table Side
A home cookbook fragment describes tongue prep for fresh corned or smoked tongue including shaping and skewer use, braised tongue steps with onions turnips and carrots, and a gravy finish. It adds hominy with various prep methods, a fricassee note for fowl, and a coffee clarifying trick using salt codfish skin. Also features jellied figs with gelatine and orange juice served with cream.
Practical Fashions MISS Paris Pattern No 2342
Pattern details a cream colored batiste dress for girls aged 13 to 17 with embroidered yoke and front panel. Supplies listed include embroidery, insertion, edging and ribbon, with yardage options for various fabric widths. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name, address, size and pattern number.
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Paris
Allen's Foot Ease Cures Painful Feet and Nails
Advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet ingrown nails and sweaty feet. Claims great comfort and makes new shoes easy with a trial package offered free. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with no substitutes, A S Olmsted Le Roy NY listed.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Quarrel Ends as Family Dispute Escalates
In a domestic squabble the wife accuses her husband of ignorance after a heated exchange about schooling. He remains calm while she insists she had attended school, prompting a sharp retort about being returned home foolish.
Those Delicious Lemon Pies advertise Our Pie
An old ad touts easy lemon pies with no fuss and low cost. It promotes Our Pie from D-Zertaood Co. Rochester NY, offering lemon chocolate and custard varieties for 10 cents at grocers.
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D-Zerta Ood Co
Rochester
N. Y
Garfield Tea Promotes Health and Digestive Benefits
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that stimulates digestion, purifies blood, clears the complexion, and brightens the eyes for a glow of health. Also notes a price and a tobacco ad for Lewis' Single Binder cigars.
Eggs and Tomatoes Custard with Tomato Sauce
Beat six eggs very light with salt pepper onion juice and milk. Bake in cups in a water bath twenty minutes until firm. Make a tomato sauce by cooking butter and flour to froth, then stir in strained tomato sauce. Combine, serve hot.
Sterilizing Milk With Simple Home Method
The article describes a makeshift method to sterilize milk using an ordinary nursing bottle placed in a boiler with a one inch water layer and a wood spacer. Steam for at least one hour, then store the milk in a cool dark place. multiple bottles can be processed at once.
Stewed Figs Made Soft by Overnight Soak and Gentle Stew
Stewed figs reach tenderness by soaking overnight in cold water then simmering in a stone dish in the oven for several hours. A touch of ginger or a few drops of lemon juice enhances flavor.
Onion Sirup for Cough and Cold Remedy
A simple home remedy states to slice one large or two to three small onions and cover with sugar for an hour to extract a syrup. The resulting onion sirup is described as harmless and effective for children with bad coughs and colds.
Paris Pattern No 2334 Separate Skirt Model
This pattern suits striped or plain fabrics like flannel serge Panama cloth voile heavy linen pongee or homespun. It features a side plait at the front and hips and an inverted box plait at the center back with bias trim. Sizes 13 to 17 years and yardage requirements per width given.
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Paris
Real Meaning of Bonus in Latin Etymology
The term bonus traced to bonum meaning a good thing, thus neuter. First found in 1773 with unclear origin. some speculate a London stock exchange connection, but the responsible person remains unknown.
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London Stock Exchange
Largest metal planing machine built for Pittsburg iron works
A giant metal working planer weighing 845000 pounds and with a 60 foot long table and 30 foot stroke is erected for a Pittsburg iron works. The machine stands 35 feet high between uprights and operates on five electric motors totaling 207 horsepower, capable of running a large factory.
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Pittsburg
Testing Linseed Oil for Paint Adulteration
The guide details quick checks for adulterated linseed oil and kerosene in paint. It explains detecting kerosene iridescence on black surfaces, corn and fish oil by odor, and white lead adulteration with a blow pipe from National Lead Company.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
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