Forgotten prisoner recalls hidden fortune in old case
A private eye in June surveillance tracks Dan Haley after ten years freed from prison. Haley forgets where he hid a hundred thousand dollars, but a clue carved under a woodshed floor leads to recovery. The case returns wealth to John Marsh and his daughter Constance, with the detective eschewing reward.
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Dan Haley
State Penitentiary
Blake
Haley
John Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Constance
Constance Marsh
What After the Senate Absentminded Absence
An elderly Virginia cleaner, now overlooking the senate end of the capitol, studies the language of power. A tour group finds the senate not in session and asks why, prompting the quip that the senators have taken an abscess.
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Senate
Virginia
Capitol
Old John
Popular Magazine
Be careful to make friendship the child and not the father of virtue
Sir P. Sidney offers a concise moral thought on friendship guiding virtue, warning against treating friendship as the source of moral excellence rather than a product of it.
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Sir P. Sidney
Amusing Bow and Arrow For Youth Archery
A 26 inch two piece steel wire bow designed for outdoor archery and safe indoor use. Nickel plated hand piece allows quick arrow placement. 15 inch hardwood arrow with rubber tip weighs 8 ounces.
Opportunity For Farm Boy Education And Open Air Advantage
The piece argues that correspondence and night schools best serve farm boys who work long hours. Open air life in youth is seen as a health and educational edge, with Washington and Lincoln cited as examples. The country agent or demonstrator extends schooling to farms, helping boys develop beyond city educational limits.
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Washington
Lincoln
The Reason Why Moral Guideline From Father To Son
A father tells his son to treat everyone with courtesy even when faced with rudeness. He emphasizes that politeness reflects the son's own character, not the others' gentleness.
Cresses and Soups Featured in Garden Pantry Notes
The article praises the pepper grass or garden cress for its appearance and flavor, notes to break roots with hands, and suggests using wild cress in salads and garnishes. It also provides sorrel and spinach soups, a spinach soup with butter eggs and cream, and a French method for boiled spinach with color preservation and a cream topping.
Tomato Soup From Tomato and Meat Stock
Peel two pounds of ripe tomatoes cut in two remove seeds. Melt butter with onion for three minutes do not color add flour then tomatoes and mix. Add two quarts meat stock bring to brisk boil simmer one hour skim fat. Strain season with pepper salt or tabasco thicken with arrowroot if needed. Serve with rice for starch water helps.
Rhubarb Jelly Recipe Steps and Setup
Skin and cut half a pound of rhubarb into pieces. Cook with half a cup sugar until soft. Soak gelatin in cold water, add to hot rhubarb with lemon juice. Mold and chill. Serve with whipped cream or custard.
To Clean Pans and Teapots With Wet Emery Cloth
Advice on cleaning teapots lids and pot interiors uses wet emery cloth as the best method. It is also effective for tin or zinc basins and other metalware.
Labor Saving Kitchen Tip for Greasing Pans
A simple method suggests using a small paint brush to grease cake bread or gem pans. The brush helps apply a thin even layer and cleans easily in warm soap and water.
Asparagus Stewed Quick Home Dish
Cut asparagus at tender points into pieces no longer than half an inch. Boil in salted water, drain briefly, then toast and dip bread in the asparagus water. Fry and layer asparagus on a dish, pour a hot thickened buttered sauce over, and serve immediately.
Stale Bread Toasted with Cheese
A method to use stale bread involves slicing quarter inch thick, removing crusts, cutting slices into three finger shaped pieces, toasting both sides, arranging in a dripping pan, and baking until the cheese melts.
Corn Oysters Craft From Pantry Staples
Simple batter mix uses one half can corn three or four rolled crackers two eggs salt and pepper. Spoon into hot fat and fry to make a hearty substitute for meat. This quick recipe yields crisp fried morsels with corn flavor.
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