Home repairs and veranda furnishings for summer cooling
The Philadelphia Record describes home care tips including perfume water to scent water and soften skin, white lead for mending china, and cautions about proper drying. It covers veranda seating with bamboo wicker and net hammocks, care for furniture against mist and dust, and room decor ideas using matting, color schemes, and mantel accents.
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Spiced Currants and Plums From Old Kitchen Remedies
A vintage recipe note lists spiced currants with currants wagar thyme cloves and vinegar simmered three hours. It also details spiced plums with mace cloves allspice cinnamon and sugar boiled until clear. Also included is a sherry roll and a bread egg milk dish with cherries boiled in batter and served with sauce.
The Dangerous Man and the Toilers of Rome
A poem by S. B. Kiser portrays the dangers of tyranny and greed. Expressions of workers enduring hardship rise against oppression as the powerful loot and threaten freedom. The poem warns that hatred and violence feed a system that harms the many to enrich the few.
Thawing a Statue. A tale of heartbreak and return
Henry Raymond reveals his bankruptcy and long denial to Muriel his wife. She reacts with quiet acceptance then, moved by his honesty, admits her own failing and asks for forgiveness. They reconcile, choosing to face a troubled future together with renewed love.
Modern Inventions and Odd Customs Across the World
A survey of innovations from artificial tee da to nickel magnetism and salt water mining. Notes a Belgian dual engine auto, a quicksilver London display, and Winkler’s milk cure for cattle disease. Also details Chinese lantern luck rituals and house protection myths.
Untold reactions to a man’s calm amid misfortune
The passage notes friends hearing of a great crash and marveling at the subject's calm. They cannot grasp the hidden silver lining in his dire fortunes, while the statue of the wife, softened by her husband’s woes, becomes a symbol of warmth and compassion in New York.
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Fault of the Women Blames Unpaid Wives for Lost Inventions
A brief editorial discusses the belief that when women earn livelihoods husbands show more inventive drive. It argues wives should consider this view seriously and implies many inventions may be lost because wives do not work. The Atchison Globe voice weighs gender roles and ingenuity.
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Italy's Queen A Beauty in Europe Says Humbert
The piece recalls Queen Helene of Montenegro as the era's most beautiful woman, her marriage prospects to Victor Emmanuel III of Naples, and how King Humbert praised her beauty after a Venice meeting. It outlines Helene's Montenegrin origins, royal family, and a romance shaped by dynastic aims and political caution.
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Yaved and Women Wept, For Its Beauty, and the Form, of “Hebe
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Prince and Princess Reach Rome in Classic Royal Move
The couple wed in Rome in October 1896 after the prince consented to the union at Moscow. The bride received a $200 000 bracelet, valued highly among her jewels. Since marriage they split time between Rome and Florence and pursued leisure and hunting amid their estates and plate at Monte Christo Deland.
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Lightning Kills Mower Operator Struck While at Work
A farmhand named William Olp was killed when a thunderstorm struck as he mowed on the Harlow farm in Burlington Wisconsin. He remained seated on the mower with one hand on the blade lever and the reins in the other as the bolt struck, killing him and the two horses. The body was found later in a rigid, iron-like posture beside the machine with the horses nearby. The event was witnessed by his employer and family after the storm subsided.
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Wong's Misadventure: Chinese Soldier Uprising in Canton
An incident on a parade ground in Canton involves Commander Wong threatening a soldier with a sword after a laugh provokes discipline issues. Wong fears mutiny as his stern command and loyal partisans clash, forcing him to flee through a back door to save his life.
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Golf Confession Ends Odd Courtship Tale in Harper’s Bay War
In a humorous vignette from Harper’s Bay war, Miss Fracks rejects Mr. Dolley’s advances after he declares his love and asks a familiar question. She bluntly reveals she plays golf, thwarting his earnest romantic pursuit while highlighting his obliviousness and ego.
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Chips From the Political Stamp
A Chicago Times-Herald column asserts sharp asides on political campaigning. It praises concise speech and credit given to rivals, notes nicknames help a candidate, and criticizes debates that devolve into jabs. Strong voices and clear arguments define effective persuasion.
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