World renowned cake artist Betty Wilson of Nashville
Tennessee bakers praise Betty Wilson for cake artistry that has fed presidents from Taft to Roosevelt and graced White House tables. Her fame grew after winning centennial prizes and spreading icing art to royal and international tables.
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Betty Wilson
Nashville
Taft
Wilson
Cy. Higgins
New York
Goverk
Missouri
King Edward
England
Aus
Cuba
Atesure Wilson
Atl Ag
Mrs. Wilson
House
Washington
Seeret Loeb
Loeb
Roosevelt
White House
Traditional Southern Dishes From a Frugal Kitchen
A dated home cooking excerpt outlines two recipes. The first uses bottom round beef ground with onion and ree, seasoned with salt and pepper, formed into cakes, simmered in water, then tomatoes and butter added and cooked longer. The second details butter taffy with brown sugar molasses vinegar water and butter, boiled to brittle stage without stirring.
Fels-Naptha Soap Advertises Easier Washing
A nostalgic ad claims Fels-Naptha soap saves washday work by cleansing clothes in cool water with less boiling and rubbing. It touts time savings for mothers, notes one million users weekly, and encourages readers to buy a cake and follow wrapper directions.
Lemon Pie Recipe Improvised Instructions Found
A faded note outlines making lemon pie with three eggs two lemons juice two cups sugar and two crusts. The fragment also asks about borrowing money and hints at a loan reference on page one.
These Believe the Big Hat Monotony
A historical column notes fashion trends with emphasis on oversized hats and braided long coats delivering a stylized portrait of urban dress codes and social signaling during the era.
Home hints and household cleaning tips from old column
The article offers simple domestic hacks such as cleaning jewelry with tooth powder and a brush, rinsing with scalding water, and polishing with sue paper. It suggests attaching a bag to a shopping cart to ease shopping, cleaning carpets with magnesia, and laying a Turkish towel to prevent slips in baths. A conversational snippet follows about walking with a friend and going out.
Ribbon Cake Recipe From a Vintage Kitchen Note
A handwritten recipe describes mixing two cups sugar with two cups butter and one cup milk, two cups flour and a teaspoon of coda, two spoonfuls cream of tartar and a pinch of galt. Split batter into two pans, add molasses, raisins, citron lemon, cloves, allspice, then bake and fill with jelly while warm.
Martin O gloves ad at 1207 Second Ave opposite Savoy Hotel
An old style display line places Martin O gloves at 1207 Second Avenue opposite the Savoy Hotel. The brief item notes a shop location and nearby landmark.
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Martin &O. Gloves
Savoy Hotel
A Bird in the Nand Mise md Streage Satie Marries Dick
Newark Star reports a romantic match as Streage Satie weds Dick after rejecting suitors. Knox-Gueee is noted as the sole alternative prepared for the alliance.
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Mise
Satie
Knox
Newark Star
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Shes
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Betty Lyle Wilson
Mme
Paul Sxclusiva Millanery
Ina
Pmarroto
Model Millinery CO
Stevens
Mmethod
Dane
Halle
Second Ave
James St
Aor
Sher
London
Prin
Ecru
Sues
Belle
P . Wroe
Unicrus
Bates
Ame
Nepth A
Nvas
Colgate
Foulard
Elco
Ack Taffeta
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