One Room Lodging House Case Prompts Magistrate Query
In Burnley England a police court heard that a man his wife and eight children shared one bedroom and in summer kept haymakers as lodgers who slept on the roof. The magistrate pressed where they slept as the reply came. Salt arsenic was analyzed by Marylebone public analyst Condon finding 0.024 grain per pound in three of eleven samples, twice the harmless level.
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Burnley
Ingland
Marylebone
Condon
Katherine
Cobb
Karsichet
Ecourier
First Ascent of Gabelhorn by Two Tourists and Guide
In Canton Valois Switzerland the Gabelhorn was climbed for the first time by two tourists and a guide. The peak had seen many prior attempts over the last fifty years.
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Gabelhorn
Canton
Valois
Switzerland
Doors for Special Occasions in Dutch Homes
In Holland many old houses keep a special door never opened except for two events marriage or death. The custom marks family milestones and is linked to local tradition and superstition about hospitality and rites of passage.
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Holland
Sure Cure at Last Dodd's Kidney Pills Proclaimed
Lawrence County Mississippi reports a local testimonial for Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney troubles and dropsy. Mrs. L. E. Baggett says urine flow improved and doctors declared dropsy vanished after following directions. The notice touts the pills as a universal tonic purifying blood and energizing the body.
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Monticello
Miss
Lawrence County
Dodd
L. E. Baggett
Defiance Starch Claims 16 oz Packets Beat Others
The advertisement promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use. It argues the 16 oz package offers better value than 1/4 pound rivals, claims no harmful chemicals, and accuses grocers of stock turnover tactics. It concludes with an unrelated claim about marriages worldwide.
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Defiance
Defiance Patarch
Great Osteopathy Institution Shapes Kirksville
A detailed portrait lauds the American School of Osteopathy and A. T. Still Infirmary in Kirksville Missouri. The facility enrolls about 700 students yearly, has over 2,000 graduates practicing nationwide, teaches extensive anatomy, and operates a free clinic serving the poor.
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American School of Osteopathy
A. T. St.il Infirmary
Kirksville
United States
Women as Spies Said to Proliferate in Europe
At first thought nothing seems an more impossible task for a woman than to be employed as a spy yet there are said to be many in Europe the majority being in the employ of the great white czar.
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Europe
Alexis Petroffsky
Katherine
Nicholas
Stralensk
Russia
Ilda Barosky
Constantine Karischeff
St. Petersburg
Katherine Karsicheff
Katherine Karsichefft
General Karscheff
Iida Barosky
Karsicheffs
Voultler
Defiance Starch Advertises Superior 16-Ounce Pack
The notice extols Defiance Starch as superior and claims a 16 ounce package at the same price as 12 ounce rival brands. It presents a bold claim of value and asks readers to compare the products in stores.
Pardon Plot Loops Through Russian Prison Saga
A courier, Cobb, and the Karsicheffs plot amid a fever outbreak and looming pardons. Ilda Barosky, Olga, Alexis Nazimoff, and Ivan Barosky loom as motives, with a planned transfer of pardons from Stralensk to Chitka and a deadly end for rivals. The tension tightens as Olga pleads, and the courier discovers hidden loyalties.
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Karsicheff
Ispravnik
Chitka
Alexis Nazimoff
Ivan Barosky
Stratonsk
Katherine
Nicholas
Three of a Kind with Rodenburg and Belleville Judge
Representative Rodenburg joined Judge Charles W. Thomas of Belleville along with Senators Dellver Hopkins and Cus tom in a marble room gathering. Dellver recounted a Belleville visit where Judge Thomas’s parrot delivered a harsh welcome, described as a wicked bird.
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Rodenburg
Charles W. Thomas
Belleville, Il
Marble Room
Dellver, Hopkins
Custom
Submarine Channel Tunnel Plans Stir English Debate
The piece notes French engineer Ga wond and later Bunau Varilla proposing a tunnel from France toward England in 1857. Bunau Varilla suggests finishing near England and adding a bridge. Britain, wary of a tunnel, could destroy it if danger of foreign invasion arose, diminishing its usefulness.
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English Channel
Gawond
Mngland
Bunau-Varilla
England
Fashionable late summer capes with lace details
Short circular capes in coarse lace such as Cluny Bruges or point Venise are in style for late August and early autumn. Varying lengths from shoulder to waist, they match gowns in ecru or dyed tones. Ribbons and bows accent fronts, with rosettes at the neck and lace meshes threaded with ribbons for different effects.
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Woman's Home Companion
Midget Nursery Furniture Delights Small Hands
A description from the Ohio State Journal details nursery furniture scaled for children. It features compact easy chairs, a small sofa and box couch, all covered in cretonne with matching hangings. A tiny toilet table, white writing desk, and small chair complete the room, with slate and alphabet game on the desk.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Excellent Pear Dessert
A recipe for a pear dessert using rice cooked in milk with vanilla and preserved ginger juice, then molded and cooled. Pear halves are filled with chopped ginger and orange juice, arranged around the rice, and topped with ginger and whipped cream for garnish.
Afternoon Wear waist design by May Manton for a 14 year old
Full waists with deep point yokes suit girlish figures for afternoon wear. The rose wool baste waist features a silk yoke with banding loops and lace medallions, a matching frill, and embroidered trim. To make for a 14 year old, 5 yards of material 21, 4 yards 27, or 2 1/4 yards 44 inches wide plus 1 yard of yoking material.
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Dias
May Manton
Grape Catsup Recipe Steps and Ingredients
To make grape catsup, select seven pounds of grapes then wash and stem them. Place in a stone jar set over boiling water, cook an hour to loosen seeds, strain pulp, add a pint of cider vinegar, three and a half pounds of sugar, and a teaspoon each of cinnamon and cloves. Cook until thick.
Fish Pudding Recipe Card
Recipe lists ingredients for fish pudding with cooked fish potato egg parsley milk and seasonings. Instructions describe preparing fish by removing fat and skin and breaking it into small pieces while potato is mashed and sieved.
Misses Tourist Coat Fits Popular Fashion This Season
The tourist coat gains popularity for the season among young girls and women. The model features dark blue cheviot, braid trimming, corticelli silk stitching, loose fronts, a belted back, and wide roll-over cuffs. Material needs for medium size are 4% yards 27 inches, 2% yards 44 inches, or 2% yards 52 inches.
Jellied Salmon Luncheon Dish Idea
The article describes a simple jellied salmon recipe using gedatine soaked then mixed with a can of salmon and three quarters of a cup of salad dressing. It suggests serving as a luncheon dish or Sunday supper and notes it can be varied by a skilled cook.
Fancy Covert Coats Show New Finishes and Styles
Covert coat making introduces full sleeves and jackets with full backs held at the waist by a strap. Some designs feature wide stitched bands curving over the shoulders to form a cape effect with braids appliques and ruffles enhancing the festive look.
New Form of Entertainment at Luncheon
At a luncheon guests represented the hostess fad as entertainment. Each person wore a representation of a hobby and guessed others. The prize went to the guest who identified the most hobbies. One girl wore a crying kitten picture with a bandaged head as her musical interest.
Pineapple Shell Refined with Orange Filling
Remove tops and scoop pineapple flesh, mix with three ripe oranges, sweeten, and refill the shell. Chill in ice three hours until firm for serving.
Homemade Pickled Relish From Mixed Catchup Mix
Mix equal quantities of green tomatoes white onions and cabbage grind through a sausage mill. Salt and drain overnight. Jar with one ounce each white mustard seed powdered mace ground cloves and allspice. Add two chopped red peppers. Cover with strong cold vinegar.
Tomato Preparation Instructions From Old Kitchen Note
Immersed in boiling water to slip skins the whole canned tomatoes. A large kettle holds the hot water for peeling and the note mentions covering the pot during processing.
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By. Grattan Donnelly
Street & Smith
Constantine
Cobl
Varoness
Alexis
Ivan
Karsichef
Lda Barosky
Hida Barosky
Karsicheft
Olga
Ilda
OVS
Mr. Delliver
Belleville
Denver Times
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