Guarded British Standards Weights and Measures
A Chicago News summary describes Britain's official standards of weights and measures kept in Parliament London. A one pound platinum block and a bronze yard bar are safeguarded in nested cases to prevent decomposition and tampering. The pound and yard are recertified every two decades to ensure government accuracy. Also included are notes on a mesmerized ring trick and various brief curiosities from the era.
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Great Britain
House of Parliament
London
Chicago
Parliament House
Humor of the Hour in Society Scenes From the City
A collage of social quips and brief vignettes. Mr. Lyon and Mrs Hunter’s reception mix with jokes about elevators and skeletons from closets. Witty exchanges cover detectives, jokes about misbehaving children, and a gag reel of city life with sly asides on romance, manners, and urban routines.
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Mr. Lyon
George
Mr. Hunter
Lady buys shoes with four laced tread tale
A shopper tests a pair of work boots, noting small fit and comfort after finding the large sizes too tight. The tale centers on a conversation about foot shape, comfort, and a wish for proper fit, ending with a quiet, pleased customer.
Simple Household Recipes and Desserts From The Table
Inexpensive and attractive recipes include Davntion for the table using sour ik flour and spices. Creamal Sweet breads with a rich cream sauce. Raisin Pies with orange peel, brown sugar, and raisins. Steamed Orange Pudding made with grated breadcrumba eggs and citrus. flavored with butter nuts and steamed in molds.
Wrinkles and Rainy Day Fashion Tips from Old Texts
Practical cosmetic advice on steaming the face and treating pores with zinc oxide powder and salicylic acid. Guidance on wiping with vinegar, refreshing linen, and daily dress shield care. Rainy day prep includes boots, coat, hat, gloves, umbrella, and a hint of red for flair. Sewing velvet ribbon tips follow. The piece also recounts the ancient Pewterers Company as masters only, enforcing strict rules to protect the public.
Apprenticeship controls for pewterers described
The article details an ancient pewterer system where a craftsman must complete a six year apprenticeship, submit exact pieces for testing, and gain authorities approval before becoming a private "tech" and master pewterer. The firm then tightly regulates a craftsman life with heavy penalties for employing outsiders, including fines and confiscation of work, to shield trade secrets.
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Cirecle Magazine
Ancient sugar plum and French dragatl confection lore
A historical note traces the sugar plum as the oldest form of sweatmeat credited to Julius Dragatus, a Roman baker of the Fabius clan, with the dragatl term linked to French dragees. It reports royal European use across centuries and 18th century French origins for rarmed almonds as a refined bonbon by Lassagne for Marshal Duplessis Pralin.
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Julius Dragatus
Fabius
B. C
Fabing
Europe
Marshal Duplessis-Pralin
Stagecoaches in 1762 England a rare travel option
The excerpt notes there were only six stagecoaches in all England in 1762, described as a novelty and a dangerous innovation by John Crosset who warned they would prompt idle luxury and travel for wives. It also discusses hawk plumage changes and the goshawk’s striking appearance as observed by Manly Wardy.
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England
John Crosset
London
Manly Wardy
The Letter G and a Curious Oriental Origin
The text discusses the letter G with a Hebrew name gimel and its resemblance to a camel head and neck. It suggests the symbol derives from a picture of the animal, simplified into a hieroglyph. A brief joke about chicken broth follows, noting its origin in water used for boggs.
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Henri Menhac
Meilbac
Hinds
The Groom Must Pay Quebec French Canadian Wedding Custom
A historical note describes a Quebec French Canadian wedding custom. After a church service the bridal party visits relatives, returns to church for tears, then the evening supper. A humorous moment follows when a guest balances the missing slipper tale as a shoe vendor tries on many boots to recover it. The groom pays a toast or price, funding further revelry.
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Mieche
Maddening prank journaled by Eugene Field on a printer
A Kansas City Times editor Eugene Field amused himself by mocking a makeup operator in Wyandotte. He staged deceptive personals about Ferguson, a longtime compositor, causing distress as the fake notices wandered the newsroom. The prank spread among staff, with the elderly mother of the target reacting with mixed relief and gratitude.
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