National Hymn Debate in New York Editorials
New York correspondent reports on Professor Bloane' s push for a truly worthy national hymn and the search for a composer to elevate America' s patriotic song. The piece notes the Star Spangled Banner' s shortcomings, jokes about Haydn and Rubinstein, and a quip about a coin collector who would rather own rare half dimes than be president. It also sketches the rise of the Eyetalian operas market in Gotham and a Sicilian bootblack strike over opera hours led by Giovanni Matteo.
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What did he ever see In her or in him
A cryptic exchange questions mutual perception between a man and a woman. The Kansas City Times fragment hints at a social or literary debate about attraction, gender perspective, and motives, leaving the identities and full context unclear.
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Desserts for Hot Days How to Make Ices and Creams
Summer desserts showcase the ice cream freezer with many easy options. Begin with plain vanilla cream using milk or cream, sugar, flavor, and freeze. Flavor with summer fruits such as strawberries, coffee, or caramel. add crumbs or nuts for texture. For plain ice boil sugar and water into syrup, cool, add juice, strain, beat in egg whites, and freeze. Lemon juice enhances fruit flavors. pineapple or currant juice can be folded in at half-freeze.
How to Wash Woolens in Gentle Bag Method
Old advice explains washing woolen garments by sealing them in a cheesecloth or net bag, using soft water and white soap. Do not rub the bag, rinse at the same temperature, and air dry flat away from sunlight to avoid stretching or fading. Avoid wringing. simply crush the bag to remove water for evenly soft results.
How to Eat Pineapples from Cuba and Florida
A traditional method from Cuba and southern Florida explains not slicing a pineapple but peeling ends, slicing lengthwise, quartering, and splitting into eight sections to be eaten by hand. The fruit is ripe, juicy, and eaten down to the skin, avoiding dry, woody chunks from chunking.
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How to Care For Polished Tables
Simple tips for mahogany dining tables focus on immediate after meal care. Wipe with a cold water sponge, dry, and rub briskly to maintain brightness and prevent greasy appearance. White spots can be removed by rubbing with a cloth moistened with alcohol without harming the finish.
How to Clean Wooden Floors and Prepare Ice for the Sick
Instructions describe using Fuller’s earth to remove stubborn grease spots from wooden floors by making a thick paste, letting it dry, then washing off with cold water. If needed, repeat. Also details breaking ice for sickrooms by covering a block with newspaper and tapping with a needle to break pieces as required.
How to Clean Matting With Bran Water Technique
Instructions describe cleaning Japanese matting using bran water made from two handfuls of bran boiled in a gallon of water for twenty minutes. Strain the liquid and wipe the matting with a flannel dampened in bran water, then finish with a dry cloth.
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