Meeting with Gordon March Ends in Humorous Misunderstanding
Bert Hilliary hides in a studio to avoid a dress shortage for a four o clock interview with Gordon March. A mistaken door encounter triggers a police scare but leads March to reveal Bert as his nephew’s secretary. Bert accepts a dinner invitation and a new job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hilliary
Phil Howard
Hilliary
Gordon March
Phil
March
David
Don March
Phil Con
The Force of Habit in Telegraph History
An official of a major telegraph company sits after dinner as a diner critiques a speech. The remark notes the speaker began as a messenger boy and acknowledges decent content but slow delivery. The anecdote appears in Everybody's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Everybody's Magazine
Tobacco as money in African interior trade
The article explains that Kentucky leaf tobacco is used as currency in central Africa. Natives accept tobacco over money for goods, relying on bundles of tobacco measured by varying styles to ease price calculations, while clothing and food come from nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Africa
Hosiery Darning and Repairs for Longevity
Practical sewing guide advises mending hosiery promptly with darning and crochet stitches to preserve wear. It suggests cutting worn knee areas, reattaching tops on a sewing machine, and repurposing knitted pieces into panties or knee protectors, with tips for quick, neat results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adi
New Prune Dish From Old Time Kitchen
A simple prune pudding method stews prunes with lemon and sugar until soft then stones removed. Prunes go in a greased dish with a few kernels followed by a batter of flour sugar baking powder egg and milk baked or steamed under buttered paper.
Cold Clam Broth Served With Cream and Crackers
A note suggests chilling cold clam broth and serving with a spoonful of whipped cream. It recommends accompanying salt crackers for the dish.
He Was the Mayor of a Small Town in Leipzig Visit
A stranger lost his way asks a man at the fair for the street time. The man replies he is not honest and claims to be the mayor of Marburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
Hin
Marburg
The Next Best Thing Loafer Script Reflected in Dialogue
A fragmented script segment presents dialogue between characters about ships and unloading tasks. The lines suggest comedic or dramatic exchanges around opportunity and action with name-like tags and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hej
Loston
Caring for the Corset at Home
A guide to washing corsets at home describes removing steel stays, making soap jelly from water and soap, soaking five minutes, brushing with a soaped mail brush, rinsing in warm water, and drip drying. The corset is ironed on the inside with a cool flatiron to finish, yielding a like new appearance.
Gooseberry Jelly For Fish And Cold Meats
A method to make gooseberry jelly from top and fall fruit. Simmer pulp with water until soft, mash, press through a sieve, then boil with sugar until thick. Spices optional, best with fried weakfish or any fish and cold meats.
English Cake Recipe From Early 20th Century Text
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, then fold in flour and dried fruit with citrus peel and almonds. Bake in two stages with almond icing between layers and again after cooling, smoothing icing with a knife. Almond icing is castor sugar mixed with ground almonds and almond essence.
Kidneys and Mushrooms Fry Up with Toast
Skin and slice four sheep kidneys and season with salt and pepper. Melt butter and fry a minced onion, add kidneys and stir quickly. Sprinkle with flour, then add mushrooms a splash of wine meat stock and cook five more minutes. Serve on sippets of toast.
Young Barbarians at Play
A humorous exchange as a father questions his son about staying indoors during a trying mood. The boy explains he played with Harry Higgins yesterday and isn’t feeling well enough to go out, prompting light family banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty
Higgins
Harry Higgins
Harper's Weekly
Learning and the Mind Fusion
A reflection on education argues that learning should merge with the mind, not merely tint it. True mastery comes from a thorough integration, not superficial coating.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clara. A. Crady
Bert
Robert Hilliary
Nan
Steeve
Dimenity
Romie
Peano
Howard
Gordon Marsh
Dash
Old March
Captain Binks
Gordon ‘Aes
Robert Hillary
Yeuhbg
Connie
Young Barbarians
Montaigne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!