The Secret of Mr. Somerset
Mr. Somerset discovers a discreet hairpiece lost in a public shed and, after a tense scene with his daughter Marion over her engagement to Robert Gray, finally accepts their union. He exits quietly, carrying the auburn toupee as a symbol of softened pride.
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Mr. Somerset
Robert
Robert Gray
Somerset
Marton
Mr. Hamilton
Papa
Ald Wamilton
Tian
Foundland
Hamilton
Marion
Robert Armstrong
Curious Parish Election Recount in Bocking Essex
In Bocking Essex an election for parish councillors was recounted as voters stood to tally votes, but the process was found not in legal order since voting should be by show of hands. Candidates were re-nominated and elected by the prescribed method with identical results.
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Bocking
Essex
England
Remarkable Kilkeel Golf Stroke At 120 Yard Hole
At Kilkeel in County Down Ireland a 120 yard third hole was holed out twice during the match. One stroke occurred on the hole and the other in the course of play, marking a rare double holed shot in a single round.
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Kilkeel
County Down
Ireland
Fight. Knicker- What is. Summermen fret ting about?
Judge questions anxious remarks about a dispute and potential risk as a courtroom debate unfolds. The record hints at concerns over a spouse's possible return and the tension surrounding the case.
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Bocker
Insect Pest Remedy and Spanish Accident Payouts
A writer extols a pine tar and castor oil insect repellent kept as a glaze for months in the field. A Spanish accident system, ten years old, pays half wages for temporary incapacity and up to two years salary for permanent injury, with modest litigation in indemnity cases.
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Spain
Frank Do
Mil
Barcelona
Quarterly Wash Day Tradition Brought by Dutch to New World
The article recalls the Dutch and German habit of washing clothes four times a year, brought to America by Dutch settlers. Helen Evertson Smith discusses colonial practices in Colonial Days and Ways, noting how quarterly laundry persisted despite heat and large clothing needs. A New Englander, married to a New Yorker, mentions a 1760 note of a grandmother’s quarterly wash, illustrating the custom's persistence.
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Holland
Helen Evertson Smith
New York
Blum
Harsh Laundry Labor in Colonial Out House
The text describes washing done in an out house called the bleeckeryen with water boiled in immense kettles. Laundry work lasted a week or often two, as soiled clothes were stored in large hampers of open basketwork. It notes the need for large linen stores when brides were provided.
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Bleeckeryen
Luncheon Recipes From Canned Salmon and Tongue Leftovers
Recipes describe a salmon salad with capers olives gherkin pickles on lettuce with mayonnaise and egg yolk garnish. A step by step pasta with tomatoes peppers onions and spaghetti is given using tongue leftovers. It also covers transforming cold boiled tongue into a creamed spread on toast and a home made peppermint candy using gum tragacanth dates raisins and citrus peels.
Ideal Luncheon for Italian Workers Revealed
A domestic science teacher near York Street observes Italian workers' noonday meals. She notes lunches are dominated by fresh green vegetables, brown bread and cheese, with occasional cold macaroni or spaghetti. Lettuce is eaten whole, tomatoes bitten like fruit, and fruit and bread accompany.
Home care tips and repairs from a vintage guide
A vintage tip sheet describes using papier-mache to protect fine china, lemon treatment to keep poultry white and tender, emery cloth to sharpen knives, aligning garments on grain to prevent bias stretching, and enamel finishing after sanding. It warns on woodwork stains and a diluted vitriol solution to remove stains from mahogany desks.
Practical Household Tests From a Historical Guide
The excerpt describes simple home methods to detect adulterated coffee by floating and sinking in water, and to clean soot using dry salt. It also advises adding water before boiling milk to prevent scorching and sprinkling salt over fat to reduce odors during frying.
Baking Powder Biscuit Directions
Instructions for making baking powder biscuits with flour salt baking powder butter lard and sweet milk. Mix sift rub knead roll cut place bake in hot oven about twenty minutes.
Patches to Which Boys Won't Object To Mend Trousers
Instructions describe mending trousers for boys by patching knees and worn areas. The process involves ripping seams, removing worn sections, sewing a matching cloth across the front, pressing the seam, shaping the patch, trimming, and sewing up the seam to create a neat finish.
Chicken Gallosch Potatoes and Chickens Recipe
Chop two medium potatoes into dice and fry in olive oil until hot. Add diced chicken and cook five minutes. Stir to avoid burning. Add water, paprika, crushed garlic, chicken, salt. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring frequently.
Peas With Eggs Omelet Style
Reheat peas with butter salt pepper and minced parsley. Add peas liquor, whisked eggs, and stir until scrambled, then serve on toast at once.
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Lola Viola Hays
Associated Literary Press
Hiemliton
Bob
Ee Frewis
Jim
Colonel Somerset
Don
North Woods
Olot
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