Beav er Herald’s Wide World of Oddities and Predictions
A collage of quirky notes and speculative items covers politics, transportation, weather, science, and international affairs. Topics include census work, street ownership, Missouri and California quirks, a torpedo boat, fleas in Chicago, fashion trends, inflation in butter, and advances in aeronautics with Zeppelins and German pilots noted.
Ribbon Roses for Millinery and Decorative Use
Patterned ribbon roses crafted from two-layer petals form tight disks sewn together and shaped into semicircular petals. Smaller roses use eight petals, larger ones sixteen in three sizes, combined with millinery centers and foliage for wreaths or hats. Substitutes for stamens and color options expand decor possibilities.
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Set York
Suriacs
Julia Bottomley
Sample Navy Winsey Housedress Description
A simple navy blue wincey housedress for a small girl with a plain band across back and front, shoulder straps with pointed ends and buttons, gathered skirt, and deep hem. Materials listed include two yards wincey 42 inches wide and four yards lace.
Trimmings Highlight Sleeve Embroidery in Season Attire
The article notes tucks and trimmings around sleeves are in good lines for the current season. Lace insertion and embroidery in the sleeve region enhance the garment’s silhouette and give a refined dettional impression.
Turban Styles Brighten Spring Fashion in Light Fabrics
Turbans feature versatile round brims and back to side trim shifts. Under brim softens with plaited chiffon net or lace while light pastel palettes plus velvet facings enhance the tailored look. Lace mods add jeweled fronts for an oriental flair and expert workmanship marks the distinction from amateurs.
Jewel Shades in Rich Allken Fabrics Shine
Description of jewel shade fabrics with Burn topaz Ruby Amethyst turquoise and aquamarine tones. Praises deep yellow red purple and pale green hues for dresses and gowns. Emphasizes unique qualities and desirability of the fabric line.
Small Garden Guide Promises Fresh Food From Tiny Plots
A column celebrates kitchen gardening, noting health and pleasure plus money value. It advises using every inch of soil, avoiding wet ground, sowing seeds, pressing soil, and early weeding. Recommends peas lettuce spinach onions herbs tomatoes beans and small sets of cauliflower celery cabbage for a summer supply.
Leftovers and Simple Dishes From Daily Kitchen Notes
A dated collection of home cooking tips describes cold tararop ham croquettes with tomato or cheese sauces, a cauliflower salad with peas and French dressing, hash and egg dishes, a pineapple pudding with meringue, halibut with milk and white sauce, and a cheese pie with cottage cheese lemon flavor.
Little Economies and Prune Based Desserts Guide
A vintage cooking column offers thrifty kitchen tips and dessert ideas. It suggests darning stockings to last longer, using small wooden spoons, and practical kitchen saves. Recipes include prune desserts like Prune Dessert, Sugar Pie, Spiced Prunes, and Date Pie with whipped cream toppings.
Historic Eggnog and Veal Oysters Recipe Fragments
Beverage notes describe a wholesome eggnog style drink with egg vinegar milk and nutmeg. A veal dish uses sliced rounds dusted with salt pepper mace and cracker crumbs fried to finish.
White Loaf Cake and Spanish Dish From Old Recipes
A collection of home baking notes includes White Loaf Cake with Whites of eight eggs and bake flour plus butter sugar cream instructions, Spanish Dish layering potatoes meat onion tomato and pear garnish, and Nut Bread using flour baking powder sugar milk eggs and chopped nuts with baking time and oven heat.
Rice Pudding and Rice Hash Recipe Notes
Recipe notes describe two dishes Rice Pudding and Rice Hash. For pudding use four cups milk two cups sugar half cup rice washed vanilla two tablespoons bake three hours stirring until crust forms yields thick cream served eight. Hash combines roast beef and boiled rice with tomato sauce onion bay leaf topped with buttered crumbs bake thirty minutes.
Dialog Fragments Toss Between Brucer and Pye
An unclear exchange shows the Brucer asking about cranberries and Pye mentioning a cat asleep nearby. The dialogue includes a change of mind and a playful waking of the cat.
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the Brucer
Pye
Cooper Daily Crowds Highlight Stomach Health Claim
Boston readers hear from L T Cooper praising his medicine as curing stomach problems and boosting energy. Frank D Brown of Chelsea recounts severe indigestion and a dramatic recovery after one bottle, claiming rapid relief and renewed good health. The Cooper Medicine Co. distributes through druggists nationwide.
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L. T. Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Boston
Frank D. Brown
Bloomingdale Street
Chelsea
Mass
Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Was Taking No Chances In A Family Love Tale
A widowed mother disapproves of her daughter marrying a man she has not met. The daughter has chosen the suitor, while the mother laments lack of funds for gowns and wedding finery. The daughter suggests the mother would oppose the match if she met the betrothed.
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California
Adam
Poet's Last Poem Read At Public Celebration
An anecdote about a poet whose final poem was read before thousands, followed by a quip from Leslie's Weekly about whether he was lynched or shot. The Kansas City Journal notes an enterprising age remark about affixing items to park benches and an opera glass privilege with a nickel.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Kansas City Journal
The Cainese Wall Finishes and a Statesman Called
A humorous remark by the emperor declares the wall complete and his move to repair fences as proof he is a statesman rather than a politician.
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Cainese
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