Science of Eating and the Slow Cooking Revival
A Washington letter reports Department of Agriculture temperance lectures promoting practical food science. It notes voters lack knowledge about nutrition, urges slow cooking as best, describes a device measuring bodily intake, and cites Atwater and Thompson on diet. The piece envisions cheaper, healthier meals through scientific cooking and warns of wasted food.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Scenc
Atwater
Sir Henry Thompson
Compound Profits and Quinine Plot in Leslie's Weekly
A witty remark frames a tale of wealth with Skinner proposing investing profits in quinine and selling it to malaria patients after house purchases. The dialogue mix reflects satirical commentary from Leslie's Weekly.
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Skinner
Leslie's Weekly
Compromise Plot With Odd Dialog Clipped In
A truncated dialogue references a tramp asking for a razor and a plan to exact retaliation against hotel proprietors. The excerpt mentions a fiery suggestion to commit death by one’s own action in a hotel and notes a Chicago post as source. It also includes a brief item about True Musical Instinct and a fireman with musical talent.
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Chicago
L’est
Gullible Fortunes in Gulf Oil Fields Highlighted
Special Beaumont Letter warns gullible investors and adventurers about oil field swindles and duster sales. It contrasts mining and drilling risks with rice farming on the gulf coast, notes immigration of farmers from Illinois and Missouri, and mentions Japanese and Chinese labor in coastal Louisiana and Texas.
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Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Gulf
Ilinois
Missouri
Giso
Louisiana
Texas
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Chy Ji
Nero
J M.scanland
Confessed Her Error in Marriage Proposal Moment
A witty exchange unfolds as a couple quarrels and then she admits to saying yes to his marriage proposal on a momentous occasion. The dialogue showcases sarcasm and playful remorse within a domestic scene reported by Chicago Past.
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Chicago
Flimmer-Four Aces Featured in State Journal
Small Wonder and Flimmer appear in a brief item from the State Journal noting Flimmer-Four as aces and a quick exchange with Heiri about outcomes.
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Flimmer
State Journal
Summer Hotel Garners Mixed Praise for Vocal Performance
Patrons remark on a strong voice but uneven control at the Summer Hotel where the singer occasionally falters. A review highlights moments of skill while noting lapses that affect overall impact.
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Ahs
Isaac and the Wells of Gerar in Genesis
The passage follows Isaac's prosperity in Gerar as he reopens wells Philistines had blocked. He faces envy from Abimelech’s people, renames wells Esek Sindh and Rehoboth, and receives God's assurance and blessing. The notes discuss Sarah's death, Abraham's burial cave, and the covenant with Isaac, highlighting faith under famine and the theme of peacemaking.
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Abraham
Gerar
Esek
Sindh
St Rehoboth
The
God
Sarah
Machpelah
Canaan
Eliezer
Ishmael
Iyaac
Rebekah
Palestine
Judah
Beersheba
Wisine
Tobraham
Pithy Sayings on Faith and Perseverance From Haw’s I Turn
A compact collection of spiritual maxims urging discernment between noise and truth. It contrasts prejudice with principle and warns against dwelling in misery as the measure of ministry. It also counsels trusting God to guide through doorways, not despair.
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Christ
War Implements and Aircraft Use in Europe
The article notes Russia Austria and France employ field runs and monster kites for aerial photography. It mentions 69 new Voss S vessels for the French navy including 23 submarines. Austria’s cavalry share is 19 percent, higher than England’s 10 percent and other European powers.
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Jrussia
Austria
France
Airig
England
Drought Tales From Missouri in Early History
Judge Onstott recalls long droughts in Missouri from 1833 to 1865, noting 1835 as severe with a rainless June to October and good corn due to spring tasseling. He describes 1856 as another dire year, yields per acre, prairie fires, Indian help gathering pumpkins, and a large 1865 prairie fire near Carthage that burned farms and threatened Spring River.
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Onstott
Jasper County
Carthage Press
Saya
Chicago Inter Ocean
Pinmond
Center Creek
Carthage
Spring River
Fort Scott
Kan
Degree scam tugs at English ministers prestige
A theory on degrees awarded by American universities for money prompts a seminary principal to ask if the degree is honorary or earned. The reply is blunt and humorous, calling it post-graduate and implying a dubious origin.
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Eupland
Royal wine sale tale sparks loyalty toast
Four enterprising gentlemen obtained a whole bottle under the royal wine sale and, after pouring it into glasses, toasted the king's health. A high court official overseeing the sale noted the king would be obliged for their loyalty.
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Xale
High Court
Notts
Foreign Gossip on World Commerce and Cities
Britain and the empire exhibit varying breadlines of trade and culture. South Africa’s mining regions rely on imports for 90 percent of food, while Nippon's main island houses 27 million people in 42 000 square miles. Paris maintains a 60 000 dollar yearly program to transplant trees, with a municipal nursery hospital restoring weary trees to health.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Niphon
Japan
Berlin
Hermann Wid Imer
Spain
London
France
Paris
Germany
Netherlands
Oxford Street
Goif
Lesson in Slow Payers from a Delinquent Debtor
A New York Tribune tale recounts a debt collector who, after six months of "Call tomorrow" refusals, is challenged by a debtor. The man reveals a bundle of about 40 bills and suggests that if everyone paid promptly, the collector would be out of work, implying steady daily collections are sufficient.
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The
New York Tribune
Self-Phosphorescent Diamonds Reveal Hidden Glow
A traveler recalls diamond makers showing stones that emit a pale light under certain conditions. In Amsterdam a rose-cut gem placed in a vise lit up when pressure stopped all shop light, revealing a natural internal glow, with yellow diamonds noted as more phosphorescent.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Amsterdam
California
New York
France tops gold usage with vast minting total
The New York Sun notes France has used more gold than England, claiming France minted about 2,300 tons in the last forty years while England used around 1,400 tons.
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France
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