La Follette Dominates Drama at National Convention Preview
Six months out and the national conventions loom with La Follette in the spotlight. The Wisconsin senator faces Taft and rivals, with critics calling La Follette a genuine dramatic force shaping the upcoming Republican contest. The Bible is described as a library of sixty six books by multiple writers spanning centuries.
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Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
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Freezing Cream in Freezers Then and Now
The article discusses best practices for cream freezers, noting wooden pails and metal cylinders as foundations. It explains pail construction, fiber pails coming, and proper hole placement to prevent water leaks. It claims two quarts of cream freeze in five to seven minutes with a dasher and a flywheel, contrasting old cranks.
Treasury ruling bars banks designated as postal savings
Treasury department issues a ruling that prohibits banks designated as postal savings institutions from certain activities. The decision impacts financial operations and may affect customers with accounts in those banks. Further regulatory details and transitional steps are expected in forthcoming notices.
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Treasury Department
Hitchcock argues action overdue to mend past delays
The quote presents Mr. Hitchcock asserting that it will be questioned why action was not taken sooner, yet he remains convinced the power to rectify remains untapped and necessary.
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Mr. Hitchcock
Packing Clothes for Travel in a Trunk
Instructions describe packing garments in a trunk with a bottom sheet hanging over edges. Gowns waists and coats are placed with tissue paper between items and sleeves stuffed. Sides are pulled over and pinned to prevent wrinkles during travel.
How to Care For the Attic
Attics should be lighted with whitewash on walls and beams. Sweep the floor monthly and wash windows three to four times a year. Biannual campaigns guard against moths roaches bedbugs and vermin. Maintain rattraps and mousetraps in service.
How to Remove Tar from Clothes and Hands
Instructions say rub butter or lard on tar stains then wash with soap and water. Apply turpentine and jet remains for one hour, then wash again to remove tar. For hands rub with fresh orange peel to clean tar.
How to Make a Cheap Bleach
Instructions describe boiling white clothes with lemon slices to remove stains and whiten linens handkerchiefs and frocks. The method uses lemon rind and heat to achieve whiteness.
Peach Jelly Preparation From Peach Pits And Lemon Juice
Peel and stone a peck of peaches and slice them. Add a dozen cracked peach pits and cook until soft, then strain and measure. Return fruit to heat, add lemon juice and boil twenty minutes. Stir in heated sugar at one pound per pint of juice, boil briefly and pour into glasses. Delicious.
Sweet Potatoes on Brochette Dish
Wash and pare potatoes. Slice into rounds. Arrange skewers in groups of three. Parboil six minutes and drain. Coat with melted butter. Sprinkle brown sugar and bake in a hot oven until browned.
Sweet Potato Croquettes Recipe Steps
Recipe instructions describe shaping croquettes from hot riced sweet potato and egg, then coating in crumbs, frying in deep fat, and draining. The text emphasizes double crumbing with egg wash and crumb coating for crispness.
Sweet Potatoes Southern Style Bake Method
Instructions describe baking six medium sweet potatoes and removing them from the oven. The text mentions finishing steps and hints at serving hot, but the exact process details are garbled.
Fragmentary note on vegetables and fabric craft
A snippet describes green vegetables and starchy underground varieties boiled in water. The passage mentions a wired satin ribbon effect produced by a milliner, with limited readable context about the season or technique. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or individuals.
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Satin de Sole fashions and care tips from a Chicago article
The piece describes Satin de Sole as a vogue fabric for fall and winter garments including a girlish costume with a dark uzvy blue shade and detailed trimming. It offers a vinegar-based method to refresh shiny white garments and prolongs wear, followed by historical notes on a Japanese temple ritual and a traveler’s description of Kwannon worship in Asakuse temple.
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Doe-thehtube
Chicago News
New Hat Ornament Mystery Figures in Vague Report
A fragmentary item notes a hat ornament and a manipulated ribbon in an unclear tale. It mentions a setsman and his emanation, plus a claim of burglars breaking into a house and a man who reportedly captured one thief. The readable text is highly incomplete and context is missing.
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Setsman
Aigret
Tower of Hercules Ruins Spark Channel Coast Legend
Travelers along the Dover coast may still glimpse the Tower of Hercules ruins, a Roman lighthouse dating to ancient times. The battered structure once guided galleys near Brigantium and remains a landmark tied to historic seaborne routes.
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English Channel
Dover
Bay of Biscay
Brigantium
Umisie
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