Corpulent statesman tale told by Washburn Child
Ambassador Richard Washburn Child aboard the George Washington recounted a cor pulent statesman who gave a Sunday school speech about rewards and punishments. A little girl quipped the fat would be in the fire for fair, as the anecdote closed in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph citation.
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Richard Washburn
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Vision and the call of original thinking
A column by F A Walker extols vision as faith in action. It honors James Jr for building a Northwest railroad that spurred growth, contrasts visionaries with imitators, and urges readers to unleash their own divine force to create enduring work for humanity.
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Questions to Daddy After Supper Time
A child asks many curious questions at supper about shows, science, cars, magic, and faraway places. The father is tired yet affectionate, but often forgets the questions asked, leaving the child to wonder what he knows and what is forgotten.
Man May Be Head Of Family But Not Heart Of It
A Punch quip notes that while a man may lead the family, the true heart lies elsewhere, a witty perspective on domestic roles and affection.
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Ian
Wild Ducks Stew and Sweet Pepper Souffles Menu
A portion of a historic recipe page describes Wild Ducks Stew parboiled with onion carrot and herbs then finished with browned flour cream and egg, plus Sweet Pepper Souffles using peppers crumbs flour cream yolks and whipped egg whites baked in molds. A note mentions fresh strawberries as a preferred dessert and Connecticut Chow-Chow using seven pounds of green tomatoes.
School Days Fruit and Banana Fluff Menu Items
A fragment outlines a recipe sequence using apples in a spiced vinegar mix, note of meat chopper disposal, and serving ideas with toast, jelly, whipped cream or browned egg white. Includes rice and pineapple cream combination and a Banana Fluff serving suggestion with cream and chocolate garnish. Ends with a social remark about jealousy.
Why of Superstitions: Dreaming of a Future Husband
A New England girl’s three night shoe arrangement on the instep is linked to sympathetic magic and the belief that placing one heel atop the other predicts future marriage. Historical notes trace the custom to ancient subjection symbolism and a broader cultural context.
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