American Architecture Sees Growth From Ragtime to Platinative Beauty
A Silver Messenger essay argues American architecture moves from colonial era to a broader, better taught practice. It notes rising taste, stronger architect autonomy, and reliance on native materials shaping original American forms. The piece foresees future public buildings and homes reflecting distinctly American beauty.
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America
American Institutes of Architects
American Influence Spreads as US Products Enter World
A Plymouth Church minister cites English usage of American elevators rolls and typewriters to illustrate how American devices ideas and influence travel abroad. The piece notes the global reach of democracy and cites Goethe and Therese anecdotes while contrasting modern behavior with past servitude and hunger for service. It also reports on St Petersburg’s sword of honor relics and a New York World view on model tenements and a Lynn preacher urging women to stay at church.
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London
Troy Times
St. Petersburg
France
Gon
Stowel
Port Arthur
Court Martin
Distinguishing Dualities of the Educated Man
An essay arguing education should forge self reliance and public service not mere literacy. It contrasts educated citizens who remain passive with true educators who turn private truth into public action, urging leaders to follow the light God gives them and to protest injustices.
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Treaven
Tericho Road
Peril of True Sportsmanship and Amateur Ethics
The piece argues fear arises when athletics become business and winning eclipses pastime. Training, self-denial, and genuine enjoyment matter. professionals corrupt amateur sport with money, fame, and vaudeville acts, inviting youth to pursue show over sport.
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Dazale
The Real Love Match and True Companionship
The article argues for a real love match over marriages of convenience. It stresses companionship and mutual sympathy as essential to a successful marriage and warns that many so-called love matches fail. It contrasts genuine love with arranged unions and asserts happiness hinges on selfless sacrifice and shared welfare.
Women Mountain Climbers Reach Katahdin Snow Summit
Two Maine girls Misses Jane given and Carrie Crocker of Millinocket ascend Mount Katahdin from Togue Pond camp using snowshoes. They braved the east face through a pine ridge and tableland to reach Pomola gulch before turning back as clouds closed in.
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Maine
Togue Pond
Millee
Jane Given
Carrie Crocker
Millinochet
Saya
Mier
Flirtation tale on a roosting stranger
A lone man in a roost encounters a pretty woman who sits beside him with a roguish smile. She asks him to talk, sits on his knee, rests an arm about his neck, and agrees to a kiss. He asks her age, aware the question may be rude, while she responds with coy playfulness.
Soon to wed senator Beveridge memory tale and gear
A fragment from a period article recounts distant treetop travel to camp near Togue Pond and a Handy Box for the bedroom, praising sanitas covering. It also follows a political vignette about Congressman George W. Smith campaigning with a driver near the Ble Muddy river and asking about fish.
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George W. Smith
Minots
Con Ress
John R. Thomas
Murphysboro
Congressman Smith
Methods for Killing Clothes Moths in Homes
A 1910s style guide outlines that moth repellents like moth balls tobacco and naphthalene do not kill eggs or hatched larvae. It recommends weekly brushing and air exposure, plus fumigation with carbon disulfide in a sealed trunk with moth marbles, which evaporates and kills insects. It also suggests packing garments in boxes with taped cracks and using benzine or gaunling to purge closets and furnishings.
Care of the Blankets in Household Washing Tips
The article advises on blanket care including washing frequency, airing and shaking routines, and methods for home cleaning. It discusses risks of shrinking when sent out and recommends a dolly technique and lukewarm water with minimal soap or powder for safe handling.
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Weis
Flapjacks With Sour Milk and Maple Sugar Layers
Prepare batter with sour milk and thick cream or substitute melted butter with hot milk. Mix flour to pancake consistency, beat eggs separately, then fold in eggs. Cook on a greased griddle into large cakes the size of a breakfast plate. Layer with butter and soft maple sugar, repeat to use all batter, then cut like pie.
Seed Cakes From Old Recipe Card
A historic kitchen note details seed cake making with flour sugar yeast warm milk butter and caraway seeds. It guides mixing forming a batter letting it rise baking in a hot oven then brushing with milk after bake. The measurements include two and a half pounds flour one fourth pound sugar one ounce caraway seeds and one half pound butter.
Raftered Ceilings And Cane Seat Tightening Tips
The article notes that artificial raft or skeleton beams can imitate heavy beamed ceilings and be fixed to ceilings by wallpaper experts, with wood staining possible. It also advises tightening sagging cane-seated chairs by washing with hot water and drying them thoroughly to restore stiffness.
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