Synthetic dinner shocks New York society at Astor
Professor Thomas B. Stillman of Stevens Institute staged a “synthetic dinner” for two guests at an Astor private room. He cooked courses in a laboratory setup, serving biscuits and butterine made from chemical ingredients instead of flour or dairy. The menu listed chemical formulas for each course.
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New York
Thomas B. Stillman
Chemical Laboratory
Stevens Institute
Chemical Society
Paris
Astor
Prof. Stillman
Imitation Drinks and Dishes On Menu Described
The article recounts Prof Stillman explaining a menu of fake foods and drinks made from substituted ingredients. It details oleo oil refined lard artificial milk carrotine and eight components in a Poncysuarernwem o dish plus raspberry jelly from apple pulp glucose and other materials. It notes Martini cocktails with absinthine alcohol saccharine and dye and an imitation white burgundy and lauterne with malique acid tartre alcohol ether antique glycine. TF hints champagne might be real but offers a luxury fake version.
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Prof. Stillman
Singer Building Plans Make 40 Story Skyscraper for New York
The Singer Manufacturing Company filed plans for a tower exceeding existing skyscrapers by 200 to 800 feet, rising 593 feet 10 2-3 inches atop its west Broadway Liberty street property. The 40 story core, 65 feet square for 36 floors, will have a four story dome and a final cupola and flagstaff. It would be among the tallest in the world, surpassing Philadelphia city hall and Park Row, second only to Cologne Cathedral among European spires.
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New York
Singer Manufacturing Company
Washington Monument
Broadway
Liberty Street
Singer
Philadelphia City Hall
Park Row
Europe
Cologne
Weeklong Illinois weather summary reports variable rainfall
Springfield weekly weather bulletin notes mean weekly temperature near normal with cool start and hot late week. Central and northern districts saw showers on the 30th and 31st with many stations recording over an inch. several localities report rain shortage despite scattered totals and some hail damage in Macoupin Carlinville. Named stations include Macon Decatur Macoupin Flora Flora Mt Carmel Hallboro Flora and local observers Purviance Cox Majors and Ward.
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Springfield
Macon
Decatur
J. H. Coonradt
Macoupin
Carlinville
R. O. Purviance
Montgomery
Hillaboro
Ira L. Woodward
Clay
W. E. Cox
Wabash
V. E. Majors
Wordplay and Whimsy From a Small-Town Page
A compact column gathers short pieces and quips from a local paper era. It features light verse, humorous anecdotes, a tale of a mislaid head, a balking talebearer, a girl’s essay on boys, a joke exchange about a fisherman’s catch, and quick village banter. Notable bits include Ella M. Bentley’s nostalgic verse, a misadventure in courting, a punning Irishman, and a tour of lighthearted vignettes.
Public Sale of Wm Kleimeier Estate in Troy Ill
Heirs of Wm Kleimeier deceased announce a public sale at the premises two miles east of Troy on Tuesday June 19 at 2 pm. It features 42.12 acres in the southwest quarter of section 2 and 57.08 acres in the west part of northwest quarter of section 11 with a brick house barn granary and outbuildings. Terms: half cash, balance in six months by note and mortgage.
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Wm. Kleimeier
Troy
Sophie Peter
Kleimeier
A. Rupine
L. Diepsouz
Henry Kleimeier
Mary Brute
Katie Sims
Electric Bitters Promised as Cure for Diseases
An older advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy, claiming it cures stomach and liver disorders and a range of ailments from dyspepsia to malaria. It cites S. A. Brown of Bennettaville South Carolina praising the product and notes a 50 cent price with a guarantee through S. Kingston, druggist.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennettaville
S. C
S. Kingston
How Bonner Won Success
Large space in this paper is one of the best investments a merchant can make.
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How Bonner
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John Petry
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Phancy
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Little Willie
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Alton
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Pat
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Til
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Henry Stolte
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Bonner
Philadelphia Bulletin
C.E. McKittrick
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McKittrick
Union Meat Market
G. A. Voeleer
Star Tailorihe Company
Chicago
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M. F. Allwarter
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