World cotillion leader urges French youth to reclaim politeness
Paris citation by M Fouquieres, famed cotillion chief, laments decline of courtesy in France. He says Americans and Britons now outpolite France, urges youth to revive manners, noting heroes in science and aviation but etiquette fading amid modern fashion and indifference. He hopes sport will restore civility and recalls Fontenelle aiding a girl with a fan.
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Paris
France
M. Fouquieres
United States
England
F. Hopkinson Smith
Tey
America
Fontenelle
Jaws Power Invention Aims To Let Gum Chewers Work
New York man J. Montgomery Gubbins of Omaha declares a differential pulley system will let gum chewers power a sewing machine churn and similar devices. He claims his jaw attached contraption will boost productivity, noting subway riders show the strongest interest, and envisions sales after testing in New York.
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New York
J. Montgomery Gubbins
Omaha
Ned
Monster muskelunge drags man from boat near Minocqua
A 62 pound muskelunge nearly five feet long pulled Howard Kennedy of Milwaukee into Laura Lake when he fought to land it. Mrs. Kennedy fired four rifle shots and finally hit a vital spot to secure the fish as the boat painter and gaff attracted the monster in a Milwaukee club camp area south of Loraine Lake between Minocqua and Rhinelander.
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Minocqua
Wis
Howard Kennedy
Milwaukee
Kennedy
The 1001 Proposals for Seattle’s Merry Widow Rita Dike
Rita May Dike, once of Ottumwa Iowa, earned fame as Seattle’s merry widow with 1001 proposals. A widow since a wreck killed her South Dakota husband, she moved to Seattle in 1909, where admirers persisted despite her rugged defenses. She kept the letters, built a “Love letter shack” from them, and later married a Seattle businessman.
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Seattle
New York
Roscoe H. Sanborn
Rita May Dike
Dike
Iowa
Ottumwa
South Dakota
Huron
Cupid
Truth Telling Is a Vice
Dr Harl Barnes of Philadelphia told Allegheny County teachers that many children ages 7 to 13 are inclined to lie, arguing truth telling is a vice under natural self preservation. He claimed business and politics distort truth, urged graded moral assessment in schools, and described tactics to steer children toward honesty.
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Pittsburg
Harl Barnes
Philadelphia
Allegheny County Institute
America
Dr. Barnes
Home Made Polished Goods From Common Kitchen Supplies
Article explains do it yourself recipes for baking powder tooth powder floor polish and hard laundry soap using bicarbonate of soda cream of tartar corn starch precipitated chalk castile soap oils bees wax and various solvents. Provides step by step mixing drying and storage tips and notes on using old grease for soap production.
Old-Time Sponge Cake Recipe by Mrs May Peintner
A grandmotherly National Magazine recipe for old-time sponge cake. It details weights by eggs, sugar, and flour, plus lemon zest and juice. The method emphasizes beating yolks to pale cream, folding in stiff whites, and gradual oven heat to rise high and light.
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May Peintner
National Magazine
Green corn fritters recipe from old kitchen notes
The article describes green corn fritters as a seasonal delicacy made from grated fresh corn with milk flour egg and baking powder. It outlines two cupfuls corn and a half cup milk plus optional extra flour and milk adjustments and suggests using a knife to remove kernels if a corn knife is unavailable.
Chartreuse Jelly Cake With Custard Filling
A round sponge cake is hollowed to hold jelly made from lemon orange strawberry or coffee. After cooling the jelly is set inside the cake and topped with sweetened whipped cream. Do not add egg whites to gelatin until it begins to harden. When serving, pour custard around the gelatine for a lemon jelly variation.
Water Pound Cake Recipe Notes
A short recipe lists ingredients and steps for a water pound cake. It calls for one cup sugar, one half cup butter, half cup cold water, one and a half cups flour, a scant teaspoon cream of tartar, a scant half teaspoon galeratus, two eggs. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, then water, flour with cream of tartar and soda, and finally the beaten whites.
Fried Bell Peppers Ready for Frying
Fried bell peppers sliced lengthwise are boiled gently in water until tender then drained and fried in lard. A simple, tasty accompaniment that enhances steak and other meats.
Two Kinds Of Frosting Tips And Techniques
A vintage frosting guide describes methods to beat egg whites with hot sugar syrup until the proper stiffness is reached, then flavor with vanilla or lemon. It explains how over beating or under beating affects gloss and spreadability and suggests optional chocolate frosting using melted chocolate.
Fish Toast For Breakfast
A compact recipe for fish toast combines cold cooked fish butter flour milk and anchovy paste with pepper salt paprika and a boiled egg. The fish is mixed with melted butter flour and milk then finished with anchovy paste and eggs, baked briefly on toast for a hot morning dish.
Boiled Apple Pudding with Currants and Sherry
Five apples cured and chopped finely with two cups breadcrumbs one cup sugar three ounces currants a pinch salt grated lemon rind and nutmeg. Beat eggs separately and mix with apples then add sherry. Steam in mold for ninety minutes and serve hot with hard sauce.
Potato and Meat Cakes Frying Recipe Method
Parboil and finely mince one onion with half a pound of cold meat. Add two cups mashed potatoes, half a cup minced ham, two teaspoons mixed herbs, salt and pepper, and the yolks of two eggs. Beat, fold in egg whites, drop by spoonfuls into hot fat, fry until golden brown.
Fried Peppers With Rice Dish Tutorial
Wash and boil one cup of rice then mix with a rich tomato sauce in a vegetable dish. Fry three or four green peppers in olive oil or butter, arrange rings on top, pour the remaining butter from frying over all, cover, bake five minutes, and serve.
Practical pickle brine and cucumber layering method
Prepare brine by salting cold water until an egg floats. Measure, then add half as much fresh water. Soak cucumbers in cold water for an hour, then pack in a stone crack with each layer covered by a grape leaf and dill. Fill tar, add brine, cover with muslin and a weighted cloth. Leave for months, renewing every fortnight.
Magic Sponge Cake From Simple Pantry Mix
A vintage recipe describes sifting flour and sugar with baking powder or tartar and soda, salt, then beating eggs to foamy with water to top. Combine with dry ingredients, mix, and bake until the batter climbs the tin sides.
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited By West In Cure Claim
Thomas B West of Terre Haute Indiana reports severe urinary pain and gravel stones relieved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He says three doctors offered no help and an operation seemed necessary before taking Doan's helped him pass a pea sized stone and two more stones the next day, improving rapidly to full recovery. Sold by dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thomas B. West
Terre Haute
Ind
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Science and Cheese Health Claim and Spohn's Distemper Cure Ad
A short piece argues cheese not harmful if not decayed and notes detection difficulty with strong aged varieties like limburger. The ad promotes SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for horses, chicken cholera, and dog distemper, offering bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar, with agents wanted and a free book from Spohn Medical & Co. Goshen, Ind.
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Spohn
Spahn Medical &Co
Goshen
Ind
His Only Affliction Comic Exchange on Writer's Cramp
A playful dialogue features a beautiful maiden asking about writer's cramp and a poet replying with a witty twist. He explains writer's kink as a stomach coil near the spine caused by not eating, delivering a light humor beat.
The Guilty Party
A kitchen scene shows Cook urging the young man to take the remaining roast duck while sighing that the cat will be blamed for the mishap tomorrow in a Fliegende Blatter note.
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