Dorothy Dix Talks Speaking Good English
Dorothy Dix laments misplaced English in stage romance praising correct usage. She quips that love and poetry suffer when phrases turn mongrel, urging clarity and proper speech as women in the audience sigh and laugh at the mix of slang and mispronunciation.
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Dorothy Dix
Dorothy DX
Psi
Juliet
July Ann
Juliat
Jover
Sustee
Longus
Broad
The Value of Eloquence and Speech in Life
A essay extols mastering English and a rich vocabulary. It argues language marks breeding, shapes perception, and guides social and professional success. It warns against dull speech and praises fluent talkers as essential in friendship and business.
Fragments of a Schoolboy Recipe and Rude Mealtime Note
A garbled schoolboy composition offers tips on frugal housekeeping and cooking. It mentions using toothpicks to prevent frosting, tea leaves for washing, mending lace, charcoal to keep a box clean, and whitening piano keys. Also includes a frugal meal idea with leftovers and a Hoover endorsement.
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Hoover
General Pershing reports deaths in war department notes
Washington December 14 General Pershing today renomed to the war department the following deaths from meningitis pneumonia and injuries among U S forces in December including Private Maurice Canton Private Harold Varnes and Able Seaman Jan Hendrix Braathart among others. The report lists various causes and locations with minimal details and odd culinary instructions interspersed.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
George M.ander
United States
Alexandrian
Pat Jordan
Harold Varnes
Marines
Pheumonia
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Jan Hendrix Braathart
Iehar Leame
Maurice
Canton
Leftover Dishes Meat Patties Frying Tip
A recipe note describes adding leftover meat mixture with ground meat onion bread crumbs and two small potatoes chopped finely to form patties. Patties are shaped dipped in flour and fried slowly until browned. The extra ingredients extend one pound of meat and improve flavor.
Unclear fragment hints at group membership and ship history
A partial, mangled excerpt references the Boston Transcript and a large membership figure of 2,871,434, noting it as the largest neighbor ship in its history with an increase of 298,792 over 2015. The text is jumbled and lacks verifiable context or clear subjects.
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Boston Transcript
A. S
Thils
Ite
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