Secret romance and railroad crisis in a mountain car
In a snowbound private railcar, Virginia Carteret rejects John Winton while outside a looming clash between rival rail factions escalates. Winton pleads, vows to return after winning his fight, and Somerville Darrah orders immediate action as a new track and armed men threaten the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winton
Mr. Darrah
Miss Carteret
Mr. Winton
Virginia
Uncle Somerville
Vinton
Mr. Adams
Winton
Bessie
Billy
Mrs. Carteret
Delicate Lemon Desserts and Jelly Delicacies
A vintage recipe roundup details Restorative Jelly and Lemon Cream Mold with gelatin, port wine, and citrus, plus lemon sauce for boiled meats. AlsoIncluded are Lemon Filling for Tarts and a light Lemon Puff Dessert with egg whites folded into pastry flour batter and baked in a water bath.
Cream Puffs With Vanilla Cream Filling
Heat butter and boiling water then stir in flour until dough leaves the pan. Off heat add yolks from four eggs and the white of one, beat until smooth, then drop spoonfuls and bake. Fill with a sugar cornstarch milk custard flavored with vanilla and chill. Chocolate icing uses chocolate milk sugar and butter.
Preparing Mushroom Dishes with Butter and Spices
Cut the stems closely from a quart er more of fresh mushrooms, peeled and cleared of fills. Melt two to three ounces of butter in a porcelain pan and simmer mushrooms with browned mace and cayenne for about 15 minutes. Stir frequently, then add a dessert spoonful of sifted flour and brown slightly.
Quintessence of Mushroom Preparation and Cultivation
A historic note describes making a mushroom infusion by salting fresh button mushrooms and mashing after three hours, then reducing the strained liquor by boiling to half. It notes limited shelf life and provides a method to obtain mushrooms seasonally via a rich guanoed soil bed and seed sprinkling.
Caring for the Nails Care tips on cuticles nails and polish
Guidance on nail care advises not cutting the cuticle or surrounding flesh. Keep nails with a natural gloss without heavy polish. Do not file nails to points. instead shape them with careful arching.
Proper use of the scrubbing brush
Instructions warn against storing the scrubbing brush bristles up to avoid water damage. Water in the wood loosens bristles, so keep the brush bristles down at all times.
All‑over lace shirt waist pattern offer
Pattern No. 5487 shows a smart shirt waist with back closing and puff sleeves. It lists materials like china silk and madras, notes sizes 32 to 42 inches, and requires about 2.5 yards of 36‑inch material for medium. Send 10 cents to the Pattern Department with size and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattern Department
A Charming Mode for the Little Girl Pattern No 56589
The dress design for a three year old features graceful lines and dainty embroidery on nainsook. Lace insertion or hand embroidery may decorate the plain front, with lawn dimity linen and wainsock suitable for reproduction. Three yards of 36 inch fabric needed for size three. Sizes one to six years. Send 10 cents.
Can Fish Talk Discoveries On Fish Communication
A scientist tests whether trout can communicate after release. In one pond released fish attracted few nearby trout, while in another pond without releasing fish he could repeatedly catch trout. The implied result suggests released fish may signal neighbors in the pond.
Package for the one I love best
A quarrelsome couple spar over a package he claims to be for his beloved. The wife dismisses the idea and jokes about suspenders, while he presses to reveal its contents, exposing the strains in their relationship.
Suffering S Vets praises Dean's Kidney Pills recovery claim
Roanoke Virginia Captain S L Crute and Adjt William Watts of the U C V report chronic back pain weight loss and frequent urination. Crute says after using Dean's Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone and regained health and weight. Assures the pills cured gravel and lists price and distributor. A rural proverb note closes the item about city youths sowing wild oats and raising Cain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Crute
Wm. Watts
Roanoke
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise
An advertisement claims PAZOOLN'TMEN'S guarantees cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back refund option. The claim emphasizes relief and safety in a short treatment window.
Cornwall Protests Over Foreign Names for Local Coast
Residents object to Great Western Railway marketing using foreign styled names for Cornwall coast and climate. A Cornwall man at a protest meeting denounced a place dubbed the English Riviera and rejected being named after a southern French locale or a dirty Italian town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
Great Western Railway Company
Riviera
France
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Constitutional Disease
A vintage advertisement boasts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the bloodstream and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and promotes testimonials, urging readers to mail for a list of endorsements. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Peru Claims Kuroki Father Belongs to Peru
An official Lima Peru Gazette claim asserts Gen Kuroki's father was Peruvian Patriot Transito Charroqui and that the general descends from Incas linked to an Asiatic ancestry, labeling Kuroki an atavism tied to his land of fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuroki
Official
Lima
Peru
Transito Charroqui
Odell Obeys Father Over Nomination Tug of War
In Saratoga four years ago ex Gov Odell faced pressure to pick a lieutenant governor candidate. Odell's 88 year old father, a strict church deacon, confronted the cottage delegation and ordered his son to refuse the damning nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
New York
Saratoga
Frank Platt
Senator Platt
Platt
Ben
Saturday Evening Post
Postum Cereal Co declares products pure under Pure Food Law
The Postum Cereal Co Ltd warrants that Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijahs Manna sold by jobbers comply with the National Pure Food Law of June 30 1906 and are not adulterated or mis branded. C W Post chairman Battle Creek Mich sworn December 15 1906. Notary Benjamin F Rew commission expires 1907. They claim truthful ingredient statements on packages and back their product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
Congress
Benjamin F. Rew
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Francis Lynde
J. P. Lippincott Co
Miss Virginia
Jastrow
Argentine
Cam
Deckert
Mr. Somerville Darrah
Mister Winton
McGrath
Our Pattern Department
Doan
Cain
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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