Northwest dream costs him love and fortune
In a downtown restaurant Barnabee and Hollan discuss past ambitions and a failed return to a lover in the northwest. Hollan recounts leaving wealth behind to chase fortunes, the Chronicle fire, ballooning real estate bets, and a life split between memory and loss as he contemplates starting over.
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Aste
Hollan
Barnabee
Barnaabee
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Northwest
Tomfort
Burnabee
Chronicle
Pacific Slope
Snake River
Barnabre
Northwest fortune hunter’s return and love resolve
A narrator recalls a North West ruinous chase for wealth and love, detailing grubstakes, long train journeys, and a vow to confess his devotion. The tale contrasts ambition with personal stakes as the man considers returning to a missing beloved and seeks guidance from a friend.
Humorous Quotations and Witty Exchanges Snapshot
A collage of humorous lines from 19th and early 20th century sources. Includes quips about wolves in sheep's clothing, Columbus eggs, country quiet, suitors and engagements, and a staged classroom exchange. Bits from Harper's Round Table, Household Words, Tit-Bits, Fliegende Blätter, and more.
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Gibson
Home Style Creamed Potatoes and Stewed Duck Guide
A set of old kitchen notes from Ohio and Country Gentleman describes simple methods. Creamed potatoes involve milk, butter, salt, pepper, and a flour slurry to create a smooth sauce. Stewed duck advises browning in fat, then flour, brown, add water, and simmer until tender for a hearty dish.
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Oran Judd
Ohio
Very Toothsome Pudding and Shepherds Pie in Old Recipes
A collection of kitchen notes from Western Rural and Y Ledger describes a spaghetti dish with butter onions strained tomatoes cheese and nutmeg served hot. It also outlines a bread crumb pudding with lemon rind eggs milk and sugar baked to brown, then topped with jam or jelly. Shepherds Pie uses minced mutton or cold meat with mashed potatoes baked until browned and neat.
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Y. Ledger
The Oyster Fends Dirt With Nacre Like Painted Walls
An old-time note describes how Rockaway oysters remain clean by coating dirt and mud inside their shells with a nacreous layer. Storms last winter filled beds with mud, causing mud to intrude the oyster's mouth and membranes. The creature walls off irritants with nacre, similar to how it forms pearls, leaving a smooth shell surface and discolored spots that crack to reveal mud beneath.
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Hockaway
Long Island
Rockaway
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