How Minority Presidents of U S May Be Elected
The article explains that a minority of national popular votes can still elect the presidency because electors, not direct votes, choose the President and Vice President. It notes historic cases where elected presidents did not win a majority of popular votes, due to multi candidate fields and the electoral system, with examples from 1876 and 1888 among others.
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U. S
Indianapolis
Congress
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Woodrow Wilson
Tilden
Hayes
Cleveland
Harrison
Full Meal Devised For Eaters of Crow
Columbus OH Dr Osburn head zoology at Ohio State University presented a crow meat diet as fit to eat on Saturday He offered an exotic menu with snails or honey ants terrapin bird s nest alligator steak woodchuck stew possum roast skunk fried devilfish fillet flying fish fried locusts moose eyes cat kidneys salamander minced crow pie He noted varieties are eaten by people worldwide.
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Columbus
Ohio
Raymond C. Osburn
Ohio State University
Department of Zoology
Osburn
Claud Callan Recalls Bank Loan With Sinners Signature
Claud Callan recounts the moment a bank refused to loan a hundred dollars unless a nonchurch member and reputedly worldly Uncle Dan signed the note. The banker agreed to lend with Dan on the note, despite Dan’s lacking church ties.
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Uncle Dan
Dan
Science points way to perfect roast for all cooks
A detailed guide explains how meat thermometers and precise cooking steps make roasting easier. The illustration shows inserting the thermometer into a lamb roast, baking at 300 to 350 F, and removing when the indicator reaches the Lamb mark for a perfect, appetizing result.
Texas to seek federal aid for state pension program
Austin, Orville S. Carpenter of the Texas Old Age Assistance Commission said formal application to the federal government would be made soon to join social security funds for state pensions. He noted 30,000 applications at state headquarters and 30,000 more in district offices, with no total estimate. He expected first pensions weeks hence and plans July 1 payments, while guarding against fraud and unethical activity. A Greek law promoting silk culture was also enacted.
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Austin
Orville S. Carpenter
Texas Old Age Assistance Commission
Carpeneer
Texas
State Commission
Carpenter
Pension Commission
Once Tough Criminals Now On Alcatraz Island
Ex-convict Al M Loomis, released from Alcatraz, describes the brutal routine and harsh silence of life on the prison rock. He recalls a 1931 Leavenworth escape group, guard stabbings, and the strict day schedule from 6:20 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with 248 prisoners under constant guard surveillance.
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Devil's Isle
Man
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
al M. Loomis
Alcatraz
Loomis
Leavenworth
Fresno
Calif
Marin County
George
Preshaw
Jack Allen
Allen
M CAMEY RABBITS SUFFER MUMPS EPIDEMIC GROWS
An epidemic of the mumps spreads through McCamey with over 200 cases reported locally. Domestic animals, including a litter of young rabbits, contract parotitis after nibbling grapefruit scraps from a patient’s sick room. Physicians warn pets can catch the illness, urging residents not to feed scraps to animals.
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M’camey
McCamey
Lady Took Cardus When Weak Nervous Cardui Endorsement
Mrs L H Caldwell of Statesville North Carolina praises Cardui saying she used Cardui for twenty five years and felt strength return after starting it for weakness and nervousness. She read of Cardui in a newspaper and soon was up and around. She notes thousands of women testify Cardui benefits them and suggests seeing a physician if it does not help.
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Cardus
Potatoes Hashed in Cream Recipe
Two tablespoons butter two cups diced potatoes salt pepper two cups rich milk. Melt butter add potatoes and seasoning and stir over fire until butter is absorbed. Add the milk and cook slowly about half an hour. Add more milk if needed.
Potatoes Sliced and Fried in Butter or Fat
Peel and slice potatoes thinly then fry in a pan with ample butter or lard or fat salt pork. Layer an inch deep, season with salt and pepper, add a cup of water, and cover. After ten minutes uncover and brown over medium heat.
Eggs baked in mashed potatoes with chives
Mash potatoes with butter milk and seasonings. Stir in chopped chives. Spread in greased dish. Make five hollows, crack an egg into each. Sprinkle paprika. Bake in a moderate oven until eggs set.
Date Nut Slice Recipe Directions
One cup flour two teaspoons baking powder one half teaspoon salt one egg one cup sugar one cup sliced dates one half cup chopped nuts one half cup milk one teaspoon vanilla Lift the dry ingredients Beat the egg add the sugar gradually and the date and nuts Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk and vanilla Spread the mixture on a well greased shallow baking dish to form a layer about an inch thick Bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees F for one hour When cold cut into squares and serve with whipped cream or small ball of ice cream
Crabmeat Butter Sauce With Parsley Crumbs
Melt butter and cook flour into a paste then whisk in milk until thick. Add paprika nutmeg salt chopped parsley lemon juice and crabmeat. Fold in buttered crumbs and cook until heated through for a rich crab preparation.
Crab Shell Stuffing Bake Instructions
Recipe fragment describes meat packed into crab shells or greased casserole. Sprinkle with crumbs and brown in a moderate oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Practical Household Tips From A Neighbor
Practical guidance on garden care and cooking from a neighbor’s notes. Advice covers loosening soil around fruit trees and using wood ashes as fertilizer, cooling hot foods before refrigeration, broccoli prep, candle stability with paraffin, seedling temperature in cold frames, washing muslin curtains, comb maintenance, and a baking powder trick to fluff oysters.
Remembered Him in a Childs Honest Remark
A little girl asks a classmate how she likes her new father. The reply is the sentiment that they liked him too because they had him last year, reflecting a child’s candid view of blended families.
Hi Ho Biography Echoes Of School And Power
A fragmented tabloid item hints at a biography of a controversial figure linked to education and finance. The piece gestures at high social circles, authority, and public scrutiny, with glossy language and sharper insinuations about status and influence.
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High Finance
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