Spread and picnic tips for girl cooks and hosts
Margaret Sangster advises schoolgirls on cooking for gatherings, stresses Ruskin’s view that girls should learn to please through well prepared food, and offers practical sandwich ideas, cookies, and cake. It covers picnics vs spreads, planning, and the need for good temper and organization to avoid ruined outings.
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Margaret
Kk. Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
Ruskin
John Russkin
Artclete
A Neat Little Frock Dress Pattern Description
A simple school dress in dark strawberry pink fouls features a long-waisted sateen bodice with three wide box-pleats at front and back. Pleats are stitched with center back fastening, tucked spaces from neck to bust, pouched waist to lining, and a full skirt matched by similar pleating. Black silk sash, lace-trim cuffs and collar complete the look, with material needs listed as three and a half yards plus lining and sash.
BeA Uty Do s Do s BeA Uty Do s
Fitness tips urge daily breath exercises and open air activity. Advice covers changing worn clothing, morning chest expansion, evening trunk bends at the wall, and keeping skin clean with sponge rubs. Recommends ten minutes of outdoor exposure daily and avoiding prolonged confinement indoors.
Guerrillas Routed Near Bolivar During 1863 Cavalry Raid
W F Mosier of Company G Sixth Tennessee Cavalry reports a winter 1863 raid near Bolivar Tennessee. Col Horse pursued a Confederate group at Saulsbury, engaging in close combat. The 300-strong force captured 38 guerrillas, and seized 27 carbines taken from Union posts.
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Bolivar
Teon
National Tribune
W. F. Mosier
Tennissea
Alvord
Tenn
Hurea
Ballvar
Horse
Saulsbury
Boy keeps 54 calibre ammo under heavy fire at Vicksburg
Civil War tale recalls a boy in Colonel Malmebury's regiment who, though wounded twice, saved the day by delivering calibre 54 ammunition. General Sherman urged hospital care while the boy insisted on supplies, later identified as C. P. How, later a U. S. Naval Academy cadet.
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Abe
Vicksburg
Iron Hall
Malmebury
General Sherman
Sys
American ‘Tribune
C. P. How
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Head Blown: Civil War Tale Told On Street Corner
Corporal Eugene O Connor of Georgia recounts a Malvern Hill scene where a Confederate captain describes a headless private amid a bayonet charge. A listener, R W Jemison, reveals the private was his brother, uniting two men through the same brutal memory. Both men long lived in Macon and had not known the full incident.
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Old Soul Street
National Tribune
Eugene O'Connor
Georgia
Malvern Hill
Warren Mosely
Iarry
Louisiana
Mosely
Abot
Capt. Mosely
Lony
Louisiana Brigade
R. W. Jemison
Capt
Mr. Jemison
Macon
The Gettysburg Gun Tablet Granted by Rhode Island
Rhode Island seeks legislative approval to appropriate 300 for a tablet at the gun’s last position at Gettysburg. Alfred G. Gardner, who placed the shot, died soon after the fatal moment. The battery lost officers and men, with Gardner’s Bible and final words to his wife described.
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Rhode Tsland
General Assembly
Alfred G. Gardner
Hasard
Second Corps
T. Frederick Brown
Gettysburg
William Jones
Gardner
Gardner Was In the Act of Taking the Shot From No. 5
Jones
Sergt
Albert Straight
Sergt Straight
Straight
Bergt
Isle of Man Refuge for Debtors and Pirates
A historical view recalls the Isle of Man as a sanctuary for English debtors and smugglers in ancient times. A sorrowful historian notes that for about a century it sheltered the unfortunate from surrounding nations, drawing the base elements to its shores. Now happier days have come and only the fortunate visit in such numbers.
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Isle of Man
England
Isle
Her Experience at the St Louis Courier Jourosh remark
A fragment from the Louisyills CourierJourosh quotes a woman about marriage and a husband named Uke John. The dialogue hints at rare access to a spouse and notes the speaker’s surprise at such an occurrence.
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St. Louis
Louisyills CourierJourosh
Cheap shaft support with wire braces and shelf tips
A brief practical guide by Gordon Dinsmoor in Success describes an inexpensive shaft support using four screw eyes and galvanized iron, No. 8 to No. 14, sized to load. It outlines a strap iron tool for bending wire, shelf overhang, and staggered screw eye placement to prevent slipping and bending under heavy loads.
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Gordon Dinsmoor
Simple gate hinge method from the National Tribune
The National Tribune describes a simple gate hinge made from two round iron pieces. Heat the metal and twist the pieces around each other twice to form a hinge.
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National Tribune
Gate hinge design and self-closing mechanism
A description of a simple, effective gate hinge method. Bend and flatten the ends to create screw holes at points A and B. The twisted portion acts as a screw, and the gate weight causes it to close by itself.
New Water Turbine Design Powers 900 HP Generator
A water turbine of nine hundred horsepower with three blade sets is described as a compact design for driving electrical generators, aiming to improve efficiency and output in hydroelectric installations.
Diagram of Water Turbines at Sewall's Falls New Haven
The diagram shows three blade sets adaptable to head changes from 16 to 12 feet. The upper and lower runners discharge downward while the middle discharges upward to balance the shaft and reduce thrust bearing strain. Efficiency is estimated at 75 to 78 percent.
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Sewall's Falls
New Haven
How to Tell Steel from Iron Using Nitric Acid
A brief instruction notes that applying a drop of nitric acid to the metal and waiting a moment reveals the difference: a whitish Brayish spot for brass or iron, or a black stain for steel after rinsing with water.
Aerial Warships for Portugal Purchase Decision
Portugal decided to buy two steerable aerial warships to support its expedition against revolted tribes in West Africa. The plan aims to enhance mobility and air support for operations on the ground.
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Portugal
West
Africa
Barge Canal Work Shifts into Modern Era with New Levee Machine
An article describes expansive marsh land along the future barge canal, where a German built, German experts operated scoop bucket machine digs levees and embankments while laying the canal bed near Oneida Lake. It contrasts current methods with 1817 techniques and notes a Chicago engineer’s forthcoming rock handling machine. The piece highlights immense earth moving and efficiency gains in water transportation projects for the Empire State.
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Garea
Empire State
New York Tribune
Oneida Lake
Germany
Chicago
Rochester
Steam Cleaning of Buildings Enters England
Popular Mechanics reports a new exterior cleaning method in England using waterproof gear and India rubber tubes to direct a jet of hissing steam over building facades. The steam cleans remarkably, leaving surfaces spotless.
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England
Canadian mica value trend surpasses Indian mica in 1904
Canadian mica has risen steadily in value from 1896 to the present time while Indian mica has declined, with 1895 Indian mica imports nearly three times Canadian. By 1904 Canadian mica valued higher than Indian mica, reflecting shifting supply and demand.
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India
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