Inside Washingtons Grand Housekeeping Routines
A Philadelphia Press report details the White House Capitol and executive buildings maintenance. It describes officers and clerks, guard duties, and monthly payments, plus the vast staff including stewards, telegraph operators, painters, gardeners, and engineers who keep the federal complex running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Mr. Harrison
Treasury
Sam
Capi
Archi‘et Clark
Senate
Capitol
Departments of War
State
Thomas Williamson
Congress
Williamson
Interior
Post Office
Ernst
Wrinkles and Nervous Exhaustion a Medical View
The article links wrinkles to nervous strain and poor air, urging rest and nourishing meals. It warns against harsh steam treatments and favors milder vapor, firm wax pastes, and steady facial massage. Sleep, moisture, and light refreshments after late hours are recommended to prevent eye lines and fatigue.
Household Tips For Pianos Moths Sewage And Fresh Meat
Practical advice from the period on piano keyboard covers to ward off dampness at the seashore. Moth prevention methods include sealing garments in newspapers and using naphtha with caution. Sewage care urges weekly disinfectant use with copperas or lime and kitchen deodorization with borax and chlorinated lime. Refrigerator charcoal helps keep air fresh, renewed weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Prehensile Feet in Indian Labor in Calcutta Shops
A passage from Popular Science Monthly notes how Indian workers in Calcutta street industries use their feet as tools. Shoemakers, joiners, metal workers, and wood turners utilize toes and arches to grip, hold, and guide objects while hands sew, cut, or mark materials. The description highlights universal foot use across crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Europe
Chitpore
Calcutta
Popular Science Monthly
Mind Over Body and Child Health Tactics
The article advises remedies for swallowed objects in children using dry bread to coat the item and recommends solid foods for days while avoiding purgatives. It then discusses how a patient’s cheerful mindset accelerates recovery, with a cautionary tale of a woman who died after declaring she would die. It ends with medical notes on pulse variations and treatment for stings and venomous bites, including ammonia applications and stimulants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich Islands
Darlington
Mail and Express
Wings Like Leaves Astonish Ants and Insects
A science note reports tropical insects mimic leaves with veins and coloration so closely that ants are fooled. The piece also covers lighthouse illumination advances, Fresnel lenses, and a wind sail theory for bird flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ixsret Micheny
Tropics
Evler
Sharp
London Linean Society
Farcical Play Noted for Lengthy Title at Fiume Benefit
London Globe notes a benefit performance at Fiume where a French adapted farce carried a title so long it sets a record for absurd length. The piece echoes prior work by Miles Peter Andrews titled The Baron Kinkvervankots dor sprakengotchdern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiume
Lord Meeknelen
Miles Peter Andrews
London Globe
Umbrella Wanted by Chappie in Witty Exchange
A brief dialogue from New York Weekly features Chappie seeking an umbrella and a dealer offering a new ten dollar model. Chappie rejects the suggestion, insisting he wants a practical, useful umbrella for when he needs it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappie
New York Weekly
Modern Artificial Limbs Show Advances in Prosthetics
The article praises cork limbs and prosthetic development, noting cork legs, springs, hinges, and rubber allow near natural movement. It argues amputation is preferred to mortification and claims modern devices imitate natural motion, offering relief from prolonged misery.
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BIG Housekeeping
Uncle Sams
Army of Watchman
Douglass
Engineer Corps
Army
Parker
Pruden
Halford
White Hause
Harrison
United Wats
Popular Science News
Popular Science
Liegutversar Iuperwmxaries
United States
Royal Dublin Society
J. R. Wigham
Leht House
Fresnel
Trish
Wigham
Troy Island
Paris
Kinsale
St. Catherine’s
Hkap
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