Man discovers de Soto remains in Mississippi river tale
In a dull period at the Quincy Herald a reporter ferries to a river bar and unearths a casket claimed to hold Hernando de Soto’s bones. The find spurs inquests, a jury, a coroner, museum offers, and a wave of belief, fanfare, and publicity across local papers.
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Opie Reed
Herald
Quincy
Telegraph
Hernando de Soto
Pizarro
Mississippi River
de Soto
Jack Arntzen
Missouri
Illinois
Carlos the Magnificent
Grand Army
Hannibal
St. Louis
Eugene Brown
Los Angeles
Times
Vast Asphalt Deposit to Open in Northwest Canada
A enormous asphalt field in northwestern Canada, likely over a thousand square miles with sand containing 15 percent bitumen and an average thickness above 100 feet, is poised for commercial exploitation as the Edmonton railway nears completion and Mellon Institute has a separating process.
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Canada
Edmonton
Scientific American
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Pittsburgh
Bells In Levant Foretell A Monastic Prayer Shift
National Geographic notes Greek monks resist bells in favor of older devices. In the Levant bells are seen as a modern borrowing from Venice. Orthodox doubt their charm while Turkish observers fear they disturb wandering spirits. Monks use wooden planks or small metal bars with mallets instead.
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Levant
Venice
National Geographic Magazine
Urged to eat more rabbits and wild birds
A London Mail writer urges national use of rabbits wood pigeons and sparrows as war time food. Rabbits offer regular supply via snaring and trapping while pigeons require wide area coordinated shoots but have been hard to harvest. Pigeons are typically cooked in pies with beef or pork for meat.
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London Mail
Board of Agriculture
Fish Forcemeat Recipe Guide
A recipe for forcemeat using haddock or cod with milk butter and cornstarch. Process fish until smooth, mix with seasonings, bake in a mold 30 minutes, and serve with sauce. Cold slices can be fried or combined with lobster veal or vegetables for varied dishes.
How to Cook Leg of Lamb in a Home Kitchen
A practical guide advises boning and rolling by a butcher and keeping the bone with the meat. Boil bones with water and onion to create a broth, simmer the meat, then boil liquor to reduce and strain. Next day strip fat, add barley, cook till tender for soup, then finish by baking the leg for about an hour.
Butter Icing for Cakes
A rich icing recipe uses one heaping tablespoon butter creamed with one and a half cupful pulverized sugar. Beat in the yolk of an egg and stir until smooth. Flavor with orange extract or a touch of orange juice and lemon juice. The icing should be stiff enough to spread without dripping from the cake.
Cocoa Cake Without Eggs
A simple eggless cake batter is described using butter and sugar creamed together followed by buttermilk a cup, flour sifted with soda cocoa vanilla and salt. The recipe yields a rich chocolate cake suitable for eggless baking.
Asia Tops Tin Production With Global Lead
The world tin smelting capacity is 137,600 tons. Asia accounts for 89,000 tons, followed by England 28,000 tons, Germany 11,200 tons, the United States 11,200 tons, and Australia 3,400 tons.
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Asia
England
Germany
United States
Australia
Wise and Otherwise Quotes on Morality and Matrimony
A collection of proverb like lines about beauty, morality, marriage, and gender roles. The remarks note that morality dominates attention, men and women hold different expectations, and some people take satisfaction in misery. The piece ends with a wry line about cooks in marriage and novelty.
Woman cures chronic disease by getting mad
A Minneapolis Journal writer recalls an elderly German extraction woman who healed herself after a decade of illness. She says she cried out angrily demanding rights and relief, yelled at the disease to leave, and immediately began to recover.
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Minneapolis
Inventions and Household Tricks From A Past Era
A collection of notes highlights preservation secrets and kitchen innovations. Buried silver stays bright with dry flour, lemon juice yields more when warmed, new utensils crimp pie crusts, peanut butter core candies gain patents, coffee grounds protect needles, and British laundry soap adds blueing. Also listed are a vacuum bottle style coffee pot, a bathroom friendly laundry machine, and a coconut butter substitute made from pressed fats.
Rio de Janeiro Imports Coal and Trade Expands
Rio de Janeiro imports coal as part of a growing trade pattern with overseas suppliers. Japan’s toy trade shows expansion signals in the consumer goods market, while Formosa remains a major sugar producer influencing regional commodities.
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Rio de Janeiro
Japan
Sumpin' Lacking Dialog Sparks Curiosity About Brain
A quirky exchange questions the fate of the brain after death and the interest in learning what powers it. The dialogue hints at science intrigue and curiosity about cognitive mysteries.
Bottle Hitting Challenge Off the Golden Cross
A Yankee bets a captain he can hit a bottle on the taffrail at twenty yards aboard the Golden Cross. The first bottle shatters after a single crack, and the marksman refuses a second try, noting the wager required three hits in six. The tale ends with the bottle gone and no further shots invited.
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Golden Cross
London
Resignation Echoes in Whiskey Bar Discourse
In a tavern scene tied to the Russian upheaval, Villard notes high society’s quiet acceptance of revolution. Smithson, in black, mourns a loss as he drinks, while onlookers joke about burying a mother-in-law and divine providence. The exchange blends cynicism with resignation.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
Russia
Smithson
China needs publicity to shape world view
The Far Eastern Review argues China should create a publicity organization at home and send Chinese speakers to the United States to inform and influence public opinion. It contends the cost would be negligible and the potential impact incalculable, warning that without proactive efforts China will have no future.
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United States
China
Far Eastern Review
Gasoline Army Aiding National Defense In War
The article argues gasoline outruns gunpowder after German breakthrough in Belgium. Motor vehicles aided French troops near Paris and Verdun, with trucks turning the tide. New York counts 318000 cars and 110000 professional drivers as a fuelled asset for defense.
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Belgium
Paris
Verdun
New York
National Defense
Fruit Cookies From Old Recipe
A historical recipe item describes fruit cookies made with brown sugar butter milk eggs flour currants and raisins flavored with cinnamon and cream of tartar soda. The batter is dropped onto buttered tins for baking.
Quick cooling method with blue bag and salt
To rapidly cool a beverage or jelly place a blue bag in cold water until dark blue. Add a handful of salt, then put the jug of lemonade milk blancmange or jelly into the solution.
To Whiten Handkerchiefs
Wash as usual, then soak overnight in a quart of water with one teaspoonful of cream of tartar.
Boiling Rice With Lemon Juice Improves Whiteness
A teaspoonful of lemon juice added to a quart of water for boiling rice makes the grains very white and helps keep them separate when cooked.
Oilcloth Endures as Pantry Shelf Covering
The article weighs oilcloth as a shelf covering for pantries noting it stays cleaner longer than shelf paper. Though initial cost is higher, it proves cheaper over time since it may be washed when soiled rather than replaced.
To Bead Georgette Crepe
Instructions describe stamping a beaded georgette crepe pattern onto stiff paper and basting it onto fabric with fine stitches. The method emphasizes easy handling due to the paper backing and a simple, plain pattern.
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Georgette Crepe
Turning Hose on Your Clothes
Use a garden hose set to a fine spray to mist clothes on the line. Then roll and place them in the basket ready for ironing once taken down.
Selfish Ben Safford Shown in Family and Courtship
In a conversation cited by Youth's Companion, neighbors describe Ben Safford as extraordinarily stingy. Hyne recalls Safford taking walnuts meant for his child, and Peaslee recounts a fair outing where Safford bought nothing, while indulging his wife with food and later buying treats for himself. The tale highlights Safford's perceived lack of generosity in family life.
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Safford
Mr. Peaslee
Mr. Penslee
Ben Safford
Mr. Hyne
Passon
Ben
Creamed Radishes From Wilted Produce Created by KU Home Econ Students
University of Kansas home economics students devised a method to creaming wilted radishes. The dish mirrors the technique used for creamed asparagus or onions, using pithy or wilted radishes to create a desirable prepared vegetable dish.
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Home Economics
University of Kansas
Lemon Juice in Pie Crust Improves Light Flaky Texture
The recipe advises adding a small amount of lemon juice to pie crust or pastry to neutralize lard flavor and yield a lighter flakier crust.
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