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The Great Harry Thaw Case
by Benjamin H. AtwellA great trial has come to a close. It has attracted the attention of the entire civilized world for three widely separated and distinctly defined reasons—the unusual degree of heart interest underlying the tragedy that brought it about; the startling and sensational disclosures of life in the great metropolis, and the legal precedents established, ..
The Junior Trophy
by Ralph Henry BarbourThe train from the west that bore Bert Bryant to New York was two hours late, for all the way from Clinton, Ohio, where Bert lived, the snow had been from four inches to a foot in depth. Consequently he had missed the one o’clock train for Mt. Pleasant and had spent an hour with his face glued to a waiting-room window watching the bustle and confus..
The Story of Milk
by Johan Ditlev FrederiksenThe conception of this “Story of Milk” dates many years back. In his life-long study of problems connected with dairy farming and milk industries in two of the world’s greatest dairy countries, Denmark and the United States, the author has felt the need of a concise handbook covering this interesting subject. In his forty years of work in the manuf..
The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki ShikibuReaders of the Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan, translated by Madame Omori and Professor Doi, will remember that the second of the three diaries is that of a certain Murasaki Shikibu. The little that is known of this lady’s life has been set forth by Miss Amy Lowell in her Introduction to that book. A few dates, most of them very insecure, wil..
Wood Wanderings
by Winthrop PackardTO-DAY the September west winds have begun the fall house-cleaning by sweeping the tops of the pine woods. All the morning the little brown scales which nestle close to the base of each pine leaf as it grows, protecting it from the withering force of the midsummer sun, have been soaring and spinning in high glee, curiously lighting up with brown gl..
Choice Recipes and Menus Using Canned Foods
by AnonymousThe Home Economics Section of the American Can Company has prepared this new recipe book to help you use canned foods in a greater variety of ways.These recipes have been created in the Canco Testing Kitchen to give you new food dishes that are colorful, easy to prepare and high in nutritive value. Simple enough for successful preparation by beginn..
Doily Bouquet
by American Thread CompanyHere is the very newest, the very smartest scheme for delightful table settings. A set of doilies with identical centers in different gay flower borders that will add a decorator’s touch to your luncheon table. We have designed the above four doilies with just that idea in mind. All four designs fit either of the two basic centers...
Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
by John CassinThe natural history of North America has been regarded with especial interest wherever the sciences have been cultivated since the discovery of the continent. There never has been a period, however, in which such extensive and productive research has been carried on, as in that which commenced with the annexation of Texas to the United States, and ..