Articles from page 2: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. The Home.

    There are few more curious prejudices than that against weighing a new-born infant It is held to bring ill-luck, and both mothers and midwives will be ...

    Article : 493 words
  3. Spray.

    The widowed Czarina of Russia's life must seem to her like a fairy tale (says the "Courrier des Etats-Unis"). There were once upon a time three little girls ...

    Article : 143 words
  4. The Table.

    To make French nougat, boil 11b. of granulated sugar and 1 teacupful of water over a sharp fire until it begins to turn yellow. Do not stir while ...

    Article : 114 words
  5. The Future of the Penny.

    Everything in the not far distant future will be provided on the automatic penny-in-the-slot system. Recent decent developments enable the most ...

    Article : 289 words
  6. How to be Pretty.

    A great improvement to the appearance generally is an upright graceful carriage. Physique has, of course, much to do with this, but it may also be greatly ...

    Article : 439 words
  7. Cakes and Cake Making.

    One of the most important points to mind in making cakes is to be very careful when adding the necessary liquid; add only a small quantity at once, by ...

    Article : 1,062 words
  8. The Vitality of Men.

    There are two parts of the human organism. Dr. Balfour tells us, which, if wisely. used. "largely escape senile failure." These two are the brain and the ...

    Article : 192 words
  9. A Unique Fad.

    Miss Annie Alden, daughter of Mr. Henry Alden, editor of "Harper's Magazine," has a unique fad. It is to collect the dolls of all nations. "A year or ...

    Article : 270 words
  10. How Many Steps One Takes a Year.

    A Swiss statistician has taken the trouble to count the number of steps he took in walking during a whole year. The number he finds to have been ...

    Article : 89 words
  11. Results of Balloon Ascensions.

    Herr Berson, at a recent meeting of German meteorologists in Bremen, gave some further interesting particulars about the results of balloon ascensions, ...

    Article : 131 words
  12. Oddities of the Russian Army.

    Many, indeed, are the curious customs connected with the Russian army. For instance, none but giants are allowed in the Preobrashenski body-guard ...

    Article : 560 words
  13. She Waved.

    It was ten minuted before train time "You can't pass through here without a ticket, madame," said the ticket taker. ...

    Article : 533 words
  14. The Moon.

    The height of mountains on the moon is measured by the length of the shadows they cast upon the plains. If you were on the moon the earth would appear ...

    Article : 276 words
  15. Mental Travellers.

    A writer in the Pittsburg "Dispatch" says that no one outside of a city railroad ticket office can have any idea of the number of "'mental travellers" that there ...

    Article : 450 words
  16. Pith and Point.

    Every mortal with a hopeful heart is a capitalist Good society is crowded with people whose manners are bad. ...

    Article : 220 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$