Twenty-Five Cent Dinners


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While retail prices may have increased since Juliet Corson published her "Twenty-Five Cent Dinners For Families of Six" in 1879, what has not changed is the homemaker's interest in creating interesting, economical meals for the family. Corson, a noted teacher of cookery and advocate for the poor based her philosophy upon four ideals: 1) Utlizing every part of a food source, thus eliminating waste; 2) Serving several inexpensive dishes rather than one expensive one; 3) Using homegrown herbs and inexpensive spices to embellish dishes; and 4) Using lentils, peas, and macaroni as alternative, inexpensive sources of protein. Corson's philosophy of thrift will resonate with the modern family, while the recipes she provides will also serve the modern family with delicious, inexpensive meal ideas.




Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six


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Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six is a collection of delicious and enticing meals for large families. You will enjoy reading about these dinners for every day of the week. Contents: "Johnny Cake, Cocoa, Broiled Herring, Chicken Soup with Rice, Fried Chicken and Potatoes, Tea, Broiled Kidneys, Rice Bread..."




Voyage of the Paper Canoe


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Voyage of the Paper Canoe is a biography by Bishop Nathaniel Holmes. It follows the adventurous trek of Holmes, using a wooden canoe to follow the natural and artificial connecting watercourses from Canada to Florida.







The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice


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The author of "The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice," Stephen Leacock, was most famous as one of Canada's leading early 20th-century humorists. Yet, he was a professor of economics and political science at McGill University in Montreal too. In this book, he mixes his well-known humor with his deep expertise in economics and politics to examine the eternal economic and social justice questions. He addresses the problems in both systems of socialism and capitalism, pointing out the strong and weak sides of both. Although the book was printed more than a century ago, the thoughts and approaches published in it are very modern and can be used to assess today's political and economic state.




Camps and Trails in China


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Camps and Trails in China by Roy Chapman Andrews is a firsthand account of Andrews's explorations in various, less famous regions of China. Excerpt: "CHAPTER I The Object of the Expedition The importance of the scientific exploration of Central Asia, The region which the Asiatic Zoölogical Expedition investigated, Personnel of the Expedition, Equipment, Applicants for positions upon the Expedition 1-6 CHAPTER II China in Turmoil Yuan Shi-kai, Plot to become emperor of China, The Rebellion, Our arrival in Peking, Passports for Fukien Province, Admiral von Hintze, the German Minister, En route to Shanghai, Death of Yuan Shi-kai."




Paul Quentin


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This novel revolves around John Dugdale. John has been accused of swindling. He is anxious that he will be handed over to the police. Though he has a telegram in his pocket, that isn't enough to get him out of the problem he is facing.




The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1


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The following volume of work is one of the earliest publications of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA). It is a peer-reviewed journal of the Archaeological Institute of America and has been published since 1897. The publication was co-founded in 1885 by Princeton University professors Arthur Frothingham and Allan Marquand. The journal primarily features articles about the art and archaeology of Europe and the Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt, from prehistoric to Late Antique times. It also publishes book reviews, museum exhibition reviews, and necrologies.




Seven Miles to Arden


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"Seven Miles to Arden" is an absorbing story of a man and a young actress wrongly accused of theft. They keep moving, trying to escape life for a while. Several twists follow the duo as they try to make it to Arden.




The Iliads of Homer


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The Illiad is an archaic Greek poem written by Homer. During the Trojan War, a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles results in a struggle of epic proportions.