Remarkable Cycles (The Strand, 1899) "In no industry, perhaps, have manufacturers so sought to bring their particular wares to the notice of the public by such novel and startling devices as in cycle-making." Includes some of the biggest, the smallest, the longest, the oddest and more. The Strawberry in Twenty Ways (Mayflower, 1900) Recipes for strawberry jams, jellies, beverages, sherberts, cakes, puddings and more (plus an added filler on canning squash). A Walking Purchase (St. Nicholas, 1899) A sensitive account of a land swindle perpetrated by Pennyslvania leaders against the Delaware Indians. The Dead Letter Office (St. Nicholas, 1894) A look at some of the curious items to be found in the U.S. Dead Letter Office. Luggage Up to Date (Girl's Own Paper, 1901) By 1901, it was becoming fashionable to have several smaller pieces of luggage, or "baggage" as it was now being termed, instead of one large trunk, while the "bonnet-box" was now being called the "hat-box." But sometimes a trunk was necessary... How Repousse Work Is Done (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885) "The work is quite easy, but a little patience is needed, as the [brass] does not yield all at once to the blows of the hammer and tools." About London Cabs (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881) The lives of London cabmen, including why "crawling" (meandering along the streets in search of a fare, which was actually illegal) was more lucrative than "ranking" (waiting at a cab-stand or cab-rank for someone to hire one). Old Puzzle Cards (The Strand, 1899) Puzzle cards were particularly popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. "While chiefly designed to amuse, they frequently conveyed some political or personal satire, which in this form gave little or no offense, and was readily understood." Music as a Medicine (Pearson's, 1896) How music can affect blood pressure, circulation and heart rates, ease pain and even lower temperatures. Something About Eggs (Good Housekeeping, 1890) How to color and decorate Easter eggs; how to preserve eggs; and a host of egg recipes, including stuffed eggs, omelets, baked eggs and more. Seasonable English Dishes (Good Housekeeping, 1889) A variety of fritters, several oyster recipes, some pickles, lemon ketchup and more. The Queen's Aviary at Windsor (Girl's Own Paper, 1899) "From the tiny tomtit to the lordly golden eagle, from the motherly white Dorking to the wild turkey of Canada, all make or have made for them their homes or their nests." The Princess of Wales's Tame Birds (Girl's Own Paper, 1900) A glimpse of a royal aviary filled with pigeons, poultry, parrots and many other winged varieties. Scrap-book Making (Good Housekeeping, 1889) Tips on creating scrapbooks of reading material, as well as the beautiful picture scrapbooks that can, thankfully, still be found by the score on Ebay today! The Woman Question Once More (Century, 1895) "It rests not with women to show why they should have all these rights, but with men to show why they should not." Burning the Winter (The Strand, 1903) "If you were to be in Zurich when the so-called 'Sechselauten' festival is celebrated and a snow-man is enthusiastically burned in public to mark the death of winter and the birth of budding spring, you would find that it is the day of days, when joy is uncontrolled and the hard-working Zuricher makes holiday from morn till night." ZigZags at the Zoo: Final (The Strand, 1894B) The last chapter in this lovely series about the different types of creatures to be found at the London Zoo. Thoughts and Observations on Natural History (Girl's Own Paper, 1894) A delightful series that notes that "observation is the rarest of gifts," and goes on to record the author's observations of animals, birds, plants and even weather throughout the British year. Recipes: Family Cakes (Good Housekeeping, 1889)