textquote From this and kindred notices in the papers of a hundred years ago or so, it would appear that certain young ladies were kept, like the fabled damsels of old, each in an enchanted castle, until some knight should appear to break the spell.
— from A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times. by Henry Sampson
But one day the English nurse, going unexpectedly into a distant ward, came upon Samédou Kieta, simply dressed in a single shirt and a bandage, visiting the freshly-arrived wounded and scattering wide grins around him.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 4, 1917 by Various
In a salad bowl lined with Lettuce leaves, arrange separate piles of ½ pound crab meat 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (use silver knife so white will not discolor) 2 roots celery or ½ pound endive cut in small pieces, and Tomato jelly cut in cubes.
— from For Luncheon and Supper Guests by Alice Bradley
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