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- Animal Actors (Pearson's Magazine, 1896)
- A look at a remarkable troupe of performing dogs and other critters.
- Pictures in Fire (Windsor Magazine, 1900)
- Once upon a time, fireworks weren't just bursts of color - they were actually used to paint pictures in the sky!
- How to Catch Trout (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)
- "I purpose to give, in the shortest and most practical manner, sufficient information in this paper to enable any enthusiast to make a beginning of trout-fishing."
- At a German Wedding (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)
- A German wedding is an affair that can last two days, including the Polterabend and the Kranzbinden ceremonies.
- How the Other Half Lives: The Jockey (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895)
- "It's pleasant and it isn't pleasant. Plenty of corn and plenty of bran-mash, so to speak; but hard work at all times, and more than hard when you've got to get the flesh off. From March until November I hardly know what it is to eat a decent meal."
- Wool-Gathering (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)
- "If a man must make a wild creature of himself for a moment or two every now and then in the sale room at Coleman Street, who shall say him 'Nay'?"
- Mount Mellick Embroidery (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)
- "An Irish locality, where the work originated, gives its name to this beautiful embroidery... The distinguishing feature of the embroidery being that it is white worked upon a white foundation."
- Secret Hiding-Places (The Strand, 1894)
- Some curious hiding places in homes and furniture, ranging from places to hide small treasures to hideaways for "a wanted man."
- Matrimonial Engagements, Settlements, etc. (Cassell's Household Guide, 1884)
- A look at some of the laws and rules of etiquette surrounding courtship, marriage, and more.
- Every-Day Desserts, and Desserts for Every Day (Good Housekeeping, 1888-1889)
- Next in a 12-part series that literally offers a recipe for a different dessert for ever day of the year.
- Hints to Young Housekeepers: Servants (Scribner's Magazine, 1879)
- Next in a five-part series on how to manage one's servants, and the roles and duties of different types of servants. This month: duties of the nurse.
- Our Tour in Norway (Girl's Own Paper, 1885)
- Next in a beautifully illustrated series on traveling in Norway.
- ZigZags at the Zoo: Ostriches (The Strand, 1893A)
- This lovely, and lengthy, series looks at all the different types of creatures to be found at the London Zoo, with marvelous caricatures by H.A. Shepherd.
- Wax Flowers: The Sweet Pea (Peterson's, 1879)
- Next in a 12-part series on how to model flowers in wax.
- Country Scenes (Illustrated London Almanack, 1848)
- This monthly feature looks at seasons in the country, from farm life to the birds, beasts and plants to be found in a particular month.
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