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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
7
A German officer describes a combat over Douaumont where a French flyer was pursued by a German plane. The two French aviators were seen falling as their aircraft burned on impact while another German pilot Boelke returns home afterward.
A cautious girl notes a mouse in the corner and prefers a yardstick over a foot rule to poke it out. The fragment hints at moderation versus excess and mentions 7 500 motorcycles in Holland.
French designers plan longer and less wide skirts with fuller side seams echoing eighteenth century styles. Walking skirts range to four yards, while slim, hip ornamentation and new slipper trims shape the silhouette. War outcomes may tilt color and mood toward somber or celebratory fashions in America.
Flint plaits sun plaits and rounded plaiting appear on almost all new skirts. French serges often sun plaited while heavier fabrics use side or front and back plaiting in groups of three or five. A tubes plait runs from waist to hips then blends into fullness.
The department of agriculture recommends canning corn by placing corn and mash in jars in layers, adding more corn until full, boiling the sealed jars for four hours, and keeping them covered with water during boiling to ensure a tight seal. This method preserves corn beans peas and other vegetables.
An improved rural delivery mailbox uses a metal lid contact and brass strip to complete a circuit. When the lid is lifted the bell rings at the house, signaling the postman has delivered mail and saving unnecessary trips to the roadside.
Mash blackberries and cook slowly without water for half an hour. Strain and measure juice. To each quart add one half pint sugar one half teaspoon cinnamon one quarter teaspoon ground cloves and one half nutmeg grated. Roll one half hour cool and add a gift of brandy. Bottle and keep in a cool place. This is excellent for elderly people or for patients with bowel trouble.
Pare five apples core and slice into pan with water. Chop six figs and add to apples cover and cook five minutes. Add sugar and cook until soft stirring occasionally. Remove from fire and stir in gelatin soaked in cold water. Pour into mold and chill until firm.
Raspberry souffle requires sieved raspberries sugar and stiff egg whites folded gently. Bake in a buttered dish thirty to forty minutes and serve immediately with cream plain or whipped.
Instructions advise wrapping wood pulleys on carpet sweeper brushes with adhesive tape to prevent slipping after wear. The tape also helps prevent uneven wear with the grain of the wood, extending pulley life and maintaining smooth operation.
A stick of macaroni serves as a makeshift glass tube for patients unable to sit up to drink. It may also coax a child to drink milk when otherwise refused, offering a simple aid in care.
Advice endorses using a foodchopper to dice lard rather than slicing. Chopped fat processes faster and with less waste, making the task easier and quicker for cooks.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote depicts a cockney sportsman who, left alone with a gun and ferrets, spends a day in the woods and returns claiming he shot the squirrel lot. The host apologizes for missing the outing while noting the guest's enthusiasm and attire.
Gentle bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap soothes irritated skin. If irritation occurs, apply Cuticura Ointment on the end of the finger. The cream emollients promote restful sleep for fretful babies and aid tired mothers. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
The value of United States farm lands is about 45.55 per acre, up from 40.85 last year and 40.31 two years ago. Census 1910 value 82.40, 1900 value 15.57. Recent years show roughly 5 percent annual gains, about 2 per acre yearly. The recent surge reflects southern cotton recovery and wartime price boosts for grain.
Field for Him. You don't get much expression into your portraits. Then you think I can't make a Hy- Ing at art You'd be just the man to design kings queens and knaves for playing cards. Louisville Courier Journal.
Advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's ailments and offers free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts with letters answered by women and kept confidential.
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