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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
6
Daily upkeep tips on cleaning brass with kerosene and polish, cleaning suede and calfskin with sandpaper, using cheesecloth for polishing, and a practical bag to collect fabric scraps while operating a sewing machine. Includes advice on fire safety and maintaining a tidy work area.
Repair guidance for varnished furniture advises weekly rubbing with boiled inseed oil to restore smoothness and color. For stains on varnished surfaces a brisk rub with kerosene helps. Heat spots from dishes can be removed with rottenstone paste or a salad oil and salt mixture.
To brighten gilt frames mix sufficient flour of sulphur with water to give a golden tint and add four or five grains of garlic. Strain the liquid, apply when cool with a soft brush to gilding needing restoration, and let it dry to a bright finish.
Miss Meadowsweet and the Doctor exchange playful banter about titles. The Doctor dismisses formalities, inviting any nickname, while Miss Meadowsweet notes intimacy changes perception.
Local items report a postal lumber and coal office posting, wall paper arrivals, and an eminent domain ruling favoring Morris Mining. Also noted are a baseball practice by J Floyd McFarlan, a schoolyard injury to Allen Jameson, a $52.90 fine for G W Grace, and a midweek Masonic encampment meeting at Mountain Oak No. 25 J C O F with invited visitors.
Practical tips for home cooking using substitutes when equipment is scarce. The article suggests tying fish in muslin, using vinegar for flavor, labeling mustard tins, using an earthen pan for bread, improvised pastry covers, tin lids as strainers, and improvised tools like red hot irons, spoons, and chairs as stands. It emphasizes accurate measuring and skillful improvisation to achieve better results.
A historical note explains that Manhattan Island was once named New Orange for fifteen months during conflicts between Dutch and English control. The Dutch recaptured it in July 1078 and called it New Orange again until the English retook it in November 1074, restoring the name New York, which has endured since.
The Birmingham Paint and Glass Company in Birmingham Alabama has published the new game and fish law in pamphlet form for free distribution. Copies are available on request.
The article notes furniture in modern homes suffers from excess polish rather than too little. It explains a meticulous method: dust removal, thin even coats, rubbing along the grain with the left hand steady, and finishing with a clean old cloth. Overpolishing creates a dust trap and dulls the surface.
An imaginative householder used Roman blankets to upholster a sofa and chairs as tapestry or velvet, then covered bed room chairs with pink and floral striped blankets and made matching curtains. Clean blankets cut costs and color choice matters. subtle stripes yield pleasing effects and invite amateur uphoolstery efforts.
Instructions for making rhubarb and orange marmalade then rhubarb jam. Includes peeling lemons, slicing rhubarb, adding sugar, slow cooking, and storing in jars with paraffin or branded paper. Mentions quantities: rhubarb two pounds, oranges six, sugar one and a half pounds, lemon optional. Safe non-graphic cooking guidance.
When the berries on a spike begin to redden the spike is cut and the berries gathered. Delaying to full ripeness causes berries to fall and lowers quality.
Franklin Mass resident G I Partridge aged 84 led his famous band in the Knights Templar Parade through Cambridge streets. A Civil War veteran, he recruited the 8th Massachusetts Regiment’s band and Neal Dow’s regiment. He credits Duffy’s Malt Whiskey with restoring his strength after illness and endorses it as a tonic for the elderly.
Advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a health tonic and medicine. It claims to strengthen the heart, purify the system, and warn readers to buy only genuine, sealed bottles labeled Old Chemist with a price of $1.00. The firm name is Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. of Rochester New York.
A Swamphurst Hose dispute arises over Backlett who allegedly put out a barn fire alone before other members could arrive. The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the contention among crew and the accusation of selfishness.
A short dialogue contrasts youth and experience on wealth. The ambitious youth asks about a comfortable fortune while the seasoned man notes true wealth is large enough for wants yet subtle enough to avoid grand jury attention. The item reflects a Washington Star clipping.
A witty exchange unfolds as guest muses about giving up housekeeping and the host insists on the wife discharging the cook, capturing a pointed domestic joke from Puck.
The advertisement urges readers to trust Dr. Pierce's medicines whose ingredients are printed on bottle wrappers and sworn to. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier stomach tonic and bowel regulator that aids catarrhal head and throat troubles and weak lungs when used patiently. It notes the formula comes from native forest roots, uses pure glycerine, and avoids alcohol or habit forming drugs.
A condensed timeline lists events from 1242 Lake Peipus victory to 1897 Venezuela Britain boundary treaty, plus figures like Danton Napoleon Swinburne Belknap and Raikes. Also mentions a medicine claim for Dr. Thomas Felectric Oil promising toothache earache and pain relief.
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