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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
4
A home recipe describes washing and boiling turnips and carrots, sieving, seasoning, adding eggs and breadcrumbs, baking in a buttered mold, and serving with mashed potatoes or fried beans. It then details strawberry preparation for a freezer, including beating, straining, and chilling with milk and cream, plus Raspberry ice cream as an alternative.
The instructions prescribe mixing two quarts of water with one tablespoon carbolic acid and one tablespoon powdered alum. Feet should be bathed night and morning after thorough mixing to prevent burns as acid sinks. It states enlarged sweat glands harbor a microbe causing putrefaction and that carbolic acid disinfects glands while alum shrinks them.
A Chicago inventor designs an improved two part frying pan with an inner revolvable section that runs on small rollers. The outer section includes a handle. The rotating inner part evenly cooks meat without constant turning, preserving juices. A small twist with a fork turns the meat.
A simple demonstration shows a cork failing to enter a filled bottle as air pressure keeps it in place. By removing some air from the bottle the external air rushes in and carries the cork to the bottom, creating a playful effect for onlookers.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece describes shadowgraphs using a sheet and light to create distorted silhouettes for entertainment at a party. It explains the method and notes playful pantomime possibilities. It also recounts Lucy and her mother riding to the zoo where Lucy spends her ice cream money on peanuts for animals.
An Anniston resident describes lasting relief from backache weakness and headaches caused by kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports full recovery and urges purchase from local druggists with Foster Milburn Co. as U S sale agents.
A narrative depicts a woman leaping from branch to branch with a squirrel cub in her mouth, guiding all toward a secure refuge. The sequence emphasizes rescue and relocation to safety.
A set of pithy wordplay riddles about religion sight numbers and word structure. The piece presents jokes about a curate a blind breakfast cup and saucer a math check and a six letter word containing six words within it.
A practical puzzle asks how many cubic feet of dirt are in a rectangular hole two feet by two feet by three feet. The trick answer: none, it is a hole when empty.
The text explains a mother squirrel uses two nests in a forest. The winter nest sits in a tree cleft between branches and is large to block north winds. The summer nest resembles a bird's and sits high on a branch to avoid predators.
A child recalls promising to be polite and generous at a five year old birthday, learning to let others go first and share. The mother notes progress toward being as good as gold, hoping for future better manners at six.
An advertisement promotes Capudine as quick relief for headaches caused by colds heat or nervous upset. The liquid medicine is described as pleasant to take and acts immediately with prices 10 cents 25 cents and 50 cents at drug stores.
The article recounts early colonial tea refusal and substitutes like sassafras, Labrador tea, and Liberty tea. It notes 1762 Boston tea sales, 1766 pledge by patriots, and a tale of a Danvers hostess serving tea on a roof amid tax tensions, ending with the Sons of Liberty seizing Isaac Wilson of Peabody for selling tea.
Mrs Yakamine, wife of a renowned Japanese chemist, defends international marriage and praises Japanese husbands as best in the world. She contrasts them with American husbands, noting Japanese restraint, thoughtfulness, and respect as core in marital life, and argues equal rights underpin Japan’s matrimony.
The article advises shading a baby's eyes from bright light and sun, applying hot cloths to feet and stomach to ease colds, and using soft towels for exclusive baby use. It cautions against shaking or tossing an infant, warns against items gifted as teethers, and prescribes boiled water, borax mouth rinses, and burning objects used in the mouth.
Persistency drives social recognition as a woman applies unflagging effort to every task. The piece compares this to persistent pursuit of an eligible man, noting that society often yields to such determined push and the target is eventually subdued.
A hostess serves a playful charlotte russe shaped bonbonniere that opens to reveal a candy box. Guests at a luncheon were amused as the sweets looked like a second dessert until the top was lifted. Laughter followed the surprising reveal.
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