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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
8
A Boston Globe correspondent describes an easy dishwashing routine using pulp or fiber ware, hot water with borax, minimal soap, and a two-step soak then rinse. Dishes are dried without wiping, chains of towels reduced, and knives and forks are wiped last for a clean shine.
Housekeepers seek harmony by polishing tinware. A dishpan with hot soda suds on the back of the range. drop in each utensil after use. By the end of the meal they shine themselves needing only hot water rinse and vigorous rubbing with a coarse cloth to stay bright.
The text details making a summer drink said to aid liver trouble. Stem red currants, wash, boil in hot water to extract juice, strain, and boil with sugar. Optionally add brandy before bottling. For serving, mix two tablespoons per glass of cold water.
The article warns that carelessness in handling foods after delivery leads to spoilage. Salads and greens wilt in heat. meat should be cooled promptly after unpacking. butter and milk must be kept separate to avoid tainting.
Melt two rounding tablespoons of butter with one of flour until smooth. Pour in a scant pint of milk and boil several minutes, stirring constantly. Season with pepper salt and a touch of onion juice. Add cold diced potatoes and chopped carrots, then mix into the sauce.
Summer sets include bureau scarfs mantel scarfs and table covers crafted from crape paper napkins. Each features a single pinsettia flower in a corner or a inch of thistles. Napkins are machine stitched over thin cotton batting and lined with white tissue paper. A fringe of slashed paper finishes the pieces.
An experienced embroiderer advises washing embroidered linens before cutting. After washing, stretch the piece on a smooth board covered with plain linen, tacking embroidery securely. Leave overnight with the board flat to prevent color runs.
A historic tip describes wringing a cloth from hot water, dipping in whiting, and rubbing to remove dirt. It instructs rinsing, drying, and polishing with chamois leather so the paint looks new and colors remain undamaged.
The article explains peat briquettes can now be produced for about $1.21 a ton with improved processes. It notes peat's global availability outside the equatorial zone and cites Alaska, Siberia, and Sweden as large sources. It highlights Ireland's peat bogs becoming as valuable as coal mines under the new method.
Mme de Navarro invites the famous Mary Anderson to perform for 2000 at the People's palace on June 24. Anderson wears a simple white gown and reads Macbeth while appearing as two roles, entertaining the east end while supporting club settlements.
The New York Times notes a German South Africa mission church lacks a bell. A neighboring tree supports a bell hung on a branch, with rope tied to the trunk to keep it quiet when unused. The Windhut mission sits in the region’s main city and governor’s seat.
Professor 8. P. Langley defends labor saving devices as harmless and argues the stable cat lesson shows progress does not displace labor. The cat reassures the horse that autos won’t end the mouse trap, illustrating calm adaptation to change.
The piece explains Danish wages in a week year 19th or early 20th era context. It notes a laborer earns four dollars weekly allowing family growth while a skilled worker gets one to 1.25 dollars daily. It highlights low living costs and hotel transient rates around 60 cents per day in American money.
The source records writer Frank Abial Flower recounting a postwar chat with General Robert E Lee. Flower asked which period he deemed most critical for the Confederacy and Lee answered that it was immediately after the Battle of Gettysburg.
The London News reports Scottish justices now permit Saturday closing at 10 pm instead of 11 pm. Police records show a immediate 50 percent drop in drunkenness cases following the change.
Peter Searles of 321 Blake Street testifies that crippling backache and kidney pain kept him in bed for hours despite help from family. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills sold at Evenson's Pharmacy 504 Uk Street for relief, urging others to use the medicine as directed. price 50 cents per box by Fouster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
Stray Stories notes trivial sparks ignite long wars between rival groups in the Pamirs and Afghanistan over a borrowed pipe, snail and viper meals spark fifty years of conflict between Milan and Pisa, and two German states feud over beer power. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promises health and vigor for summer use at 35 cents a box from J. B. Donovan & Co.
The article notes the world’s largest diamond is not crystalline but amorphous carbon. It would be immensely valuable if cut for gem use, being seventeen times the size of the well known Victoria diamond sold for 1.5 million dollars.
If you cannot eat sleep or work feel mean cross and ugly take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea this month A tonic for the sick There is no remedy equal to it Thirty five cents Tea or Tablets J B Denovan & Co
Mulberry Patridge, Bowdoinham veteran fisherman, begins his regular eel shipments to New York markets. Eels fetch high prices in cities and, to Bowdoinham epicures, are finer than mackerel when fried brown with salt pork.
Spring tonic for the family promises better health for children with improved appetite sleep and growth. Hollster's Roky Mountain Tea or Tablets priced at 35 cents. J B Donovan & Co. advertised.
A concise reflection on beauty as practical poetry, urging tenderness, hope, and eloquence in every approach as Emerson urged. The line frames beauty through behavior and demeanor impacting those who encounter it.
The article explains the Chinese belief in three souls per person with one returning to the ground, one to the ancestral tablet, and one to the spirit world. It describes ancestral rites to ensure the final soul's well being and to prevent misfortune, noting durations based on age and wealth from seven days for children to up to forty nine days for a middle aged man.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by medicine that relieves pain and discomfort Dr. King's New Life Pills. They cure headache dizziness and constipation. 25¢ at Fisher Bros. drug store.
Berlin’s fire brigade, jokingly called the maid of all work, answers calls beyond fires. It freed the elevator victim after Prince Frederick Leopold’s descent, aided 112 animals last year, rescued a swallow entangled in masonry, and saved a cat attacked by crows and boys alike.
The piece recalls a past filled with light days and God’s love, noting how youth and happiness fade. It frames earthly joys as a prelude to preparation for Heaven, where eternal joy awaits, as conveyed by the Orleans Picayune in reflective verse.
A Baraboo promotional note touts Vinol as a concentrated cod liver oil extract free of oil or grease. It claims purifying blood boosting appetite aiding digestion and strengthening the body while offering a money back guarantee if it fails. Endorsing physicians and a deputy clerk of the superior court in Atlanta Ga. are cited.
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