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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
3
The performer shows a two yard tape with ends crossed forming loops. By a prepared finger move and a shake the middle knot appears, cut ends are tied and the knot vanishes when the tape is presented restored and knot-free.
A string of light hearted puzzles about letters and puns. The jokes hinge on homophones and double meanings such as the S in sight and the all my tea play. The set includes family and social themes with playful misdirections.
A stickler for pure English debates with his wife over sentence order and rhetoric. The wife argues no difference, while he notes a subtle shift in emphasis. A letter from the father becomes a joke about pockets as he wishes the discussion ended.
A toy kangaroo that hops without springs or motive power amuses Parisian children. Popular Mechanics explains the mechanism: on a slightly inclined surface the hind legs and center of gravity shift, causing the body to tip and the kangaroo to spring forward.
The text describes a process where a subject performs a jump then returns to its original tail position, followed by bending the hind leg. The impact from landing drives the body forward, triggering another jump in a continuous cycle.
A short humor item presents Q and A style jokes. It includes lines about apples, appetite, a comb on the wife, a girl named Adaline, a comet, a dog tail, and bells rung at the altar in a church setting. The tone is light, with simple wordplay and puns.
A quirky sign reads doughnuts like your mother made then shifts to call for baker's bread, signaling a local hash house whimsy and change in fare. The playful line captures a cafe or diner crowding moment with a homely twist.
Recipe excerpt describes a potato omelet using ten cold potatoes mashed with fried brown shallots and parsley, beaten eggs folded in, then baked to rise. It also details Cecile bodying a veal ragout with shoulder meat browned in butter, then flavoured with flour, carrots onions parsley peas and potatoes, simmered in water until tender.
Tips include adding crabapples to mince meat for flavor, rubbing a dish with butter to prevent boilovers, using a muslin bag to keep vegetables fresh, a flatiron stand to keep sauces warm, cleaning steel ornaments with paraffin oil and emery powder, camphor to maintain brightness, and using glove fingers as stems protectors to prevent dampness or stains on dresses.
Mint jelly prepared by simmering two bunches of mint in one pint of water for thirty minutes then straining. Dissolve gelatin in half cup water, add sugar and lemon juice, then combine with mint infusion. Add vegetable color paste for green tint and strain. Cut into squares to serve with lamb or as a garnish.
To remove bones from fish, start with a headless fish in the left hand and split down the back. Use the right thumb to push the meat from the backbone and slide between the backbone and skin from head to tail. Pull sideways to remove ribs, then lift remaining bones with the knife blade.
Instructions to iron shirtwaists using a soft cloth on a table corner. Place the waist with one armhole over the corner, pull taut, and iron to smooth the shoulder and maintain shape. Particularly useful for pleated waists.
A tip from the Washington Star advises basting delicate lace collars to white cloth before washing to prevent stretching or tearing. Do not use starches. without starch they will look like new.
Dr J Howard Gore of Washington reports a 32000 mile trip abroad using trains steamships steam launches automobiles rickshaws camels and ponies. He credits careful planning favorable winds and season choice with a return home in twelve hours less than five months after departure praising Siam's schools and university plans while noting the country’s public school system.
Dr George Gore recounts his year in Siam noting contented people with stable crops, democratic titles, and strong English education. He praises honesty in service, minimal tipping, a robust girls education aided by royal tutors, and a modern irrigation system while noting cost of living rise and servant shortages.
A commentary on China’s binding feet tradition as a relic of old customs. J Macgowan's account in How England Saved China notes how European impact in the past fifty years has begun to erode the practice. It prevailed across social classes, with slave and boat women among the few exceptions.
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