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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
A Barstow printer suggests using leftovers from afternoon tea or receptions. Ham sandwiches can become a breakfast dish when toasted and served with a ham and parsley cream sauce. Poached eggs on toast provide a heartier option.
The article urges women to oil sewing machines to prevent rust and dirt from causing creaking and heaviness. Clean with a little gasoline or coal oil to remove dirt and gum, then apply a few drops of good machine oil before use.
In Manhattan California a lone miner named Hubley died when a cave of about forty tons of rock collapsed. The same fall revealed the ore body he had pursued for two years, said to be among the district’s richest discoveries.
A young woman in an eastern city earns a living selling specialized surprise boxes for kids. Each box is tailored to the child interests such as dolls, furniture, and paper figures, providing ideal entertainment for long trips, rainy days, or convalescence.
A man buys a gallon of gin and labels the jug with a pickup card bearing the seven of clubs. His son humorously warns the label is risky since someone could come by with the eight of clubs and take it.
Keep a small stiff brush to scrub house plant pots. Pots in jardinieres need cleaning now and then to prevent clogging. Porous pots harbor dirt and washing prevents soil from souring and harming the plants.
Angelina marvels at the revolving light on the ship and praises Edwin for his patient sailors who relight it after each wind driven extinguishing. The light has gone out six times since initial ignition and been rekindled every time.
Advertisement notes a dolls' house fully furnished with four dolls for rent to a careful child. Family will be away in Egypt for six months, terms described as reasonable. This thrift appeal reflects mid century lifestyle ingenuities.
A Tioga matron returning from a visit to her millionaire uncle laments a poor trip saying she kept constant watch on her trunk to prevent the maid from unpacking it.
In a quip a speaker questions luck of thirteen and another recalls paying thirteen dollars for a suit that wore poorly, turning superstition into a dry humor moment.
A block of camphor placed near rodent haunts repels mice due to the strong odor. The pests retreat quickly as they dislike the scent, clearing the house of they nuisance.
A 19th century style feature recounts princes and nobles renouncing titles and fortunes for marriages with commoners. Prince Eberwyn zu Ben theim Steinfurt weds Fraulein Laufenfeld in London risking heirship to 1,250,000 a year, while Count Hans von Hochberg leaves a duchy to marry Louise Carow in New York state. Other examples include Archduke Leopold of Austria and Prince de Broglie choosing happiness over wealth.
Archaeologists report records of a surgeon who served the Pharaoh Sahara about 4000 years before Christ. Nubian desert finds include bark splints and palm-fiber bandages preserving fracture care. Some graves reveal ribs and thigh bones set with sutures and reef knots, showing early surgical practices.
The American Telephone Company reports a daily average talk time over 26 million from 70 000 locations in the Bell system. It notes 7.5 million telephone stations, a rise of 800 000, and last year earnings near 43 million with women owning most shares and brokers under seven percent.
An Italian newspaper description outlines corporal punishment in schools and prisons. Incorrigible individuals are restrained with eyes bandaged and hands shackled to a bath with water and a battery connected to a sponge applied to the body, delivering electric shocks that mimic whipping. The target cannot see the source of blows and becomes subjugated.
A Paris sourced tale recounts the discovery of a 290 carat rough diamond called the thunderbolt, allegedly found by a Swiss peasant family after a lightning strike. The gem’s provenance travels from Switzerland to Lyons and Paris as authorities and experts weigh its authenticity. Separately, a maple sugar baking guide describes a foamy dough roll method and a rich biscuit crust for maple treats served fresh.
A woman with an angular jaw denounces actors as shameless and shiftless. Her husband asks why. She points to one actor who publicly advertises that he is supported by his wife on the billboard.
A father settled a peculiar damages claim after his youngest nearly burned in a street fireworks incident. A passerby doused the child into a barrel of lemonade to extinguish flames, a stunt that inspired a $20 bill for the ruined barrel. The father refused to value the barrel highly, noting the satire in the charge.
Small wooden tubs are best for washing fine dishes as they prevent chipping from hard surfaces. Use towels or pads in pans and turn handles away when lifting. Have a warm rinsing pan with mild soap and a separate hot water tub with a soft drying pad.
Three cups of prepared apples with lemon rind and juice, sugar, eggs, flour and milk are folded into a batter and baked one hour in a moderate oven. Serve hot with a wine sauce of butter sugar whipped cream and sherry.
A recipe instructs to whisk six egg yolks with hot maple syrup until thick, temper with cream and vanilla, chill in a mold in salt and ice for four to five hours, and top with browned almonds.
Whip one pint of chilled double cream to a peak and fold in one cup of grape juice and the same amount of powdered sugar. Add a tablespoon of orange juice, freeze as for ice cream, repack in a melon mold, unmold onto a glass platter, and sprinkle with chopped pistachio nuts.
The Topeka State Journal notes a new idea for dairy table ware. A man is credited with introducing elegant long milk glasses and delicate porcelain milk cups designed to improve the appearance of milk consumption at the table.
A terse aphorism compares conceit to a boat missing its soles, leaving the boastful person perched atop his own thoughts without real insight or understanding.
The passage notes little difference in brain sizes between people with small eyes and those with large eyes. It suggests that few experiments have been done, but claims that unusually gifted individuals tend to have strikingly large eyes.
A simple bake uses two large spoons flour and half a pint milk free of lumps. Four eggs beaten with a pinch of salt are mixed and poured into a small pan. Bake in a hot oven until the center shows no depression, about twenty minutes, and serve immediately.
Old hair brushes that have become soft can be made hard and firm by dipping them in a strong solution of alum.
Rolled steak with bread crumb pork stuffing baked with potatoes and brown glazing. Also instructions for spiced beef relish and creamed hash using beef or mutton, with details on prep, stuffing, basting, and serving with horse radish mayo and toast.
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