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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
3
Smart fashion notes describe collarets of fur combined with lace or velvet. Details cover stitching narrow fur strips to a velvet or fur band, border options, and finishing bows. Suggestions include ermine with sapphire blue velvet, mink with seal brown satin, and matching small velvet hats.
Instructions advise cleaning soiled felt hats by dipping a hard brush into spirits of ammonia and scrubbing until clean. Use a brush with short tristies for best results.
The article offers practical kitchen hacks. It suggests placing grains of rice in salt shakers to prevent clogs in damp weather. After cooking fish or onions, warm the oven ten to fifteen minutes to remove odors. It also advises dusting fat with flour to reduce splattering when frying eggs and potatoes. Additionally it recommends lining jelly tumblers with paper and dabbing with alcohol to prevent mold.
Succulent plants such as American gioes and amal cactus grow well in winter, mirroring summer vigor. Graias suffer but stay healthy indoors with summer outdoor warmth. Ivy flourishes nearly anywhere, and small delicate ivy trails make attractive table decorations.
The text discusses belts as essential accessories for tailored uniform items like a worsted skirt and shirt waist costume, noting gaps when belts are missing. It emphasizes belt width and the visual impact of a belt on the overall appearance of schoolteachers and clerks, suggesting three inches as a common breadth.
An old coffeepot is melted to apply wax over the jelly as a satisfactory sealing method. The technique aims to avoid spills on the table or tray during the process.
The article offers practical methods for washing various fabrics while traveling. It warns against hot irons on blouses and suggests damp pressing with a wringer. It advises gum arabic dip for lace, warm water for flannel, borax in soapy soak, and careful rinsing to prevent yellowing in silk.
The article outlines several peanut sandwich ideas. Methods include pounding or chopping peanuts with salt and olive oil between buttered bread, or mixing peanut powder with mayonnaise or cream cheese between crackers or bread slices. A biscuit cutter yields round bread topped with unsweetened whipped cream and peanuts.
A historical note describes methods to purify sickroom air. It suggests opening windows when possible and using a rolled busy newspaper to circulate air or burning a tablespoon of resin over a lamp as an alternative method.
A colonial trading tale explains how liquor shaped Indigenous trade. Traders diluted high proof whisky with water to maximize furs, using overland transport to ship it in barrels. A Scots officer noted whisky poured on a fire would flare, while diluted whisky quenched flames, giving rise to the term fire water among Indians. The narrative recalls a chief harmed by whisky and hints at the origins of the phrase.
A quirky roundup notes that fireflies are avoided by deer and predators show eye glow, with various oddities. It mentions high body temperatures in swallows, large egg counts for lake trout, and vipers giving birth to live young. Parrots are vegetarians, while Kea feed differently and several marine animals swim with eyes above water.
An Argonaut note describes Maori women using small regional geysers as natural ovens and washers. They employ a box, basket, or bag to lower receptacles into moist mud above steam holes, achieving cooking and laundry results with inexhaustible heat from the volcanoes.
Fragmentary dialogue presents characters debating kissing and consequences with reference to a father in Europe. The lines imply social tension and potential disapproval affecting the couple.
Tom Mowbray climbs Old Pine Road on a snowy day admiring frost framed pines when Miss Jessie Moone struggles to control a balky cutter and a speeding express nears the tracks. A last cliffing stop averts tragedy as the cutter capsizes and the horse fights to reach safety.
A classroom activity has the teacher guiding pupils in a voice pitch game. The teacher blindfolds or directs the class, and students respond to sung notes from high to low, with the class shifting roles as the game progresses.
The readable text hints at proverb style phrases about preparation and luck. It mentions ad copy, woodcuts, and a coin or card system for illustrating beliefs. The wording shows playful expressions like every dog has his day and two heads are better than one.
The story details Ida and Polly the parrot as the bird teases Ida until a naughty moment leads to punishment and a shiny new toy. Polly's perch antics spark a lesson in kindness and companionship as the parrot and girl near a shared bond.
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