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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
3
A practical list advises yearly whitewashing of cellars and simple cleaning tips. It recommends boiling granite wear in soda water, using grated white potatoes as carpet cleaner, sealing mouse entrances with soft soap and red pepper, warming jar tops in boiling water to loosen, greasing new tinware with lard before heating, and using sand or salt to extinguish oil or alcohol fires.
The article promotes sapphires as winter beauty’s chief adornment and describes wearability with tailored suits or evening gowns. It warns on shade quality, notes complete sapphire ornament sets from historical styles, and contrasts care needs with other stones including turquoise pearls garnets rubies and opal.
Cut white bread into half inch slices dip in beaten eggs and milk then fry in butter until brown. Serve with powdered sugar and cinnamon for a sweet breakfast treat.
Debutantes wear brocade totemed gowns this season pairing brocade with charmeuse or chiffon for youthful looks. Embroidered flounces appear on white or cream grounds as embroiderers craft delicate colorwork. A recent debutante tea featured a white batiste gown with violets and Brussels net, a net culmiple surplice bodice, violet embroidery, pale violet satin and crystal buttons.
Brilliant colorings and designs define the new season with drapery favored in chiffon and satin to enhance transparency. Large ceremonial hats fade to practical toque and small brimmed forms. lace cap collars adorn plain colored silk dresses. Fur wake trims frame necklines while plaid effects appear in children’s wear. winter hats blend velvet with other materials in two colors.
Practical guidance on threading needles, darning stockings, and using a shoe tree as a darning aid. Tips cover extending fabric with cloth patches, crafting bedspreads from organdy muslin, repairing holes with crochet, and easy buttonhole cushion covers. Emphasizes organized sewing drawers and pattern scraps to avoid misplacement.
In a concise reflection, the line from Ovid notes that counting a year’s days reveals the fine day appears more often than the cloudy, emphasizing a optimistic cadence in nature. The quotation frames a view of regular, pleasant weather as a dominant yearly rhythm.
A discussion of cooking philosophy praising slow and even cooking. It asserts that gradual heat yields more palatable and digestible food, with slow methods softening meat connective tissue and enhancing flavor.
For an Ordinary Headache the advice is to take one teaspoonful of clear lemon juice fifteen minutes before each meal and at bedtime and continue until symptoms pass. For biliousness plain lemon juice is said to promote sleep and appetite.
A cautionary note describes how to prep hands before stove polishing. It advises rubbing soap over fingernails and cuticles to keep dirt away and ease subsequent washing. The guidance frames soap as essential to maintain hygiene and efficiency.
A traveler notes a simple sleep aid using a towel wrung in hot salt water. When overtired or anxious, gentle full-body rub helps induce rest and soothe worry.
A bureau of mines bulletin calls life saving work the most hazardous occupation. It notes 2 of 24 miners died in the first year of service while rescuing others and 80 percent mortality among rescuers by one measure, yet praises trained life savers for reduced deaths and numerous rescues.
The piece contrasts Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning, noting Tennyson’s delicacy and insomnia caused by a misplaced comma, his neglect of personal appearance, and his wife’s devotion. Browning is described as lively and optimistic, with a starkly different temperament and style.
Reflection on gratitude from Charles Dickens urges focusing on present blessings over past misfortunes, highlighting a timeless mindset for personal contentment.
The composer Gluck established a five act form for operas, integrating ballets into the second and fourth acts to enhance dramatic pacing and spectacle.
Patrice and Dan Sheldon flee to town in a light car to wed without consent. A roadside constable arrests them for speeding and sends them to a woodshed courtroom for a speedy ceremony. The justice officiates for a fee, and the couple resumes their journey after marriage.
A playful piece mocks the saying about the goose outsmarting a fox and praises geese as watchful, brave guardians. It notes that geese foretell danger, stay alert, and protect flocks like a living watchdog.
From North America to South Africa the Boy Scout kiva has spread rapidly. In almost every civilized country boys are organized to become good citizens and, if needed, good soldiers. Italy, nicknamed the boot of Europe for its shape, now fields boy scout regiments similar to those in the United States, though its scouts emphasize nonmilitary aims.
The judges eliminated words grace divine justice and truth for dullness and hard letters while praising other terms. The first prize was awarded for a seven letter word chosen for its euphony and metallic tone in the winners list.
The Wind narrates a mischief showing its power as it damages a boy’s kite and toys with children. It boasts about untethering toys and causing mischief then claims lessons for the poor and warns of future acts against naughty youths.
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