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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
7
Practical kitchen tips cover odor control with celery or parsley after peeling onions. Boiling greens gains a walnut sized fat to prevent foaming. A box of wooden toothpicks tests cake don’t waste time hunting straw. Potatoes gain flavor from sugar and salt. Veal steaks are broiled thinly and served with butter salt and pepper. pound prior to cooking.
A method for soft walls uses plaster mixed in a teacup to enlarge the nail hole. Insert the plaster and nail, then allow it to dry. The nail becomes securely anchored once dry.
Instructions describe making a floor polisher by attaching a thick felt or velvet pad to a worn broom. The improvised tool lets a person polish floors while kneeling is avoided and effort is reduced.
The article outlines summer white wear trends with fabrics like white serge bengaline poplin and marquisette. It notes all white frocks, black and white accessories, and jackets over white outfits, with emphasis on high waisted cuts and decorative sleeves.
Packing China and Glass. It should be remembered when packing china or glassware that damp straw is better than dry and newspaper more advisable than tissue paper.
Instructions describe cleaning varnish and paint with a vinegar and warm water cloth, then polishing with wash leather. A lemon slice with salt is used to remove stains and leave a glassy finish. Delicate bound books with dusty backs can be cleaned softly with pulverized pumice stone.
Sprinkle four drops of metal polish on a cloth and rub the glass then let dry. Polish with a clean cloth for a fast and simple cleaning result. This method is described as the quickest and easiest way to clean mirrors and windows.
Instructions describe removing ceiling smoke marks by mixing starch with water into a thick paste. Spread on the stain with a clean flannel, let dry thoroughly, then brush with a soft brush to remove the marks.
A method for cleaning gilt frames using a pint of cold water with a splash of vinegar. Wipe dust from frames then dip a camel hair brush in the solution, wring and brush small portions to restore the gilt without over-wetting.
A Handy Woman crafts a workbasket from scraps of wall paper. Use a stiff cardboard foundation, shape the basket, join edges with gummed tape, cover with wallpaper, and decorate with a brass fastener handle and narrow gimp trim for a pretty summer porch needful.
The text advises saving all fat for two uses frying clarified fat and remaining fat made into soap. It notes adding a tablespoon of salt to every ten pounds of grease improves soap quality.
A London correspondent describes a school where pupils lead lessons and critics assess the process. In a dramatized domestic accident drill the lesson shows students guiding care for a burn victim with staged mistakes and strict discipline amid praise for unusual teaching freedom.
A couple in a New York Sun quotation discuss saving and economizing purchases and wonder if there exists a money trust. The exchange suggests concern about financial control without detailing any organization or actions.
A quirky verse segment features rhymes about melancholy and folly with lines urging cheerful wall decor and contented work. It references smiling holly and self improvement while playfully noting a phrase about laughter.
John Brainard, a 19 year old clerk, is wrongly accused of theft by Eben Huyser in Canal Street. Coulter, the firm’s elder partner, hides his defalcation while Brainard’s innocence is proven through careful sleuthing and a police case. The plot shifts to a dramatic jewel theft recovery, a prison escape plan, and Coulter’s confession as a witness account unfolds, revealing a complex fraud that ends with justice and restitution.
A playful prompt invites using a cent to find word links from sides of a penny. Readers identify messenger from cent, quills for writing, lid for eyelid, crown, pupil, hare, tulips, temple, shield, Indian, wreath, arrows, 1899, stripes, row, pate, ayes and woes. Players guess terms and write items for a host prize.
A whimsical verse recalls dreams of a candy grinding mill and a boat that sails on land and sea. The speaker yearns to return to youth and relive simple adventures, mixing playful imagery with a wistful longing for childhood.
A garbled 19th century style scene shows Mee Sundth’s young child pleading to ride a buggy in mud. The mother objects fearing dirt and a new buggy may be spoiled while the caretaker questions the buggy’s tires or tubes.
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