Sewing room fashions and punched work use in homes
The article describes small hooks and eyes on knee rubberesque garments for quick bloomers removal, practical overalls with wrist-length sleeves, and light silk or wool slips over dresses. It notes punched work on scrim sets for bedrooms and crafts like bureau scarves, pincushion covers, pillow tops, curtains, bed spreads, and charming edges on scalloped or bem stitched items.
Bread Souring Causes and Remedies
Two reasons sours: unclean equipment or dough standing too long. Scald milk and allow to cool. If convenient to mold immediately after readiness is delayed, knead in the pan again to prevent souring and aid a fresh rise.
Care of Window Curtains and Arabian Lace Washing
A guide for maintaining long lasting curtains, especially Arabian lace. It warns dry cleaning is unsatisfactory and offers a home method using boiled corn meal and silt brushed through the fabric, then hung to dry for aroma and cleanliness.
Banana Hanging Method Noted In Vague Plea
A reader suggests bananas should be hung up and notes a plea possibly chosen for weight. The fragment mentions lighter varieties shrink with cooking and a reference to Hot 80 rich a Mayer alongside heavier kinds.
Cake and Corn Fritters From Old Fashioned Kitchen
Angel cake is cut into small thick squares and rolled in a frosting of whipped white and powdered sugar then in shredded coconut. Corn fritters mix corn egg flour and seasonings, dropped by spoonfuls and fried or griddled until oyster sized.
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Poppy Bread Glazing with Egg White and Sugar
A recipe describes washing the bread top with a meringue of egg white and powdered sugar. The glaze is brushed on while hot, seeds are scattered thickly, then the loaf dries briefly in an open oven for a few minutes as the seeds cling to the surface.
Old Fashioned Southern Molasses Layer Cake
A recipe details a southern style cake with corn meal batter steamed in a buttered mold, then baked to form two layers. Filling is mocha with butter sugar cocoa and coffee, finished with vanilla. Includes ingredients like corn meal flour butter eggs sugar molasses baking powder and cocoa.
Wholesome care for the face with diet and habits
The article urges wholesome foods like milk eggs fruit vegetables and greens to aid facial care. It emphasizes fresh air sleep exercise occupation and proper bathing. It advises thorough cleansing with upward outward motions and plenty of cold water to keep the skin firm.
Chinese Signboards in Peking as Seen by Cal. Poet and Shop Names
Pestic Gema aims to lure customers to shops in Peking. W Simpson in Meeting the Sun recalls the list of shop names and signs seen there, mixing poetic imagery with commerce. The piece contrasts Chinese street signage with London signs, noting humorous and moralizing labels like The Honest Pen Shop and The Fountain of Beauty.
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Words Newly Minted Reflect Evolving Slang Trends
The National Magazine notes language constantly shifts as new coinages emerge from varied sources. Instances include terms like gun man appearing in New York trial testimony to describe a revolver wielding thug, illustrating how headlines adapt with fresh idioms.
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Oh Well Tubba What a Lot of Difference Marriage Makes
A brief snappy note from the Boston Transcript remarking on how marriage changes views and relationships between people, using playful phrasing to capture social observations.
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Pacifical Baby Pacifies Stormbound Train Tale
A distressed motherless infant named Pacifica rides a stormbound Southern Pacific Overland Limited. The engineer, drawn by the baby's cries, comforts her and becomes a devoted guardian. Amid a fatal landslide, the crew survives as Pacifica’s cries echo home, earning gratitude from a grateful father and the train’s crew.
Romping With the Young Folks Game for Children
A playful circle game for four or more children uses a beanbag or ball. The thrower calls Earth Ale Water Fire and assigns actions to the recipient based on the word spoken. Incorrect answers or speaking out of turn incur a forfeit and a turn at throwing.
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The Great-grandmother of Dolls
A child selects four dolls from a group of many. Betty Lou's first doll is dressed as a modern girl, the second as a thirty years old mother, the third as a grandmother from wartime fashion, and the fourth as an elder ancestor in a style from a women’s periodical.
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Wen and Chickens
A folktale fragment describes a fox pursuing a chicken for supper as the birds rally with protests and winged feints. In the struggle the fox is driven off but the scene hints at clever tricks and a changing dynamic among the birds and hunter.
Acting Proverbs Put Through Dumb Show Weekday Game
In a staged activity the company splits, with half seated and half outside. Each actor acts a proverb through dumb show without connections to others. A performer uses an empty jar to illustrate “new broom sweep clean,” while others mimic phrases like “between the cup and the lip” and “never too late to mend.”
Ambiguous Query From River Scene Sparks Grammar Debate
A garbled user prompt mixes phrases about an old lady in a river with questions on historical profits and family relations. It also asks about grammatical anomalies and kinship, producing a fragmented, unclear request.
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