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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
7
A reader guide on proper hair hygiene stresses cleanliness and regular washing every two weeks with pure soap. It warns against wet combing, warns of heat damage from curling irons, and suggests sun drying and metal curlers only briefly for a loose wave.
Quick simple decorative method for wedding towels. Buy a duck towel for 25 to 30 cents and add initials with mer cerized cotton. Embroidery features blue or pink dot hem accents and pink rose green leaf motifs on cross bars.
Instructions describe mending a hole in a hot water bottle using patches of tissue held with benzoin or chloroform, applying multiple patches and solvents to fuse the patch. The process relies on dissolving tissue to form a firm seal.
Practical guide to cleaning and preserving wooden floors. Do not use water on hardwoods. brush, wipe with turpentine mix, or kerosene sparingly. Do not wax kitchen or bathroom floors. fill cracks with a glue-like paste. oil to harden, avoid excess moisture, and mint camphor can remove white spots on oilcloth.
The article offers practical methods for washing and ironing fabrics. It advises brushing fringe with a small whisk broom, sponging spotted dresses with hot water and turpentine, setting color by soaking in salted vinegar or alum solutions, and ironing on damp cloths or muslin to protect embroidery. It also covers drying colored garments in shade, air drying for jackets and gowns, and avoiding sun exposure to preserve fabric.
The Chicago Tribune notes that voice control in ordinary conversation is rarely studied yet highly influential. A well modulated voice, used appropriately for different topics and emotions, is described as an attractive and desirable feature.
A closet redesign replaces back hooks with a central song pole fitted in end grooves and uses coat hangers for garments. Hats hang on rear hooks, enabling significantly more storage space in the wardrobe.
A historic cleaning tip advises scattering grated white potato over carpets to refresh color and then sweeping up with a clean whisk broom. The method claims the result is worth the effort.
The article describes Quadring Lincolnshire customs including a village dog whipper and a yearly old widow’s gown tradition. It notes Fosdyke eight miles away holds the Bede House feast funded by a donor who enforces seating by house order and a punch and plum pie menu for residents.
A list of common cautions warns against looking at the new moon over the left shoulder or through glass, spilling salt, breaking a mirror, starting new work on Friday, retracing steps, placing shoes on a table, crossing knives, and walking under ladders.
A natural cave near Marshall Arkansas acts as a cold storage warehouse for potatoes with a stable 42 to 52 degree temperature. The Gold Coast exports 275000 monkey skins a year.
Kitty misses the boat for Beaver Island after a rough outing. Blanchard and Guy organize a playful pursuit with a launch, aiming to reclaim the day and mend tensions. Mabel and Isabel appear in the backstory as romantic strains surface during the seaside excursion.
A science note describes snail feeding and its powerful tongue with hundreds of horny hooks that tear leaves. compares strength to human bite force and notes leaf edges torn by feeding. It explains the snail drags leaf pieces after working the leaf with its tongue and hooklets.
William Tumulty, son of his father the president's secretary, recalls a story from dinner where he quips that his father preaches the same sermon twice but the second time he preaches louder and in different places.
Puzzle from a two hundred year old era reemerges with a cryptic line asking what could out eat AES. The wording hints at a language twist or coded clue tied to historical mathematics or cipher work.
A how to guide describes a dark table setup for a coin levitation stunt using a waxed coin, a pinned hairline, and a water glass. The performer moves behind a table facing the audience with a dime near the edge, claiming movement by the table and a final wax removal to prove illusion.
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