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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
3
Clean dust thoroughly before polishing and reach crevices with a small cloth wrapped stick or brush. Use little polish on a Samel pad or soft linen. If greasiness appears wash with vinegar and water before polishing. Have a second duster to steady the furniture during the process.
A simple home remedy suggests weights to keep doors ajar in windy conditions. A brick under carpet works, but a sand bag is better. Use dark denim or ticking, make bags ten to twelve inches long and four inches wide, fill with white sand, and securely seal the open end.
Half cupful of rice cooked in a quart of water until done. Strain through clean cheesecloth and chill. A pinch of salt adds flavor.
A guidance piece on overcoming insecurity in dress sense. It encourages seeking advice from well dressed friends, adopting disciplined tastes, and evolving personal style through practice. A contrasting example shows a plump lady avoiding bright plaids for darker, somber colors to look well dressed.
A guide on household sewing tips covers using a bicycle pump to blow dust from machines, sharpening scissors with a pin, and transforming silk scraps into flowers for bows. It also describes making a well holder from ribbon and a mailing tube, and crocheting triangular lace patterns for tea table cloths with satin initials.
Clothespins should be scrubbed in hot soap and water and boiled for twenty minutes. After boiling they are drained and dried to prevent splitting and extend life. Wind washing lines on a long board to prevent tangling aids drying.
A basic batter combines brown sugar melted butter cinnamon nutmeg mace and vanilla with sour milk and a dissolved soda. Flour and seeded raisins are folded in, mixed thoroughly, then baked in a bread pan in a moderate oven.
Sandpaper the soles of a baby's new shoes before wear to stop slipping on bare or polished floors. The measure aims to prevent falls that could cause sprains or broken bones.
A 1949 review recalls how in 1849 Augusta no daily papers existed and news traveled slowly. Mrs Wheeler in Augusta mailed details to her husband in Portland who wrote a brief account for the Portland Advertiser. The first telegraphic dispatch was from a Wiscasset fire costing 70 cents and soon telegraphing President Taylors inaugural followed.
A limerick style verse contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern suffrage rhetoric. It toasts Alice with praise of brains and oratory, noting support for women's voting, and ends with the suitor signing as Judge.
English historian ranks Tristan da Cunha as the loneliest place on earth. The remote island sits hundreds of miles from neighbors with a solitary 1,0 foot high mountain. A shepherd community farms in fertile valleys growing potatoes while beef fowls and fish make up most food as rats overrun the island after escaping from a ship.
Beth witnesses a pantomime rehearsal where Hermes and St Elmo stage costumes and tricks. Tom Seaton protects a captive lion with quick action, risking his own danger to secure Beth. Beth learns Tom's courage, declaring love as an engagement solitaire nears.
An Arab chieftain suspects a theft of a gold piece and camps his servants with a detector goat. Each man touches the goat. coal dust leaves marks on all but one, who reveals himself by clean hands, and is accused as the thief.
A collection of jokes and riddle lines about spelling ease days of the week and playful questions. It includes wordplay on life death wealth and marriage with humor tied to misheard or miswritten phrases. The tone mirrors light newspaper humor columns.
A short description explains a playful egg balancing trick using a six egg sand base and a half full container. The egg is balanced upright with minimal balancing agent and capped with paper to help the egg stand.
Fragmentary verse about a mother and child facing wind and wealth, with the doctor’s advice guiding care. The speaker notes going out together and the child improving, expressed in a personal, lyrical tone.
A trick is described as impossible for any other person to perform. The explanation notes the first person seats him pel t in the viber's lay. The text presents a claim of unique ability and an unclear setup.
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