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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
3
Brookline Massachusetts features a Sunshine Laundry run by two college graduates. The operation uses taped markings, steam washers, and steam wringers to keep each customer’s items separate. Collars and cuffs are ironed by machinery while other ironing is done by hand, and special care is given to mending when needed.
The note suggests using raveled linen threads for darning, cold water to remove onion odor, and keeping rags for washing fish. It describes a wardrobe rack for small closets and provides a Bridesmaids Luncheon table setting with pink decorations, heart motifs, and a menu featuring timbales, stuffed peppers, fruit salad, and heart shaped desserts.
The market for flavoring extracts is flooded with substitutes yet Sauer's remains the pure choice and the top selling brand in the United States, offered in 10 and 25 cent sizes.
Professor George Howth Parker argues against the idea that women have more senses than men. He says men generally have more highly developed senses, while dogs possess certain senses more keenly. He cites examples like tea and wine tasters to illustrate sensory differences.
Directions for ragout and curry using cold roast turkey. Includes bone broth method with parsley and cream, baking with buttered crumbs, optional oysters, and a curry sauce with onions, flour, curry powder, stock, and rice. Serves hot.
A kitchen method for preparing seven medium onions for four to five people. Boil peeled onion pieces in water, rinse and reboil to whiten. Simmer briefly, then top with white sauce made from milk flour butter sugar salt and pepper. Pour sauce over onions near the end to mellow the taste.
An easy Christmas gift idea is hand lettered writing paper. Buy plain white or cream paper and design initials in the upper left corner. Trace with pencil, then outline in gold water color for a quick, appreciated finish.
Cut cheesecloth into strips two and a half inches by five inches. Fold and sew the side, fill with oatmeal, and sew the top. Use the bag as a washcloth in warm water for a healthful skin cleanser. A boxed set makes a delicate present.
B F Ayscue of Ingleside NC says Dr King’s New Life Pills cured his indigestion after trying many doctors and $200 worth of medicine. They relieve constipation biliousness sick headache stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles. Sold at fall druggists.
United Mine Workers in the central states cast ballots yesterday for national officers. President Tom L. Lewis appears set for re election with about 99 percent in district 17. Tellers will count votes January 18 at Indianapolis. Local district 17 officials chosen in spring. A separate report mentions enticement of girls across the Kanawha border and rising enforcement concerns.
West Virginia lawmakers may consider bills to curb white slave traffic as no current statute exists. Reports indicate a growing cross border trafficking problem with hundreds of girls enticed into West Virginia from Ohio and Kentucky. Huntington, near those borders, has seen officers uncover severe cases and probe the practices. Ella Clarke, the woman linked to the earlier troubling events, is noted in the report.
A Bluefield resident reports back pain and kidney trouble eased by Doan's Kidney Pills after months of discomfort. He credits the remedy with a permanent improvement and plans to continue using it, noting easy access at Crockett's drug store and widespread Doan's availability through Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestion aid that promptly digests food, eases stomach rest, and removes the source of indigestion. It argues that bad digestion causes illnesses like apoplexy and cancer and claims a money back guarantee via druggist refunds if the user is unsatisfied after a full bottle.
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