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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
5
Ferns offer graceful foliage for shady yards windows or winter halls. Keep cool 50 to 65 degrees in light moist shade. Repot only yearly during dormancy and avoid disturbing roots. Use porous soil with charcoal or crockery, avoid large pots, apply liquid manure as the plant grows, and control pests with tobacco water wax or alcohol washes.
The article explains honey should be kept warm to avoid granulation or candying. It notes granulation is normal and reversible with hot water, warns against assuming adulteration when crystals form, and suggests testing purity by granulation and glucose content. It also asserts comb honey remains pure and advocates honey as a kidney friendly sugar substitute in cooking.
Instructions on locating gas leaks warn against lighting a candle and advise opening windows for ventilation. A soap and water solution applied to pipes will bubble at leaks, and rubbing with softened soap can temporarily seal until a plumber arrives for permanent repair.
The article lists methods to loosen glass stoppers on bottles or decanters. Heat the bottle in hot water, apply a drop of oil with a feather near the area, then gently strike the stopper if needed. A strip of flannel around the neck can create friction to aid loosening.
Spread open sheets of newspaper on the floor then sprinkle resin over them and roll into strands. Place four or five sheets in the fire box and add coal shovelfuls. Ignite and you will have a bright fire as if using pine kindling, at low cost.
Read the guide to rug repair. It advises matching yarn shades to the rug and using a corresponding stitch. For large holes, it recommends basting fine canvas on the outside and weaving colors and patterns into this supporting fabric.
Practical advice on linen presses mending and storage from avoiding hot air cupboards to proper hemming and hemstitching. Recommends airing, seasonally adjusting linen use, annual stock check, button care on pillow slips, and folding methods used by the German hausfrau.
The Spo kane Spokesman-Review suggests home remedies to remove insects. Mix sugar and plaster of parts to lure beetles cockroaches and other bugs then burn or replace the sticky sheets. Tarred paper repels many pests and fly paper attracts fleas and ants with sugar sprinkled on top.
A seven day potato guide shows different preparations for each day. Sunday steams and mashes potatoes with milk butter and salt. Monday bakes potatoes in jackets. Tuesday peels and bakes with roast beef. Wednesday creamed potatoes. Thursday peels steams and serves whole. Friday peels slices and fries in butter. Saturday boils potatoes.
A dainty dressing table cover is described using three embroidered handkerchiefs with lace insertion and edging. It uses beading and ribbon with a border created by the insertion and two rows of lace beading, finished with edging and ribbon threaded through the beads.
A National Illustrated Magazine guide advises using holly for Christmas table festivity with red and green color schemes, glossy leaves, and bright flowers. A family setup features a ten seat table with holly centerpiece, red ribbons, mirrors, candles, and gilded nuts to create an economical yet elegant holiday display.
Plan a covey corner rest area with a fireplace and kettle. Decorate with blue china, pewter, a grandfather clock, and waxed autumn leaves. Include costumed figures, churned butter, preserves, pies, beans, brown bread, and a flax spinning lady. Offer old time recipes booklet and rare china table for service.
Colonel Lingham entertains a visitor and outlines plans for a new town hall or lecture venue at the stock end of town. He claims to have already dug up $500 of personal funding toward the project with civic subscribers expected to cover the rest.
Market quotations reported by the Bluefield Brokerage Company, a dealer in stocks bonds securities and provisions. Located on the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
Market notes drift through a curious New York scene described as a real wonderland with mentions of South Dakota silver mines bonanza farms and vast natural formations. A feature references Mound City and Mrs D Clapp highlighting healing methods amid peculiar travelogue style prose.
Mrs Clapp reports her son near death from lung trouble and dangerous coughing. She says after using Dr King’s New Discovery the child’s life was saved and he fully recovered. The medicine is guaranteed for coughs colds and lung ailments with trial bottles available.
Joseph W Kell of Welch McDowell County West Virginia filed for bankruptcy under federal acts. He seeks a full discharge of provable debts except those exempt by law after surrendering all property. A hearing is set for January 28 1968 in Bluefield with notices to creditors by mail.
Abraham Brown of Winterton faced misdiagnosed ailments including heart kidney stomach and liver troubles. He credits Erotic Ditt ers and a June bottle with restoring health after doctors failed to help. A trial bottle of the laxative is offered free with a money back guarantee.
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