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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
17
A 1920s era column argues for American flats over houses as many urban dwellers prefer stair climbing to elevators. It highlights Mrs Boffin’s roofless optimism and offers practical tips to adapt small spaces, urging efficient storage, orderly shelves, and clever use of walls for cupboards.
The writer describes compact urban furnishings for flats, detailing zinc bins, biscuit boards, shirt waist boxes, a box couch, and storing solutions for groceries and linens. A storeroom dream emerges amid two parlors and a folding screen, as a hostess proudly showcases curated shelves, jars, and preserves.
A reader asks how to remove shine from a black suit and suggests emery cloth or damp ragging as practical fixes. The column also covers mildew removal with javelle water and general fabric cleaning with kerosene, soda, ammonia, and fuller's earth paste, stressing temporary polish loss and safety.
A reader shares a health regimen for a ailing canary, detailing diet changes such as hard boiled egg with licorice powder and rock candy, feather regrowth after two weeks, vermin control with sulfur-filled muslin bag, nail and foot care, cage cleaning, and home measures to detect vermin, plus a note about devil's food cake recipe.
A reader recalls using Javelle water from a corner recipe to clean white porcelain sinks. The note asserts it removes stains that oxalic acid cannot touch, though the reference details are unclear.
The article advises cleaning velvet with alcohol and ether on spots, drying thoroughly, then suspending the suit in a steam rich bathroom. Hang with the right side away from contact, seal room, and let four hours of steam raise the nap. Dry completely before touching, preferably overnight for full drying.
A reader asks how to remove kerosene oil stains from carpet and is advised that good oil evaporates leaving no stain. If a stain remains it may be dust forming a greasy paste. the suggested remedy is washing to remove the residue.
A reader asks how to remove shine from a black serge skirt. The answer notes economy in black fabrics by choosing pieces that can pass as new when reversed. Even if sides differ slightly, the wrong side can look good and help disguise wear.
An advice column praises a home cleaner called M. A. C. An Exoccellent Cleanser made from alcohol ether and gasoline. Apply to the skirt breadth by breadth, shake well, sponge and air dry. For a crepe veil follow velvet suit directions. for nun's veiling clean as you did the skirt.
A historic note describes treating white and light vests with black magnesia rubbed into every thread, then covering to exclude dust and resting three days. For tan vests use dry fuller’s earth in the same method, followed by beating and brushing.
Instructions advise placing the pleated skirt in a bath and following a directed process to remove creases from the fabric. The note mentions a velvet gown and a stenographer, implying a set of tailored cleaning or renovation steps.
A meditation on tithing and gift giving asks readers to reflect on their methods. It contrasts miserly, performative, and thoughtful giving, urging year round generosity and genuine sharing with those in need. The piece questions motives and emphasizes true, purposeful aid over mere obligation.
A public mood shift favors cheerful optimism over solemn burden bearing. Free outdoor life may foster this trait, becoming a habit that improves communities and personal well being. The piece praises the cheerful persona as healthier and more lasting than the previous tragic mood.
A vintage recipe instructs boiling a mixture of brown sugar and grated chocolate then cooling. It combines brown sugar butter yolks flour baking powder and egg whites to bake slowly, with two egg whites reserved for icing.
A historic cooking note gives instructions to brown doughs with grease and sage, mix with flour to form a stiff dough, lift baking powder, and drop teaspoonfuls into boiling water for an hour if large. It also covers draining potatoes to reduce flour and pumpkin pie prep with deep plates, floured crust, and slashed tops, no top crust.
Soak eighteen prunes overnight and stew until tender then remove stones and blend to a smooth pulp. Whip eight egg whites with seven tablespoons powdered sugar to form a meringue. Fold prune puree into meringue, bake in greased dish twenty minutes, serve with whipped cream.
A basic guide describes grating raw potatoes and mixing in salt, one egg, bacon bits, and tiny bread cubes. The mixture is pressed into a frying pan and fried until cooked, yielding a simple savory hash.
Peel white potatoes and cut into small balls. Boil until tender and drain. Make a white sauce with butter and flour, blend with milk, thickens. Pour over the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and fold in minced parsley. A teaspoon of onion juice improves flavor.
Four cupfuls of stewed pumpkin with two quarts of milk and eight eggs are beaten with two cups of sugar. Yolk mixtures are whisked light, then pumpkin is pressed, sugar is stirred in, milk and spices are added, and the whipped egg mixture folded in.
A luncheon planned for December uses holly and mistletoe to create a Christmas themed table. The hostess, dressing in red, decorates with holly branches, wreaths, and scarlet touches, suggesting a future Christmas Day setting with a miniature tree and gifts.
A short guide promotes canton flannel broom bags with nap inside sized to fit broom heads. Tie in place with tape at the handle. Wash after use to keep them ready for delicate papers and hard-to-dust spots.
A historic recipe instructs mixing flour salt and butter with dissolved yeast in warm blood-warm milk, plus sugar. The dough rises six hours, then two more hours, kneaded briefly, cut into rounds, folded into half circles, rises two hours and bakes in a hot oven.
Four tablespoons of English mustard with two teaspoonfuls salt and sugar, a teaspoonful white pepper, two teaspoons salad oil, a dozen drops onion juice, and enough vinegar to form a smooth paste. Beat hard until smooth and lump free.
A guidance note urges careful pre service cleaning of raw oysters. Wipe each oyster and shell with a small clean cloth dampened with ice water to remove shell fragments and mud. Place cleaned oysters on plates, then cover with crushed ice for serving.
Soap jelly provides a safe method for washing lace and delicate bits when direct soap rubbing is not possible. Gather odd soap pieces, melt with water into a jelly, apply to the fabric, and let it sit before rubbing to loosen dirt and ease cleaning.
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