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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
7
A physician recounts a diphtheria outbreak traced to a dirty dishcloth in a family. After a daughter died two more relatives fell ill. investigation revealed millions of microbes in the cloth, highlighting how improper dishcloth use can spread disease.
In Philadelphia North American style, a detailed method shows how to fit a facing on a summer hat. Create a paper pattern from the brim, cut facing materials correctly, align grain, interline if needed, pin and sew from the brim to crown with careful stitching to avoid wrinkles.
A historic recipe set outlines plain buns dough with eggs butter sugar nutmeg or cinnamon and dried fruit, plus a German Nut Loaf with walnuts raisins flour baking powder sugar and milk. Also includes Chocolate Nut Pudding using milk breadcrumbs nuts lemon zest chocolate and cream baked in molds and served with whipped cream.
Measure the bed length and allow three or four widths of material based on bed size. Finishing options include a ruffed ruffle, plaiting, or a deep hem fourteen inches from the hem or along the ruffle stitches. Cut bands from a wide striped dimity, available in many varieties. These spreads launder easily.
Instructions advise adding strong cold tea to starch when laundering children's brown holland or linen dresses to prevent fading. The tea solution is claimed to keep colors from washing out and maintain brightness.
Winter fashion counterparts transition to spring and summer wear with fabrics like June cotton corduroy and eponge in light wool and silk. Descriptions include parquet panel skirts with loops and buttons, ruffled cambric edges, plumetis embroidery, and lace trims on white fabrics for collars cuffs pockets and dresses.
A quoted line from Chartes Dickens about virtue and steadfast care emphasizes enduring gentleness. It invites a portrait of consistent kindness and warm restraint in human dealings.
A note says a pinch of salt can remove bitterness from medicine in the mouth. It suggests a simple kitchen remedy to make bitter medicines more tolerable and improve adherence. The tip focuses on taste masking rather than medical efficacy.
A narrator recalls a doomed love triangle with Mary Barnard. He learns of her engagement to Disbrow, confronts her with a love note found in a book, and discovers she delays the wedding to end the match. A year later Mary Barnard marries the narrator.
The New York Sun explains seashore sand is rich in oxygen and silicon. It notes sand forms from silica and is created as rocks erode into grains by wind and waves, with air and sea breeze enhancing the shoreline experience.
A passage describes the yak of Tibet as a large beast used for burden by Tibetans. It notes the yak’s woolly fleece, its milk used for dairy, and its strong build with a prominent hump. The illustration shows a man riding a yak on grounds near his home.
A group game describes tying a ring to a rope with ends joined and players moving hands along the rope to transfer the ring unseen. The center player must guess when the ring is found and the finder becomes it.
A fragmented Q and A style text asks about a man’s glass and a day’s work. It mentions a girl and various garbled names and places, with partial phrases like what goes from New Morl to Lihtengo and what fighta most valdéd by a girl.
An 1900 era report outlines a religious conference in Silver City NM July 12-21 offering a special program for laymen led by Campbell White and Cornelius Pattés, with sessions for Sunday school leaders, teachers, and missionary education. Other speakers include W. Sailer and Grace Lindley among a broad slate across denominations.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a sermon note about a prodigal, a teacher and a feast. The garbled lines hint at a dwelling, oath, and preparations, with scattered phrases about joy and rejoicing. The source is incomplete and lacks clear names or places.
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