Lucrative Federal Positions Open in Metal Trades and More
The notice advertises Federal job openings for blacksmiths machinists molders pattern-makers tool-makers and helpers with an experience based exam in Watertown Massachusetts. Other exams in Providence Rhode Island September 6 7 for various trades and June September dates for draftsmen junior computer and mineral examiner roles in Philadelphia Washington and the General Land Office with salaries from 600 to 1320 per year.
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Uncle Sam
Watertown
Mass
Federal
Providence
U. S. Service
Bureau of Mines
Philadelphia
Washington
General Land Office
Star Theatre bills six act drama and double feature
William Farnum stars in Fighting Blood at the Star Theatre this evening with Anna Nilson and Tom Moore in Who's Guilty along with Saturday shows The Girl and the Game and Labor Day double feature programs scheduled Monday.
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William Farnum
Star Theatre
Anna Nilson
Tom Moore
Local Births Reported in Town Notices
In town births announced for late August and early September. A son to Mr and Mrs Napoleon Limoine Kenna on August 30. A son to Mr and Mrs George Kenna on September 1. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Renshaussen on August 30. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Manuel Ponti on August 31.
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Limoine
Napoleon Limoine Kenna
George Kenna
Renshaussen
Richard Renshaussen
Ponti
Manuel Ponti
Married in this town on August 31 by Rev Dr A C McGilton
Leslie W Young of Mansfield Massachusetts wed Annie lona Marshall of this town in a ceremony conducted by Rev Dr A C McGilton on August 31.
Local Obituaries and Infant Deaths in Town
DIED Bosworth in this town August 28 Benjamin Peckham Bosworth in his 93d year. Sibel at the Soldiers Home in this town August 31 Comrade Conrad Sibel aged 80 years. Mederos in this town August 31 Louis son of Antone and Mary Mederos aged 8 months. Cruz in this town August 30 Joseph son of Frank and Mary Cruz aged 5 years and 21 days.
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Bosworth
Benjamin Peckham Bosworth
Sibel
Conrad Sibel
Mederos
Louis
Antone
Mary Mederos
Cruz
Joseph
Frank
Mary Cruz
In Memoriam Pierre Joseph Deveaux
In loving memory of my dear husband Pierre Joseph Deveaux who passed away August 30 1914 Mrs Emma Deveaux remains.
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Pierre Joseph Deveaux
Proper Eating Habits Guiding Post Meal Rest and Pace
Advice on eating when tired and during strong emotions. Recommends light meals, slow eating, and a thirty minute rest after eating. Warns that rushing to pleasure or work after a meal can cause facial flushes and red features over time.
Best Gift to Bestow by Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt declares the greatest gift is stern happiness from doing a difficult worthwhile task. He emphasizes practical achievement over mere pleasure as the measure of national worth.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Good Measure of Success in Life and Friendship
Quote about real friends as the best token of a man’s success in life. Attributed to Howard Everett Hale.
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Howard Everett Hale
Two Ways of Looking at It
Dentists joke that insanity stems from bad teeth and that it may also be caused by bad dentists, presenting a wry take on the profession and patient mental health.
Eight Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported in Town
Health Officer reports eight total cases of infantile paralysis in town with most cases not serious. Albert Maderos age 20 months from Collins street is one patient. A 19 year old Providence youth James Preston from Hope street developed paralysis after a cruise ending in Providence. He fell ill in New Haven on August 12 and stayed ten days in hospital before returning home.
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John Head
Albert Maderos
Jesamy
Maderos
Collins Street
M. Merriman
Providence
Superintendent of Health
Eugene King
James Preston
Hope Street
New Haven
Lincoln birthplace cabin to be given to nation
The old log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born will be turned over to the United States in a ceremony led by President Wilson on Sept. 4. The Lincoln Farm and Memorial Hall at Hodgenville Kentucky are complete, and Col lier’s Weekly founder Robert J. Collier spurred the rescue of the birthplace after years of neglect and exhibition.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
United States
Wilson
Lincoln Farm
Lincoln Memorial Hall
Hodgenville
Larue County
Kentucky
Robert J. Collier
Collier’s Weekly
New York
Memorial Hall
Phillipsdale to Face Bristols Tomorrow on the Common
The Phillipsdale team meets the Bristols tomorrow on the common in a highly anticipated baseball game. Next Monday Labor Day, Bristols travel to Newport to play Training Station in two power boats, offering fans a boat trip with the team. Athletic Day at the Training Station features the ball game among events. Birtwistle notes limited tickets and urges early purchase through team members.
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Phillipsdale
Bristols
Newport
Birtwistle
The Constable's Fault Quip From Local Court
A country reporter spent days at the court without a crime story. The judge joked the constable might be laxative, quipping why no crime scenes appear. The exchange appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Daily Thought on Work and Self-Made Paths
An Emerson quote portrays the world as transformed from clay to metal and urges workers to forge their place through steady rugged effort, stressing agency and perseverance.
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Daily Thought
Emerson
I Am A Matchmaker Of Jobs And Goods
A poetic ad describes a versatile service that matches buyers and sellers, houses, maid services, furniture, second hand cars, and workers. It emphasizes swift, faithful service, equal fees, and constant availability, promising to unite needs with offerings every week.
Laundry Hints For Stains And Color Safe Washing
A consumer advice note covers stain removal with soda paste and boiling water to vanish tough spots. It warns against washing whites with coloreds, suggests vinegar or ox gall to fix colors, and offers methods to preserve delicate fabrics like silk and hosiery during cleaning. It also notes egg yolk for stubborn spots and proper handling of damp silk to avoid damage.
Cherry Pie At Its Best In Old Fashioned Technique
The piece extols hand prepared cherry pies over machine pitting. It highlights brushing crust with white of egg, par-baking, and a rich brown oven finish. It praises grandma like skills and plates the pie as fit for a king.
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Nursery I
Billy
Care of Blankets for Summer Storage
A home laundry tip shows washing blankets with soap in water, borax, and cold rinses. Soak overnight, then wash, rinse twice, wring, and air dry to keep four blankets soft. Glycerin in the rinse improves softness. For heavy blankets, hang to soaper and rinse with a hose.
Frangipan Cream Pie Dough and Filling Instructions
Instructions describe cutting three nine inch paste circles, baking on a sheet, and assembling with a frangipan cream. The filling uses two thirds cup powdered sugar, one third cup flour, three egg yolks and one whole egg, two tablespoons butter, macaroons crushed, vanilla and lemon extract with one cup scalded milk cooked 15 minutes over hot water.
Cherry Pudding with Cherry Custard and Bread Dice
Make a cherry custard by stirring soda into a pint and a half of milk then add four egg yolks one cup of sugar and one cup of cherries either fresh pitted or drained canned. Layer buttered bread dice with custard in a buttered dish set in a water bath and bake one hour serve with hot sauce.
Crystalized Mint Leaves Method
The note instructs to leave three leaves per stem then boil fondant syrup longer, dip the leaves in hot syrup, spread on buttered paper, and cool to crystallize while preserving original mint flavor.
To Improve Ripe Olives
To make ripe olives tastier soak them overnight in olive oil with a small piece of clove or garlic.
Reducing Household Clutter for Comfort and Calm
In a Home Arts column Ellie Maxwell urges wives to declutter by donating bric brac books magazines and ornaments that no longer serve a purpose. She advocates simple living, alarms to time tasks, and planning to reduce interruptions and stress for a serene orderly home.
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Ellie Maxwell
Department of
Theniversity
Emerson
Washing Sweaters
A young housewife recalls a sweater shrinking in wash. She details a careful method using lukewarm soap, multiple rinses, squeezing dry, and reshaping on a dressmaker’s form with towels stuffed in the sleeves. The result is a sweater that fits better than before.
Clean Empty Milk Bottles Precaution Reminder
The notice urges rinsing empty milk bottles with cold water and not returning dirty bottles. Do not reuse bottles for anything other than milk and avoid bringing dirty bottles to the milkman. Boil all bottles during infectious diseases with physician permission before returning to the dealer.
Curried Cheese Toast Rounds Recipe
Dissolve butter in a small saucepan then mix in milk and a sliced onion. Cook until the onion is tender. Grate two ounces of Parmesan cheese and stir into the hot mixture until dissolved. Season to taste and pour over rounds of hot buttered toast. Serve immediately.
Wheel tray saves steps in dining room service
This article promotes a wheel tray as a notable step saving kitchen aid. It notes the large initial cost but suggests a housewife may afford the convenience, emphasizing the tray's high usefulness for carrying dishes to and from the dining room group.
To Make Omelets Light
Add one scant teaspoonful of baking powder for every four eggs to make omelets light and fluffy.
Ideal Club Sandwich Core Guide and Variations
A cooking note describes the club sandwich as a quick luncheon option served with a hot beverage. The base is toasted bread with lettuce and mayonnaise plus bacon or chicken, plus diverse fillings such as tomato, pickles, olives, peppers, celery, or pate. Variations include tongue, veal, lamb, ham, sardine paste, and fish pastes to diversify flavor.
How to Batch Bake for a Busy Kitchen Day
The article advises a method to speed up cooking by preparing bread first and using bake times to overlap tasks. While bread bakes, prepare pie crusts then cake and finish pies, then doughnuts while others bake. Oven shelves should be removed and scraped then scrubbed with hot soda water before reinsertions.
Candles and Candlesticks Hold Timeless Allure
Readers ponder why candles charm across ages from Versailles revelries to White House balls. The piece weighs antiquity, ambiance, and the graceful play of light on faces, ultimately urging continued indulgence of candles and candlesticks.
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White House
Eingland
Care of Milk for Infants and Mothers
Care of milk is a vital home duty for families with children. Mothers should obtain clear instructions from physicians on handling and sterilizing nursing bottles. Pamphlets on infant feeding are available from municipal milk stations or health officers. Milk for babies must be kept cold, clean, and covered at all times.
How to Eliminate Puff in Bias Collars and Centerpieces
The guide explains pressing edges after washing to emphasize design and using an oil cloth covered table to flatten puffed sections. Wet the puffed areas and press them onto the table cover to remove fullness, then weigh the edges to keep them firm until the material dries smooth.
Barberry and Sweet Apple Sauce Recipe
Four quarts barberries picked from stems cooked until soft. If time allows push out pegs. otherwise sift. One peck sweet apples peeled quartered and cured. one quart best molasses. Add to water used for barberries. add barberries and simmer slowly until apples are done.
Let the child garden and plant seeds by latitude
Bulletin 218 from the department of agriculture urges patient garden teaching emphasizing individual effort and judgment. It notes seeds may be sown in open ground southward and weed-sown in boxes until the proper latitude permits permanent placement. Suggests ageratum nasturtium petunia California poppy and more.
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Department‘. of ‘Agriculture
Washington
The Home Town Poem A Tribute By Detroit Free Press
A reflective verse extols the comfort and value of the home town. It contrasts the lure of distant places with the familiar charms of hometown skies friends and steady spirit, praising enduring ties over wealth or fame.
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Detroit Free Press
How to Use the Pruning Streets
M G Rains advises on orchard pruning with double cutter shears for limbs under three inches. Cut around branches to heal wounds, avoid crushing bark, lift cuts, and trim beyond the crotch before removing stubs to prevent limb breakage.
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M. G
Advantage of Playground in Small Towns
Small towns adopting public golf, baseball and tennis grounds have seen high success. Youths stay home for recreation, reducing demand for distant amusements and easing urban congestion as a result.
Make Lawn Attractive With Garden Space
A good lawn enhances curb appeal and should include room on the house lot for a flower garden and shrubs to break color monotony. A well planned green area adds visual interest and year round appeal.
City Building Plan Adopted by Sacramento Officials
Sacramento commissioners adopted a city plan restricting industrial plants to designated districts, marking a key zoning change for the city.
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Sacramento
Cal
Good Paint on Bad Surface as Sand Foundation Prophecy
A reflective line compares poor foundation to a house built on sand, warning that good paint cannot compensate for underlying weakness and warning of instability and collapse.
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