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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
2
The Southern Workman recounts enslaved people’s ghost beliefs. A hot breath signals a ghost’s presence at twilight. To deter a spirit turn clothes inside out or confront it in prayer. Mustard seed or a sieve confounds prowling ghosts overnight.
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California recounts eight years of severe eczema on hands and chest. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she improves within two days and is entirely cured, praising the products as cheap yet best in quality. A free sample offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston is noted.
A survey traces mug as a noun meaning fool or student, and as a verb with senses from study and strike to swindle and grimace. It notes mug up as make up in theater, mug one's self as getting drunk, and mug as photograph a face in American slang.
Ysaac Sheath aged seventy eight died in the workhouse after living as a hermit near Newport Isle of Wight for nearly forty years. He built a mud hut on waste land at Chale which the rural district council ordered removed, and before leaving for the workhouse he burned the hut. Mice and birds fed from his hand, a lonely routine noted by the London Mail.
A dialogue notes a shift from country to city living with a preference for home comforts. The speakers discuss staying at home to enjoy fresh daily milk eggs and butter, highlighting a change in lifestyle and priorities from rural to urban life.
The earliest religious text printed in the American continent appeared in the City of Mexico by order of the local Roman Catholic bishop. Dated 1645, it marks the first movable type work in the new world, with the collaboration on later major works led by many figures tied to the American hierarchy.
A pale blue zephyr dress features a slightly full skirt with three inch tucks above the hem and an embroidery band. The bodice shows material laid over trimming with narrow side pieces, plaited net sleeve frills, and a Tagel hat with ribbon frills, a rose wreath, and satin bow.
The no gloves trend grows popular with large rings on many fingers and jeweled spider web bracelets. Women cultivate multiple bracelets up the arm while avoiding gloves, despite practical fashion concerns and a desire to show their jewels.
A vivid fashion note describes a craze for light gray spring suits with purple accents. Many women choose purple trimming, a plain low dome black hat with a flat feather, and a feather ruffle at the throat finished with pastel satin flowers on the left.
For brunettes do not use white powder as it shows plainly against dark skin. Choose flesh or ivory shades. Apply cold cream first then dust powder and rub in with cloth. Ensure even distribution behind ears neck and throat. Brush eyebrows and lashes to remove powder traces from hair edges.
The article suggests practical baby gifts such as bibs with absorbent cotton linings to prevent moisture from staining outfits. It also recommends a pillow-slip in fine linen with embroidered blossoms, a down pillow cover, and a bassinette or carriage cover in French flannel with daisies or rose buds and crocheted lace medallions.
The season offers three distinct evening gown styles. The classic gown features sinuous draperies and a narrow train. The debutante style uses flounces and a waist sash, while the pannier gown is Parisian, with puffed drapery and a short skirt showing satin slippers or buckled satin boots.
Fashion notes favor taffeta as the most used silk for small coats this season. Soft satins remain popular and Parisian designs feature fanciful coats paired with one piece frocks. Conservative outfits often match or contrast coat and frock colors, with trims echoing the frock’s hues.
The text describes tailored skirts offering comfortable walking and a slim look. Paneled designs conceal their full width until movement reveals knife plaited folds that recover neatly as you walk.
The article praises fourfold screens as decorative doors in modern homes, noting their value in unifying color schemes and furnishing. It highlights lacquered frames, intricate needlework, and panels that form complete pictures from Mount Fuji scenes to iris and pond motifs, illustrating how screens blend aesthetics with architecture.
A recent Today's Magazine recipe uses a small amount of seasoned corned beef hash stuffed into halved green peppers. Seeded and boiled 15 minutes, tops browned with bread crumbs and baked ten minutes, served with brown gravy. A practical method to reuse leftovers.
After washing fish season with salt and pepper and place in a baking pan. Stuff with a dressing of bread half a pint onion parsley red pepper salt sugar two eggs butter flour and two or three whole tomatoes in the pan. Add water and baste while baking. canned tomatoes may be used.
A simple lemon syrup mixture uses one and three fourth pounds sugar one quart water one ounce citric acid and 36 drops of essence of lemon. Boil sugar and water a quarter hour then cool and add essence and acid. Use two tablespoonfuls per glass of water. A convenient substitute for lemonade in hot weather.
Do away with papers on shelves by applying two or three coats of white enamel. The effect is inviting and clean looking, and enhances sanitary qualities for housekeepers.
Separate lemon slices when cutting to avoid uncut skin binding. Remove all seeds from each slice for tidier servings.
The article champions screened porches to beat heat with open air sleeping, cooking, and work spaces at home. It suggests camping comforts like old beds, flannel pajamas, and an alcohol stove, plus a fireless cooker and outdoor sewing and chores. It notes porches can serve day and night use, including dressing and naps.
Prepare rhubarb stalks by trimming and cutting into inch pieces. Layer with lemon slices, add sugar to taste, heat to boil, then chill before serving. Optional seeded raisins pair well with lemon. Rhubarb is noted as a spring medicine and valuable this season.
To clean wringer rubber rollers remove soil and stains by scrubbing with a stiff brush and coal oil. This loosens dark marks and removes dye absorption. A hot soap suds wash restores the wringer for good use on fine white clothing.
A pretty dish of beaten silver holds French or domino sugar. The long flat tray features two tiny handles and a two row filling design. Each sugar piece rests on its side edge in a delicate, attractive presentation.
A period kitchen note describes mixing buttermilk and flour overnight to form a thin batter with a pinch of salt. In the morning beat two eggs, add a spoon of baking soda dissolved in warm water, stir back into the batter and fry pancakes for the husband’s daily breakfast.
A brief tip advises heating the pan over a flame and applying a thin layer of shellac. Let it bake until hard then it should last as long as new functionality.
A newly married couple driving through Northern Missouri share a quip about the many hills. The wife laments the “hurried hills” while the husband counters that there are “only half enough,” framing the road as a play on abundance and scarcity.
A dialogue contrasts Jerkins, a self important Chester field who offers his seat to a woman yet seeks a saloon orchestra role as a ship sinks, with his land behavior of pushing through women and children to secure a window seat on a streetcar.
A humorous exchange describes a deaf and mute woman who becomes chatty when alone, with Jiggs noting she talks with her hands. The gag centers on her right hand talking to her left.
A rich wife reports coffee harmed her husband with bladder catarrh and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum, symptoms vanished and stomach trouble cleared in two weeks. She notes children benefit and praises boiling Postum 15 minutes for flavor. Letter promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan product and The Road to Wellville book.
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