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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
3
A Wyandotte Indian woman, Miss Kate Grindrod, becomes a leading Philadelphia nurse after Carlisle training. She graduated with double matriculation from Carlisle and a hospital, excels with children, and attracts top families despite early hardship.
A compact skirt box between dining room windows preserves woolens and cottons from moths and dampness. Line the box with heavy paper and cambric, tack on brass fasteners, and add cedar shavings for odor control. Cover the exterior with denim, add an old quilt padding top, and finish with brass tacks for a neat, durable storage solution.
The Woman's World columnist Ellen Lee Wyman urges cheerful dining room culture and organized home tables. She cites a mother who forbade death, disease, debts, prices, politics, and religion at the table and promotes inviting parlor and bedroom setups, urging tables to anchor family life and moral influence.
A playful, old fashioned scene describes how a clever laundress notes subtle color in a handkerchief. The lesson unfolds as children mimic a washing ritual and a beauty fade, pointing out that “white” is not always true white and color can reveal more than the eye expects.
The text argues that childhood and youth require regulated but ample muscular activity. Infant movement, unrestricted play, and natural movement strengthen the chest and limbs. Free, playful activity develops all major muscles, supporting symmetrical growth and vigorous health.
A New York Press piece describes a refined woman itching for rings she cannot wear publicly. She admits a vulgar fixation on jewelry and would flaunt it if caste allowed, imagining calm through ever more rings while maintaining a genteel image.
A Scelf Culture essay warns that a boy may misbehave even while reading. It contrasts moral readings with sensational papers like The Police News and fiction such as Peck's Bad Boy and Deadwood Dick. The piece urges avoiding bad books or papers as one would avoid bad people.
The Times Dem suggests refined women avoid wetting hands or clothing with perfume. Use sachet fragrance in drawers, a single perfume, and small powder bags by bodices. Light cologne on eyebrows or hair roots is harmless, but alcohol dries and should be used sparingly. Do not rub towels as dust can stain.
A discussion on kitchen cleanliness explains that clean teapots and spotless dishcloths support comfort and health. It cites Mrs. Ellen Richards of the Boston Cooking School, noting stale kettle water harms cooking and damp greasy cloths foster germs unless washed and dried promptly.
Housekeepers explain proper dried fruit preparation is to wash thoroughly then soak in cold water until all dirt and sediment loosen and wash away. This method emphasizes cleanliness and rehydration before cooking.
Fragmentary note describes soaking a item for 24 hours to clear water. It mentions rinsing thoroughly and slow, not long in water. The text references a seat id and process details, plus a claim that it produces a road fresh oruit lavers better than any other.
A discussion notes that left over isre beetsiak from breikiat makes an excellent sandwich filing when finely chopped and salted. It states candle lighting is preferred at dinner because a single gas burner consumes more oxygen and emits more carbonic acid, harming the room atmosphere than several candles.
A famous French writer asserts that women with fine teeth cannot be ugly and that even irregular teeth can be improved through thorough brushing several times a day.
Railway schedule excerpt listing numerous live timetable departures for towns including Belmont Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury and Rockbottom with listed times for Boston and Northampton routes. Notes indicate stops for passenger boarding and conductor notices. Signed by Sanborn Flanders and Bean.
Public timetable showing train departures from Acton Sudbury South Framingham and Mansfield to Lowell and return times. Includes Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg South Framingham Southboro Sudbury and Mansfield routes with weekday and Sunday runs. Signed by E G Allen General Superintendent and C Kendall General Passenger Agent.
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