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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
3
Donohue an experienced skater offers seasonable advice on balance stance and stance changes to gain headway. He recommends keeping breaths through the nose and loosening arm movement for speed while noting the vest skate design with an eighteen inch blade set in a wooden foot rest.
The article claims whole cloves provide better protection against the raveneous moth than cedar chips camphor or tobacco. It suggests using cloves as a natural deterrent in storage areas to prevent moth damage.
A brief note describes skin care for aging or Habby skin. It cites English ladies using wool fat from sheep wool clippings steeped in alcohol, available from druggists. A home pomade recipe combines wool fat, olive oil, spermaceti, white wax, and camphor gum, melted in a hot water bath and applied nightly then washed off with warm water in the morning.
A fragment notes a method for washing bright colored prints with water thickened by flour. The flour acts as a cleansing agent, purportedly cleaning fabrics without fading original colors.
On a dry day in a dry place mix two parts lime rubbish with one part coal tar until stiff as mortar. Place three inches thick, roll smooth, cover with coarse sand and roll again. After cooling the path becomes solid and waterproof within a few days.
Rinse shelled peas in a rag then boil them with fresh pea shells in the cooking water. Let the water take on a green tinge before adding salt and the peas without removing the shells.
The article advises first ensuring teeth are clean morning and evening and checking digestion. It prescribes a treatment: one ounce liquor of potassa, one ounce chlorine of soda, one and a half ounces phosphate of soda, and three ounces water mixed, with a teaspoonful taken after each meal.
The London fashion debate on trousers and the whether to turn them up will be settled soon as the season begins. The outcome likely shows this quaint trend has passed its peak according to London News.
A Birmingham paper reports pigeon flying as a popular pastime among workers on Sundays. Birds are released from baskets at stations with labels noting release times, creating a regular traffic flow with a small tariff. Officials sometimes face blame when birds fail to reach destinations.
The American Analysts explains a home method to renew old clothes. A warm strong soap suds wash, thorough rubbing, multiple rinses, and careful drying and pressing restore coats vests and pants made of broadcloth cassimere or diagonal, with wrinkles and shine addressed by precise ironing.
The article cites Professor Frankland's 1891 cautions on river self purification and warns against using river water for domestic purposes. It notes Massachusetts Board of Health findings from 1890-1 on typhoid outbreaks in Lowell and Lawrence caused by upstream sewage contamination, urging heed for similarly situated communities.
Time table corrected to March 20 1893 lists westbound departures from Boston including 7 15 8 00 9 20 am and multiple afternoon trains with stops at Belmont Waverly Waltham Weston Wayland Sudbury Rockbottom Hudson Berlin Boylston Oakdale and Barre regions, and Sunday schedules.
Boston lines list stops from Eitechburg to Belmont and Weston with daily times and Sunday additions. It notes signal stops and passenger procedures, listing station names such as South Bolton Hudson Rockbottom Wayside Inn South Sudbury East Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Waverly Belmont and Boston departures and arrivals. Official: John W. Sanborn Acting General Manager and G Flevans Superintendent DOT Plander's General Pass.
A Rio News quip notes English mail still saturated with disinfectants, asking if Spain and Portugal still labor under the idea that there is trouble in England. The line hints at lingering travel or health concerns tied to mail handling.
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