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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1911
Page
3
A playful Valentine contest lists questions whose answers are Shakespeare plays. It describes heart shaped program design with pink ribbons, prizes a Shakespeare volume or related memorabilia, and elaborate floral and decorative touches for a news feature style item.
Polly inspires a department with romance and treats for Valentine’s Day. She orders 300 heart shaped cookies wrapped in waxed paper and sealed with a heart sticker for children’s institutions. Also plan includes heart shaped engagement place cards with frames and bride photos.
The correspondent requests a toast for a college banquet on the 14th. The speaker may vary in appearance, but the tribute promises steadfast devotion. The verse extols a changing name and praises purity, value, and heavenly dear qualities in a ceremonial toast.
Earrings are now universal and party slippers feature rosettes and bows. Golden or silver bead motifs adorn Oriental embroideries while ceilings trend toward fine dots and meshes. Morning dress favors one piece Russian gowns. cloth topped shoes come in gray tan and dull green with checks. Hei tiki jade pendants and enamel jewelry mark mourning, and lorgnette chains remain common. Scarves to replace fur stores use soft thin silk backed with cache Mire lining.
A girl advises to hang taffeta silk petticoats by two ribbon loops on the top of the wide ruffle to prevent splitting. She notes alternating between two silk petticoats can extend their life beyond double wearing, suggesting buying or making them in pairs when possible.
A simple cleansing lotion for oily skin uses one half pint rose water one half pint orange flower water half ounce benzoin tincture of myrrh and a few drops glycerin. A druggist can prepare it with the right proportions.
Three dresses for girls from five to thirteen showcase varied fabrics and trims. The first, old rose velveteen pinafore over a white wash silk guimpe, features an embroidered motif. The second, navy blue serge with a red patent belt and white Dutch collar, includes a red satin cravat. The third dress in serge offers brown, powder blue, or wine red options with linen collar, guipure cuffs, satin cravat, and belt of the dress material.
Time saving tips for housewives describe folding a sheet to iron two garments at once. Do not sprinkle damp items and iron hems and edges with smooth motion. Iron starched and unstarched pieces only when freshly laundered to avoid yellowing.
The article explains transforming a tough chicken or rooster into a tender family roast. After drawing and stuffing, simmer until half done, then oven finish with pork on the breast, basting with pan drippings. Skim fat, add onfong if available, and note simmering, not boiling, prevents toughness.
A sturdy laundry bench with a cross-piece five to six inches wide serves as a surface to lay clothes while moving them between tubs. It recommends faucets on the tubs to ease draining water rather than lifting heavy tabs, and suggests placing the wringer on the cross-bar.
A simple dessert combines instant tapioca with milk and eggs then bakes to set. Prune puree is spread atop, followed by whipped cream and a dusting of pink sugar for a delicate finish.
The recipe describes making a cocoa pudding by simmering a quarter pound of stale breadcrumbs in half a pint of milk to form a thick paste. It adds a cup of sugar, a tablespoon of butter, cocoa, and vanilla, then cools, folds in beaten egg yolks and whites, pours into a buttered dish, and bakes for thirty minutes.
Over a kettle melt three pounds of sugar and one pint of water. When dissolved boil with half a teaspoon cream of tartar until crack stage. Butter a pan and spread one and a half pounds of shelled nuts. Pour the candy over nuts, then cool and break into pieces.
Advice on using a flat pumice stone to scour skillets frying pans and other utensils. Available at drug stores for a few cents and lasts for some time. Keeps kitchenware bright and clean.
The article presents home cooking guidance with recipes for Macedoine Salad, Appledore Bean Soup, Bean Salad, Swedish Meat Balls with Tomato Sauce, and Almond Cakes. It emphasizes long slow cooking for cereals, benefits of flavor from thorough cooking, use of a double boiler or fireless cooker, and specifics on rice and oatmeal preparation. It also discusses the relationship between appetite, mood, and prepared dishes.
A collection of egg based recipes notes eggs as a key ingredient during Lent, highlighting egg salad preparations with lettuce and greens, hard boiled eggs in sauces, and varied dressings such as English mayonnaise, sour cream dressing, East Indian curry oil mix, and a cream dressing.
The article notes cereals especially oatmeal should be well cooked. It observes oatmeal is often served underdone and unpalatable at many breakfast tables, urging thorough preparation for better flavor and texture.
A compact quotation attributes to Goethe the idea that recognition is simple and surface level, while truth lies deep. It contrasts easy error with enduring accuracy, framing truth as hidden and demanding effort.
A collection of recipes describes Roast Ham With Cider Sauce and cider flavored ham. Instructions cover soaking, boiling, glazing with bread crumbs and spices, plus a cider sauce. Also included are Touraine Cabbage with watercress, onion rings, and French dressing, Oyster Stew with mace and milk, and Salted Pecans with olive oil cayenne seasoning.
The slow-going London horse bus creaks past the fourth lamp-post with yellow blinds as the conductor scolds a man who wants to be dropped at a house. The driver jokes about which room to draw him into, the parlor or attic, in a humorous, old-fashioned exchange.
A report notes a controversial stance that youths should be treated with care, emphasizing the sentiment that teenagers are not to be treated harshly. The quotation implies protective, gloves-off handling in the discussion.
Modest dress style for small children features a deep yoke with front and back insert, gathered center, extended yoke edge, and small bishop sleeves. Suitable in white wash for infants and in chaika cashmere plaid or cheviot for older children. Pattern 5300 fits sizes 6 months to 5 years. requires 2 1 2 yards of 27 inch material, 2 1 2 yards of insertion, and 1 2 yard of 18 inch all over. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address and pattern size.
Pattern department offers an empire style seven gored skirt pattern 5329 in sizes 22 to 32. Skirt can be made from novelty cloth velveteen satin broadcloth or heavy double faced cloths and cheviots or serge. Medium size uses 3 yards of 44 inch material. Include name address size and pattern number 5329.
A caller asks for 10 000 letterheads with a striking image in the upper left of Patrick Henry delivering his speech and the words Give me liberty or give me death. The caller also notes he is a divorce lawyer seeking a fitting card design.
A 1856 letter from Schumann recalls finding a steel pen on Beethoven's grave which he kept sacred and uses only on festive occasions. He hints at intriguing writing to readers from this relic.
The Houston Post notes deer are getting scarcer each year while a humorous claim says the number of guides kissing deer increases annually, implying dwindling wildlife contrasts with growing attention.
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