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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
3
A man named Anderson is rushed for an apparent stomach procedure after an alarmed medical staff mistake him for a patient. In a miscommunication a breakfast-eating misunderstanding leads to comic chaos as doctors demand he had not eaten. The scene unfolds in a large hospital's third-floor room with anxious visitors nearby.
A new device attaches an emery wheel and pulley to a small metal table atop a sewing machine. It lets a homemaker sharpen knives and scissors by sliding the table so the wheel contacts the belt. A nearby angled shelf aids scissors sharpening and can handle other small utensils.
An excellent lotion for whitening and softening the hands is made of equal parts olive oil and glycerin, perfumed with oil of violets. If glycerin is objected to a paste of beeswax and sweet almonds may be used instead. Heat in a jar over boiling water until melted, mix well, then apply to the hands or sleeping gloves.
Two pails prepare a cold water mix with a tablespoon of ammonia and a hot water mix with a little ammonia and soap powder. Wash the paint with the soapy water using a soft flannel, rinse with the cold water using a wash leather, then wring dry. Painting dries with a nice polish not achieved by hot water alone.
Stew tomatoes for table use enough to fill one or two jars. Sterilize jars, tops, and rings as for ordinary canning. Place jars in a water bath with lukewarm water. Fill jars to the top and proceed as in ordinary canning. Gradual processing may be easier than canning many at once.
Peel and chop ripe firm tomatoes. For each pound add grated lemon rind. Boil until soft then add lemon juice and a pound of sugar per pint. Continue cooking about 30 minutes until it jellies on a chilled plate. Store as marmalade.
A simple method to whiten handkerchiefs and white clothes involves soaking overnight in clear water with one teaspoonful of cream of tartar per quart. After washing, ironed garments will be as white as snow.
The article advises turning a calendar page on the first of each month and drawing a pencil through birthdays anniversaries and other dates to remember. It suggests the practice helps busy people track reminders and stay organized.
Cleaning tip advises rubbing stained fabric with a rough rag dampened with turpentine to lift paint quickly and avoid marks. This method emphasizes immediate action to preserve fabric appearance.
A home craft note suggests a substitute for worn hemstitching on bed linen. Cover with fine feather stitched braid and sew neatly along each side to reinforce the edge.
Roil one pound of seeded raisins in enough water to cover until tender. Add the juice and grated rind of one lemon.
Instructions for thorough icebox cleaning emphasize removing all foods and items, scalding trays and pipes with hot water and borax or baking soda, rinsing and drying, keeping doors open until dry, avoiding strong smelling foods, and weekly scalding of the waste pipe with charcoal to absorb odors.
The article argues white frocks remain practical and economical for summer, praising white lingerie styles, improvements in ready made white frocks, and the shift away from flowery spring colors toward durable, clean white fabrics for affordable, tasteful wear.
A molded Versailles Cream is prepared by simmering water and sugar to a rich caramel then whisking into warm milk with eggs salt vanilla. Bake in a lightly buttered two quart mold in a warm water bath until firm, chill, turn out, and serve with whipped cream.
In 1898 Mark Twain faced debts and family abroad. At the New York Players Club a member named Scott let him borrow an old overcoat to wear to a funeral. Later Twain received a Christmas package from the coat’s pockets with pipes and keepsakes, joking about Scott’s funeral plans.
A fragment quotes John Sterling describing a man with knowledge but no energy as a furnished house uninhabited, and a man with energy but no knowledge as an inhabited but unfurnished dwelling.
Seventeenth century Puritan preachers preached for hours not by the clock but by the hour glass. One preacher turned the glass to humorous account, noting he reached the middle of the sermon when the sands ran out and then joked Let's have another glass with the topic drunkenness.
A compact reflection on how tenderness, not forcefulness, shapes character. It contrasts keenness with a gentle approach as the path to genuine improvement, illustrated by a park burst image and a moral stance.
In John Elvy’s recollections a sharp English bishop is invited to speak to workers who arrive in their job clothes. The bishop’s chosen text Wash and be clean incites indignation as he addresses them in that setting.
At a public dinner with women present Mendelssohn faced a chorus of autograph hunters. A mature woman handed him her card, on which he wrote music and words from Haydn's Creation, then the scene subsided and he returned to his meal.
Instructions for making a thrift roast by hollowing a stale loaf, forming a forcemeat with crumbs water thyme onion salt and pepper and a pound of rare beef or leftover sausage, stuffing, sealing with suet, baking 30 to 40 minutes, and serving on a heated platter in slices.
The article advises not to hang china silk to dry. Wring gently, wrap in white material for about an hour, then iron. This method avoids yellowing and yields better results.
A New York journalist and clever lawyer named Ed explains he saves alcohol for medical purposes after death. Elihu Root tells how he teaches office manners by a simulating leave request, with a boy in a chair asking to go see a ball game and receiving 60 cents for admission.
A foreign minister en route to Teheran from Resht stops at a small station. The tea house head offers very little food, saying two ees and a chicken. One egg arrives and the rest of the meal is explained as the chicken’s eggs and a later payment.
An expedition from Uncle Sam seeking flood relief in the Mississippi encountered Uncle Eph in a dilapidated skiff. He paddled with one hand and bailed with the other as the relief boat approached. The captain asked his need. he replied I want nothing but wings.
The comedian meets an old colored woman cleaning the marble foyer in Chicago. She sings a mournful tune as he remarks on it. She explains the song reflects labor and misfortune but she minds her own business and aims to reach heaven.
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