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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1916
Page
5
A wife writes about improving complexion with home remedies, skin health, and a soothing cream. She describes city living, pollution, and the need for sleep, fresh air, and practical budgeting while recounting her move to a new home, cooking, and early married life with Paul.
A columnist contemplates resistance to change in daily life and in old houses. The piece contrasts youth and age in attitudes toward novelty, praising balance while noting the pull of nostalgia and the friction of modern upgrades. It weaves personal anecdotes with reflections on sentimentality and progress.
A page of reader questions answered by Virginia Lee. Topics include dating etiquette and hosting a red themed dinner party with carnation favors. The advice covers inviting a boyfriend to call, and proper placement of a carnation for guests at a winter dinner.
After two weeks of rousing storms the North Wind tires himself and sleeps beneath a broken tree. Three fairies awaken to his absence and he reveals himself, joking about a week of watching them before blowing north again.
Robert Strickland stands trial for killing Gerald Trask in Trask's library at night. District Attorney Gray claims Strickland and an accomplice, who fled, killed Trask for $10,000 Strickland had just repaid. Only Strickland and Trask knew the safe combination. Mrs Strickland disappeared after the shooting. Trask's secretary Glover figures in defense.
A reader asks about using salt and vanilla in cooking with guidance on how salt affects vegetables and meats. Practical tips compare salted water, timing, and the value of vanilla beans versus extracts, plus a Pennsylvania saying about padding up a chimney and a pudding test for marriage.
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