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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1914
Page
8
Practical advice on storing eggs and shell removal, rice cooking without sticking, using a white marble in rice pots, and making a savory egg filling for sandwiches. Includes steps for peeling eggs and preparing the filling with onion, celery salt and pepper.
A reflection on historical dress trends from 1798 through early 1800s noting dance styles resembling the tango, loose bodices, slit skirts, girdles, crinolines, and fashion excess. The piece questions whether modern fashion will revert to these past forms.
The article describes making a decorative sash from wide ribbon with a plaited girdle and beaded tassels. It guides drawing two long ends into back points, adding a beaded triangle with a silk frill, and centering a cup shaped ornament on the back of the girdle for an elegant finish.
A man named Adolphe sits on a hotel piazza and pens a long letter to Mademoiselle Chernayou from the Casino terrace. He struggles to fill pages and fill a blank space with emotion as the sea and crowds distract him, while a neighbor, Charles Tony, appears with talk of a car and billiards.
The narrative recalls Russian advances through Austria and Prussia with reports of Austrian units under pressure south of Lemberg and North from Lublin as Nichlaieff and Mikalajow fall. Interwoven are unrelated scenes of letters between Adolphe and Tony, a billiards match, and a drowning accident near Lourdeval, with romantic anxieties and affectionate notes. The text blends military reportage with fiction and personal letters.
Flowers brighten rooms whether grown in a garden or cut for a vase. For interior display a mix of wood tones and bright asters or crimson ramblers is suggested. Do not cut pebbles as their beauty fades within hours after picking.
The article explains ironing centerpieces flat or while damp for best appearance. It offers methods to roll several at once on a broom handle or using newspapers. It describes making a storage tube from a mailing tube wrapped in cretonne and ribbon, then rolling the pieces and securing with ribbon or snap fasteners for easy handling.
A guide to updating headwear for the season with a bonnet made to match car colors. Instructions cover crinoline frame, frame wire, plaited shaping, wiring, and binding with silk for a refined, inexpensive hat ready for the street.
Daily routine advice emphasizes brisk walking or cycling, a diet of plain nourishing foods and ripe fruit, and ample fresh air. Morning fruit like bananas and grapes is noted, with apples for brain work and oranges aiding rheumatism. Keep bedrooms ventilated and sunlit, with warm, light bed coverings.
This article urges walking whenever possible and makes it an energetic exercise. It advises limited starchy foods per meal and ample water between meals while ensuring enough food to stave off hunger. It also recommends sleeping with fresh air and, for those stout, limiting daytime naps and sleep duration.
No scent is more delicious for the linen chest than dried sweet clover flowers. Remember this on your next expedition to the country. Tie the dried clover in cheesecloth bags and spread these between the layers of bed or table linen.
Albert F. Shober and others convey Walnut Street parcel in Cumberland to John Clarence Shinholtz and wife for 1850 dollars in a recorded real estate transfer.
Six lady solicitors wanted at once for Cumberland and Allegany County. Excellent proposition for intelligent ladies. Address quick, B., care of Cumberland Press.
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