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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
5
The article explains that cream of tartar baking powders like Royal confer healthful qualities to foods. It compares the cream of tartar in Royal to that from grapes and warns that alum baking powders can cause unwholesome effects. It notes a label clause naming all ingredients and urges readers to read it.
Billy Be By Bo Bum, alone in the White Forest, mistakes an echo for a goblin. Tinker Teedle Tee explains echoes as sound waves bouncing between hills, calming Billy and guiding him home before supper.
A decorator remade a New England farm dining room using white paint on walls woodwork and floors complemented by bright patterned wallpaper and vivid rugs. White surfaces made china and garden flowers stand out while a Cleveland countryside house echoed the scheme with white floors and bold color rugs. The approach suits rural, dust-free settings away from city smoke.
A reflection on a child’s doll play as a form of self discipline and emotional expression. The piece suggests that play can be driven by the same stern routine the child experiences from caregivers, and notes that make believe remains effective regardless of motive.
Liverpool physicians report a traveling salesman showing signs of drunkenness while remaining teetotal. The illness is blamed on heavy beef tea and meat extracts, suggesting nitrogenous stimulants may mimic alcohol effects on the body.
A reflective piece urges prompt righteous deeds and charitable giving. It argues postponement harms society, claiming early seeds of love yield happiness and joy. The message emphasizes reciprocity, stating generous acts bring constructive returns.
Practical household tips cover window washing with borax or ammonia in warm water, furniture polish, floor stains, moth prevention with benzine, hemming and patching sewing tricks, stocking care, undergarment labeling, and simple repairs. Also includes lamp flame improvement with salt in kerosene and boilerplate household efficiency notes.
Chinese money markets reveal a flood of dollars and small coins being melted down since last August. Provincial mints produced large issues with little market demand, pushing proceeds into sycee as Chinese accounts base their finances on fuels and the dollar’s current price limits its usefulness.
A motorcyclist at a motordrome drives the bike around a perpendicular wall, reaching speeds between seventy five and eighty five miles per hour. The stunt showcases centrifugal force and driver skill as the machine skimps almost horizontally along the wall, a rare feat for motorcycles.
In a Pullman car two young women, strangers at first, discover shared acquaintances from their home city. They spend a pleasant half hour chatting as one notes a delightful trip and remarks on the ease of meeting people they might overlook at home.
A passage from Leslie asserts that music is the universal language, transcending national borders. It claims that the same musical score delights audiences from Germany Italy France and elsewhere, with composers’ national qualities varying but the music remaining familiar everywhere.
The article notes several colonial newspapers were published by women including Benjamin Franklin's sister in law at Newport who printed for the colony and supplied blanks for public offices. In 1745 she printed for the government an edition of the laws comprising 340 folio pages.
In Waterford Ireland an annual May event features glass and whitewash applied to stone gateposts to harmonize with nearby white cottages, reflecting rustic country life and regional building traditions.
Researchers uncovered glass mirrors dating to the second or third century in an Austrian burial ground, suggesting ancients used glass rather than polished metal for self view. The excerpt also notes two farmer archetypes: those who heed all advice and those who take none.
A collection of practical recipe snippets including Cup Custards, Baked Potatoes, Salmon in Mold, Salt Rising Bread, Fruit Biscuit, Goldenrod Eggs, Graham Bread, Potato Pull, Sour Cream Cakes and Cookies, Sour Cream Molasses Cake, and a Veloute method. Each item gives steps, ingredients, and cooking notes for home cooks of the period.
A compact tally of historic battles lists forces at Leipsic with French 10000 against combined Austrians Prussians and Russians totaling 400000. Waterloo shows Allies 87001 to total 199008. Gettysburg notes Federal 45000 and Confederate 50000 totaling 170006. Mukden records Russian 400000 and Japanese 301000 totaling 701000.
The Mount Holyoke College housework rule shifted to optional status for undergraduates. Yet 748 of 800 students chose to continue duties such as sweeping, dishwashing, setting tables, and making beds. The piece asserts the American girl remains essentially the same, despite changing fashions.
Advice from the May Woman's Home Companion urges readiness against flies. Repair screens keep them out, and dispose of garbage regularly with carbolic acid solution to destroy eggs and maggots.
The Navy has reportedly completed a powerful sixteen inch gun touted as the largest naval weapon. Officials would not comment, replying that the government does not wish anything said about this new construction.
The record states there are 40 daily publications in London and 183 in the rest of the kingdom. It also notes 2,443 weekly and 1,682 monthly publications nationwide. England including London has 138 daily peers and 1,365 weekly.
A man laments his wife’s cooking rarely matching his mother’s while noting the medicine she prescribes to him tastes roughly the same, highlighting stubborn memory and routine in domestic life.
F. W. Fitch asserts dandruff stems from dirty condition not a germ and offers Fitch Dandruff Remover to dissolve flakes. Apply to scalp, wash, dry hair, reapply to roots for clean scalp and soft hair. Large bottle savings urged. prices 50 cents to $2.00.
The article notes famous leaders who used tobacco snuff. Napoleon Bonaparte, Duke of Wellington, and George Washington are cited as prolific snuff takers. Frederick the Great reportedly carried snuff to the nose, preferring it beyond snuffbox confines.
The wife tends to know when the old man needs a haircut but should not be trusted with the job. The remark suggests skepticism about assigning domestic grooming duties based on intuition rather than skill.
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