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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
4
A reflective piece on the Bromide, the constant questioner in social exchanges, contrasting bustling wit with gentle, everyday kindness. The narrator recalls defining moments and debates the value of wit versus common human warmth, preferring Franklin’s modest charm to sharp sarcasm.
A fashion note discusses a smart lightweight suit suitable for travel and outings. It highlights adaptable features such as removable collar, embroidered trim, and paneling, with options in wool alternatives like cotton and pique. The design favors a dainty fit, versatile necklines, and an invisible left-side closure for a clean finish.
Advice on keeping tea and coffee pots clean and sanitary. Use crockery pots for tea, avoid letting coffee pots stand with grounds, rinse with cold water after use, and boil briefly to cleanse. Do not brew tea and coffee in the same pot.
An old note describes a wallpaper cleaning method using cheap kitchen ingredients. It lists a concoction of liquid ammonia, soda, salt, and flour in cold water, thickened until it coats a spoon. The mixture is heated in a covered pail, stirred, cooled, and divided into chunks for application while keeping the rest covered to limit ammonia loss.
Instructions describe buttering tin molds, lining with chopped haiy and parsley, cracking eggs into each mold, glazing with boiling water in a pan, baking until edges set, then loosening and turning out. Serve promptly with elvamor tomato sauce.
A summer fashion note describes grenadine silk in the bois jolie color for a gown with a fuller skirt. Narrow satin ribbon trimming and quilling edging create an overlapping look, with a white chip model and ostrich feather accents. A black velvet facing aligns with Parisian taste, ensuring a touch of black in each costume.
The piece notes fourteenth century lines in bridal gowns, from straight paneled cuts to lace or tulle veils. Ivory toned silk cashmere with rich embroidery and Rowena veils is highlighted as the most evocative, shaping gowns inspired by early period styling.
Skin roasted peanuts and grind them to a fine powder. Add a half tablespoon of butter and rub to a smooth paste.
A girl who travels often on dusty street cars keeps her scalp cleaner by nightly wipe downs with a clean towel, parting and rubbing the scalp, then repeating to cover the entire head. Another method suggests anointing the scalp with sweet oil before shampoo to loosen dandruff and improve results.
A telegram signals Mrs. Ogilvie and dudy ready to travel toward Ambleside. Joy hopes to witness her father’s return and plans a day of rides and a late train, while Colonel Ogilvie weighs a potential meeting with hidden figures and a looming confrontation.
A Stor describes meeting a father at 5 o'clock with changes to plans. The writer considers traveling to Windermere by carriage or walking, asks to call en route, and notes leaving Colonel Ogilsin at Windermere before returning to the depot. The scene ends with a glimpse of lilacs in the garden.
A Harper's Bazar contributor suggests dressing a 2 year old in light garments for comfort and temper, outlining a summer outfit including a wool gauze band, cotton gauze union suit, rompers balf-hose, and bare foot sandals. Emphasizes ease of washing and avoiding starch with seersucker or galatea, keeping outfits neat for afternoon wear and formal occasions.
A German character reader from the Trenton Times asserts eyebrows reveal true temperament beyond other traits. Descriptions cover thin, thick, meeting brows and color implications for vitality, endurance, joy, indolence, patience, intellect, and ambition.
Poach eggs in water or milk using a muffin ring or poacher until set, trim ragged edges, and serve with a thick sauce such as cream tomato or brown gravy. Arrange on a nun dish and send to the table. Variations include dipping toast in the sauce.
Harper's Bazar notes street wear evolves with longer coats and ankle lengths returning. Madame Olivier highlights a shift from casual city outfits to refined walking dresses in serge and gray silks with varied fabrics, colors, and linings fitting the season.
A garbled OCR style item lists violin parts in a jumble of terms and numbers including pins, belly, coins, neck, bridge, tailboard, strings, pegs, and posts. The fragment appears to describe instrument components in a disordered sequence with no coherent context or date.
A brief note on laundering pongee fabrics advising ironing while damp and avoiding finish products. It warns that ironing in this way yields a smoother silkier appearance than the usual dry ironed method.
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