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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
6
Mme Dubrat a Paris cook from Rue du Dragon sprang into the Seine when a man and a girl fell from Quai Malaquais. She opened a large green umbrella as a float and pulled both to shore. The prefect of police awarded her a medal for bravery.
A 16-year-old boy was found safe after a reported incident in Alabama. Authorities issued a lookout and engaged in a search but located him without injury. No further details were released pending investigation.
An article praises economical bread use in France and Italy where only one piece is shared per person and two pieces for others. The practice prevents loaf waste and keeps bread fresh, lasting a four day span and reflecting thoughtful hospitality and careful consumption.
To remove the disagreeable odor after naphtha cleaning, place the item near a steam heater or on a steam radiator. The steam dries out residual fluid safely and quickly, eliminating odor within an hour. Gloves, laces, and ribbons benefit, drying in half the usual time without fire risk.
A recipe introduces a Waldorf twist using peeled cured cross sliced apples, lettuce, layered barte-dyc and mashed cream cheese, with mayonnaise dressing surrounding. The cheese is critiqued as best when lightly beaten or whipped with cream.
Long Needie for every housekeeper describes a simple improvised needle made from an old umbrella rib. Remove the bottom sill to expose the eye, cut to about 12 inches, sharpen both ends, and it serves as a sturdy needle. Use linen thread to sew strings down and secure feather beds or tufting in a frugal craft note.
A hazy OCR fragment notes a method swap from discarding junk to washing ticking and using a cover instead. The text implies a change in handling discarded mattresses and coverings but lacks clear context or identities. No dates or organizations are present.
A Boston hostess shares tips on making salad stand out with cream cheese in French dressing. Read how to assemble a snappy salad with cucumber beet olives and anchovies and how to dress with oil and vinegar. Includes methods for blanching vegetables and preparing meat and fish for cold salads.
The New York Press reports a tiny clean restaurant near the Tenderloin offers an egg sandwich each weekday from 11:30 to 1:30. Two small earthenware dishes hold eggs aged a week with ham knuckle and pepper butter. The eggs are heated, ham knuckle forms a filling, and the sandwich is served hot with a second dish as a lid. Price is 25 cents.
A description of dainty chafing dish aprons crafted from sheer handkerchief linen. The design features a centerpiece sized panel with an elaborate scallop, a hollowed upper to fit the waist, long sash ends, and tiny pockets embroidered with ragged robin sprays in green. Large designs accent the lower edge.
In a frugal household where children are scarce, a housewife can repurpose stockings. Cut off the feet, sew tops together to form a bag, fold over and stitch the bottom, sew down the sides, turn right side out and sew across the top. The result is a dust cloth that does not scratch polished furniture or floors. Ensure seams are inside and avoid fraying for a neat finish.
The fragmentary OCR reads as an artifact titled Home Mage Shoe Polish with a disjoint note about black and treacle, offering no clear event or identifiable persons or organizations.
An OCR style advert claims painless, private cure for piles with a free trial package by Pyramid Drug Co. It offers instant relief and a full box for 50 cents at local druggists, urging readers to mail name and address to receive the trial package in a plain wrapper.
City taxes set at 1.50 levy and 1.00 poll tax for adults. Paving sewer and street assessments due now with delinquency after May 1, 1908. Treasurer Camp ingul urges early payment and receipt review with office hours listed.
A fragmented notice references the Crystal Insurance entity and a presiding individual BM Fe. Details are sparse but indicate an official action or meeting notice.
Free silver aluminum jelly moulds offered with PELISO for the Dainty dessert. Moulds come in various patterns and are illustrated in a circular in each package. Sold by good grocers at 10c per package. substitutes not accepted.
A May advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can stop irregularities and cure kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. The copy urges readers to buy from all dealers.
Advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for female ailments. It lists conditions such as displacements, inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, bearing down, flatulence, indigestion, dizziness, and nervous prostration. Mrs. Pinkham invites letters for advice from Lynn Mass.
Mrs IE D Charles of Iarbor Me endorses Electric Sitters as a neighborhood favorite. The remedy provides quick relief for dyspepsia liver kidney derangement malnutrition and nervous debility. It purifies the blood and is promoted as a spring medicine sold under guarantee at Houseworth Gros drugstore for 50e.
The Simpson Abstract Office and Turnocks advertise low cost options with window glass bargains and bicycles priced at one dollar per week. Money to loan on real estate also noted.
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