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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
3
A DIY design for a linen phone record cover and tablet holder. Instructions describe a heavy unbleached linen cover with buttonhole stitching, eyelet holes, red flower spray, and a black embroidered border. A linen dresser scarf and pincushion accent demonstrate use of the bold patterns.
A vintage description explains cretonne suited for dresser scarfs pincushion covers supper bags and candle shades for men room decor. The pattern features a red rose with green foliage on a black and white striped ground. Details include bordered scarf square pincushion and a candle shade with a wire frame and stitched hemmed strip edging.
A description of Quaker collar and cuff sets as affordable, stylish Christmas gifts. Made from cotton or linen with simple stitching, narrow lingerie lace, or embroidery sprays. a quaker set edged with cluny lace is illustrated.
Gauze bags for holding individual powder puff balls are popular gifts. Made of chiffer or gauze over a silk embroidery hoop, with satin ribbon hangers and tiny bows of baby ribbon. Absorbent cotton balls finish the set, designed for disposal after use. Flowered silk muslin cakes with ribbon hangers accompany the bags.
Guthrie notes that hope strengthens the faithful in both spiritual and earthly realms. He argues that new creation in Jesus grants assurance of grace and a heavenly prospect, with eventual union with Christ and transformation to be like him. Hope thus inspires decisive Christian action.
A compact moral note cites Shakespeare warning against trusting those who have broken faith, emphasizing caution in judgment and loyalty in personal dealings.
The article suggests using corn, beans, lentils, and rice to boost protein in salads. It recommends lettuce cups with corn salad, bean salads with onion juice and cream dressing, and lentil mixes with parsley and peppers. Fruit salads with pear, plum, peach, watermelon, or cantaloupe add cooling acidity, using lemon in dressing and avoiding mustard and pepper with fruit.
A vintage care note advises running the machine with heavy use, removing thread, and applying kerosene to all parts to loosen old oil and grime. After a brisk agitation, wipe with a soft duster and reoil with lubricant oil for optimal operation.
Bone the fish and warm in olive oil with garlic and red pepper. Add tarragon vinegar and sliced cooked tomatoes with a little tomato catchup. Butter a pledish and lay the fish on the tomato mix. Bake five minutes until hot and serve.
Pure and cut raw sweet potatoes into slices lengthwise about half an inch thick. Prepare two pans of fat one at moderate temperature and one boiling hot. Drop a few slices at a time into the cooler fat cook through then skim and place in the hot fat to brown. Drain on paper sprinkle with salt and serve hot.
A short home remedy advises wetting a cloth with denatured alcohol then linseed oil, followed by more alcohol. Rub the mixture on the kitchen floor in a motion like starching clothes to cleanse and polish the surface.
Dissolve ten cents worth of oxalic acid in two quarts of water and apply with a scrubbing brush. Wash afterward with clean water.
To clean a carpet sweeper remove the brush and rub off all lint and grime with kerosene. Let the brush air dry until the odor evaporates, then reassemble. The sweeper will work much better after this treatment.
Onions soaked for an hour in cold water then simmered until tender and served with melted butter. The method yields a delicate vegetable dish suitable for a meal, highlighting milk as a cooking medium and careful heat control.
In the Wallapai district the Bethel and Silver mines have been acquired by C. B Bell of Douglas and associates. Oatman hosts new contracts for a fifty horsepower gasoline hoist to replace an eight horsepower unit and a six drill air compressor. J Parke Channing and Richard Roelofs, both renowned mining figures, are among those visiting Mohave County to review increased activity near Oatman.
Rich aluminum deposit found near Riverton and interest from Casper men in Fremont County iron mines. Pease land near Basin reportedly yielding paying ore. Manville group plans to open a mica mine nearby. Swastika Oil shot No 1 well at Grey Bull, flowing ten barrels per hour. Henry Mead Basin reports two wells in Mead Addition on Basin plots and Northwestern Refining drilling on Mead-owned lots.
In New Mexico zinc production is expected to top one million dollars this year. Grant County mining thrives per State Senator W. B. Walton. Lincoln County sees tungsten ore discoveries fueling new ventures. White Oaks trades accelerate with an eastern corporation led by Richard Wightman acquiring the Wild Cat Leasing, North and South Home leases and related millsite water rights, plus the Old Abe and Wilson properties including Miners' Cabin and Silver Clift lodes.
Idaho Springs miners spread out as forward pass looms. Washington reports requests for 3,000,000 dollars in silver coins, double last year's need. Isabella mine on Colorado Springs fifth level uncovers a five foot vein with sylvanite and gold up to 824 dollars per ton. Oneida Stagg Mining at Freeland upgrades to an eight cell flotation unit replacing cyanide. Mary Murphy mine near Bt Elmo in Chaffee County operates a twelve cell nonacid flotation machine handling slime from the wet crushing mill. ore is a gold silver lead zinc mix with slime values hard to recover.
Western Canada reports an average wheat yield above 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railways post record movements with 2000 cars daily on the CPR and ships handling 476,315 bushels by the Canada Steamships Co. Montreal remains the main export gateway with New York sharing overflow.
John grieves over his gift for his mother's birthday as his grandmother counsels not to quarrel with his little sister. That night grandmother questions his happiness and John, in a tense exchange, declares he'd rather die than endure such days again.
Maude warns against impulsive actions as Harold expresses a bold kiss intention in a quirky exchange. The dialogue reflects a playful tension between hesitation and affection.
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