Valuable Kitchen Hints From Damp Areas and Tarnish Tips
Damp air and poor drainage cause quick tarnish of silver. For thickenings, use half and half cornstarch. When kettles over fire, grease prevents sticking and washing is easier. Ivory handles of steel knives should not enter dishwater as it loosens them. Wash table silverware in hot soap, rinse, dry thoroughly to minimize future cleaning. For non used silverware wrap each piece separately in tissue, then in old flannel. To save time thickening pens beans or tomatoes, drain water and stir flour in, then pour on cream or milk. Barley water for children uses one teaspoon barley flour and one and a half cups water, boil twenty minutes. An old sheet can be folded under the patient and the worn edges saved for poultices. Worn linen can be cut into rags for poultices or used for towels. Dirty bureau drawers can be eased by rubbing ends with sand to lubricate and ease movement.
Pillow helps writers rest and write on trains
A traveling woman discovers a pillow aids writing by absorbing motion and providing a steady surface. She notes better thoughts and steadier copy when using a pillow as a writing pad while on trains, leading her to travel with a small pillow for on‑the‑go composition.
How to Find Right Side of Serge in Textiles
The article discusses identifying the correct grain or right side of serge and other fabrics. It notes that in serge the diagonals run from upper right to lower left on the right side, while in other materials like merkeine and broadcloth the pattern differences are less evident. It mentions weaving patterns and fabric finishing details.
Economy In Running the Furnace
The text describes keeping a little fire in a coal stove by forming a small pile about one foot from the door and spreading it across the floor of the furnace area to aid burning. It illustrates a practical home heating tip from an old freight or domestic guide.
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Baking Day Recipes From A Historic Kitchen
A reader collection of old fashioned baking directions includes Dutch Apple Pie with red crust and tender apples, Squash Pie with nutmeg and milk, Nut Bread using eggs and flour, Tea Rolls with cream and milk, and Fruit Tea Muffins using graham flour and walnuts.
The Right Relishes for Roasts and Fish
A 19th century guidance lists relishes to accompany meats and fish. It covers roast pork with apple sauce roast goose with apple sauce roast turkey with cranberry sauce boiled turkey with oyster sauce boiled chicken with bread sauce roast beef with grated horseradish toast veal with tomato or mushroom sauce boiled mutton with caper sauce roast mutton with currant sauce lamb with mint sauce broiled fresh mackerel with gooseberries boiled bluefish with white cream sauce fresh salmon with green peas with cream sauce and notes a home progress mention.
When Too Much Salt Is In Soup Tip
A tip advises when soup is oversalted to counter with brown sugar or raw potato slices. The excess salt dissolves, and the potato should be removed before serving.
New Feather Pillows Tip on Ticking Care
When making new feather pillows rub the inside corners of the ticking with plain white soap. This prevents feathers from working through the ticking as the pillows are prepared.
Birthplace of Mohammed and ancient charity center
The Birthplace of Mohammed stands as a present center of interest in the Teme region, hosting a great school funded by its founder. The establishment feeds diverse visitors from Turks to Americans, offering a weekly meal and a grand dining room scene. The article also notes praise for Japan's national anthem as among the most poetically worded.
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Teme
Motmnanedt
Bey
Maier
Tom
Wong
Oll
Christian Herald
Xehoa
Japan
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
London Chronicle
Merchant Not a Beggar In Rome Inspires Honest Change
An American woman in Rome buys wax matches in decorated boxes from a mute vendor. She pays with a five fold piece and expects change. A second American woman rebukes him with Mercante non mendicante, an appeal to self respect, and the boy smiles and returns the money.
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Rome
Christian Herald
African Drum Signals
A London Chronicle note describes African drums that use hollow gourds with kid skin stretched over to create a far reaching drumbeat. Missionaries observed villagers tapping messages, with sounds audible up to eight miles away, illustrating early long distance signaling techniques.
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Africa
London Chronicle
For Elsie's Sake A Writer Chooses Silence and Sacrifice
A devoted father and author toils to finish a semi autobiographical novel while his young daughter Elsie seeks his attention. He risks unveiling his wife's disgrace and his own ambition through fiction. In a dawn resolution he burns the manuscript and vows his work will live in sacrifice for Elsie and Agnes.
Exciting games and a Dutch princess in view
A column lists party games for children such as Jolly Miller and a nut cracking trick using a knife and cup of water. It also features a math puzzle Six Times Thirteen in Twelve and a brief note on Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, three and a half, described as charming and the pride of the Dutch kingdom, with her birth date noted as April 30, 1900.
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Juliana
The
Netherlands
Quessing Quotations Spelling Bee Style Game Usual Fun
The article describes a party game modeled after an old fashioned spelling bee. Instead of spelling words, players answer by supplying parts of familiar quotations. A teacher leads, reads a quotation segment, and players answer with the missing portion. Correct answers advance players, with prizes for top scorers.
Glasses of Fate and Marriage Outcomes
A game description outlines three glasses filled with water. One glass has vinegar for an unmarried outcome, one milky water for marriage, and the clear water for marriage and wealth. Players are blindfolded, the glasses rearranged, and a finger placed to reveal fate.
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Spokane Sp
Okesman
Mohammed
Helen Sophie Wardwell
Inet
Tate
Agnes
Litto
Elsie
Hid
Tredgar
Biauvelt
Poindexter
Hinself
Shall
Sime
Nvekwirl
H. Perhapis
Jolly Miller
Judy Miller
Holland’s
Wilhelmina
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Juliana Louise Emma
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