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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1913
Page
2
Practical guidance on improving mashed potatoes including adding baking powder, whisking further, and incorporating egg white for fluff. Methods cover mealy texture with hot water handling, adding milk to boiling water, warming with milk, forming balls with flour, frying, and baking mashed potatoes with butter milk eggs and seasonings.
This article offers guidance on infant summer wear emphasizing very light outfits suitable for normal babies, suggesting light weight materials like merino and cotton, and advising on proper fastenings and seams to prevent discomfort. It also notes a method to test pineapple ripeness by checking if its leaves pull easily.
Sewing tips show how to mark and cut even buttonholes in thin materials. Baste a strip of muslin or lawn under the cut line, then stitch the edges for a firm buttonhole. Use braided loops as a substitute and fasten securely to prevent pullout.
The article discusses cheap curtain materials and maintenance tips, advising against heavy damask drapes over bedroom windows to avoid dampness and fire risk. It promotes lightweight netting for open windows and suggests repurposing discarded handkerchiefs to create personalized monograms for lingerie and belongings.
The piece reviews tub skirts in plain flounced or tunic styles, noting laundering durability and fashionability. It discusses tunics as versatile silhouettes, preferred Wechter materials, and the plain skirt’s suitability for Wechter and heater fabrics with clever seam topping to imitate draped looks.
A note on treating worn black gloves by brushing with ink mixed with olive oil to keep the finger tips from stiffening. This method softens the texture and prevents cracking, offering an easier way to handle ink compared with ink alone.
A Harper’s essay argues that children remain rooted in timeless traits. The author likens chalk marks on steps to chalk scratches in Cordance and notes a puppy mirrors childhood’s enduring habits. Children are seen as true conservatives preserving the race.
Gelett Burgess showcases compact morals in The American Magazine with snippets of The Maxims of Methuselah. The aphorisms mock social expectations for courtship and gender dynamics, noting wit and irony in relations between men and women.
A humorous exchange from the Spokane Review contrasts a summer boarder asking to tour the sights of a city with a farmer’s reply that they already see them each summer. The joke highlights rural visitors observing urban scenes as an ongoing curiosity.
A Philippine ward boy nicknamed Two-for-a-Nickel befriends a weary naval family. When misfortune, famine, and a theft accuse him, jealousy and anger threaten his place. A fatal accident and a poignant act prove his loyalty and mark his salvation.
A youth oriented piece urges patriotic lessons on Independence Day, urging love of country over noise. It notes the shift to a “safe and sane Fourth” due to firework dangers and stresses patriotism above spectacle. Also included is a brief sketch on Icelandic ponies pressed by Switzerland for military use and a short学校 scene about a boy Freddy who laughs in class and stalls before apologizing as the smile bursts.
Birds show astonishing appetites relative to their size with doves swallowing hundreds of peas per crop and nuts by the dozens. Robins and barnyard hens forage heavily, hawks gorge on mice, and even young herons ingest multiple fish while adults watch. The lively fragment ends with a playful aside about a girl named La.
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