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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
7
Instructions from a Philadelphia North American column detail washing carpets with warm water, carpet soap and a flannel, then careful drying and brushing to lift pile. It covers turning carpets, resewing damaged breadths, and turning duties to preserve usable sections as rags or patches.
The article discusses how the success of a picnic hinges on the sandwiches. It advises chilling vegetables like celery olives peppers and cream cheese before using and notes tomatoes and fruit are enjoyed. It mentions preparatory steps for chicken liver spreads and the importance of a well made mayonnaise dressing.
Cleaning hats of straw is done by burning sulphur, scrubbing with soap and lukewarm water, or applying chlorine solution with a sponge. Rinse in clear water with hyposulphite of soda, or use corn meal and oxalic acid solution, spread on the hat, dry, then brush to finish.
Practical tips on restoring dull china with soda, polishing knives when not in use, sewing gloves for polishing mirrors and windows, using two pairs for efficiency, and cleaning dusty floors with a kerosene-damp cloth that dries outdoors to remove odors and avoid wood finish damage.
Instructions for preparing chocolate fig candy with melted chocolate, dried figs, and nuts. Includes steps to melt chocolate, mix with figs, form into small balls, and allow to harden. Also provides a recipe for a thick almond nut candy using sugar milk butter and almonds walnuts and almond extract, with cooling and setting in buttered pans.
The article advises coarse foods as a safe remedy for swallowed foreign bodies in children and outlines doctor visits for removal if needed. It notes cautious steps for eye foreign bodies and provides a simple home nail polish recipe using talcum powder, starch, boracic acid, and tincture of carmine.
The appearance of the furniture may be greatly improved if you rub it briskly with an old flannel cloth dipped in a polish made of equal parts of turpentine and coal oil.
A London writer argues vows of love and obedience in marriage are outdated. He contends obedience is a personal trait not a mandated act and that modern partners should share decision making, with the stronger or more convinced spouse casting decisive votes in major matters.
Fragmentary lines describe light on water and crowds by a lake. Vague imagery of dancing waves, trees, and a vivid show. Preserves scattered proper nouns and archaic phrasing in a distressed manuscript style.
A court bulletin notes the Persian empire hosts fewer than 1,400 European residents, highlighting minority demographics amid imperial administration. The figure reflects limited settlement and differing status for foreign groups within the empire’s borders.
For Our Boy and Girl Readers Lads' Good Deeds Are Tabulated In Orange New Jersey. Jacobus the scout master introduces a merit system starting with one hundred merit points for each member. Offenses such as swearing or lateness deduct points, while regular attendance and new member recruitment earn merit. The scout master, who decides all merits and demerits, grants a prize every three months to the top scorer.
A readers puzzle lists sentences with hidden author names and poets. Solutions include Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Wadsworth Jones, Robert Burns, Kenneth Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë among others, revealing a pattern of embedded names across the lines.
A fragment describes rebus puzzles using single letters or figures to stand for words. Examples mention U Q turnips PP and other letter word plays, with garbled lines about tides, players, cattle, and phrases like The old duty pratense her U.
A nineteen letter palindrome puzzle presents a quoted line supposedly spoken by Napoleon at his deathbed. Clues map letter positions to words like atmosphere and a beast of burden, with the solved order revealing a character from Arabian Nights and the famous palindrome phrase Able was I ere I saw Elba forming via initials.
In a winter ride, Wentworth siblings tease Elsie about suitors as a rogue steer drags a sleigh team. Harry Crossman rescues Cotter from the unruly animal, earning a amused nod from Elsie. The moment shifts the romance toward Crossman, ending with Elsie hinting at a choice.
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