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Newspaper
Falls City Tribune
Location
Falls City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
7
A detailed description of crafting two bed spreads from linen and unbleached cotton. The first uses white mercerized cotton with ribbon, scallops, and chrysanthemum motifs on a six-yard base, edged with lace. The second spread, 90 inches wide and three and a half yards long, features Mount Melissa knitting pattern with hemstitched edges and bolster cover.
The article advises green vegetables and salads to counter pimples, warns eczema sufferers to limit fruit due to acidity, and recommends plain hot water for digestion and sleep. It suggests gentle hair care, scalp massage with a little Vaseline, and notes the harm of ear box punishment on children, citing lifelong injury risk.
A method for stewing veal with barley. Fry veal knuckle in butter until brown, cover with boiling water, add barley celery carrots turnips onions thyme bay leaves and mirroram. Simmer two hours, season with pepper malt, pour over meat and garnish with parsley.
A remedy advises placing blotting paper on an ironing board and applying benzine with a hot iron. Do not use near flames as benzine is highly flammable, and keep the iron at moderate heat to avoid danger.
A simple dainty gift idea using inch wide pink or blue ribbon sewn into four loops with a quarter sized crocheted silk ring on each loop. Attach assorted safety pins to the rings for a charming, inexpensive baby basket present.
The article discusses moire and faille as favored fabrics for spring coats. It mentions coat styles from tiny postage stamp jackets to various lengths including eton and sack coats, worn with corselet skirts.
At the Union Depot gates, President E J Sanford notes women repeatedly hide tickets in stockings. Gatekeepers insist on showing tickets, with several humorous and tense incidents cited, including a woman unable to open a garter purse and another who must retrieve a ticket from under her bustle. A stocking room suggestion is floated.
A 1900s style report notes India plans rail expansion at about 50 million dollars per year for three years. It cites Japan with over 4500 miles of track and three feet six inch gauge. It mentions big locomotives using 100 gallons yearly and lists figures on Europe and Canada railway mileage, plus marriage trips funded by Canadian Pacific for settlers and brides.
The St. Paul railroad shops in Milwaukee are building a giant freight car capable of 260 000 pounds. It exceeds current 100 000 pound monsters and will carry a 90 ton blast engine base to Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The 41 foot long car uses four trucks and sixteen wheels.
Market letter reports stronger tones at Kausie City Stock Yards Dee Orn Tun with cattle prices rising for Colorado and Western cattle and some Native Christmas steers sold. Hogs and sheep numbers show firmness. shortages in quarantine stock and higher expectations for calf and feeder prices. Also notes throat remedy advertising interjected in text.
Daily reduced rate tourist tickets to all Coast attractions and winter destinations. Holiday round trips December 20 25 and December 30 January 7 with return by January 10. Cuba trip one fare December 1 20 with limit January 10. Florida excursions from Lincoln and Omaha January 1 with Jacksonville sleepers. Folders on irrigation farming and Kinkaid Lands available.
A retail notice touts carefully chosen gift lines including pictures and vine toilet articles. It promises a wider variety while staying within budget and seeks to help readers select desirable items for holiday giving.
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