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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1908

Page

6

Powdered Peanuts Revealed From Farm to Roasted Snack

The piece traces peanut preparation from farm sorting and talcum polishing to brushing and shelling, then roasting by skilled mill workers. It notes cosmetic powdering for appearance, size sorting by belt and varied shell hull handling, before the Italian vendor finishes with hot roasting for sale.

Michelangelo Sister Italhi Peanut Commission Tre Luliane Ike City Journal

Women's World Wife of Senator Studies Politics From a Scientific Standpoint

Women have increased public attention at political conventions and study government from a scientific angle. Mrs Chauncey M Depew leads in salon culture lineage, with claims of a North American and French heritage. The Depew family lineage traces to French naval officer Captain Viel and connections to Hermann and de Buys families, centering on social prominence in New Orleans and New York society.

Chauncey M. Depew Mme. Rambouillet Depew Washington New York France America Sanittel Wermann New Orleans Clemence Viel Hermann Viel Santo Domingo Demence Viel Pierre de Buys Bue Venice de Buys Samuel Hermann Fleurly Waluer Semitor Depew

Rugs From Waste Rags Win Praise as Artworks

Waste rags become hand woven rugs and portieres in bright colors and soft textures. Many are produced in blind institutions and sold by the yard. A notable portiere sold for 12 dollars, durable with blended hues, while a rug woven from discarded ingrained carpet shows vivid greens and browns.

Tudustriotts

Strife at Home Over Bat and Clothes

Mrs. Podmore frets over a missing bat while Mr. Podmore scolds her disorganized keeping. The couple quarrel about a rain day, a new hat, and a prank that leaves both frustrated and tangled in the domestic scene.

Mr. Podmore Henry Podmore Pd Dale

Fragmentary Outburst Shapes Turmoil at Home

A distressed man declares his torment and ridicule in his own home, insisting the situation is true despite opposing remarks. He exits, claiming more details will come when he returns home.

A Dress Artist Replies To Paquin Over Dress Price

A New York woman recounts a quarrel with Paquin over a ball gown priced at $700 though she says the materials cost $100 and labor $50. Paquin defends his terms as fitting for art and dismisses bargain bargaining.

Chieaes Paquin New York Sargent Tite Street

Open Windows as Health Remedy Urged by Doctor

A famed physician contends that bad air causes more illness than other factors, especially among the poor. He urges letting fresh air into sleeping rooms by wide opened windows, dismissing the need for elaborate outdoor sleeping setups.

Clever Sayings Reflect On Ambition And Folly

A string of aphorisms on pursuing goals and balance. The wry observations cover chasing opportunities, exchange of compliments, medical experimentation at our expense, and sympathy for lovers. The tone is ironic and lightly satirical about advice and wealth.

Marshmallow Fudge Recipe Note From an Old Column

A historical recipe outlines making fudge with two cups granulated sugar and one cup cream. Heat in a saucepan then add two squares grated chocolate and boil until the mixture hardens in cold water. Stir in a tablespoon of butter gradually and fold in half a pound of marshmallows, crushed and stirred.

Candy Preparation Note

Instructions describe removing candy from the fre, pouring into buttered pans, and as it nears cooling, cutting into cubes. The passage focuses on a basic method for shaping cooled confection into uniform pieces.

Airing Garments Prevent Odors Before Wardrobe

The article advises airing unwashable garments for about an hour after removal to avoid strong odors. It notes worn clothing can trap disagreeable smells if not aired properly and praises air and sunshine as disinfecting and purifying.

An Ounce of Prevention For Safe Steps

Advice on stair safety urges whitening the last step to show the bottom in dim light. It also notes spiritual insight that wrestling with God yields good outcomes. A brief item mentions Greece allowing women as telephone operators and Chinese in San Francisco employing Chinese girls for the exchange.

Greece San Francisco

Currant Buns and Glazed Rolls Recipe

Instructions for making currant buns with a yeast starter and warm milk. It details mixing yeast with water, adding scalded milk, flour, and letting the batter rise. Then add currants sugar egg salt and shortening to form a soft dough, roll, cut rounds, and bake. A cornstarch glaze is stirred with water, boiled, poured over tops, and the buns are sugared and re-baked to glaze.

Care of the Eyes Warns Against Rubbing

An old caution advises never rub the eyes to avoid inflammation and loss of charm. It notes that red eyes or missing lashes reduce appeal and mentions foreleg substances causing irritation if entered.

Eye care and safe reading habits in old guidance

The guidance advises not to irritate the eye by forced attempts to remove debris. It recommends tears to flush irritants, salted warm water for reddened lids, rest after hours of use, and not forcing focus on dim light. It cautions against reading on trains or at sunrise and suggests a side light and a bracing wash with water salt and brandy for restoring sight.

Trad Medicine Cures and Home Remedies From The Past

The article lists uses for substances like Yodine as a pain reliever for toothache and rheumatic pain when applied to joints or corns. It praises menthol cologne for headaches and suggests an eye wash with to racic acid camphor as essential for travelers to soothe strained eyes and prevent headaches.

Soap Saving Traditions In Household Jelly

Bits of soap should be saved in glass jars until enough accumulate then dissolved in boiling water to make soap jelly. Bath soap remains for bathing while kitchen and laundry soaps go to laundry uses with care to keep each piece clean and attractive.

Women Out of Business World Observations

Hamilton Mabie is cited as saying the present industrial age in which women participate in work will not last a century. He did not say what would replace it nor what would recompense women for pleasures they would miss when others take over their work.

Hamilton Mabie

Practical advice and business college critique in Louisville

The column parodies social expectations for women and notes a business college’s claims with a remark that 60 percent of graduates marry their employers in the first year. It also gives domestic tips, including a method to clean gold lace using rock ammonia and flannel.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Untitled social exchange fragment

A brief, unclear dialogue fragment shows two speakers debating value and expectations in spending on clothing, with a third party commenting on comparisons and personal notions of worth.

On a Big Liner

Fragmentary shipboard report describes a voyage with deck activity and staff roles aboard the liner heading toward a destination. Names and specifics are obscured, but the scene centers on the forward deck and stewards during transit.

Ehets AV Richt Eabo Washington

Fractured Prose Reflects on Heaven and Earth Distance

A fragmentary line muses on the gulf between heaven and earth, contrasting distance with closeness in a cryptic lament. The text presents a paradox of ultimate separation and intimate nearness within a single thought.

Child Recovers After Laxative Treatment

A case from Casimer Wisconsin describes a three year old boy with severe constipation and high fever who improved after two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative. The next morning the fever disappeared and the child was reported entirely well.

Foley A. Woikush Casimer Wis H. J. Moogk W. F. Jungkunz

How to Kill Worms In Flowerpots

A dated tip suggests burying about six watches in the potting soil around decaying plants. The sulfur in the metal is said to deter or kill worms feeding on roots.

Piano Tuner Burdett Featured in Local Ad

F. J. Burdett, piano tuner, is listed with Brown and Dollmeyer's and the phone number 806, indicating a local service advertisement. The garbled text suggests contact details for scheduling tuning services.

F. J. Burdett Brown & Dollmeyer Leddtf

Daily Journey delivers citywide service at 1c a week

The Daily Journey announces delivery to any part of the city for one cent per week. The notice emphasizes affordable access and broad distribution in a traditional city newspaper style.

A Patchwork of Oddities From a Distant Page

The fragmentary notice describes a public school penmanship debate in Blanktown with a letter from a writing master and a Mrs Brown protest. It also cites a tale about a plaster cast patients growing fatter, in a city hospital context, via the New York Press.

Blanktown Jane Brown Woman's Tome

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