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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
8
A Portland era temperance piece presents a poem lamenting the ruin of families by intemperance and a stark denunciation of the monster drink. The text condemns alcohol as a curse on households and calls for public rebuke of the fiend. It also notes poisonous adulterants in beer per Dr Hassall and warns that water addition hides weakness in brew.
A fragment notes a filmy ghost-like figure at a window and an accusatory white face said to be the victim Gracie. The text hints at a conti nued incident or narrative surrounding Gracie’s fate.
Contested remarks condemn drink as a social scourge in the United Kingdom and abroad. A Manchester trial for murder underscores liquor’s ruinous cost, while sermons and statements from Durham to New Zealand urge suppression of alcohol. Canon Furrar condemns drunkenness as a stain on England's reputation among heathen nations.
A cutting series of vignette sentences addresses alcohol consumption in the United States and at least one Caribbean locale, noting daily intake and attitudes toward spirits. The piece discusses prohibition effects in Unie County, New York saloon experiments, and personal reflections on drinking, poverty, and moral concerns observed by various speakers and a missionary David A Day in Liberia.
A new invention described as a simple hood with folded leaves covers the stove sides. Odors rise into the hood and are carried directly to the chimney, preventing their escape into the room.
A reflection notes waste and unemployment while arguing education should teach efficient food use. A statistician contends teaching people to squeeze five cents more worth of nutrition daily could vastly boost productive power, potentially saving a vast sum annually.
The article outlines washing methods for fabrics like merino Hama serge alpaca mohair linsey and similar textiles. It advises cutting into breadths, washing with lukewarm lather, avoiding rubbing, rinsing in a thin lather, squeezing dry, ironing on the wrong side, and adding a touch of ammonia to rinse water for black fabrics.
Toast-cloths are introduced as large linen squares for table use. Cheese-cloth curtains gain creamy hue via saffron tea or strong coffee soak. Boiling vegetables in cold water improves flavor, with gradual water transfer. Warm bread or cake stays light when sliced with a hot knife, wiped quickly, and served with a double napkin on the plate.
A Detroit Free Press column outlines practical salad dressings and assembly tips. It covers cabbage salad dressing with butter vinegar and eggs, chicken salad with celery and a warm butter dressing, potato and shrimp variants, lobster dressing, and egg salad with mustard and pepper. It notes prep timing and chilling steps for best texture.
A fire at Heyer Brothers fireworks emporium on Sumner Street Boston destroys a stock valued at about 100000 dollars and the three story building. Five employees perish while two others are severely injured jumping from windows as flames race through the back of the lower four rooms. Firemen battle the blaze amid a volley of rockets and bombs and a morgue counts three bodies recovered from the ruins.
Elizabeth Tyler and her eight months old son Benjamin Harrison Tyler died after an oil can exploded while she cooked breakfast at Curtis Bay Maryland. The blaze also heavily damaged Bolton's mill near Newaygo Michigan killing Alonzo Delacey and Ole McLenny and injuring another worker. suspected arson.
The page recounts a flurry of theatrical notes from productions and personalities. Sarah Bernhardt becomes a grandmother while Anderson may limit acting in America’s range season. Adelina Patti and others face illness and triumphs. Verdi’s name is linked to Genoa’s music institute. Colossal tours, signings by Daly, and notable estates are noted amid quotes on theatre innovation and historic farewells.
Captain Ludlow found an unidentified drowning victim near Jones Point to Peekskill, described in detail. The report lists multiple appointments, accidents, deaths, vetoes, and state activities including labor, education, rail incidents, floods, and political shifts across New York State.
A conference of the New York Dairymen's Association at Walton discussed best milk methods and butter making. Colonel F D Curtis P E Gilbert and J J Shane led talks on feeding cows and milk cream handling, noting 200 pounds of milk yielded seven pounds butter.
During a heavy rainstorm in Conway County Arkansas eight members of a family perished. Emmerson and two children escaped by clinging to a tree as the flood carried his wife and three others away. The night remained dark as the flood subsided and rescuers found the bodies scattered around the homestead area.
A morning railroad wreck near Prattauinas killed Henry McCauley and Walter Beasley, with about 100 others injured. The train carrying roughly 200 men struck cows on the track while moving backward at ten miles per hour, sending six cars down an embankment. Convicts were chained aboard and some suffered broken bones and arm injuries.
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