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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1889
Page
1
A historical household formula lists aqua ammonia two ounces soft water one quart siltpeter one teaspoon shaving soap one ounce. Soap is scraped before mixing and allowed to stand hours. It claims safe for bedbugs in crevices and can remove paint mixed with oil without harming sabres, and remove grease from serapes by treating spots and washing with cold water.
Instructions describe shaping an umbrella stand with smooth arleas and coating the exterior with white paint. It covers cleaning coarse particles, dusting with sifted dry sand, applying yellow tube paint, and shading with deep brown at the base, using basic materials and simple tools.
The text guides shaping dough for a pie crust, noting shaping by hand, cooling the dough, and baking with steady heat. It mentions using York or mutton for flavor, coaxing the crust to rise, and avoiding excess water to keep the dough workable.
The text argues cooks must know chemical elements and adapt meals to each stage and condition. It notes children, brain workers, and outdoor workers need different nutrients, and cooking should supplement missing elements in a diet. It emphasizes tailoring food to needs for muscle and nerve development.
An Atlantic coast drama unfolds as Richard Swine and his mother face a perilous gale at Dell Haven. Cap tain Rose and Captain Danforth battle waves to reach them, aided by a telegraph operator and a passing tug, God Heart, which finally pulls them to safety amid cheers from the town.
The poem speaks of yesterday dead and Ard at rest with a white-robed breast. It notes groans and sobbing as bushes at last and asks to seek no phantom of what is lost. It pleads Avil to come away softly and not moan, urging solitary peace and quiet.
In Northamptonshire England a brass tablet near Drington Church records the Washington family line from Robert Washington of Solgrave to George Washington, father of the first U S president. It links marriages, titles, and estates, noting Laurenc Washington as Major of Northampton and connections to Butler, Villiers, and Warner families. The text claims George Washington was born February 2, 1737 and mentions a proposed national flag featuring stars and stripes with a raven atop an eagle.
A Chicago Herald item recalls the old court house ruins after a 1571 fire. Harry Everhart salvaged the bell metal to mint tiny bells sold as relics, priced from 1.50 down to a quarter as the novelty faded.
A correspondent explains why the stretch of Broadway from Fortieth to Fiftieth streets is called Longacre. The reason: a large concentration of carriage makers once occupied the area, making it a center of the carriage trade and lending the name Longacre to New York.
The sermon warns against bribery and misused trust funds in politics and public life. It cites historical examples from England and Rome, urges honesty in officials and family trustees, and calls for revival and personal integrity to avert social ruin.
Long distance telephone linked with a phonograph to illustrate a Thomas A. Edison life lecture in Philadelphia. Wires carried music from New York to the Franklin Institute with Erie Stewart and Theodore Hoch performing. errors in audibility noted for Miss Stewart. A second setup sent the muse via telephone from a phonograph in New York repeated by cylinder, then rendered for the audience in Philadelphia.
A native paper notes the difficulty Indians and Europeans face in distinguishing individuals. An incident in Fenarea shows Lancashire Regiment soldiers raiding a liquor shop and failing to identify culprits when paraded for crowd identification. The piece highlights perceived sameness under white skin.
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