10 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
Frostburg Mining Journal
Location
Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1903
Page
1
P C Barnes attorney at law Barton Maryland offers prompt attention to legal business including law, collections, real estate and divorce practice. Write or call for prompt service. Jan 11.
The piece defends the Journal's stance on recognizing the United Mine Workers and questions Citizen's claim of inconsistency. It argues for mutual recognition of rights between labor and capital, critiques Citizen's rigid views on compelled association, and supports the Strike Commission's role in guiding a peaceful, practical settlement amid the anthracite strike.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that telephones rural mail and interurban lines quiet small towns by reducing village trips. Farmers order goods by phone and have them delivered, while blacksmithing remains sporadic. Desolate streets replace crowds as people prefer larger towns for shopping and socializing, urging villages to boost social or educational attractions to lure residents back.
A detailed proposal urges forming a town growth group under any name to improve the town, increase population, promote new industries, and oversee taxation and local laws. It calls for a board of officers, business leader members, and committees to handle legislation, streets, travel, education, water, sewage, and new industries for prosperity.
The directions say fill a glass two thirds with milk. Sweeten with fruit syrup or boil sugar with lemon vanilla or orange flower water. Add cracked ice and shake until well mixed.
Practical guidance on feeding sparingly and avoiding milky water. Proper lighting and plants reduce water changes, while oxygen levels signal fish health. Warns against excessive water with meals and endorses morning and evening hydration for kidney health.
To four pints of ripe raspberries allow a pint and a half of vinegar. Bruise fruit in a large basin and pour vinegar over it. Let stand three days. Strain through a sieve, breaking fruit but not pressing. For each pint of juice add three quarters of a pound brown sugar, boil three minutes, strain, cool, and bottle.
A dry flaky scalp remedy suggests nightly scalp application of a lotion containing forty eight grains of resorcin one fourth ounce of glycerin and diluted alcohol to make two ounces. For shampoo use beaten eggs with hot water to help dandruff pack up and depart.
Instructions describe pouring hot liquid soda lye into a bent pipe trap before bed to allow chemical action. No water should enter until morning. overnight the lye converts waste into soup, and the morning flush clears the pipe, leaving it clean.
A housekeeper with silk experience shares silk undergarment care using tepid water and white soap, avoid boiling or cold water, and iron while slightly damp. Also includes a cheese pudding recipe with bread cheese butter milk eggs and baking, and advice on fitting gas globes and cleaning zinc with paraffin polish.
London Tit-Bits recounts how brilliant inventors perished guarding their secrets. Sawbridge in 1805 died with his explosive fubsmnite after a lab blast. Taranti, the stained glass maker, died of pigment poisoning leaving no record. A Scottish billiard-ball innovator, a Chicago color photographer, and Adams of tallium also lost their secrets to death or madness.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark muses that words influence people as colors do. The speaker doubts color theory but notes strong reactions to the word line and its busy connotation.
A Detroit Free Press item quotes a man praising a horse as flawless while Griggs counters. The exchange hints at buyer seller tension and mistrust over a horse sale. A Chicago News line adds a snide remark about men and women reflecting on gendered perceptions.
Advice on shaving hygiene and tool care from a Baltimore American summary. Emphasizes cleaning, using both hands, proper lather, warm/cold washes, alum for cuts, and strops. Includes homemade cold cream recipe and a ginger pop recipe, plus a poem about a chipmunk from the Chicago Record-Herald.
Instructions for making tomato butter a California relish using nine pounds of tomatoes three pounds of sugar a pint of vinegar spices and simmering until thick. Also directions for pique mince pedding with sage eggs flour baking powder and raspberry jam rolled and baked just before serving.
How to preserve pineapples by peeling removing eyes weighing fruit and sugar then layering in a porcelain kettle boiling gently ten minutes packing into cans and filling with boiling liquid. For eiderdown wash with lukewarm suds and pure soap avoid rubbing to prevent shrinking while noting good fabrics withstand frequent washing.
Instructions describe a mucilage preparation using one ounce gum arabic soaked in a pint of lukewarm water for three hours, then boiled gently for one hour. The mixture is strained and preserved with a tablespoon of alcohol and thirty drops of carbolic acid to prevent souring and bottled for storage.
Iodine stains are stubborn and can be removed by soaking the fabric in sweet milk and occasionally rubbing the spot. This method highlights a traditional home remedy for stain removal using dairy products to lift the dye.
A Detroit man recalls bidding on an old chest in Chicago auction room. He wins the trunk for $50, finds only ten pounds of worthless deeds and bonds. He realizes the chest was a plant to trap a sucker, and laments his gullibility.
In Chicago, a couple explains that after parental objections to their marriage their child received proper credit for the family. The husband notes the father finally forgave the union and agrees the child should bear due recognition.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Uncle Jed recalling a Bermuda trip where he found the onions disappointing. He notes he had eaten better Bermuda onions during the visit, contrasting期待 with his experience.
A judge remarks on evolving gender courtesies, noting a woman’s claim that men are less chivalrous now. The dialogue implies past expectations, such as women receiving seats in cars, versus present behavior.
A quip in the Washington Star recalls a worker reproved by his boss for wearing the boss's clothes. The reply notes imitation is the sincerest flattery, turning a dress code moment into a witty exchange.
An aside notes Mr and Mrs Latelywed appear content. The remark suggests they have not been forced to change their views about each other.
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