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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
3
A Washington Post feature describes a stand mounted pair of scissors with adjustable blades to trim street skirts with perfect precision as the skirt is rotated on a model. The device is the subject of an art patent. The design aims to prevent even small unevenness in hem length. The accompanying illustration shows the stand and cutting mechanism.
The Moorish Government cannot maintain order or compel subordinates to act. A scene shows Jews thrust through the city prison as riots erupt after loot and property demands. No charges were filed and the sole complaint is their failure to surrender property to the mob.
The article notes that standard lawn mowers leave areas unreachable and require a second pass with grass shears or a hook to trim growth the mower cannot reach. This adds a note on methods to ensure a finished lawn.
The piece cites allegations of salt torture used to extract money from Jews, urging abolition by public opinion. It also describes a new circular saw like device enabling precise cutting in remote plant areas without damage, noting its crank-driven operation.
The housekeeper provides a detailed Chow Chow method from the Indiana Farmer. It lists ingredients including green tomatoes cucumbers peppers onions celery and spices. After chopping soaking salting draining and mixing the mixture is cooked and sealed to yield about 12 to 13 quarts.
A New York World recipe describes boiling a large cauliflower head until tender, forming egg sized balls with a cheese center, breading and frying in butter. Serve with a sauce made from six tomatoes, three onions, a pepper, water, strained and sweetened to taste.
A New York World recipe describes poaching a large fowl in salted water, thickening sauce with milk yolks flour butter and parsley, then layering chicken and drained oysters in a dish. Cover with broth and top with a brittle crust cut in diamonds or circles and bake until browned.
A clear vegetable soup method uses white turnips carrots and tomatoes with onion leeks garlic and seasonings. Simmer onions in drippings then add boiling water carrots and cook, followed by turnips potatoes tomatoes parsley and meat trimmings if available for a hearty hot soup.
The article offers practical advice on cleaning piano keys with alcohol dampened cloth, using graham flour in mince pie crust, washing silk items in salt water and ironing damp, reducing onion eye irritation by peeling from root up, renovating dirty coats with coffee and ammonia, and furniture polishing with turpentine and sweet oil. It also covers jelly hardening by sunlight and dehumidifying with glass.
Australian jewelers implement rental programs allowing customers to lease engagement rings. The new approach aims to provide affordable access to luxury pieces while offering flexible upgrade options for buyers seeking variety without committing to ownership.
A new mattress makers union forms in Boston while Canada and Germany report large worker groups in clothing, cigar, and tobacco trades. The Wheeling Majority becomes the Tinplate Workers International Protective Association organ as new freight handlers unions arise in Mansfield and Lowell. A push for a $2.50 day wage in New York City utilities, IWW office in Minneapolis, and education campaign noted. Dockers strike in Belfast ends with wage gains, Main Colliery settlement in Wales after three years. A new fast lock stitch machine claims 1350 stitches per minute enabling 600 shoes daily. South Australia Operative Masons and Bricklayers report flourishing numbers.
A skeptical tourist complains there is nothing to attract visitors. The innkeeper explains travelers come for the grand label on luggage, a clever marketing hook that drives success.
Lizzie Lohr of Chicago writes that after a year of night sweats and loss of appetite she was weak and unable to cook. After medical advice and four months on Peruna prescribed by Dr. Hartman she reports renewed strength. She is mother to six and eager to share her experience with others.
A New York report compares mental effort to physical labor noting that four hours of intense thinking can exhaust a person as much as ten hours of routine work. The piece emphasizes the mental strain of problem solving and decision making.
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