04 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
1
A jumble of topics from aerial tech to marriages and economics. Bird rivalries and a future of wages cutting ten percent loom alongside a back to the farm trend. The sultan of Sulu arrives with pearls while social schemes and odd laws spark debate.
A bridal feature weighs how money shapes trousseau choices. It notes that lavish expenditure is unnecessary for good taste and urges bargain hunting for brides with smaller budgets while insisting on durable undergarments and quality basics.
A columnist advises brides to choose a plain, versatile wardrobe over lavish wedding gowns. She urges moderate cost for wedding attire, recommending stylish street dress, visiting outfits, and a simple white gown to suit many occasions, stressing practicality and tasteful design.
A Paris imported afternoon gown in pale violet chiffon features extreme length and no drop skirt or petticoat. The dress uses six to seven layers of chiffon with a deeper under layer to create a shaded, subtly elegant effect despite its slender lines.
A decorative bonnet features mixed straw with an old-time poke-bonnet look. It shows a full wreath of small yellow roses around the crown and a large dark blue satin bow at the back, secured with a dull olive-peel detail.
Embroidery with dots offers endless motifs from simple lines to intricate borders. Vary dot size and arrangement to create leaves, vines, medallions, or eyelet effects. The style is in fashion this season with dot based yokes collars and borders on coats and blouses.
A writer notes growing hat sizes and brims, with crowns of tulle, roses, ribbons, and plumes dominating fashion. The trend exaggerates silhouette, yet warns fit should suit face and height to preserve overall balance and avoid extreme distortion.
A dual razor case holds two razors with easy in and out access. The pockets measure seven inches long and one and a half inches wide, made of soft wash leather attached to a cloth square with pinked scalloped edges.
Instructions suggest using pre sized cut pieces for chairs or sofa sections, left with hems and raw edges not bound. Advised to fatten the pieces in place with large white pins arranged tightly like furniture tacks.
The article extols grape fruit as a wholesome fruit with medicinal virtues and explains serving methods. It describes grape fruit ice and sherbet recipes including juice extraction, rind boiling, sugar syrups, lemon, and optional egg whites, plus a cherry garnish.
Advice on cleaning methods and simple flavor tweaks. Clean mirrors with a lamp cloth dipped in alcohol. Add rhubarb to tasteless apples in pie for a fresh taste. Freshen carpets with alum water and salt water rinses. Save tea leaves to refresh the carpet during sweeping.
Beat five eggs until well mixed then stir in maple syrup salt and three cupfuls of milk. Strain into a mold and place in a dish of water in a hot oven until firm. Bake and serve cold for a maple flavored custard.
A scrapbook style list of kitchen tips and recipes including Fish Chowder using freshwater fish with pork fat onions potatoes milk and crackers, Date Pie with milk and nutmeg, sugar rub for tea, anti bite remedy, Breakfast Hash with eggs, and Fricatelli a pork dish with onions and bread crumbs.
A guide advises year round fur care including air and sunning, air tight storage, and professional cold storage for heavy items. It stresses cleaning before packing, moth prevention with bran or magnesia for certain hides, proper brushing, and careful wrapping in paper or cotton bags with cedar for moth deterrence.
Do not leave woolen garments damp to avoid shrinking. Use warm water and avoid extreme temperatures. Do not dry flannels in sun or near heat. Melt soap to make lather and rub gently. Rinse with same temperature water. Pass through wringer and dry in the open air.
To preserve color in ginghams, soak in water with a tablespoonful of kerosene an hour before washing. To revive pink in a faded dress, rinse water with dark red crepe paper and add some color to the starch, then strain out the paper pulp. A dress may need another wash before dipping again.
A reflection on fortunes and fate lamenting the overlooked losers who pay the price of shattered dreams. The poem contrasts winning praise with the quiet sorrow of those who fail and vanish from memory as society savors success.
A man named Scrimpem set off firecrackers for his children in a sound-proof cellar on the Fourth of July. He claimed he would not buy noise for the neighbors, sparking local whispers.
An old column suggests treating felons with rock salt dried and wrapped in turpentine mix, and using hot turpentine dampened cloths or lard turpentine on the chest for colds. It also offers a basic sandwich filling of hard cooked eggs melted butter onion juice salt and pepper, with olives and fried bacon as a variation.
A comic exchange about a master catching his wife dressing and administering a dressing down. The dialect turns on a maid’s retelling of disciplinary moments and a late question about who invented a familiar say.
A reflective piece on fate and fear where a plain boy imagines a deadly contest with violence and the misgivings of crafting excuses that turn out unnecessary. The narrator muses on life’s disappointments and the idea that danger can be near at hand.
A lamb argues poker is not chance as a dealer secrets cards from the bottom. The youth studies his two deuces and asks where chance lies. The dealer counters with the looming risk that he will be pulled into a scam.
A man asks a physician if healing is possible after paralysis of the arm. The doctor grimly notes the right hand is already improving and suggests the patient may sign checks within a week.
A financier boasts of taking flyers in stocks and shrugs at millions. He says he talks of large deals as hundreds and finds moral joy in hundreds won, rather than the millions he mentions.
Baltimore resident Mrs. W. S. Ford reports four years of misery from irregularities and nervous distress ended after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad credits the remedy with curing displacements, cramps, and related symptoms and invites readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham’s guidance.
A preliminary bulletin from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports the average daily cost per patient at thirty semi charitable sanatoria as 1.669 dollars. The institutions spend over 1.3 million dollars yearly and provide more than 815 thousand treatment days annually, with potential national savings of at least 150 million dollars if indigent consumptives are properly segregated.
A young Lord Stanleigh visits an American family and is corrected by a servant who responds to his compliment with a pious reply. The mistress instructs staff to address him as Your Grace, while the servant conceals a kiss with a blessing prayer, a humorous vignette from Lippincott's.
A self conscious young clergyman preaches at a country church and asks a grizzled deacon for his take. The deacon delivers a blunt parable about Tank Weatherbee chasing the deer in the wrong direction, highlighting the preacher's misdirection.
A lively exchange questions romance and duty as a female speaker contemplates marriage to an earl. The dialogue hints that even high status couples face playful, skeptical pressure to wed for social reasons.
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