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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
3
A short literary piece by Adelaide Hurst explores intimate themes with restrained discourse. The prose reflects social mores of its era, presenting lessons on affection and relationships through subtle narrative cues.
In a quiet room Miss Murray and writer Warburton discuss how to stage an on page marriage proposal. He tests how a woman would accept an offer, she reveals her refusals, then, moved by the moment, he declares love and asks her to marry him. She flirts with fiction then hints at a real yes.
A dialogue explores how a man proposes to a woman and how the woman’s personality and timing affect her response. Ethel explains that an acquaintance might hint at old friendship or seek a quick conclusion, while a timid Miss Jones may delay acceptance.
King Edward holds theoretical control of empire wealth and land and could influence Parliament with a word. His autocratic reach is strongest in navy and army power, able to order war, disband regiments, and reshape the armed forces at will. Queen Victoria similarly used royal warrants to reform officer commissions.
Caesar tore up a blank telegraph form and wrote Vent vidi vici on a new sheet, signing it before an operator. He warned reporters to suppress the incident and walked into his tent. Experiments in Boston test nickel in the slot turnstiles to replace ticket sellers on elevated trains and subways.
A home notes recipe describes croquettes made from mashed potatoes and minced meat with hot milk and butter, eggs, then fried to brown. Add-ins like turnip squash or carrot improve flavor while using up leftovers. A simple cracker pudding using milk crackers eggs sugar raisins and cinnamon bakes slowly for about one and a half hours.
Fish as food has similar nutriment to meat but lighter. Use in season fish for abundance. Boil gently, steam preferred for delicate types. Roes cook longer. fry fish before batter. Mackerel should be wiped not washed for broiling. Fresh fish show bright eyes red gills stiff and clean smell. Prepare sweetbreads mushrooms and eggs with parsley onion juice paprika Worcestershire salt. Add cream butter flour, boil, cool, bread crumb coat, fry to brown.
Practical advice suggests placing a soft pad on a table for baby baths to ease the process for the mother and comfort the infant. A small amount of granulated sugar is claimed to stop hiccups instantly. White curtain poles can be cut and hung as hangers for baby clothes, with optional padding and scent.
The mirror at the table center elevates decor as even small dishes of pansies or flowers appear far more attractive when reflected. Sprigs of leaves or ferns look dainty on the mirror and a fern in a china or silver dish should sit at the center of the table cloth.
Recipes advise halved squash baked until tender then scooped. Mix pulp with bread crumbs salt pepper cream and butter for serving in the shell. Also notes paraffin uses for jelly glasses and tips on cleaning poultry and tenderizing mutton.
A sketch shows a wash box built from a wooden box with removable grooved partition A and fixed partition B to hold various plate sizes. Water flows from the end under B and A and up between plates, with overflow adjusted above the largest plate width. Parafin paint coats and careful smoothing extend durability.
French engineer Ernest Lorin proposes using automobile tractors to tow boats along canal towpaths. The method links a boat to a drum, which reels in a cable as the tractor moves between moorings, yielding near continuous boat motion. A variation places the drum on the boat, powered by its motor.
Description of a tractor boat and towed craft linked by a cable with a motor on the boat or the tractor driving traction and mooring posts along the canal. The setup uses gear systems and can run on alcohol naphtha or steam to move the cable from mooring to mooring and may also power a dynamo to energize the tractor. Various combinations are possible to achieve higher speeds.
The Philadelphia city hall dome will be gilded using more than 10,000,000 sheets of gold leaf. Workers will be enclosed in waist high screens as leaf by leaf is applied from specially produced book leaves.
The Government Bureau of Animal Industry estimates that 3 percent of United States cattle have tuberculosis.
Advice notes that bolts exposed to rust should be coated with pure white lead on the threads to prevent rusting. The tip emphasizes applying a white lead coating to reduce corrosion.
A Simple Method for making a coiled spring uses a metal rod, a drilled end hole, and wire wrapped around the rod. The rod is rotated with a monkey wrench to wind the wire into a true spring, with spacing set by the desired pitch.
A tight method uses a wooden wedge and a fence staple to hold hammer or ax handles. Bend staple prongs slightly outward before driving to spread inside the handle, reducing the risk of loosening.
A 1920s style domestic instruction urges gentle handling of expensive rugs, avoiding beating and using ammonia water on stiff brooms. It recommends olive oil soap wash, sun drying fringes, and prompt spot removal with salt alcohol mixes. For heavy carpets use ammonia paper methods and borax washes, plus old flannel rags and even beer gal for revival. clean two or three times yearly.
The article describes a child coat design using serge or cashmere with silk rosettes and fur edging, plus material requirements. It gives a tip for Irish crochet lace learning, recommending a small plaster on the finger to prevent soreness, and discusses tailored satin coats inspired by the Directoire era with black satin, colored linings, and coordinated skirts in black cloth or soft gray.
Describes a garment with fullness at the back and a fur-edged collar and cuffs. Fur trims the front opening and a gathered silk frill edges the collar. The bonnet is made of material lined with a smooth inner layer.
The article explains correct needle threading to avoid knots and roughness, noting the twist should run from the needle eye. It offers practice tips and links threading to smoother embroidery. It then describes a garment design using geranium red cashmere with inverted plaits, waist yoke, amal tucks, elongated V openings, allover net, soutache lace, and lace sleeves with tulle trims.
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