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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
A tale follows editor Puffer who plans a Christmas free magazine to shock readers. His team doubts the idea, yet the concept becomes a smash, inspiring editors nationwide to imitate a Christmas free of holiday content. Puffer grows rich and travels with his wife, maintaining a tempered Christmas spirit.
A neighbor recalls how a physician’s skill and hope sustain a dying man and his community. The tale centers on Dock Haines and the betting episode with Smith, revealing how a doctor’s care blends science, humor, and human insight to ease suffering and bolster spirits.
Tablet relics from Nippur reveal 5000 year old Babylonian real estate activity. Aware jurists and scriveners drafted deeds on clay, baked to last, recording a jeweler and real estate man sale with a 20 year guarantee.
Advice warns against slouching and outlines simple exercises. Stand in a doorway each morning to check posture and walk with a broom or umbrella under the arm to keep the chest up. Deep breathing and a constant chest-up habit are urged as the simplest preventive.
Last year’s white linen salt can be refreshed for summer with Paris inspired touches. Add color with cre ton ne trimming and a few new cuffs or an adjustable shawl collar. Update skirts and coats by swapping buttons and covering pearl buttons with cretonne.
Quote on how personal faults create more than half of our interpersonal problems and that true improvement requires ridding oneself of selfish thoughts to avoid continual trouble with others. Observations from Home Chat.
A brief cartoon style exchange moves from a casual question about tramps in ancient Rome to a witty line about Roman baths. The dialogue quickens with a playful contrast between curiosity and bravado.
Describes a selection of feminine undergarments including a top arrangement for combinations in cat brie or longcloth with lace edging and ribbon threaded insertion. Also features two nightdresses in Indian longcloth cam bric or nainsook, a yoke with inset straps and ribbon, elbow sleeve fullness, and a simple camisole. Materials noted: 2 1/2 yards and 1 1/2 yards with insertion.
A sunlit eastern room features yellow wallpaper in an old chintz print with cream ceiling and gold trim. Light oak furniture, white dotted swiss, yellow rugs, and a large yellow table with house plants create a vivid, luxury filled space under abundant sunshine.
At a fashionable southern resort not Tohyaga was seen an extremely mod ish gown of rough white Hoen resembling rough-weave pongee. The material was handsome and cut in the latest jacket-suit style with a cutaway coat long sleeves and a miniature linen vest of barred white damask. The coat had large white buttons and sleeves trimmed with small buttons in braid buttonholes from cuffs to elbows. A panel on the skirt was trimmed with small white buttons. The waist featured heavy white Irish lace.
Women favor plain sheer ruffling over lace or embroidery for underwear trimming. Dainty frillings come in widths with hemstitched edges and a drawing string to gather. Easy to apply to hems. no raw edges to finish. Evokes grandmotherly linen with tiny stitches and lavender scent.
A writer describes using a turnover collar band from a man's shirt to create a stiff neck accessory. The method involves tying a ribbon over the band and attaching a soft collar to preserve a trim look. The result is a durable, stiffened linen effect that endures wear.
A morning hostess hosts an outdoor card party on a lawn or porch. Tables covered in green cheese cloth. tally cards carved from oak or maple leaves. Prizes include a white fan and a green palm leaf bow. Refreshments feature green fillings, iced tea, mint, and green white confections.
Turquoise blue empire tea gown with tunic front features ivory ivory chemisette in tulle. Ensemble highlights liberty satin fabric and elegant Tunic design for formal wear.
Warm weather favors light finales and fresh fruit. Read on for chocolate custards and tapioca custard with eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and optional crabapple jelly. Spanish cream blends milk gelatin and egg whites set on ice for a creamy final course.
Advice on cleaning a lace yoke safely by padding under the lace with a towel and using a damp brush to apply lather. The method keeps the gown fabric dry, avoids color transfer, and can be repeated with fresh soap and towels.
Advice for using old or costly potatoes with two prep methods. Slice and soak to test, bake with salt pepper milk and bread crumbs then butter for gravy. An alternative uses peeled large potatoes shaved into rounds, fried in hot lard and served hot.
A home method uses dry yellow shellac flakes dissolved in 95 degree alcohol to repair scratches dents and dull spots on natural finished woodwork such as doors suitcases and window sills. Shake occasionally to aid dissolution. Shellac provides a convenient household varnish for quick repairs.
The passage describes a traditional Irish technique to boil potatoes with skins on by maintaining the water at the brink of boiling and adding a cup of cold water at intervals until the potatoes are tender. The process aims to produce a high mealy texture and flavor.
A weekly thin coating of potash on sinks removes stains and grease from porcelain and pipes. It should be dampened and left on overnight. Advice also notes easier pineapple peeling and a cryptic crogswise reference amid the faded tips.
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