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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
6
The narrator recalls a boy who loved many girls and learned life’s pains through flirtations and breakups. From Genevieve at the seasid e to Dor othy and Kate, the young lover's exploits mix playfulness with heartache, ending with the narrator inheriting his courage as a man.
Beau Broadway recalls the model for the Diana sculpture atop Madison Square Garden and notes her current job dusting the Plaza Hotel floors. He mentions Stanford White selecting her 19 years ago during an operatic run and hints Dan French as a possible model. He also asks about Pauline Markham and Tiffany’s role in immortalizing her.
A dialogue from a weekly refers to two brothers as thieves one cautions the other about taking chances with the police. The exchange ends with the second thief admitting burglary.
Olives offer endless novelty in clever combinations for the trained palate. Olive Sandwiches use tiny bread ovals with butter celery and walnut, pressed with a stone olive on top. Russian sandwiches spread olives with mayonnaise on bread and pair with caviar. Stuffed olives remove stones and fill with sulphonate or forcemeat, lemon butter, or railgate butter, then reseal.
The article gives practical steps to improve a battered trunk its interior lining hinges and exterior. Use white tape and flat headed tacks to fix hinges line with white moira wallpaper or silver blue and seal with wallpaper paste. Varnish wooden outside sandpaper clean metal with kerosene and polish with chamois leather straps with shoe polish.
The recipe instructs trimming rump or round, searing, and building a potato onion carrot turnip nest in a casserole. Add peas and herbs, season, then top with the seared meat. Simmer a tomato stock mixture until thick, pour over, cover, and bake four hours in a deep earthenware dish. Serve from the cooking dish, uncovered, at table.
Take a thick steak, dredge with flour, butter and spices. Cook in a roaster covered with water about one hour. Slice onions and add 24 minutes before serving. Thicken gravy with browned flour paste if needed. Keep water to make a rich gravy. Serve hot with gravy poured or in a separate bowl.
Directions for mending Wilton Brussels or tapestry carpets by making flour and water paste with glue. Soak burlap and carpet edges, press together on canvas, weight with board, and secure with tacks.
Experienced housekeepers warn that even a tiny lemon seed fragment can ruin a pie or dish by imparting bitterness. The recommended method is to cut the fruit in half and squeeze the juice into a squeezer, letting seeds collect in the groove to be easily removed with a spoon tip. Grating lemons increases the risk of seeds mixing with the pulp.
A New York Herald perspective urges simple, tasteful updos for debutantes and schoolgirls. It weighs priorities from head shape to neck poise, favors modest coils and figure eight styles, and stresses nightly brushing and periodic shampooing to maintain hair health.
Fewer pumps appear as fashion forecasts favor colored summer shoes and tan stockings worn with matching gloves. Millinery emphasizes taupe and pomegranate shades while French hats showcase large loops of lawn ribbon. The newest gloves feature long chamois with a buttoned strap at the wrist.
A vintage sewing pattern description outlines outfits for boys ages 4 to 5 and girls ages 8 to 17, detailing knickers, blouses, dresses, and trims. It specifies fabrics like velveteen silk sateen and embroidery, with measurements and yardage for making each garment.
President F R Carson orders no wagering on league grounds and directs umpires and club officials to deploy police. He touts Central as a leading B class league and predicts a record baseball year with strong attendance, noting 10 000 fans attended opening games across towns except Terre Haute.
Hooke, the popular third baseman of the Indianapolis Americans association team, has shown this season he has lost none of last year's cleverness at covering territory around third base. He again promises to be the star at his position in the American association.
Tyrus Cobb, famed Tigers batter and base thief, opened the season with a strong showing including a homer, a double and a single in Chicago. Critics expect him to improve beyond last year, riding pace and experience to lead the American League in batting and steals under Ike Jennings.
A fragment discusses arranging four corner seating pieces to harmonize with a room. It praises simplicity, notes a new seat can break up abrupt built-in finishes, and suggests following a general idea to place pieces in varied directions.
A room features a corner bench with tall matching furniture pieces at each end, a square window with stenciled curtains, and a gray oak unit with blue grass cloth. A round table sits near the corner, with a bowl of flowers brightening the wall and easing the angular layout.
The New York Sun notes willow bird cages remain popular for paraquets thrushes canaries and other birds. Styles include a round bodied cone topped cage with willow ring for hanging and a square cornered oblong form. Cages vary by weave finish and size with natural or stained wood and price around four to five dollars.
A Swiss villager named Johann Schmid, age 68, is described as the happiest man on earth in an interview. The article notes his life in a canton and references a painted sign proclaiming his joy.
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