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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
6
A historic washing guide explains how to treat blouses and silks during travel. It warns against hot irons, recommends damp ironing, and details rinses with boiling water, warm water, and methylated spirit for silk. Gentle handling, quick washing, and careful drying preserve fabrics.
Parisiennes wear collarets of fur with lace velvet and satin. Narrow fur strips encircle the throat, edged with white satin frills or velvet. Combinations mix ermine mink and blue velvet with fringe and pearls, showing how to finish closures with satin bows and decorative tacks.
The article describes cleaning felt hats by applying a hard brush, spiraling motion, and scrubbing. It mentions brush bristle length and technique to restore the hat’s surface, noting impact on the felt texture and appearance.
A garbled set of kitchen hints mentions rice in a salt shaker to deter damp air, washing fish, an oven step for odor removal, fruit handling, and odd phrases about jelly, tumbler details, and brittle pins. The text is inconsistent and hard to parse but centers on food prep and odor control.
Winter Houge Plants and Bucemlaut plants show strength in winter gardens. Aneh as American toes and smhenetis look weary yet remain hardy and thrive in cold weather. Ivy performs well, providing dense cover and decorative potential for tablesetting and small varieties.
Fragmentary text presents a quirky note about a table setting with coffee and jelly. Names and concrete details are unclear, but the tone implies a casual domestic instruction or playful aside. No clear people, places, or events are established.
The article outlines several peanut sandwich ideas including pounded or chopped peanuts with salt and olive oil between buttered bread. Variations include ground peanuts stirred into mayonnaise with cream cheese between crackers or bread, or biscuits with whipped cream and peanut dust for afternoon luncheons.
A sickroom air purifying method is described as rolling a burning newspaper through the room to overcome stale air. An alternative offered is a tablespanful of vinegar ignited over a lamp to improve ventilation and odor.
An account explains how the term fire water arose among Indians as traders mixed water with whisky to induce trade. Distilled spirits from England were shipped to America in barrels and diluted to maximize profits, with Indians learning that water quenched or spurred flames depending on the dilution. A chief attributed the liquor to a mythic origin, noting its deadly effects on his people.
A collection of curious animal facts notes birds avoiding fires and their vicinity, North American refleer den habits, swallow body temperature near 112 degrees, cats’ eye glow amounting to significant radiation, lake trout and whitefish egg counts, the English viper not laying eggs but live births, parrots mainly vegetarian with Kea in New Zealand preferring sheep, and certain fish and dolphins swimming with eyes above water.
Miori housewives in New Zealand use fireless cookers, saving labor. They dig a steam hole in volcanic mud, place a box or basket over it, and bake meals and even wash clothes in their small geysers, creating an improvised oven from nature.
A terse dialogue centers on whether a kiss should occur as one character weighs consequences. The other notes that the father is in Europe, cited as Lippincott’s, shaping the decision and tension in the scene.
Tom Mowbray teeters atop Old Pine Knob with a balky Duke and Miss Jessie Boone in a cutter. A Boston express nears the crossing on Winkoos Creek, prompting a daring sled leap that hurls Tom into the cutter, saving Miss Boone as the train tears past. Duke remains uninjured and vows to balk no more.
A fragmented manuscript description outlines an illustrated display titled the Seven Divs Inca Row. It refers to arranging woodened pictures and pasted elements to show a concept of unity and sequence. The text hints at a daily or weekly schedule and a livery dog turning up as a motif, with a man’s head and worm’s head approaching.
A garbled passage poses a string of wordplay questions about dates letters cities and fractions. It seems to mix names and numbers in a playful misrendered form without clear source context or definitive answers.
A story notes Ida, who mocks a girl named Polly and harms her doll. Ida’s mother warns against taunting, especially of a parrot. Ida persists until a misstep injures Polly’s pet parrot Betty, provoking a harsh lesson about cruelty.
A company scenes a comic concert where each member selects an imaginary instrument. The leader’s flute prompts others to mime strings and keys, with sounds and actions synchronized. When the leader switches, a swap occurs and forfeits are paid as roles change in the playful mock performance.
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