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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
6
A spring hat displays a novel frame using thin gold wire formerly used for rat traps. The cream Rag Inca fabric covers the frame with black velvet ribbon threaded through lace and a fan shaped ornament of white muline.
A historical note offers practical potato guidance. Do not bake at too high a temperature as skins harden and sogginess results. Do not cover potatoes after boiling and draining to keep them fluffy. For leftovers, scoop centers, mix with butter and cream, then bake until lightly browned.
Spring fashion favors all figures with adaptable coats. Stout women gain coverage with longer coats while slender figures prefer short jackets. hipline emphasis returns as waistlines shift. Three quarter and full length sleeves dominate, skirt width widens slightly, and many suits run semi tailored with self covered cord trims and folds. Silk taftta is popular for demi tailored coats, while regulation coats remain nearly plain in sleeve design.
Deviled Beef uses butter green pepper onion salt lemon juice and fowl with cold roast beef on crackers or toast. Shrimp and Tomatoes simmers butter and tomato with pepper salt onion juice then adds marinated shrimp and serves on buttered toast. Cheese Custard blends melted butter cheese bread crumbs milk and eggs poured over toast slices.
Guidance from the era on economical cooking using bulk oats cornmeal and wheat to stretch groceries. Instructions cover washing soaking and cooking methods with emphasis on avoiding waste and using available grains to create hot cereals or desserts. Practical tips from The New York Tribune quoted.
In the Murray Islands south seas natives enjoy top spinning as a funeral rite and community entertainment. Tops are carved from volcanic ash with palm wood stems, spinning for long durations while songs and chants cheer and observers time their demonstrations. Men of all ages participate, with gatherings echoing across island sections and occasional discipline from chiefs to return to daily tasks.
A short moral note urges children to laugh when angry as a quick mood booster. It claims laughter improves personal mood and brightens people around them, presenting a playful reminder about the power of a smile.
Blind Beaute Football Club in Kentucky has organized a football team and won several victories.
A fragmented account describes young Japanese girls who begin carrying small dolls as substitutes for real babies. The practice progresses as they grow older, teaching care duties and easing maternal workloads, with girls gradually handling heavier dolls before adulthood.
A damaged fragment describes a sea creature with rainbow colors seen underwater, noting its vivid appearance near a diamond and radiites. The text is unclear but centers on a striking underwater image titled Sea Mousa. io wea oMRE with references to beauty and color.
A measured verse expresses contentment with simple pleasures over grand wealth and fame. The speaker foresees a modest patch of green, family warmth, and personal dignity as enough, while acknowledging limits on rising above the crowd. The Detroit Free Press attribution anchors the piece.
A Beichester merchant posts a window note seeking a fourteen year old boy. A tall youth with a pleasing appearance enters and agrees he wants the job but cannot promise to stay the full term.
Walter Wagner clashes with Frank Bradin over a cactus fiber rope machine and a proposed patent sale. Bradin pushes a plan to start a rival rope company while negotiating marriage to Norma Wagner. He reveals incorporation papers naming Norma as his wife, offering the patent as leverage in a tense business and family showdown.
Sunday School lesson notes the Galilee ministry, focusing on a crowded house in Capernaum where four friends lowered a paralytic through the roof. Jesus forgives sins and heals him, prompting debate among scribes while crowds praise God for the miracle and the message of the kingdom. The event showcases faith, forgiveness, and Jesus' authority as Son of Man.
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