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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
A piano expert explains how piano tone can be affected by room features such as a chandelier and glass globes. The tale shows a note’s unpleasant sound traced to external vibration, then confirms the instrument’s quality. Also included are practical sago dessert recipes and a child discipline anecdote.
A poem by May Austin reflecting on women's duties at home. It contrasts two paths for women and asks what they can do to support men in battle, urging women to stay home, watch, pray, and sustain a loyal heart. The piece closes affirming that woman was made to be the stay and joy of a man's home.
A reflective piece on seasonal dress and personal grooming. It urges modest selfcare over fashion obsession, emphasizes beauty as a divine ideal, and recalls a memory of a gingham gown cherished by a mother and the tenderness of home.
In Louisville a baby girl playing with a rag doll in a street car “mothered it” and kissed it. Passengers cried Stop as the car lurched and the doll fell to the pavement. A dozen rushed to recover it and the “little mother” was reunited with her doll, rewarded by her baby smile.
A woman aged forty five describes using ground French charcoal as her sole cosmetic for twenty eight years. She preserves the powder in a wide mouthed bottle and takes three teaspoons with honey three nights every three months, followed by a purgative on the fourth night. She credits healthy complexion to this routine plus frequent ripe fruit intake including tomatoes figs oranges grapes and other seasonal fruit.
A historical recipe describes making a raisin filling by simmering chopped seeded raisins with water and sugar until tender, then stirring in an egg and thickening over hot water. A lemon and cod flavoring is added, followed by use in pies. The text also notes a plentiful apple year with cider and baked apples.
The author enumerates common kitchen waste such as fat from cooking meats, scraps from bones, cold and spoiled foods, open tea cannisters and coffee jars, soap in wastewater, worn towels, drafts in fires, and neglected cleaning. He argues the yearly loss from these practices adds up to money that could buy comfort or security.
M Otto in Paris uses a custom playful studio to capture children at ease rather than posed portraits. The space features unique furnishings and toys designed by the artist, inviting both boys and girls to enjoy a natural, home like photography session. Meanwhile a note on fruit preserves mentions blackberries yield finer jelly than other berries and describes a currant jelly method.
A Buffalo Courier recipe for a quick home made lemon syrup. Boil half a pint sugar with water then add butter lemon zest and juice. Skim the mix as butter melts. A stick of cinnamon boiled briefly enhances the flavor when serving with waffles or pancakes.
A 1900s era tip describes dissolving five pounds of white soap in two quarts of boiling water, stirring until dissolved, then adding four ounces of borax. Do not use brown soap on woolen goods. heat gently and use as a wash.
A simple salad combines diced pineapple and celery in equal portions. Mayonnaise enriched with whipped cream dresses the mixture. Salted almond and pecan slices finish the dish for a creamy, nutty garnish.
The article notes perfume is now regarded as a medical aid with violet water singled out as especially calming for the nerves.
A simple quince syrup is prepared by boiling three pounds of sugar with a pint of water. Pare and grate two large quinces, then stir the mixture in. Boil for fifteen minutes, then can the syrup for storage.
Gum camphor should be placed with new silverware to prevent tarnish while the camphor gum remains. Silver should never be washed in soapsuds as this produces a white appearance.
A brief note discusses oilcloth as a sturdy cover for school books and clothing in large families, claiming it lasts longer than paper or textiles that wear out. It also offers a practical tip: remove food from molds by using opposite heat methods, wrapping molds with cloths wrung from hot versus cold water depending on contents.
Simple decor tip suggests applying white paint or enamel to furniture of any age or color to create a white room for a young girl at minimal cost.
A kitchen tip describes canning tomatoes for soup. Wash and trim black spots, cook until tender, strain to a fine pulp free of seeds and skin, boil briefly, then can as usual. This method speeds soup preparation and avoids extra straining when cooking.
A moral vignette extols brave boys who work hard and keep right as a future nation’s leaders. The tale shifts to Konk a goose who leaves the Brown geese for wild companions, then returns with a dozen new konks, while the other geese view vanity with humor.
A hoglish sparrow lands on the Park Row Nassau Street statue of Benjamin Franklin. He shores a rag into the wig crevice, fights nearby sparrows, and ends by perched on Franklin's head after a brief street quarrel. The scene at the statue becomes a comic clash as the small home builder asserts dominion over the wig crevice.
October 10 1903 story from Herald Young Morks Poultry Association recounts how Prior Kook started with a rooster and hens, bought more stock, kept feed costs, sold birds for profit, and plans to partner with papa while reporting to the association. He notes a bad egg shipment from Pennsylvania and a white rock hen that yielded eight chicks.
Effie Brown exclaims over a wild goose named Konk that swooped in from the sky. Mrs. Brown notes Konk is a dark gray wild goose with a black back stripe and a limp leg, standing among the Brown family geese as they observe the newcomer.
A letter from T H Mars of Chicago and other individuals describes kidney disease relief after using Peruna and Manalin. The advertisement asserts Peruna treats catarrh of the kidneys, purports rapid improvement, and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
A cook alarms a kitchen scene as a boy named Dick clashes with two cats over a beef steak. The story shows the cats on the table and the boy scratching about, while a moral rhyme about choosing the right road closes the fragment.
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