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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
4
In a bleak northern vigil the White Guard drink to absent friends and recall painful memories. Jasper Hume guards a secret vow to save Varre Lepage, facing a stark winter of endurance while a silent pledge and a prayer bind the group together through the perilous, frostbound night.
Jeff Hyde is blind and insists on remaining at base camp while Jasper Hume and Gaspe Toujours push toward Manitou Mountain. The plan locks in Jeff and Gaspe Ton jours at the camp with horses and supplies while the others press on, hoping for a safer route.
The piece notes the American worker spends more on clothing for himself and his family, dresses more tastefully, but must pay more for clothes. It also claims Americans invest more in injuries and legitimate measures, while the food they eat is more varied and of better quality than the English cousin.
The piece argues that rising living costs outpace wage growth, places the burden on the wife to manage funds wisely, and offers practical guidelines. It cautions against debt, waste, and imprudent comparisons, urges prioritizing essentials like food and clothing, and stresses honesty and prudence in household finances. It also cautions against copying others' lifestyles and emphasizes gradual self-reliance for young housekeepers.
Guidance warns against using cold water for cooking rice and stresses boiling water from start to finish. Maintain constant motion to swell grains threefold, do not stir until boiling resumes, and avoid touching the rice with utensils. Follow the sweat stage for a beautiful, delectable result.
The article cites advice from Winter Window Garden in Home Magazine on countering dry indoor air. It urges keeping plants hydrated by misting and evaporating water, ensuring fresh air and oxygen, and venting rooms to match plant needs for successful growth.
Instructions describe selecting ripe grapes removing seeds by pressing pulp, cooking the pulp with juice, straining, recombining skins, and adding sugar at a ratio of one pound per pint of fruit until thick. Then jar and seal the preserves for storage.
A brown canvas traveling laundry bag with a brass lock and painted initials is described as handy for bachelor girls who travel light. The bag is used to carry soiled linen to the laundress and returns after weekends or trips.
The Dear Unhalted chronicles the Postum Cereal Co rise from a small Jan 1 1895 barn in Battle Creek Michigan to the sprawling White City complex. It highlights the Stratford upon Avon style Post office, lavish furnishings, and the company's emphasis on attractive healthful workrooms for employees. The booklet promises further details to any reader requesting it.
Major Stoy describes a cosmopolitan crowd at the resort noting Greeks Turks Hindoos Chinese Moors among guests. A Pasteur Institute physician recalls an Indian chief War Eagle seeking hydrophobia treatment after a suspicious black poodle ragout, highlighting comical yet tense fears.
Mrs. Margaret Eximerich of Napoleon Ohio details decade of kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and blurred vision. After two years housebound doctors unable to help she found relief and cure with Doan's Kidney Pills, purchased for 50 cents at Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Lord Rothschild, financier and influential figure in Jewish colonization talks, once curtly dismissed Jay Gould with Europe not for sale. Defiance Starch claims safety for fine fabrics, offering strength to reduce usage and achieve a fresh finish similar to new goods.
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists notes continental bakers mix soap with dough to lighten bread and pastries. Soap quantities vary, larger in fancy wares and fritters than in bread. A proverb warns that waiting for luck brings only upside down toes.
A quirky notice reads like an old-time ad or opinion piece about wires and hats with odd spellings and misspellings. It mentions Lewis and Fustui'y Poorm and hints at a humorous take on self opinion and headgear size.
A garbled ad-like passage discusses a supposed cure for deafness via the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering a $500 reward via Malls Catarrh Cure and Cheney. It also states New York Police officials have one captain or sergeant for every twenty officers.
Testimonial from Mrs. Nathanial Field of St Allerans Somerset County Maine describes severe anemia with vomiting headaches and backache cured after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports weight gain from 120 to 164 pounds after several boxes and says the pills relieve distress after eating and help sleep. Sold by all druggists 50 cents a box six for 8 50 postpaid from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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