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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
6
A column urges marking valuables with indelible ink and simple labels so items like handbags umbrellas and raincoats can be returned if found. It stresses including name address and a reward to encourage honesty and quick recall in case of loss.
Merchants label eyeglass cases with owner numbers and sew linen tags bearing customer and tailor names into coats. Opticians label cases to aid recovery, but expect finder gratitude rather than reward. These practices aim to return found property though many do not advertise finds due to time and trouble.
The article explains using a double boiler to prevent scorching milk and notes affordable alternatives like a small pan inside a larger one. It offers a rapid fix for scorched milk: move the pan from heat to cold water, add salt, and stir to reduce burnt taste.
A guide to making crepe flower centerpieces for a festival table, with petal forms numbered one to ten and a floral hunt game. Includes tips on cutting petals, transferring shapes to cardboard, tying petals with ribbons, and prize ideas. Also covers ironing setup, boards, and fabrics to avoid shine, plus using wax, beeswax, and paper to improve ironing.
A writer extols pyrographed velvet as a quick elegant craft for gifts and home decor. She describes technique using a velvet or velveteen surface, a pyrograph needle, and careful shading to create dogwood blossoms and other designs on centerpieces mats and accessories.
Instructions advise testing tea on metal to gauge ash and quality, note stain removal for delicate fabrics using glycerin and lukewarm water, and describe ironing methods. Caution given that hot water can crack varnish on japanned trays. clean with olive oil and cloth, then glycerin for spills on leather and fabric.
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