This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
2
A lively survey of historic Italian cuisine notes edicts against chefs, onion and cheese aromas, and the native genius behind Parmesan rich soups, polenta, ragouts, and pastries. It describes chestnuts, macaroni dishes, and regional sweets including granita, Neapolitan ices, and panforte with practical kitchen tips and typical dishes.
A reader explains how to grow Chinese sacred lilies in water rather than soil, starting with pebbles and a dark period, then gradual light. The note shares methods for keeping children healthy, clothing solutions for winter, and methods for brewing tea and coffee, plus a rice cooking technique.
A fragment describes a layered cabbage bake with white sauce grated cheese breadcrumbs butter and seasonings. The instruction notes soaking cabbage in cold water for an hour then assembling layers with cheese salt pepper and a final buttered bake in a moderate oven.
Laura and Beth discuss a shelf organized as a memory aid. Laura explains the shelf holds borrowed items, gifts, and memory prompts to prevent forgetfulness, revealing how the system helps track promises, books, garments, and other small tasks. Beth reacts with amusement and curiosity to the idea.
Doris laments a missing skin lotion bottle and debates hat storage. Margaret suggests the tiny closet holds bottles for toilet and medicine. Doris discovers a makeshift staircase inside the arrangement and imagines a crafted display, while both plan a handy whittled repair.
An old washstand with a marble top is moved from the bedchamber for a modern outdoor revival. If in good repair, clean with warm suds and alcohol, oil the wood, sun, and air. In the kitchen its marble top serves as a rolling board for pie dough and a place to slice vegetables, with drawers and shelves for towels and pots.
A reader offers guidance on learning house keeping and husbandry, sharing memories of a patient wife and a humorous tone about domestic tasks. The letter also requests a recipe for a gasoline soap compound and describes methods for making soap solutions and fabric care.
A reader from Cambridge Massachusetts requests guidance on exterminating bedbugs using corrosive sublimate from a drug store. Instructions suggest dissolving in wort alcohol, adding naphtha, applying to waste and furniture, and keeping the mixture in a covered jar. Warns of poisons and cautions about lighting and ventilation after treatment.
A mother recounts her eight week old son’s repeated Dromohial preametia and severe croup in March and December. She details home remedies including daily throat and chest baths with warm water and cold salt solution, olive oil rubs, and old milk compresses, plus regular nap and sleep schedules for babies.
A reader asks how to place bread when butter plates return to fashion and rice should be cooked so each grain stays separate. The piece notes shifting table custom and predicts bread should be laid on cloth beside plates, with a hint that such norms may endure in family life even if dinner manners change.
The article urges light airy bathrooms and offers practical upgrades for old houses. It covers walls floors and fixtures, including repainting or repapering walls, calcimining plaster, linoleum or cork floors, washable hand woven rugs, enamelled baths, and Madras curtains to admit light while blocking steam.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.