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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
6
The article discusses the upcoming season's beach style led by the beach girl Catherine Talbot. It highlights choosing a harmonizing umbrella and accessories, white frocks, and the shift from silk to knitted bathing suits for durability against strong surf.
Clear step by step method to launder chintz at home. Remove dust, soak twelve hours, add salt if first wash to prevent color running, shred yellow soap into hot water for lather, use soft brush, rinse in tepid to cold water, starch with hot starch wax and borax, hang to dry, iron hot with beeswax rubbed on, polish on a hot board. Repeat starching and ironing as needed for final finish.
A compact cabinet shown in the illustration attracts a young housekeeper with its convenient arrangement. The piece includes 253 baking pans and measuring cups in the cupboard beneath the mixing board, a handy stationary four sifter, and doors that close neatly at day’s end, keeping culinary implements out of sight.
A woman with a hundred dollar legacy purchases a pneumatic cleaner and starts a rental cleaning business. She charges 15 to 30 cents per hour for maid service with options for directing use and room arrangement, eventually expanding to clothes cleaning as experience grows.
Guidance on cleaning and maintaining a gas range. Keep it clean inside and out, avoid burning off fats, and do not blacken it. Wash greasy parts with potash lye or soda, then dry. Do not place debris in corners to prevent clogging. After drying, rub all surfaces with an oily cloth using minimal lard or suet, olive oil preferred. Do not wash or oil while cold or burners hot to avoid rust and odors.
A vintage tip explains that adding fresh marshmallows to hot chocolate or cocoa can replace cream. When poured over, the marshmallows rise to the top, dissolve, and mimic cream while keeping the marshmallows themselves fresh for a long time.
A dainty summer fabric dress is described as easily handled for embroidery and flouncing. The article notes inexpensive flouncing used effectively on a girl's dress with torchen insertion bands set between decorative elements.
Perch Screens H4.2 showcases screens of lindenwood with weatherproof color and metal pulleys finished in dark green. A German basswood screen bound with threads promises longevity. Several models create added rooms for summer cottages, porches, and sleeping porches as outdoor living grows.
A historical recipe excerpt details preparing a young chicken with herbs and a tarragon mayonnaise sauce. Instructions cover boiling, mincing, and sauces, including variation with vinegar or white wine, parsley, capers, olives, pickles, and tarragon. Additional steps describe vegetable chicken stews with rice, and forming bread mixtures into shapes for frying.
Elinor Hite notes the officious friend who intercedes at every crisis acting as a guardian angel. She argues such critics claim to know others thoughts and undermine independence, turning praise or blame into a false relation with the world until one is left alone with the critic.
Women seek a simple hat revival using laundry blueing and a stiff brush. Apply evenly to reach all straw interstices, protect the surface with newspaper, and use daylight for best results. Two coats help sunburned hats. the method offers longer wear than shoe polish.
A detailed fashion guide describes the pannier as a graceful evening and afternoon silhouette. It covers materials like flowered silks, taffeta, and chiffon, with lace trims, net yokes, and adjustable peplums. Precise yardage for sizes and components is listed.
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