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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
3
A gown described in blue crepe de chine with blue brocaded silk featuring a blurry design in American Beauty tones. The cover note rests in long mousquetaire sleeves, with silk touches at the skirt side. Medici collar and surplice are cream colored.
An advice piece for housewives on avoiding headaches by addressing causes such as poor ventilation anaemia overwork and worry. It urges open windows regular outdoor exercise blood tonics and disciplined routines to reduce pain and improve household management rather than enduring with grit.
Detachable heel and toe portions fit any sock or stocking and can be swapped when wear occurs. The interchangeable parts are shaped identically for both heel and toe, eliminating two separate spare pieces. Knitted as one piece, the spare portions reduce loss and misplacement.
A dialect piece speaks of keeping a hidden temper in check and preserving a calm demeanor. Avat Napey from Virginia notes the value of restraint and warding off a potential outburst to maintain steady conduct.
A trained nurse explains a quick mustard plaster method. Cut a thick slice of bread and dip briefly in hot water. Spread with white of egg and sprinkle with mustard. The egg helps prevent blistering.
A 1910s style notice explains Uncle Sam replacing old notes with uniform, smaller bills. Each denomination will be clearly valued by portrait, aiming to curb forgery and simplify national currency. The change promises strong public interest and a decisive shift in everyday money.
A future trend foresees home moving pictures as a standard feature in new houses costing around 25 000 dollars or more. Architects will design dedicated picture rooms, films will be delivered weekly, and the home projectors will become common. The film photographer may preserve memories of birthdays weddings and other events for families and guests.
The bee disease bill aimed to punish sending diseased bees by post but overlooked that bees can travel unaided. Infected swarms could move between places and meet inspectors who would lack a health certificate, rendering the provisions ineffective.
The London Chronicle discusses Roumania urging Bulgaria to cede Silistria as compensation for swift wartime actions. It notes Silistria’s fortifications, long deemed impregnable since the Russian capture, and recalls the Berlin Congress decision to demolish the forts, which authorities have largely ignored.
The article notes that in Manhattan New York last year 19 buildings were demolished and a public works tank raised the total demolitions to 20. The front feet of houses pulled down measured 24 875 feet about four and three quarter miles. Nine of the top destroyed houses were four stories high.
A new stenotype device enables 400 to 800 words per minute on paper using phonetic spelling. Described as a shorthand typewriter, it records work in plain English characters with accuracy and speed.
Advice shows methods to repair rubber hot water bags using oil for inside greasing and corks to vent air. It covers patching with melted rubber, sheet rubber, adhesive plaster, rivets, and multiple glue layers. also suggests alternatives like flannel bags filled with hot sand, and reuses of worn bags as plant mats.
A fashion note describes day wear trends with a two piece checked skirt and plain coat ensemble. The skirt is slit at the sides for ease of movement, paired with a black serge cut away coat and a white vest bound with black braid for a sporty, mannish Frenchy look.
A simple green rubberized silk flower holder outlined with green wire prevents moisture reaching the gown. The wire edge allows shaping to fit the bouquet and the arrangement can be attached to a corsage or other desired location.
The guide recommends adding a few drops of ammonia to water once a week to speed plant growth. It notes the water should be lukewarm, not cooler than the surrounding air, when watering.
The Kansas Farmer argues horses are essential to human welfare and civilization. He laments that people overlook their value until loss and urges farmers to improve horses using good sires as a matter of economy and progress.
Mr Fullerton and his wife lead Long Island experiment farms. He denounces overuse of chemical fertilizers but plans to apply manure and lime, grow crimson clover, vetch, and rye, and employ blood and bone meal on subsequent crops. He warns heavy chemical use harms virgin soil and praises weeds for driving cultivation.
The American Cultivator outlines fumigation to kill germs and pests in rooms and woodwork. It advises tight sealing, excluding fowls, and using sulfur candles or burning sulphur with rags in a basin, then airing out thoroughly while noting poisoning risks to humans and birds.
Instructions from Farm and Wireside describe dipping eggs in hot paraffin to seal them. Each egg is dipped, cooled, and wrapped in waxed paper, then packed cold in tin cans and sealed with more paraffin to exclude air. Stored in a cool place, these eggs should keep for several months if handled carefully.
A Popular Mechanics sketch shows a barn door latch that prevents horses from unlatching the door. The design bars opening until the bar is raised, needing two coordinated movements to open. An outside pull using the latch string and a knob in a slot can still draw the latch.
Take an old carpet to use as a kneeling pad when pulling borers from apple trees. Kneeling on the carpet keeps the ground from aggravating rheumatism. Farw Journal
A quirky verse narrates a pair who find marriage age math impossible. A man aged thirty six courts a seventeen year old, then ages align awkwardly as the pairs drift apart. By the end the woman is sixty nine and the man thirty one, leaving their romance tragically unfulfilled.
A motorist struck a dog with his car on a country road and offered $10 to the upset farmer who mourned the loss. The farmer accepted the money and watched the car disappear, then mused aloud about who owned the dog.
Paul Hellen, renowned for etching beauty, spoke in New York about a hard quality in many American faces. He cited several faces as striking yet marked by a hardness, comparing them to a patient suitor asking a girl named Vincent Annabel to prove his love by deeds.
A Ladies' Home Journal excerpt describes a morning class discussing the Declaration of Independence. A young teacher questions Sammy Smith about the signing location and Sammy proudly answers the bottom of the page, recalling the teacher's instruction.
Judge recounts a distressed three year old boy, John, crying because his brother Charles drew a picture of I got drowned yet refused to draw one of he help me out. The tale contrasts views about children's imagination with a professor's stance.
The paper notes a New York society dedicated to reducing noise. The two-story man quips that burglar alarms never alarmed burglars, highlighting the clash between noise suppression and security in a witty exchange.
A Boston Transcript snippet shows Mrs Subbubs discussing a dozen fresh eyes for children. The price is 40 cents, with a note that grumbling brings the cost down to 25. The exchange involves Mary and a neighbor mother.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes mixed reception for a play titled How to Keep a Servant. Critics call it not a strong show though some readers are drawn by the provocative premise and the promise of a solution to a common domestic problem.
A fragment from Harvard humor notes a sign reading Keep Off the Grass and remarks about barren lawns. The quip suggests bold neglect and playful protest against seasonal mowing norms.
A collection of simple desserts and preparations including gingerbread honey custard honey whip mousse wudge and several junket based dishes. Recipes feature sugar milk eggs and flavorings like chocolate vanilla coffee and coconut with guidance on heating setting and serving.
Fruit sandwiches are increasingly common and valued at about 80 delicious for sandwiches. They satisfy a natural craving for sweets and are simpler and healthier than cakes or candies. Dates form savory pastes for fillings mixed with orange juice pulp. Spread between buttered bread.
A kitchy guide suggests warming plates by dipping in hot water and drying with a towel. It advises warming cutlery by soaking in hot water and replacing worn cabinet knobs with cheap options from a novelty store. Frying fish benefits from fat saved from a prior fry.
Stew three or four quince, purée through a colander, sweeten, and pour into a glass dish. Top with a custard made from one pint of milk, three egg yolks, and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Whip three egg whites with three tablespoonfuls of sugar and heap atop the custard.
Take half a cupful of batter a cupful of sugar two eggs half a cupful of molasses half a cupful of cold coffee two cupfuls of flour half a teaspoonful of soda a quarter teaspoonful each of cloves and mace and one teaspoonful of cinnamon Bake in a long bar pan until done.
A recipe fragment describes Steene rubbing twelve large olives with finely chopped hard boiled eggs and melted butter. It instructs spreading on crustless bread, seasoning with pepper, and pressing firmly together to form a sandwich.
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