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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
6
Practical guidance for infant bath care emphasizing preparation, room warmth, gentle cleansing, and careful drying. It covers water temperature testing with the elbow, mild soap, boric acid solution for cleansing contact areas, powder choices, and the mother’s attire to prevent skin irritation. Includes home decor notes on pillows and echoes of porch and guest room use.
The piece notes a revival of old timekeepers especially sundials and outlines styles from horizontal pedestals to tree trunk dial bases. It highlights bronze and brass faces with Roman numerals, Italian and English designs, vertical stone dials on churches or houses, and the need for sun exposure and expert leveling for accuracy.
The article promotes affordable tasteful pillow designs replacing satin and ornate styles. It describes an oblong linen pillow twice as long as wide, with flower motifs and petals, fringed short ends, and easy stencil options on burlap denim or linen. It mentions low-cost remnant materials and a wreath border stencil idea by Suzane Godard.
Cretonne fabrics are illustrated as a versatile decor material for summer projects. The guide suggests making pillows, runners, and small storage boxes by applying large cretonne patterns to denim, linen, or cotton and finishing edges with cord or hemstitching.
Fragmented, unclear table lists times for boiling cabbage cauliflower peas asparagus carrots turnips onions beets French beans broad beans and others. Notes suggest not overboiling to preserve color and flavor, keep near boiling water and pin to kitchen wall.
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