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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
11
The piece notes scallops as a dominant trim on children garments, from collars and cuffs to belts and hats. It highlights plain medium sized scallops as most durable, with embroidery motifs and eyelets adding decorative detail, and mentions Parisian influences on fine baby outfits.
Princess arrivals and corslet skirts mirror a fashion revival with chemisettes gaining importance. Elaborate embroidery, eyelet work, and ribbon accents drive varied designs. linen remains preferred, with transfers done via tracing and reverse impressions.
An article urging households to prepare an emergency cupboard with medicines, bandages, and utensils for quick care before a doctor arrives. It lists contents such as gauze, antiseptic, hot water bottles, alcohol heater, various tonics, and common sense usage tips for sprains, burns, eye care, fevers, and digestive aids to avoid costly trips.
A dated culinary note describes softening and air drying meringue shells before filling to achieve a creamy texture. It suggests letting the shells stand after removal from the freezer to allow ice cream to permeate the shell.
A guide for child birthday parties including cake recipe three four cups butter and sugar and a fruit cream filling, simple refreshments lemonade three cornered ham sandwiches and light chicken salad or cold tongue, ice cream and small patty cakes. For older children a dancing party with simple piano music and restrained decor.
A 1905 guide explains women can become guides or chaperons for travel. It details starting with a single student and later forming a three-person team, charging full pay and using lodging as compensation. Advice covers office setup, advertising, decent conduct, and helpful responses to inquiries.
Bite habit remedies for toddlers include mittens, finger tip aloes or quinine dips, pasteboard splints, and celluloid sleeves with persistence to avoid lasting finger-tip damage. Mumps affects older children most, spreads via direct contact, has a two to three week incubation, and causes parotid swelling with fever and fatigue before subsiding in a week to ten days.
Screens for summer homes are lighter and less elaborate than winter versions. Bedroom screens use three ply wood frames with gay cretonne or chintz, white dotted swiss, or silkline in weathered oak, while downstairs screens favor weathered oak with tapestries or denim patterns. A practical project, copying a screen at home is easy and affordable to provide privacy and reduce drafts.
Housekeeper should keep several tin covers with handles in different sizes. These covers fit bowls pots and pans to protect food while cooling or cooking, offering a better option than fragile china plates or hastily improvised lids.
An old article advises choosing durable awnings with old-fashioned styles, using heavy duck fabric and simple galvanized frames. It covers color impact, architecture matching, venting options, and care tips, noting awnings last three to four seasons and should be cleaned while fresh.
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