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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
6
Department of Agriculture researchers report in Bulletin 310 that butter and lard digest at 97 percent, beef fat and mutton fat at 88 percent. Butter and lard show high digestibility, while mutton fat is lower but still satisfactory. Future work aims to inform housekeepers on fat choices and cooking effects.
Corduroy remains in the limelight this season appearing in dress goods and ready to wear. It trims suits and outfits and is popular for street and evening coats and skirts. Rich colors range from deep blues and greens to browns violets grays and classic black and white.
A report notes a corner on quinine and other German imported drugs drives sharp price jumps. Quinine climbs from 21 cents to 2.25 dollars per ounce, magnesia scarce, bromides and benzoates surge, antipyrine and phenacetine spike, glycerine up, and carbolic acid more than doubles, as Ehrlich’s salvarsan and many German chemicals vanish from supply.
Mrs George Haven Putnam of Barnard College history praised women training for self defense and sporting resilience. She urged girls to abandon restrictive dress, learn ordinary self defense, openly carry guns, and endure injuries without complaint to challenge traditional female inferiority and economic dependence.
Dr Patrick outlines four headache types rheumatic sinus neurasthenic and migraine noting remedies vary by cause. Rheumatic headaches respond to massage heat and aspirin while sinus headaches improve with steam and cleaning the sinuses. Neurasthenic headaches are treated as a nervous condition and migraine requires addressing lifestyle and health factors to reduce frequency. Coal tar remedies are commonly used for migraine but may worsen headache frequency.
Salt cleanses the palate and furred tongue and a salt water gargle often helps. A pinch on the tongue followed by cold water may cure a sick headache. A cup of hot water with a spoonful of salt relieves dyspepsia heartburn and indigestion. Pulverized rock salt with turpentine makes an excellent dressing for a felon applied with a rag every 24 hours.
A colonial guide extols quince in pies puddings and marmalade. It advises using about twice as many tart apples as quince for pies and slow stewing quince before baking. The pudding uses seven quinces four egg yolks milk and spices baked with a meringue topping. Marmalade blends quinces and apples with lemon juice water and sugar until thick and sealed.
The passage links foot health to knee strength and nervous issues. Ill fitting or poor shoes cause foot injury and early gray hair, while lack of exercise leads to obesity or tuberculosis. Neglected corns may provoke nerves and aging effects.
A dialogue reveals a man Dowson hearing of Pilkington beating his wife and the wife’s shock at Dowson’s indifference. The exchange includes mock outrage and a joke about continuing the cruel scene. The conversation ends with the husband joking about beating his wife if she taunts him.
Grubbs asks if hay fever has a real cure while Stubbs jokes that some suggest hanging or beheading. Grubbs replies the ailment persists as punishment in the next world, reflecting a grim view.
A father observes his daughter Gertrude unveil new garments at a reception held by the falka in her honor. Gertrude praises the fibers and credits the tiny worm for Silk creation, while her father rebukes her playful misnaming of him.
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