Fall Housecleaning Advice From Old Times
Practical guidance on airing blankets and woolens, repairing floors and cracks, cleaning rugs with cornmeal, and deodorizing textiles. It advises sun drying, raffia repairs, shifting furniture, washing with salt water, and using a vacuum for upholstery. Includes mirror cleaning and simple neck exercises for wellness.
Scrawny neck cure advised for health and appearance
A nineteenth or early twentieth century health note urges removing throat bands to relax the neck, claiming improved thyroid function and reduced throat illnesses. It promotes massage and a fattening diet with cream and eggs to fill out a scrawny neck and strengthen overall vitality.
Autumn Birthday Party Guide for an October Celebration
A guide to hosting an autumn themed birthday for children with outdoor or veranda setups. Suggests decorations using autumn leaves and goldenrod, watercolor invites, inviting many children, simple menu with nut filled sandwiches fruit salad and cakes, paper dishes, and festive frosting and candles. Provides tips for entertaining with old fashioned games and stories to ensure the child feels honored on their day.
Woman Scales Glacier in Alaska After Sealing It
Dora Keen daughter of Dr W W Keen a noted woman explorer has returned home after sealing the Harvard glacier in Alaska a feat never before accomplished She says her trip aimed to learn if factors in Alaska were advancing or retreating and that some moved forward while others receded her observations may help science deduce why glaciers move in different directions.
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Three Good Tips For Baking Potatoes And Cakes
A fragment advises placing a small water pan in the oven to speed potato baking and prevent cake burning. It also notes a gasoline cleaner leaves rings on cloth and suggests steaming over a ton kettle to remove the ring.
New Neckwear Styles Blend Tailored and Frilly Collars
The article outlines daily neckwear ideas favoring two strong elements: tailored collars with starched varieties and a frilly feminine collar with lace and tuckings. It cites military-influenced designs and 1830s stock collars revived in linen and satin, plus a tall white linen stock with high throat lining and back-buttoning clerical look.
Archduchess Elizabeth Calls Austrian Women to Duty
Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria urges women to forsake frivolity during serious times. She notes fathers and brothers fight for right and liberty and asks women to be rigorous, give up amusements, and devote themselves to prayer and helpful work.
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Weighty Normandy Dinner Bet
A cashier mocks a claim of weight gain but the head clerk touts a Normandy place that supposedly beats all, noting he gained 178 pounds there three weeks ago and inviting the cashier to dinner to meet the cook.
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