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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
5
A mixed page item showcases advice and reflections from Harper's on an unpopular woman defined by sharp satire and social alienation, plus several household tips. It includes home remedies for corns and warts, a tuberculosis overview, pencil removal techniques, baby weight guidelines, and craft textile notes.
A description outlines a dramatic copper colored satin dress featuring full sleeves and a front panel of heavy lace with a matching finish. Each side displays a black satin sash starting at the shoulder and extending to the hem.
A pale blue satin gown blends Directoire high waist with Empire flair and draped chiffon. White lace bodice sleeves are edged with elbow ruffles. pale blue and silver embroidery adorns the corsage and overskirt. The hat features deluxe panne velvet, marabout, pale gray aigrette, and a large white stone.
A column notes revival of the raveled ruche trim introduced by a Paris house. It describes old fringe ruching on mothers gowns, the polonaise robe, cretonne designs with embroidery, and affordable crafts like cock feathers on pillows. Mentions craftsman canvas $19 yard and burlap as inexpensive options.
A historic health note argues that deep breathing keeps lungs active and reduces consumption risk. It claims those who consistently practice the right method may recover if not in advanced stages, suggesting simple exercises to use the lungs fully.
Dr Walter F Wilcox head of statistics at Cornell University says over the past fifty years the ratio of children to thousand women has fallen by about thirty annually. If this rate continues for a century and a half, he warns, there will be no children left.
Algy asks Myrtle for objections to their marriage and Myrtle responds she would have only one, that she would have to live with him, revealing a humorous blunder of domestic life in their dialogue.
A pair of stories about seals from Our Little Ones depict a young seal found by a fisherman who kept it as a pet until it wandered back to the sea with its old friends. A traveling show seal terrorizes a monkey after the keeper’s cage door is left open, ending with the seal guarding the platform and the monkey terrified.
A New York Times dispatch from Little Italy describes enthusiastic crowds showering singers with nickels dimes and quarters after performances. Artists ignore coins during songs but collect them after, then return them to the proprietor. A table of patrons refused to tip, sparking a minor clash resolved by Magistrate Finn who quipped It’s OK to be an artist.
A wealthy man named Mr. Philanthropist aids a girl in a bakery window by buying extra pastries. The girl insists on another treat and jokes about needing no medicine, claiming she can get it free at the dispensary in New York Herald.
A new waitress recalls a dapper man at the breakfast table who, after examining the bill, emitted a loud rasp described as ripping cogs from a power house. She fled to the kitchen, claiming insult. The head waiter muttered I’ll get it as Argo paut notes the event.
Potato Snow and Entire Wheat Bread give simple prep steps for fluffy mash and bread. Cooking vegetables notes advise cold water for underground crops and boiling water for above ground crops to preserve color. Turnips offer marbled fry and glaze with white sauce, plus a baked brown sugar juice to aid coughs.
A collection of kitchen notes detailing methods for Baked Eggs with Cheene using Gruyere, a vegetable soup with beans and cabbage, Waters cookies with vanilla and maple sugar, Baked Bananas planed for indigestible banana, a flour and butter pastry with orange layers, Calves’ Brains fried in crumbs, and Corn Nuts fried cornbread bites with baking powder.
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