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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Gul as a convenient home hair dye. It claims the natural color can darken gray hair in one application, making strands glossy with a soft sponge-like pull. The copy notes the product is not intended for medical treatment or prevention of illness.
A Cincinnati advertisement touts a treezone product that claims to remove corns and callouses instantly with a small bottle costing little. It promises no skin irritation and asserts the druggist can order it if not readily available.
The text traces golf from its presumed five centuries of practice in Scotland to its depiction in Dutch art. It notes early bans on golf in 1471 and ties to James IV and Mary Stuart. It recounts royal patronage and a Restoration-era match where James II is said to have triumphed, inspiring Golfer's Land on Cannongate.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes procuring luminous calcium sulphide for watch dials at about $1 an ounce since the war. Expose the treated crystal to bright light for five minutes to glow purple for four hours, then apply shellac and calcium to numerals or dots. Surplus calcium can be returned to the bottle.
In a New York shop, Mr Barton refuses to choose a shirtwaist color or size for his wife claiming it makes no difference. The salesgirl points out the folly as he admits he must return tomorrow to have it changed.
Consul Homer Brett reports Venezuela will build a 683 mile roadway from Caracas to Valencia San Carlos Guanare Barinas and San Antonio de Caparo. This major public work aims to connect western regions and boost development.
A Kansas City Star note laments the Hawaii music craze that robs the islands of native musicians and expresses a growing urge to visit Hawaii amid the cultural trend.
The article highlights improvements in kitchen implements from rolling pins and crystal grain designs to a side-mount bread mixer and a combined gas range with a fireless cooker. It notes lighter rolling pins that stay cold in the fridge, easier pastry work, and a compact gas range that finishes cooking without moving dishes.
Doughnuts recipe notes a method using sugar cinnamon nutmeg suelled fat milk and cream of tartar with bread flour plus soda. Dough is cut out and fried when fat smokes. fry turn as they rise for lighter texture and fewer holes. Finished doughnuts steam briefly to stay moist.
Molded Rice instructions cover washing in cold water until clear, boiling 15 minutes, then steaming 15 more minutes. A linen bag method uses a three finger length bag dipped in hot water, filled with rice, boiled in salted water for 30 to 45 minutes, yielding dry, mold like grains. Serve with milk or butter and sugar.
Recipe outlines a dessert prep using six large apples with sweat, lemon rind, and vinegar. Cook covered one hour, add cider, cook half an hour, stir in vanilla, cool, then arrange in a dish. Serve with whipped cream and garnish with cherries and citron.
A recipe instructs layering hot mashed potatoes in a baking dish with a buttered base, sprinkling salt and white pepper, adding a portion of chicken breast or white meat from any fowl, then covering with more mashed potatoes. Bake until the top browns tightly.
Recipe notes describe orange icing by mixing grated orange rind skimen juice orange juice and egg yolk then resting an hour before straining and adding confectioners sugar to thickness. A quick currant cleaning method uses a comander with flour to rub and separate stalks through a sieve.
Glass baking dishes are presented as clean and sanitary with unusual heat resisting qualities and durability. They can withstand high heat and bake quickly, appealing to the practical housewife.
Unvarnished black walnut can be cleaned by rubbing it with a soft flannel until polished. The method uses either sweet or sour mull as the rubbing compound.
A blackmailer, I am afraid. We have to give him something every little while to keep him quiet Tit Bits.
A Baltimore American quip notes how households rely on gas meters for light reading, illustrating cheerful stove and lighting habits with a humorous exchange about volumes of gas supplied by the meter.
A train conductor suggests the engineer pull out three minutes early after tickets show 28 berths sold but 20 seats available. Garfield Tea ad promotes constipation relief with natural herbs.
An authority explains that uric acid irritates the bladder via the kidneys causing nightly trips and burning. It recommends Jad Salts or rad salts with morning water to neutralize urine acids and restore normal urinary function. Flavored lithia-water drink also relieves the trouble.
Portland resident Mrs. L A Foster credits Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with restoring her daughter’s health and praising its help for weakness in women. She cites long use of Pierce medicines and notes three life stages—womanhood motherhood and middle age—as times when health needs are highest. The article extols the prescription as a powerful restorative for female ailments and general well being.
A Boston Transcript quote recalls a would be elopement where the man tried to flee but the woman restrained him by threatening a breach of promise suit. The remark frames the incident as a near runaway romance halted by legal pressure.
The Washington Star quips on how the phrase may reflect a balance between preparedness advocates and pacifists. A joke exchanges lurk about public memory of George Washington and the meaning of the epithet.
New York dancer E Fletcher Hallamore praises Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for feet and recommends it to his pupils. The ad notes 25 cents and free samples from drug stores. Garfield Tea is touted to relieve constipation indigestion and sick headaches. A Birmingham Age Herald quote questions Dibling's college allegiance and loans from college friends after 20 years out.
A playful column compiles quips from readers and magazines about stage life. It includes a Minneapolis Journal remark on coal soot and a Browning Magazine joke about age. The themes mix theater, wit, and light social satire with brief jokes from Froth.
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