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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
6
A reader criticizes charity sale prizes as useless ugly junk cluttering homes. The piece urges selecting gifts that are beautiful or useful, noting many hostess prizes are impractical. A columnist recounts a plan to charge entrants to curb such purchases.
An old health note suggests gray hair results from poor fuel and sulfur in the body. It recommends internal tonics and external Olive oil scalp rubs to stimulate and soothe hair. Boiling water use and proper ventilation of brushes are advised to prevent yellowing.
A luncheon marked by a French theme and playful tokens as guests honored a friend bound for an indente in France. Postcards, a tagged trunk, a steamer room label, and a menu card read in French reflected the mood. Bonbons, parting gifts, and a maid with a dessert tray added practical jokes and cheerful keepsakes.
A reader shares a thrift tip for jabots or frilled muslin collars and cuffs. Use six cents worth of powdered magnesia in a pepper shaker to dust the frill after wear, then store in a dedicated box. Brush lightly before wearing to remove dust and restore fresh appearance, enabling repeated use.
A fragment notes bonnets of tulle and velvet dominate headwear trends, with coquettish waves and puffed coiffures. Descriptions mention black velvet basins, side and back detailing, and long ribbons or strings weaving through broad mesh, signaling a shift away from other hat forms in recent weeks.
Wardrobe notes reflect 20th century schoolgirl fashion with reversible coats in blanket tweed, simple serge dresses, and new hats. Emphasizes practicality, modesty, and evolving color schemes from vivid to softer tones, with brim shapes rising at the back.
Tested recipes describe cleaning oysters by picking over removing shell bits and rinsing, then cooking briefly in a pan, straining, cooling, and quartering. To serve, place oysters on lettuce on shells, add two spoons of oyster, and top with Tartare sauce.
A historical recipe describes a foamy pudding sauce with butter, white of eggs, water, and vanilla, set in a hot water bath, then flavored with apples, almonds, gelatine, sugar, and whipped cream. The process includes mold preparation, coating with gelatine, almond garnish, and chilling until firm, served with whipped cream.
A vintage recipe describes making a soup by simmering celery tops with water, mashing then straining, mixing with lettuce and onion, mace, and a cream sauce, then finishing with egg yolk, cream, and a light sweetening. The method includes preserving tips and finishing with paraffin coating once cold.
The recipe favors a mix of pear and quince with more pear than quince and advises against using much quince with apples if available. It notes late hare or small pears as suitable and mentions 98 car and quince in the posted lend. Sour Cream Biscuits are made by dissolving soda in sour cream with salt, mixing with flour, rolling, and cutting before baking in a hot oven.
A fragment describes sash construction with vague measurements and garbled terms. It mentions sash or back panel, narrow width, shirring, and material similarity, but specifics are unclear due to OCR corruption.
Fragmented lines mention life at break of day and noontide with rugged growth. Phrases refer to rowers, a waltz, and a time with outstretched hands. OCR quality is poor with missing context and unclear subjects.
Chicago-Sumner Curtis reports Omaha's reform drive toward a commission form of government. A May vote will shift seven department heads from elected officials to commissioners with set salaries and nonpartisan ballots. The plan rotates candidate names and requires council selection of a mayor from its members, aiming to curb party influence and improve municipal management.
The article discusses implementing a city commission form in Omaha, seeking to concentrate power and remove the mayor from routine duties. It cites Des Moines as a model, notes opposition from existing political bosses, and outlines recall and initiative provisions, eligibility, and potential risks to reform.
An account from Harper's Weekly describes a young beaver in London’s Regents Park gardens that begins work on a 12 foot long tree at noon. The animal alternates gnawing with swimming, eats bread and carrots, and by evening has fallen the tree and split portions for future use. It continues activity through the night, preparing three portions for storage and shelter.
Fragmentary OCR from Harper s Weekly describes a 1.00 mile tour in New Bunge land. Characters Tinka and Lijones discuss finding hotels en route while noting an Austrian production context and county detours along the journey.
An Edinburgh memoir recalls a heated chat with Dr Johnson on golf in London and Musselburgh. Boswell, Goudie, and Johnson clash over the game as Johnson mocks golf and endures a comic, humiliating stint on the links.
The New York World reports Dr. B. D. Bashford cites a London cancer fund meeting noting that Chinese men get hotter meals first and women later, with hot foods blamed for throat cancer in men while women remain rarely affected. He warns hot foods burn the throat over time and even pipe smoking adds risk.
The annual Cancer Research Fund meeting warns smokers of cancer risk from heating pipe stems and from smoking a cigar to the butt. It advises avoiding hot stems, not overdoing cigars or cigarettes, and quitting after two thirds are smoked.
In Beattie a cigar stand drew a crowd over a coin racket. Judge Watson offered a penny for a token claim, but the clerk doubted its genuineness before declaring it likely fake while others watched.
Read as a fragment, the Kaneas City Journal notes a fashionable physician offering a rest cure involving a three hour daily waltz in an ante room. The item hints at a costly, trend driven treatment.
A Dodson Montana mother describes six weeks of severe sores on her six month old baby. She reports rapid improvement and complete cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She endorses the remedies and notes samples and a 92 page book are mailed free from Boston.
A fragment notes a woman worried by unknowns and decisions. The snippet hints at behavior and concern but lacks clear event details or named entities.
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