Smile Through the Shadows with Wit and Grit
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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
3
Danish Pudding and Ducks With Turnips in Old Cookbook Style
A vintage recipe digest describes Danish Pudding using apples bread crumbs milk almonds and eggs baked to a brown Betty consistency served with cream. Also includes Ducks With Turnips roasting with butter pork giblets and bay leaves creating a rich pan gravy.
Soup Days Recipes for Autumn Comfort Dishes
A regional kitchen note promotes hot soup for chilly days with varied recipes. Spanish Chicken Soup uses veal and chicken stock with barley. Cream of Celery Soup blends milk and pureed celery. Potato soup speeds with mashed potato and onion. Quick Mutton and Potato Soup adds egg yolks and cream. Pea Chowder soaks peas overnight then simmers with pork, onion, corn and milk.
Warning Sign Dilemma Sparks Debate on Human Nature
In a discussion with Verse Marwell, a sage notes the danger of warning signs. Pat argues that signs deter initially but risk curiosity if later renamed Bad Form, prompting people to ignore warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Rocks Too Hot for Tunneling Alpine Cracks
Engineers boring Alpine tunnels often encounter rocks heated by deep forces. cooling with water becomes necessary before continuing construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Unlucky Superstition
A reflection on superstition and risk as a man explains how belief can lead him to stand in the road to view the new moon over his right shoulder, risking a truck accident.
Harm From Fable Spurs Bets On Long Shots
The old fable of the hare and tortoise is blamed for encouraging wagering on unlikely outcomes. The piece argues the tale prompts readers to back long shots and overestimate speed.
Rests With Oneself Quote by Jeremy Collier
A brief note features a quotation from Jeremy Collier about personal greatness and the idea that everyone has a fair chance to strive for excellence. The line emphasizes self reliance and ambition as individual paths to achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremy Collier
Skating Fashion Shapes Winter Couture in New York
Fashion writers note skating influences transform winter dress in New York. Full skirts, peltry trim, leather boots with fur cuffs, and coat fastenings toward chin redefine daytime and evening ensembles. Bernard models in black velvet show panelled skirts and Incroyable style coats, signaling a shift toward straight lines and dramatic revers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cortez
Bernard
McClure
Svindicated
Reading Glass A Practical Aid for Varying Sight
A reading glass is a very useful possession for anyone whose eyesight sometimes needs help. The article discusses keeping and using such an aid effectively.
Reading Glass Case Described with Silk Exterior
The article details a reading glass case in good condition, made of dark green silk and lined with soft wash leather. It explains a two-piece construction sewn and turned inside out, fastened with ribbon, opening at the top, with initials possible on one side.
Fashion Fur Frenzy Rules 1910s Runway
A fashion bulletin proclaims fur to be used on all feminine garments from undergarments to hats. Lerner style shows deep collars, cuffs, barrel muffs, and fur trimmed coats. A Lewis Paris model features a fur scarf muff and hat with satin interlacings and plaited bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lewis
Paris
Velvet Bands on Suits Fresh season note in fashion
Velvet bands appear on cloth suits in various forms often at the coat or skirt bottom and on collars and cuffs. Velvet matching or contrasting with the fabric creates a rich look, and velvet trimmed blouses enable stylish three piece outfits with chiffon lace or net accents for balance.
Taffeta varieties for winter in light and dark tones
The article notes taffeta remains popular for winter in light colors and includes striped and plaid options in pastel shades as well as subdued and flamboyant darks. It highlights soft satins with substantial body, gros de Lendres, peau de soie, corded weaves, and dark silks. It also mentions rich color novelties, home spuns, duveryns, peau de souris, suede cloth, and satin in a broad, attractive range.
Garlic as a万能 antidote replaces costly antiseptics in war era care
Article notes a shift back to household remedies from modern antiseptics. Garlic, tested in London and French field hospitals, is touted to stop infection and speed healing, with garlic juice diluted in water as a standard dressing. Onion and garlic plasters noted for other ailments.
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Lister
Europe
New York
Germany
London
Paddington
France
Ton
Orice
England
Finn Boy Escapes Jail Sentence
A Finn youth in Rockland municipal court faced shooting a raccoon out of season. He read a self prepared defense claiming frightened pedestrians and a scared woman urged him to shoot. Judge Howard suspended the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Rockland
Finn Boy
Rockford
Finn
Augusta
Kennebec
Braid Styles Reward Winter Fashion
Braid is a favored trimming for winter used in widths from fine soutache to wide soft silk girdle braids. It appears in multiple military style lines and also decorative tracery motifs.
Black blankets for men’s hunts and cozy home use
Observers note big warm black blankets at shops suited for hunting and camping. The writer suggests brightening them with large crewel-work: red or yellow flowers, purple blossoms or arabesques, stitched in long stitch on the black ground for sofas in a library or den.
Florentine Chemist Develops Silent Smoke-Free Gunpowder
Guido Fei a young Florentine chemist demonstrated a new powder to an Italian military commission that burns without flame or smoke and does not flare on detonation. The invention aims to reduce blast risk in airship guns and could protect firing lines in artillery and infantry engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido Fei
Chiffon Bag For Comings Makes Elegant Receiver
A chiffon bag crafted by a skilled needlewoman features a cardboard base five inches across, silk and chiffon coverings, and a gathered top around an embroidery hoop. Lined with thin lawn, it zips with a removable lining for easy washing and a silk cord loop for hanging, offering a clean, decorative alternative to glass or china receivers.
Soutache and Embroidery in Fashion
Embroidery remains popular with embroidered net frocks for summer wear and evening use. Soutache braiding enhances intricate scroll designs, proving a stylish choice for women seeking refined yet practical dresses.
Possum Invades Sleep of Georgia Cotton Picker
In Empire Georgia near Em pire a Black cotton picker wakes to find a large possum in his bed. He lights a kerosene lamp and observes Brer Possum curled under the blanket. He jokes the Lord sent it and days later the family feasts on baked possum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Do. B. Sanders
Empire
George
Mr. Possum
Neat Veiling Effects on Modern Dry Goods Styles
The Dry Goods Economist notes veiling designs stay in fashion with allover scrolls and single motifs. Fur borders outlined by delicate metallic thread offer a striking new effect, though seen as extreme. fur trimmings gain popularity and should attract attention.
A Satin Collar Designs with Lace and Ruffle Details
A black satin collar features a front knot and ends with a lace-edged organdie frill at the back. A second collar shows an all around top ruffle of accordion plaited marine, forming a rounded front.
Deadly wireless engine claimed used by Germans
A St Paul man describes a wireless electric device that he says killed dogs and rabbits from over 100 feet. He alleges British and French officers rejected it for war use, then he gave it to the German army, and he believes Germany uses it to kill enemies and trigger powder stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul (Minn
Worked Both Ways Dibbles and Scribbles Clash Over Print
Dibbles argues running a society paper is a solid plan as many will pay to see their names in print Scribbles counters that the real value lies in serving those who wish to remain unnamed The exchange hints at a publication venture balancing public recognition and privacy concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbles
Meredith’s Reflection on Hope and Patience
A brief literary note contrasts hope with impatience, urging belief through measured restraint. The line “To hope and not to be impatient is really to believe” frames Meredith’s contemplation in a contemplative, aphoristic tone.
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Meredith
Bergson Talk Refused By Gwen Dolyn At Women’s Club
Naomi reports Gwen Dolyn refused to speak on Bergson at the women’s club next week. Diana asks for the reason and Naomi says the excuse is she claimed not to know anything about Bergson. The judge notes the exchange overheard among the club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Gwendolyn
Bergson
Diana
Judge
Vagabond Appeal and Economic Dilemma Explored
The Detroit Free Press contrasts vagabonds and vagrants, noting half a million in the country and annual maintenance costs about 100 million dollars. It traces wanderlust, historic romance, and social ambivalence as society both scorns and admires the wandering figure and ponders potential economic gains from integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Castle and Hall
Richard Plantagenet
Wilson
George Borrow
Musty Ale Delights Harvard Students at Boston Tavern
Harvard students visit a Boston tavern and learn all the ale on offer is musty. They order rounds and return with a larger crowd, prompting the host to source a musty ale from his brewer, a notable commodity in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Boston
Cognoscenti
Cambridge Ward
Sons of
Boniface
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Food That Doesn't Show Dirt
A deli owner explains he cannot keep all food in a glass case. A survey shows canned goods inside a glass case while salads and meats sit atop. He admits not thinking to reverse it. The writer muses canned goods need dusting daily, while cold salads and pies do not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housewives’ League Magazine
Old Center of Civilization in Honduras Unearthed
Prof. Marshall H. Saville director of the Museum of the American Indian New York announces the discovery of an ancient Honduran city that served as a center of a high civilization. Relics include pottery and ornaments of stone and jade. six kinds of civilization are represented. He notes 18 feet of digging would be needed and sees vast research potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall H. Saville
Museum of the American Indian
New York
Honduras
Saville
Western Canada
Montreal
Ottawa
No Kick Coming First Traveler and Second Traveler Dialogue
Two travelers exchange lines about work in a minstrel show. The second traveler boasts he is an end man in the performance, while the first notes there is no kick in their conversation.
Fast English whippets hit 17 yard per second pace
The fastest English whippets race at speeds up to 17 yards per second, showcasing remarkable sprinting ability and acceleration on the ground.
What is uric acid and the Anuric remedy
The article traces uric acid from Scheele in 1775 and its link to backache rheumatism gout gravel neuralgia and sciatica. It introduces Dr Pierce and a new agent named Anuric claimed to eradicate uric acid from the system and relieve muscular or arthritic pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheele
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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