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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
7
Fragmentary text references a kitchen theme and a quoted line about a face blow awakening a person to their strength. It suggests a literary or satirical piece with a character named Herbert Iraufman and a focus on contentment and inner power.
A historic collection describes a roast resembling venison from a leg of mutton prepared with salt pork, vinegar, vegetables, and a rich sauce. It also outlines Beef Heart Chop Suey, Nut Loaf, Cranberry Salad, and Pickled Tongues with brine, bake times, and serving suggestions.
Practical fruit dessert ideas with simple dressings and fillings. Recipes include a honey olive oil lemon dressing for fruit, Sage Rarebit on toast, Fresh Strawberry Bavarian Cream with gelatin and whipped cream, Strawberry and Raspberry dumplings with berry sauce, and a fruit sauce using raspberry or strawberry jam and whipped cream.
A Georgia town adopts the designation Nameless after submitted names numbered in the hundreds failed to satisfy post office authorities. The quirky choice reflects a unique local pride in an unmistakable municipal label.
Uncle Eben quips that some people talk so much of their troubles it seems they want others to share the burden of sorrow. The remark hints at self pity and shifting blame in common speech.
A traveling photographer asks to take a farmer's daughter as she is. The farmer grants consent after a brief, rustic negotiation, asking his wife Sal to watch while he fetches the parson. The exchange ends with an approval and a hint of wedding plans.
The phrase bridal originally denotes a feast to celebrate a wedding with bride ale, as ale formerly signified any festival in England. The article traces linguistic shifts from festive events to modern wedding celebrations and how terminology evolved over time.
A Washington Star fashion note praises a versatile summer frock suitable for morning to dinner wear. It highlights dotted and plain fabrics, easy sleeves, and decorative options such as frilled revers, collar, ribbons, and net accents. A white net dress from The Star features aprons, braids, ribbons, and a balanced girdle for a coordinated up to date look.
Clever fashion tip describes embossing initials on handkerchiefs to match outfits. Students can copy a personal monogram, enlarge it if needed, and stitch in color, using white on colored fabrics or the dominant color on light grounds. Appliqued flowers with blanket stitches add decorative touches.
Braided designs are in vogue for dress trimming and the needlewoman can obtain satisfactory results by copying or modifying these patterns. This guidance highlights popular braiding styles and practical techniques for applying them to fabric work.
The latest fancy underbodice features sash ribbon as the main material, with a wide ribbon encircling the bust, lace accents, and delicate satin flowers. It is suggestive of home crafts with a practical note on cleaning versus laundering.
Frocks for little girls feature empire and Greenaway waist lines and the long French sash near the knees. Tub frocks use pique material while afternoon frocks favor lawn net or light fabrics.
The article details handbags in moire and satin with jeweled or filigree tops. Designs include skirt ruffle effects and two ruffles, drawstring chamois bags, washable leather options, and an ostrich feather bag with satin top and ruffled finish. It notes bright linings with mirrors and purses in various colors.
Harper's Bazaar notes pottery is fashionable for spring luncheons with its quaint shapes and vivid colors. Simple beakers and handleless bowls serve soup while pottery replaces silver, featuring square platters and pottery inked with figures and flowers.
A decorative neckpiece features a wide soft faille ribbon edged by ostrich fronds. It is worn tightly around the neck and fastened by a large flat pump bow outlined with the same feather fringe. The bow can sit at the back or side as desired.
Washable silks and slips worn under net or organdie dresses may be line organdie or a light tub silk. Underslips come in delicate yellow or pink. Short boleros made from the dress material pair with matching skirts. Skirts attach to a sleeveless top serving as a guirape.
Describes stylish details such as a broad brimmed black velvet hat with three large pearl buttons on a twisted ribbon crown. Notes evening frocks with minimal sleeves, ruffled or beaded tulle accents, and cretonne flower trims on white hats that can be removed with water.
Lee Garnett Day chronicles the Collins Day South American expedition from Cochabamba to Todos Santos. The trek traverses the Cordillera from dry highlands to tropical swamps with mule trains navigating mud water and cliffside trails amid dense forest and heavy rains.
A passage from Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner's Magazine declares nature’s ruthlessness and the relentless cycle of life and death. It emphasizes that life on lower levels exists briefly before most beings meet death and fade back into shadow.
Canon Horsley writes in a new book that all snails are edible and nutritious. He cites the common garden snail as nourishing as calf's-foot jelly and notes Helix pomatia, a white shelled snail, is prized by connoisseurs in southern England. He mentions France Italy and Spain use diverse snail species for food and small farms yield profit.
A reader asks if expressing feelings on the telephone helps, and the reply suggests the gesture could cheer the operator if overheard, offering humor as light relief during calls.
A surgeon cites finishing Lansing Michigan, a carpenter notes current Macon Georgia work, and a wheelbarrow bearer mentions Wheeling West Virginia as the next assignment. The exchange highlights a portable set of regional job locations.
Snails, sold alive or cooked, are widely offered at French restaurants in New York's Italian quarters. Escargots farcis is a common dish. Snails reproduce easily, need lime for shells, and can feed themselves on plant leaves. They are praised as delicious and nourishing.
A short study notes that men are more prone to love at first sight and recover quickly after heartbreak. It states men regain their emotional balance within an hour, yet while attracted they feel bound to the beloved body and soul.
Reflections on frontier hardship and progress through a Kansas settler family lens. A frail Kansas Agricultural College instructor helps diagnose bread problems while women recount crowded hospitals, graves, and the unseen costs of wheat prosperity. A Kansas aunt recalls 1850s marches west with a baby on the seat, enduring Indians and isolation, then witnessing modern comforts replace pioneer toil.
Excerpt reflecting on the worn and earned virtue of laboring men. The speaker praises the conscripted worker's hardship and indomitable duty, likening his body and soul to a God-created form scarred by labor. It laments lost freedom yet underscores essential daily toil.
A minister's wife describes a demanding, self sufficient life. She bakes and preserves, runs a home and household industry, teaches a Bible class, and participates in church activities. She notes four stores, three schoolchildren, and seven rooms, with varicose veins requiring ongoing specialist care and a need for daily relaxation and exercises.
The article recalls Thomas Jefferson's shift from ornate fashion to practical dress during a revolutionary era in politics and clothing. It notes his comfort over elegance and his habit of mixing garments from different periods at Monticello, reflecting a democrat ruling as an absolute figure. Century Magazine.
A Farmers' Review letter argues that oiling roads helps only if the roadbed is properly shaped and maintained. Water must drain quickly, with center crown and wide side ditches, or oiling wastes money. Until highways are correctly prepared and kept in good repair, oiling alone will not yield lasting improvements.
The piece notes rising public interest in road building driven by the spread of automobiles. It observes farmers become boosters after buying cars and discusses concrete roads as potentially cheapest long term. It also contemplates flying machines reducing future road demand for pleasure riding.
The piece argues that good roads are valuable and that only cost limits expansion. It urges building a few miles of quality roads annually to create a nationwide system that matches the country’s wealth and growth.
The Pittsburg Kansan prints a call for peace and reliable roads, urging trust in God for the rest and emphasizing civic progress and moral grounding.
The proper material to mix with manure is acid phosphate. It fixes the ammonia and reinforces the manure with phosphorus, the element most needed by soils.
A short counsel urges ranchers to drain water from the road near their property then drag the moist surface. The aim is to improve self opinion and set a good example for neighbors through practical roadside maintenance.
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