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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
3
A quotation from H. W. Beecher states that it is not evolution but friction that harms machinery. The remark emphasizes wear and resistance as the true adversaries of mechanical progress.
Practical guidance for early season chores and home life with a focus on timing cleaning tasks, rug care, wardrobe airing, garden planning, hospitality readiness, and child feeding tricks. Emphasizes balanced work and recreation, simple meals, and inventive, noncoercive strategies to engage children during healthful routines.
A fragment from a poem urges resilience amid heavy rain and ominous clouds. It speaks to a little man to brighten his inner sun by doing something for someone else, implying selfless action as a response to hardship.
Fragmented recipe notes describe cooking chicken and beef dishes inside paper bags. Methods include rice and barley with half a chicken, chicken quenelles in bags with white sauce, minced chicken in a bag, filleted poultry with vegetables, and beef tea strained from cooked steak, all in hot ovens.
A saying contrasts two paths one following God and the other shaping a self made deity. It frames moral reflection by pairing fidelity to God with self worship.
A column discusses the balance of appearances and true order in housekeeping, emphasizing cellar upkeep and proper disposal of decaying produce. It notes lime as a cleanser and disinfectant, plus practical tips for coffee cakes and textured salads. Recipes include coffee flavored icing and a cottage cheese yolk salad with lettuce nests.
The passage argues advertising rewards come from persistent effort despite initial losses. It cites countless advertisers who nearly failed yet stayed the course after encouragement, eventually becoming prosperous, independent, and wealthy through steady promotion.
A vintage guide to simple dairy desserts including Bonny-Clabber made with fresh milk, Mountain custard using lactic tablets, thickened milk for nurseries, cottage cheese rewards from fresh-soured milk, Neufchatel with sour cream, and Mrs. Littlefield’s pear salad with whipped cream dressing.
A young housekeeper uses winter harvest items from her kitchen garden to craft centerpieces. She hollows cabbage centers and fills them with celery, decorates with celery tops and cranberries, and creates pumpkin and pear based displays with greenery.
French dressmakers push a decline of ultra tight skirts and empire gowns. A broader silhouette emerges with flounced skirts and restrained shoulder lines. Debutantes wear filmy gowns with narrow bodices and wide skirt flounces, while bridesmaids showcase soft silk net gowns with surplice bodices and blue satin accents.
An old remedy for burns, known as carronoil, equals soothing healing power and can be made at home by mixing equal parts raw linseed oil and lime water. Keep an emergency bottle ready for steam or heat injuries, especially in areas far from medical aid.
Hand painted chiffon evening dresses offer charming dancing outfits at low cost. A skilled artistic girl can decorate with stencil designs after testing a chiffon sample. Art decorators provide designs and instructions for fabric stenciling while keeping the brush upright and gentle on the delicate mesh.
A fashion illustration describes a dark taffeta model with sleeve caps joined to the bodice at the waist. The waistcoat and lighter silk lower sleeves contrast the dark fabric, while the chemisette is linen and the liberty cravat and girdle finish with a knot and buckle.
A kitchen note describes making a bake using half a square loaf sliced with crust, butter, and baking apples. Layer bread, butter, sugar, and apples in a pie dish, bake until soft, turn out, and serve. The result should hold shape and resemble a sweetmeat with well blended flavors.
A recipe describes dredging a large veal of steak with flour then spreading left over turkey meat with butter salt pepper and olives. Roll wrap with cord and steam one hour before browning in the oven. Serve with cranberry sauce.
A Teacup tip from Woman's Home Companion suggests using pure candy lemon drops in tea when fresh lemons are unavailable. It notes this substitutes juice and sugar for a convenient, flavorful alternative and highlights keeping lemon drops in the sugar bowl for easy access.
The vogue for corsage flowers is strong at home and abroad with Garnitures worn on evening and theater dresses and on afternoon gowns. High grade millinery uses satin flowers and window dressers are urged to display them prominently to smarten merchandise.
A new vanity bag trend features bags made entirely of beads about the size of a haricot bean. They are lined with silk or brocade, have a clasp top, and are covered on the outside with uniformly sized beads. Bead forms the loop handles and creates a fringe at the bottom edge.
The article notes a winter trend of sewing carpet rugs for nursery, sitting room, and summer bungalow use. It suggests using black to highlight bright stripes and describes cutting old black stockings into spiral strips or peeling like an apple to create long woven rug strips.
A Vogue fashion note describes a heavy black Brussels net scarf trimmed with ostrich feather bands. The scarf features two stripes along the center and outer edges, measuring about a yard wide by three yards long, offering a stylish accessory for street wear.
The article describes an upcoming fashion item a pale blue silk petticoat designed to fit the hips with a knee deep flounce of azure plaited mousseline de soie and narrow black chiffon ruffles at the hem. It notes women have been cautious about underskirts but speculates on wide skirts becoming popular.
Shadow veilings and fishnet patterns are shown in the new Shetland veils. They are portrayed as very popular this summer and useful for practical motor weils that can be laundered with impunity.
The article advises considering durability and suitability when selecting wallpaper. It notes glazed white papers resist dirt, soft whites collect dust, red papers suit cool rooms but warm some, pinks favor north and west bedrooms, and patterns affect perceived room height. It also covers light and color effects, patterns, and material considerations for different settings.
A New York inventor creates a one handed egg beater allowing use of the other hand for pouring. It features a wooden handle a wire standard a circular disk base and a revolving two arm beater with a spring top. Pressure makes the beater rotate one way while releasing pressure reverses rotation.
Delicate items such as jabots and handkerchiefs can be beautifully laundered using a starch method. Make a thin starch from cornstarch stirred in cold water, then boiling water for 30 minutes to an hour. After washing, dip the damp items in starch, wring, clap to remove excess moisture, and iron on a thick pad to achieve a sheer crisp look.
A historical bread method uses rolled oats flour water molasses salt butter and yeast. Soak oats in boiling water an hour then mix with molasses salt butter and dissolved yeast plus flour, let rise, shape into loaves, rise again and bake. Makes two loaves or four small ones.
A historical recipe for soda cake lists ingredients including flour currants brown sugar butter eggs treacle bicarbonate of soda and milk. The method combines dry ingredients rubs in fat adds currants treacle milk and eggs then bakes in two cake molds for about an hour in a moderately hot oven.
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