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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
7
The article notes Edelweiss and other Swiss flowers face extinction due to tourist collecting. Women tourists are described as digging up plants for souvenirs rather than plucking flowers. A proposed law would ban buying, selling, and digging of Edelweiss and listed national flowers to conserve them.
Practical home care tips cover satin cleaning with spirits of wine and warm water, honey and gin mix, and ironing. Glass cleaning uses warm soapy water, rinsing bowls, ammonia polish, and leather or silk for drying. Silver is boiled in washing soda solution, soaked briefly, rinsed, dried, and polished. Feather boas are washed in soap lather, wrung, rolled, twisted to restore curl, and air dried in a warm room.
In Peoria Illinois Christina Reed recounts suffering for two years with a tumor diagnosis and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. She praises Sanative Wash and invites letters. In Jessup Pennsylvania Mrs Joseph A Lynch reports severe postpartum inflammation ending in well status after two months with the same remedy. Both stories urge trying the product before surgery.
A jumble of farm auction and sale notices lists numerous properties across Illinois Indiana Kansas Minnesota and Nebraska. Entries describe farms with acreage barns outbuildings cultivatable land and stock machinery with contact lines in Chicago and other hubs.
Chop meat finely and sauté in salt bark drippings. Make a rich cream or milk gravy with butter and cornstarch. Pour half over a pan of hot toast, then place browned toast in a warm dish. Add minced meat to thick gravy, cook five minutes, and spread over toast for a delicious dish.
Eight pounds pumpkin cut thin with four lemons, five cents’ worth of ginger, five pounds sugar. Mix and let stand overnight. Boil four hours, cool, jar in glasses, cover with paraffin. A frugal breakfast pickle from Home Department National Magazine.
A home cook suggests using a squeeze of lemon juice beaten into beef or mutton dripping pastry. This method aims to reduce objectionable taste and produce a light and crisp texture in pastry. The note provides practical guidance for improving flavor and texture in traditional dripping-based pastries.
A simple quick oven cake mix uses one cup sugar one and a half cups flour one cup sour milk half a teaspoon soda two teaspoons cinnamon one teaspoon cloves and yolks of two eggs all beaten together and baked.
Advice to clean a badly soiled carpet or rug uses a basin of water with three to four teaspoonfuls of ammonia. Wash thoroughly and dry. the procedure is safe for the carpet.
A northern agriculture report states central Canada with 16 million acres of wheat oats barley and flax drives world grain markets. Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba show favorable weather with heavy rains advancing crops and prospects for record yields. Analysts estimate up to 250 million bushels of wheat, and harvests earlier and larger than 1911, signaling a grand West harvest.
A family exchange reveals four cigars left by Henry on the mantelpiece after a night of packing and forgetfulness. Jane recalls the moment as her father jokes about the missing cigars, while the scene underscores a light, domestic humor in a Detroit Free Press fragment.
A vintage advertisement emphasizes using Red Cross Ball Blue for true blue color while cautioning women against wasting powder when no danger is visible. The copy plays on wartime vigilance and household efficiency with a bold sales pitch.
A dialogue fragment shows a doctor and blower discussing a device named as a Kansas Cy clone. The exchange reveals confusion over a medical or mechanical object, with a mistaken belief it was an attack of painter's colic.
Mr. Comrox questions a dealer about a portrait. The dealer confirms it is a genuine treasure and authentic. The potential buyer says he will purchase, claiming to own three similar works and hoping one matches the original.
Two suffragettes discuss how to draw young girls to meetings. One suggests using appealing activities while the other questions whether refreshments or men would be more effective. The exchange appears in Life magazine.
Prince Henry of Reuss amused guests in New York as he recounted an officer’s chaplain preaching in English at a Lutheran chapel. The chaplain read aloud the Bible text “And he tore his shirt” and faced snickers until correcting it to “And the door is shut.” A Paxton Toilet Co. offer promises free Paxtine Antiseptic samples to women.
An excerpt reveals a character doubting her engagement to Cholly expressing that his love feels lacking. She cites his short letters as a fault, noting a seven-page missive as notable, conveying tension over affection and commitment.
Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when Cole's Carboli salve is applied. It heals quickly and prevents Scars. 25c and be by druggists. War free sample Write to J. W. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
A proverb-like line notes a woman’s mirror is always a peer glass, implying constant self view and judgment. The brief observation frames identity through reflection and perception.
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