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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
2
The Kingman Star reports Chicago schools offering a salesmanship course to young women. Department stores pay salaries and cover commuting costs during class hours, mirroring German technical schools where workers receive weekly study time. Employers cooperate, seeing it as beneficial for developing skilled sales personnel.
Miss Virginia Pearl Moore heads state school improvement work and is appointed by the U S Bureau of Education as Tennessee organizer for girls tomato clubs. About 1,000 Tennessee girls are enrolled, aiming to keep them on farms with practical learning and income.
The Wide World notes a vast graveyard adjoining Acoma’s old Spanish church in New Mexico. Built over forty years on a flat rock high above the plain, earth was carted up by Indians along a cliff trail. High stone walls hold the site on three sides.
A satirical roundup questions claims about seven wonders and an umpire, notes a Vienna countess eloping with an American roller instructor, and cites divorce court hints on woman home wreckers. It jokes about imperial hats, lawn mowing, an eight legged barking fish, and London haircut prices.
The article outlines easy apple baking basics including coring and filling with sugar butter and water then baking. It suggests variations with nuts raisins and flavorings and provides several fruit dessert ideas such as French Cherry Tarts Sweet Banana Pasties Cherry Roly Poly and Banana Souffle with step by step guidance.
Hot weather prompts simple bake recipes for paper bag cooking. Tripe Creole and calf s brains with brown butter adapted for oven bags. beef loaf uses stuffing and caramel. notes on timing and flavor retention. Soups and cabbage not suited to bag cooking.
A thoughtful remark asserts that with a good wick any fuel will burn and a strong will keeps up steady effort. It states that differences in people stem from what they draw from themselves rather than inherent traits.
A vintage guide lists dainty bites to accompany drinks on hot days. It describes buttered white bread with orange marmalade, crisp ginger cookies, and fruit cookies baked in gem pans. Also notes marshmallows on wafers, nutty frosted crackers, and chocolate cream wafers as quick, keepable treats.
A brief note extols a meat delicious baked apple dessert as wholesome and appetizing with an incomplete thought trailing. The casual line hints at further discussion or recipe details.
Poem fragment by S. Kiser reflecting on imagining fulfilling work and bravely trying to do it right. The lines express shared enthusiasm and optimistic self belief in an uplifting tone.
Practical guidance for staying cool with proper diet exercise rest and bathing. It suggests lemonade as a tonic drink and outlines light meals such as sandwiches salads and fruit desserts. Includes recipes for Ginger Punch Musk melon dessert and Fig Sandwiches with simple ingredient lists.
The New Haven railroad currently operates 114 miles of electrified track and plans to extend to 662 miles by the end of next year as part of a broad upgrade of electrical equipment.
The last rose of summer flowers a millinery trend, a white or silver gauze rose forming a wreath on hats trimmed with a bow and moire accents. Designers showcase delicate ribbon roses in pastel colors for mid season wear and lapel or jabot accents.
Worth sends out a smart sleeve in a black silk marquisette gown. The garment features a full sleeve from a low shoulder to the elbow, a long satin cuff, lace trim, and white crochet buttons. The bodice shows gathered marquisette scarfs crossing the bust to an empire waist with a bow and satin cords. A black satin girdle leads to a narrow panel extending into the skirt.
Paris fashion notes show panier robes de style gaining attention with many forms. Early models await La Parisienne’s verdict, while expect a partial return to directoire lines with high collars, vest fronts, cutaway coats, wide cuffs, and accompanying directoire hats seen at social events.
The article notes tinted walls are cheaper than oil paints and yield lovely finishes, but cannot be washed. Size or fresco colors resist water and require dry pigments mixed in glue size with hot water. Costs run about fifty five cents per package, covering roughly forty square yards.
The new crash coats for motoring use heavy plain colored fabric with flowered crash linings. Trim includes grill work and fabric covered buttons. Flower effects in the linings are bold and colors bright.
The description outlines a gown of mousseline de soie gathered at the shoulders and finished in front with a lace band and buttons. It features a wide graduated frill on each side, a lace-bordered collar, satin cravat and girdle, and sleeves with turned back frills edged in heavy lace.
The Dry Goods Economist notes that many smart suits now feature fancy vests. Some are detachable, but most are attached to the coat, with popular adoption expected to favor the coat-integrated style. Vests use satin, broadcloth, velvet, moire, faille, brocade and other silks, often embroidered in Oriental color schemes.
Lace handbags are a dainty summer possession suited for lingerie frocks. They hang from long cords and feature Irish Venise Chantilly and filet embroidery in black white and imitation varieties.
The text describes waists with pockets for sports like tennis and golf in white or natural colors. Details include butcher’s linen, large pockets, belts, collars, and cuffs in plain or striped materials. It notes hip pockets and Bilk ties as part of the attire.
A New York Herald tip advises using ordinary half inch adhesive tape to reinforce rubber hose ends when forced onto gas stove pipes. Wind several layers around each end to prevent cracking and leaks, noting rubber cement is slower and fussier. Apply to a dry surface and warm slightly if needed for a quicker, temporary fix.
A vintage cleaning guide explains a simple method for cleaning white sweaters and woolen blankets. Melt a quarter bar of white soap with about half a cup of ammonia, add hot water, soak the garment, stir with a stick on a washboard until dirt is removed, rinse, air dry without squeezing, and dry in sun using a flat sheet on lines.
This guide details a durable hot lime whitewash for brick and stone. It covers proportions of lime mortar, salt, rice paste, spanish whiting, and glue, plus steps for boiling, soaking, sieving, and slow heating in a double boiler, using hot water and a covered, dust-free aging period.
A historical recipe detailing how to prepare a hearty beef gravy soup. It instructs cutting six pounds of beef skin into cubes, browning in butter, coating with flour, and simmering with celery onions turnips carrots sweet herbs mace bay leaves cloves peppers and salt. Include beef bones and boiling water for a six hour simmer before straining chilling and removing fat. Serve with cooked vegetables.
Split and clean two broilers then bake in a hot oven until tender. Drain fat and create a sauce from three tablespoons of dripping fat plus cream or stock, with salt and pepper. Serve the bacon wrapped chicken with the pepper chive seasoning.
A recipe steps guide for Killarney potatoes involving a pan with diced potatoes and butter, sweet milk, and seasoning. It adds beaten egg yolks mixed with salt and pepper, then bakes until tender. Finally whipped egg whites are folded in and baked until set for a light topping.
A fragment describes a corn batter with one egg beaten into corn. It mentions flour, baking stee, walnut, salt and frying. No complete instructions or quantities are clear beyond the core ingredients.
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