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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
6
A concise Roosevelt reflection on opportunity and capacity enabling men to perform work of vital importance to human welfare. The passage emphasizes doing well and honorably in tasks that affect the common good.
Observations by O. W. Marden warn that sleeplessness, scarce exercise in open air, insufficient nourishment, and isolation drain life force and hinder results. Overwork and drudgery sap energy, undermining performance and achievement.
A collection of tested preserves and pickles including Quinces, Tomato Butter, Gooseberry Catsup, Spiced Grapes, Chopped Pickle, Peach Butter, and Sweet Tomato Pickle with step by step guidance and measurements. It preserves regional canning knowhow and specific ingredient amounts for year round storage.
The notice lists practical canning instructions for Chow-Chow Sweet Pickled Peaches Preserved Melon Rind and general pickling guidance. It includes vegetable mix preparation with salt brining, vinegar spice quantities and cooking, and details for peach cloves and sugar syrup preservation.
Everyday tips cover cleaning with egg white for glue substitutes sun bleaching for linen rust removal and sun drying. Food preservation describes sterilized canned tomatoes in jars with salt and hot water heat sealing then storage. Also advised are using potash to flush sinks and hot water flushes for grease cleanup.
A terse verse urges resilience when prospects look grim and perplexities press in. It counsels bristling up and grinding through hardship, maintaining resolve even as hope wanes. The tone is stoic and motivational, emphasizing endurance and stubborn forward motion.
The piece urges housewives to entertain within their means avoid debt and excess. It argues wealth should not drive fancy living, praising simple suppers, reasonable hours, and comfortable hospitality. It offers a custard pie tip with coconut and whipped cream as an elegant touch.
Electric light companies seek new markets by using current at off-peak times and selling by products. A plant sold electricity and exhaust steam, then used condensed steam to heat water for customers. A basement trap collected condensate and tilted to shut a two horsepower motor, stopping the hot water pump.
A fragment quotes Hood noting a resolve to face life with a bright outlook while holding the gun, expressing a persistent mindset across the speaker's day. The line hints at a stoic or defiant attitude in adversity.
The article urges precise temperature control in bread making using a thermometer from room to dough, criticizes thumb rule methods, and connects kitchen heat management to family stress and farm wife burdens. It cites specific temps and practical steps to reach 90 degrees F dough.
Julia Bottomley shows a light fluffy coiffure for pale gold hair with a thin fringe of Uttle ringlets and many small puffs arranged close to the head. The style favors light hair and pale skin with dark eyes and emphasizes comfort and a lack of side hair.
A fashion feature extols the Colonial slipper tied to Directoire era dress. It praises a slender foot, high heel, broad tongue, and buckles in gun metal, leather or rhinestones. Satin evening slippers gain glittering buckles and platinum bows with brilliants as eye catching adornments.
A simple bead tassel method uses either deep fringe or loose beads. For loose beads, prepare forty lengths of seventy beads or twenty lengths of 130 beads for double ends, attach to satin ribbon, wrap, and stitch. Fringe requires trimming five inches, wrapping, and sewing as directed, with a stiffened silk tube and two bead strings to form the tassel and loop.
Cut one pound American cheese into small dice. Warm one cup cream sauce, add cheese and two beaten egg yolks diluted with a little cream. Stir until blended and thickened. Chill, form croquettes, roll in crumbs, dip in egg and crumbs, and deep fry until brown.
A dated recipe blends chopped dates figs cocoanut chocolate sugar and pecans with rye bread and crackers. Melt butter add remaining ingredients simmer ten minutes then cool beat into a creamy spread for crackers or bread.
Cut the meat into small pieces and simmer with enough water to cover until nutrients are cooked out. Two hours before finishing add savory herbs and a pinch of salt. Skim top, drain, and chill. Remove grease as it jellies, then serve broken into pieces in bouillon cups.
The text explains a method to wash quilts without the cotton batting matting. It says cover the batting with cheesecloth and tie it before placing the quilt cover. After washing the tied cheesecloth can be removed and replaced to knot and renew the quilt.
The article describes tea service options for the hostess who serves her own tea. It notes wheeled serving carts in mahogany, fumed oak, natural wood, or rattan, plus compact tea tables with spoon drawers. It highlights practical fits for living rooms and details tray coverings, napkins, and muffin stands to complete the setup.
A small suit described in tus sah silk in natural color features a long-waisted blouse and short skirt with matching lace. The blouse is edged with hand-embroidered dots and a contrasting ta ffeta girdle, while the jacket includes a waistcoat, buttons, and a taffeta cravat matching the girdle.
Melt butter in a granite saucepan then add spaghetti onion and tomatoes. Season with salt and cayenne. Stir until browned then add hot water and simmer until absorbed and pasta is tender.
A growing fancy for portable parasols includes adjustable models for easy orientation in motoring and sports. Foldable designs join small trunks and suitcases, while a twelve ounce non folding umbrella uses a thin steel frame for light duty use.
A wrinkled seam on a sewing machine is treated by dampening slightly and pressing on the right side with a warm iron. Place a piece of the same material over the seam and pull gently while ironing to shrink the fabric and smooth the seam.
A well dressed man asks a jeweler about silver cups used as prizes. He offers a informal race for a cup, then runs with it, winning the prize in a quick, playful scene captured by Keystone.
Rankin Dunfre recalls a 16 inch troutlike fish leaping from the weeds after he swung a lantern over a bridge at night. The Philadelphia Record notes the frightened incident as an unusual sighting.
A Syracuse businessman, exploring currant farming, buys a full year's edition of a standard work on current literature after gathering books on currant cultivation. His wife asks if he found what he sought, and he proudly confirms his purchase.
Miss Martin holds a brief school court after a recess fight among older boys. She speaks to a nonparticipant, the eight year old Guy, about the phrase now in the meantime as the proceedings end.
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