03 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
1
The passage warns that food supply gaps threaten nourishment and national vitality. It stresses that teenage needs mirror adult needs and condemns highly seasoned foods, late meals, stimulants, and intoxicants as ruinous to constitution and future life.
A guide to making fondant candies including sugar water boiling to a soft waxy ball, cooling, and molding. It covers additions like glucose or cream of tartar, keeping kettle sides clean, and techniques for centers, dipping in chocolate, and decorating with nuts and fruit pieces.
A nutritional guide outlines feeding milestones from birth to adolescence. It lists milk first, then cereals and broths, gradually adding bread fruit potatoes eggs and meats, with gendered portions noted for ages eleven to fourteen and advice on cultivating taste for wholesome foods.
A dialogue between a pigeon and a rooster centers on audible freedoms. The rooster declares he is not a street piano and resents being judged for his natural sounds while the pigeon questions the acceptance of different noises.
A Detroit Free Press blurb notes Pa quits going to political meetings because passing the hat for funds makes him feel like attending church. The exchange highlights inexact humor about fundraising practices and civic gatherings.
Ord es of tiny toblers toil day and night to sustain all beings with life essentials, ensuring the world remains wholesome and races are fed and cared for.
The article warns that eating utensils used by a contagious patient can be contaminated and should be boiled for several minutes after recovery. It emphasizes robust health, wholesome food, exercise, and fresh air as defense, debunking night air fears and urging daily room ventilation to prevent disease spread.
A collection of domestic hints covering spill cleanup with cold water and scraping, whitening clothes with turpentine, hanging a broom to keep bristles aligned, washing and drying in hot suds, eggs and cookies tips, pantry aids, and odor control for rooms. Includes notes on spices, soda for grease, and preserving books with lavender and sand in vases.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item quotes a neighbor dispute where youths’ mischief culminates in a broken window that falls on the resident, provoking reflections on youth behavior and responsibility in the community.
A brief reformulated note portrays a clerk yielding precedence to his superiors with a courteous inquiry from Mr. Jones about morning arrival order. The exchange emphasizes deference and proper workplace etiquette in a historic office setting.
A description of English check coat outfits and matching hats for young American girls. Plain horn buttons, simple lines, and soft headwear with a feather illustrate smart practical fashion for spring. The piece praises sensible, stylish attire for growing girls and notes easy patterns in standard fashion books.
A Women’s World column argues women should maintain grooming after marriage and motherhood to earn admiration and respect. It warns neglect leads to fading beauty, reduced influence over children, and weaker family harmony, urging daily baths hair care teeth skin nails and appropriate attire.
The Dry Goods Economist notes bold neckwear features button garnitures using Rhine stone jet crystal cloth-covered and pearl buttons. High costs reflect novelty buttons, while style hinges on clever arrangement.
A simple white chiffon girlsh gown features garlands of green satin leaves appliqued to the bodice and skirt. The garlands outline the round neck, high waist girdle, and draped tunic edge held by a green satin bow. Sleeves also gathered with satin bows.
The article notes skirts widening for graceful movement without excess fabric. It highlights three quarter length coats with varied designs and extensive fur usage. The overall effect recalls elegant winter coats from past centuries.
Beads of all sorts have stayed as a permanent adornment since ancient times. Pearl ropes, amber and crystal necklaces decorate the throat and elevate evening gowns with bead plaques. Bead trimmings appear on paletot and peasant fashions with arabesque designs in black chiffon and crepe de chine.
A new simple cloth waist features a wide box plait and a strap with buttons and loops at the top. The design includes a wide turn-over collar and cuffs all made from the same fabric.
Evening shoes and buckles dominate winter dress as time and money flow into accessories. Elegant brocades and damask fabrics match gowns in white and gold. Jeweled buckles command high prices, with satin and black velvet ribbon loops beneath, accented by satin flowers.
The Boston Herald notes green peppers provide digestive value and zestful flavor at low prices, with varieties from bell to cayenne. It urges balanced use to avoid overpowering dishes, suggesting peppers as a staple addition to daily menus and highlighting seasonal price swings.
A Good Housekeeping contributor recalls using a bed cushion, a comforter, as a trunks protector to prevent damage during frequent house moves and travel. The lightweight safeguard reportedly stopped dents and jams, praised for its simple effectiveness and shared by others in the household.
A cook describes a ham rice dish: boil rice in salted water, drain, stir in hot milk with eggs cheese and butter, fold in finely chopped ham, steam in a mold, then serve with a cheese milk sauce.
A simple kitchen note describes making thin batter by beating eggs with buttermilk then adding salt. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water, mix in, then gradually stir in flour until the batter pours smoothly. Beat well and bake quickly on a hot greased griddle.
A quarter pound of macaroni is breaded and cooked until tender in salted boiling water. Drain and mix with milk soaked bread crumbs, parsley, onion juice, sweet herbs, butter, and two beaten eggs. Season with salt and pepper and steam for one hour.
Chop chives cal lots and butter with lemon juice pepper and salt mix then top each opened oyster on the half shell. Bake three to five minutes until hot but avoid curling the oyster ends.
A recipe describes boiling chicken until the meat separates from the bones, returning the meat to the water overnight, then chopping finely and seasoning with salt pepper and butter. Mix and chill in molds until set into jelly, serve sliced on lettuce.
In an English village a youth facing exile to Canada declines to depart after witnessing testimonials praising his virtues. He quips that he will stay since he now knows how highly others regard him, despite his prior scrapes. The episode ends with his refusal to leave.
Mrs Barbara Prim of Stratford Iowa reports a three year battle with ringworm on her seven year old son’s face and body. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about a month the child was cured completely. The ad promotes Cuticura products and offers a free sample with a 32 page Skin Book.
A man who spends much time in hotels recalls odd experiences during waiter strikes in New York and Boston. In New York a tough waiter asked to shuck boiled eggs for the patron, while in Boston a burly waiter dismissed a mild protest and declared he came to be a strikebreaker in the truckers’ strike.
Hobey Baker lunched in Philadelphia and teased a Princeton sophomore who had performed poorly on his class football team. He mused on the player’s position, joking that the lad “played drawback” as Baker’s witty punchline.
A Chicago Examiner report notes alimony payments by divorced wives in several states. Indiana shows over 500 wives paying alimony, Ohio 6738, Wisconsin 566, while Pennsylvania records only sixty such cases despite its large population.
Advertisements promote Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with over 30 years of use and signature, while illustrating the selling points with lines about children crying for Castoria and a light in a woman's eyes. It also includes a pancake ad and a general claim about feeding babies well and keeping them content.
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