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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
3
A brief antiquated quip notes that Greek and Latin charm a lady but a husband loves modern simple speech. The line, attributed to Saxe, contrasts learned tongues with practical everyday talk in a playful social observation.
A concise kitchen note describes finishing oysters quickly with liquor and a spoon, then continuing until the oysters are plump. It calls for butter pepper and salt and serving on crackers in the final step.
A guide to non oil dressings and garnishes, detailing a butter flour roux cream dressing with sour cream lemon juice and salt for fruit pies or bananas, plus a mayonnaise variation with olives picks parsley capers and onions. It covers mayonnaise colorings servings hints and garnish aesthetics for attractive plates.
A discussion of the chafing dish as an enduring hospitality aid with historical notes from Pompeii and Egyptian use. It covers breakfast ideas and具体 recipes for French toast creamed dishes, Anchovy Toast, Buttered Eggs, and Grilled Oysters, detailing basic methods and ingredients.
A witty remark scolds excessive curiosity and jokes that pursuing knowledge has no morning after. The quip contrasts ignorance with enlightenment, playfully urging restraint while celebrating inquiry in a bold, rhetorical style.
The passage lists various meat dishes suitable for chafing dish service. Rechauffe of Beef uses browned butter flour stock paprika onion juice and chopped rare beef. Hash Balls combine corned beef and potatoes fried in butter. Vienna Steaks mix beef and veal with seasonings and egg then sear. Bean Rarebit melts butter with beans cheese and milk, while Deviled Almonds blend almonds pickles Worcestershire and cayenne for a savory accompaniment.
A fragmentary verse by Frank W. Ffutt reflects on the Minute to Spare as a carefree yet burdensome concept. The lines tease time as both a blessing and a trap, warning to beware of delaying responsibilities while courting leisure.
A collection of household tips covers stain removal from fabrics wood and wallpaper using chloroform coffee and water methods and a brief oat meal cleaner for white paint. The piece also shares home baked Pepper Nuts and Buttermilk Biscuit recipes with steps and quantities for each, noting no shortening in the nuts and detailing mixing rolling cutting and baking.
A treatise urges elevating vegetables in meals through proper cooking. It warns against overboiling and highlights steaming, reserving water for stock, and using improvised steamers. Instructions cover carrots, peas, sprouts, cauliflower, spinach, cabbage, potatoes, and root vegetables with butter and timing tips.
A novelist’s rule that a pincushion should be an ornament for every room is explored. The piece contrasts plain, functional covers with elaborate, decorative cushions in varying coverings, fillings, and designs including natural themes, dolls, and national costumes, noting common fillings like coffee grounds and bran, and practical issues with sawdust and bowdust substitutes.
A practical serge costume features a plain skirt and a coat with a bodice and separate basque. The bodice gathers at the waist with left wrap, trimmed reverses and cuffs, and a patent leather belt. Hat uses stretched satin with wing trim. Materials list includes five and a half yards of 46 inch serge, four and a half yards satin for lining, and fourteen buttons.
Simple hand sewing project yields tiny button bags with eyelets and twin ribbons. Cut a four by nine inch strip of holland linen or silk, fold, hem, and join ends. Add eyelet, stitch inner hems, thread contrasting ribbons in opposite directions, and finish with tied bows and buttons for a handy, attractive work table accessory.
The article notes frequent use of blue and lavender mousseline with black velvet trims or ers mine tails for contrast, plus other bold pairings like old pink with old blue lavender and buff, often touched by dark fur or black velvet. Fringe dominates both afternoon and evening wear, including chenille, bead, and jet fringes on varied weights of fabric.
A new neckwear effect features a bow with broad black panne velvet ends, a loop and ends of black messaline, and finished with a silk taagsel.
Beefs rolls use cold roast or boiled beef seasoned with salt pepper and minced herbs, minced with a little fat, wrapped in puff paste and baked about half an hour. Patties are made from cold meat similarly minced and seasoned then baked in puff paste in patty tins.
Beat four egg yolks with a cup of sugar and half cup butter then fold in a wineglass of wine or brandy a pinch of salt and a cup of hot cream. Cook until thickened like cream without boiling to finish the sauce.
Pure apples cooked with just enough water to prevent burning then sieved. Use half as much sugar as pulp and flavor with whole cloves and cinnamon in a tied bag. For four quarts of apples add a half teaspoon of cloves and cinnamon and cook until thick.
Marine Eye Remedy from Chicago promises relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It emphasizes oculist compounding, prints an illustrated bottle in each package, and offers 26 cents and a separate bottle option. The ad ties to physicians' practice and urges school use with a prohibition pun.
An old newspaper fragment markets Cole's Carboni salve for burns and cuts with 25c and 50c prices, urges free samples from J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin, and promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and liver regulation. It also contains opinionated lines about political loyalty and a dental style claim about piles cured in 6 to 14 days.
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