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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
A collection of kitchen guidance for sick foods and modest entrees. Recipes describe milk desserts, tomato cream, sago jelly, banana cream, green pea soup, creamed fish, steak in buttered toast, fish timbales, chicken timbales, and savory meat dumplings with simple seasonings and sauces.
A fragment notes a quirky stance on culinary novelty as a discovery, comparing it to the endless stars and stating that there are always more dishes to explore while existing stars remain plentiful. The quotation frames diners’ pursuit of new flavors as an ongoing, modestly fervent cultural event.
This piece offers a bridal breakfast menu with fruit starter ideas such as strawberries, followed by fried chicken with creamed potatoes in white sauce, buttered asparagus on toast, a pear pineapple nut salad, strawberry ice cream with berry sauce, and bride’s cake with coffee. Olives and salted nuts accompany the meat course as a decorative table touch.
Diverse menu notes many entrées with fritters vegetables meat and fish. The passage catalogues various combinations and suggests there is something for every taste with pickled fish among the options.
The illustration highlights the panier gown seen near Paris at the Auteuil races. The panier effect comes from a black English coatlike affair of pompadour silk worn over a flowered black lace underbody, echoing grandmothers' silk dresses.
Palatable salads can be made year round using standard market fruits and vegetables. Featured are Surprise Salad with tomato jelly, Remoulade dressing from egg yolks and oil, asparagus and string beans with French dressing, radish varnish for lettuce, mushroom stems with almonds on lettuce, salmon with coconut and sour pickle for zest, veal or chicken with celery and mayonnaise, and blanched tendrils with lettuce as a good combo.
Postillion and Girondin straw hats lead the Paris vogue with hair twisted low in the neck for morning wear. The Marquis appears for afternoon events with plumes or wired loops and ostrich feather edging in some cases. Simple straw weaves like chip dominate bowler Girondin and Marquis models with sober masculine colors.
A dress description outlines a skirt with spotted Swiss muslin, scalloped and buttonholed edges, floral embroidery, a muslin bodice yoke with tuck frill, embroidered sleeve bands, a colored ribbon waist, and a Tagel hat with silk frills and floral wreath. Materials listed include 5 yards spotted muslin and flouncing.
The collarless blouse has improved the neck’s shape and color, inspiring girls to abandon rigid high neckbands. They favor a corsage worn without a collar, planning a more open front this year, possibly with a tulle cover for outdoor outfits.
A reflective line notes that a community’s uplift depends on individual homes guided by public rules or by the vision of a few far sighted people. The quote emphasizes the balance between regulation and personal initiative in communal progress.
A method to color white lace to an old ivory shade using a pan of five cents worth yellow ochre and rice powder. Lace is shaken into the mix, brushed to remove dirt, and the yellow tint is said to remain indefinitely.
The Girondin hat appears in Paris as the newest style noted for its simple trim. A narrow velvet ribbon encircles the crown and ties in a small back bow, with an upstanding ostrich plume or a high cockade ribbon or flowers featured at the front.
People in malaria regions often take quinine daily because they enjoy its taste, even when not needed. If they leave the malaria district for years they would soon detest the bitter drug's flavor.
The Dry Goods Economist says samples of high-grade waists will be complete within two weeks and will include dressy styles finished to wear outside the skirt. The crushed gatin girdle used on top-tier garments last season is expected to be featured again in the new lines.
A witty note on fashion mishaps as women unknowingly wear mismatched hooks and eyes. It suggests some sew on any fastener in a pinch, risking public embarrassment or a quick divorce, highlighting social stakes over appearance.
Strong sunshine and hot platters are essential for orange custard fritters and plum preserves. The method uses layers of fruit and sugar on hot plates under glass, sun dried and finished with boiling syrup if needed. Also includes a joke about two Frenchmen visiting an art gallery.
Lay trout in a fish kettle for twelve, add carrots onions bay leaves thyme parsley cloves salt pepper. Pour white wine and water, boil briefly then simmer half an hour. Strain liquor, boil to half a pint, mix with brown sauce then butter and lemon juice. Finish with chopped parsley. Drain fish, serve on napkin lined dish with parsley garnish and sauce on the side.
A historical batter method combines bread crumbs milk and currants with eggs sugar and spices. The batter rests, then eggs whites folded in, fried spoonfuls cooked till golden and served hot with a wine sugar glaze. Do not include ingredients beyond those given.
Peel and split ripe peaches and layer with sugar in a baking dish. Dot with butter, add water and flour, then top with a flour lard crust. Bake covered with a thin dough, slit the crust, and serve hot with fresh cream.
A quick method to prevent buttons from loosening involves placing a pin across the top of the button during stitching. Sew normally, then remove the pin and pull the button outward to create slack. Wind the thread around the stitches in back several times and fasten securely.
Two cupfuls of cold boiled potatoes seasoned with pepper and salt. Add one third cupful of fat, mix and cook three minutes while stirring constantly. Pack and allow to brown underneath, then fold and serve on a hot plate.
A kitchen note recommends using milk instead of water when mixing pie crusts. A simple 1 2 3 rule is offered: 1 cup flour, 2 tablespoons lard, 3 tablespoons milk.
An old advertorial urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Fletcher branding, touting Castoria as a trusted remedy used for over 30 years and prompting a familiar child preference.
In a playful exchange from Harper's Bazar a remark mocks Louie for inviting Mrs Bul lion to a one course luncheon and notes Hattie would skip to a Fletcherite lifestyle. The text ends with a wry thought about money in business not pursued by the speaker.
Advertisement states Cole’s Carboli salve stops pain from burns or cuts and heals quickly to prevent scars. Claims the product is 2hc and 0c and available by druggists with a free sample offer from J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
Adated snippet contrasts Carlyle on reform with a sales pitch for Garfield Tea, urging stern effort and suffering for personal reform while promoting a drugstore remedy promising quick relief and tangible benefits. The piece blends literary sentiment with commercial promotion in a terse, period voice.
A quotation from Mrs. Oliphant notes that a person who studies nature’s shadows and lights carries an unseen coat of mail protecting them amid turmoil. The line emphasizes inner resilience born from scholarly immersion.
Mrs. Dema Beethune of Sikeston Missouri recounts seven years of misery with cramps backache and exhaustion. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health allowing her to work garden entertain guests and walk like other women. The advertisement touts the remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities and nervous prostration, urging others to try it.
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