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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
3
A reflective verse urges finding smooth places to ease the weary ear of earth scarred by continuous strain of discontent and pain. It likens life to a road with rough stretches and counsels speaking to serenity.
A collection of kitchen notes describes Hamburg steak baked with salt pork lattice, Chop Suey using minced meats with rice and mushrooms, Sour Cream Pie with raisins and spices, and Spanish Salad with stale bread potatoes tomatoes onion garlic dressing.
Practical menu notes for noon meals and lighter nights. Offers hot dish guidance, tomato soup options, salmon platter with mashed potato and white sauce, codfish and macaroni bake, pork chops with fried apples, cream of onion soup, and Birdsnest Pudding with apple slices and biscuit crust.
The article argues a natural diet with balanced nutrition preserves health. It warns against mixing incompatible foods in one meal and stresses meal by meal compatibility to avoid turning digestion into an acid and gas factory.
The article lists practical wartime era recipes and cooking tips. Mutton pieces browned in fat, carrots and peas cooked in a back stove or fireless cooker, onion bacon carrot dish, liver with onion sauce, cabbage with oysters as a filled shell salad, and boiled rice with chocolate sauce as a dessert, plus fig sauce as an accompaniment.
A fragment quoting Ruskin, arguing against dwelling in every place as if to stay forever, urging people not to miss chances to be kind speak truth or make friends. The text discusses mobility, integrity, and social connection as lasting values.
A guide lists over two hundred potato serving methods and offers recipe ideas. It describes transforming potatoes into French fries for doughnuts, then shares cabbage salad and Swedish cabbage fillings with beef and parsley rolls, plus scalloped onions with white sauce and cheese baked until browned.
In a witty exchange cited by the Philadelphia Record a book agent asks if he can sell an encyclopedia while Wigwag jokes about marrying a Boston girl and not needing it. The brief quip captures light, urban humor of the era.
A brief, humorous dialogue highlights a flirtatious back and forth. A man asks Bobbie’s sister about visitors last week. the response counts five, then a quip clarifies that the speaker is not included. The snappy exchange captures light local color.
Perch Piccadilly prepared with parsley stock and butter then simmered. sauce blends ham, white wine, tomato, and Allemande. Trout Accolade scales and stuffs with herb butter, broils or bakes, served with a separate green herb and wine sauce. Freshness tested by gills color and body firmness.
A black charmeuse coat lined in emerald green with a shawl collar and draped sleeves, paired with a velvet edged maline hat featuring layered colors, roses, forget me nots, and blue accents. The ensemble suits matinees and formal events, priced by the milliner’s costly craftsmanship and durability.
Marie Montaigne in Harper's Bazar argues lips must remain mobile to stay attractive. Regular use through laughter conversation and song preserves lip flexibility, prevents facial aging lines, and keeps expressions cheerful.
A short recipe describes making a crust from flour salt soda cream tartar and cold lard mixed with cold water. Roll thin and spread chopped apples with sugar and cinnamon, roll like a jelly roll, bake in a buttered pan with sugar and cinnamon poured over, serve hot.
Hundreds of women are advised to oil and clean sewing machines before use. Cleaning removes rust and dirt that cause creaking and heaviness, using gasoline or coal oil to loosen grime, then applying a few drops of good machine oil to the moving parts.
Six eggs with three whites reserved beaten to a stiff froth. Combine half cup water saltspoon red pepper and four teaspoonfuls tomato paste. Cook like scrambled eggs, stirring constantly. Just before finish add two tablespoon olives, fold in reserved white, and serve on dry toast.
A historical recipe fragment describes making cheese sticks with four tablespoons grated cheese four tablespoons flour two tablespoons melted butter one tablespoon water one half tablespoon salt and a dash of red pepper. Roll into quarter inch by four inch sticks and rings bake and cool before slipping sticks into rings.
Take inner lettuce leaves and season with salt and pepper. Mix yolks from two hard boiled eggs with one tablespoon olive oil and two tablespoons white wine vinegar. Stir well and serve at once.
Instructions describe selecting a prime beef tenderloin, larding it with fat, searing in hot fat, transferring to a roaster, and baking about 45 minutes with baste every five minutes. Includes steps for browning and repeated basting.
New brassieres with adjustable shoulder straps are shown for evening gowns. Lace insertion alternates with rib bon for a dainty garment held by ribbons. Another model uses all lace with decorative straps, front fastening and shoulder straps. Allover embroidery and light boning provide practical support while keeping the bust free.
New laces display three or more mesh patterns with silk floss embroidery on some pieces. Edge and entre-deux of black Chantilly and Bohemian lace are prominent. Extremely wide flounces range from sixteen to twenty four inches and appear destined for heavy use.
A sewing tip explains threading a narrow tape through a button and piercing a small hole in the fabric. The tape is drawn through and taped ends are sewn flat on the wrong side. This method should keep the button secure for the life of the article.
A new auto coat design featuring greer ratine fabric and a white collar debuts under the label Fair Motorist. The stylish outerwear emphasizes a contemporary look for the season.
The Dry Goods Economist notes light lace effects dominate current trends with shadow marine Chantilly blonde point gaze lierre Bruges Alencon and related varieties prominent. Many novelties feature combinations of the most attractive lace characteristics.
A boudoir cap of pink marines is noted for its strong contrast between materials. It features a two inch edge ruffle, a band of ermine joining the ruffle to the cap, and a jaunty tuft of farifs on one side.
An expansive look at Western Canada’s rapid growth in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The piece notes vast arable lands 218 million acres with only 15 percent under cultivation and cites rising immigration American settlement and capital fueling expansion amid untapped mineral and forest wealth. It compares Winnipeg’s rise to Chicago and argues development will continue as farmers sell farms relocate homestead 160 acres and invest in land at low prices.
A man with 11 million dollars vows to pay only enough for a car to leave a prudent sum to fund its upkeep through investments. His frugal stance, while praised as solvency, earns him little favor at home as his wife frowns in response.
Otterbein resident R. M. Fleenor claims long kidney trouble and bladder inflammation vanished after taking two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy and urges others to write for information and free advertisements.
A clipped lament about abuses in rubber regions and a wry quip on moving rubber trees in and out of the house. The fragment contrasts sympathy for victims with a joking line on weather driven work and attraction.
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