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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
2
The article urges men of modest means to maintain neat personal appearance. It links clean attire to favorable impressions, self respect, and potential job prospects, urging basic grooming from head to toe and even rough laundry practices when funds are tight.
The article notes a trend toward large hair in the coming season and questions its origin. It cites that American women shed enough own hair, yet rarely save combings, while hair is imported from Europe and Asia, with 70 percent said to come from Chinese heads traded for copper coins.
The log palace on an island in St Petersburg, once czar Peter I’s first home and later a Greek chapel, burned though not swept away like many US buildings. In Berlin a new round roofed conservatory will ease piano practice din for neighbors and nervous readers hope for broader adoption.
Farmers faced shifting woes as floods sparked complaints months ago and now droughts draw complaints and concern from agricultural communities.
Residents in Montclair New Jersey and nearby towns report a rapid mortality among robins crows starlings and sparrows this summer. They blame thirst caused by oil tainted road water and suggest installing drinking troughs to aid the birds.
A short quotation attributed to Sir Henry Sidney, urging memorization of a wise sentence or apt phrase for lasting recall. The text presents a historical saying on memory and prudence.
A vintage guide describes making grape jelly game jelly pear chips cameron preserves quince jelly and watermelon pickles. It includes steps to wash core and juice fruit simmer strain with sugar and bottle, plus spice and preserve instructions. The recipes cover grapes wild fruit and damson plums with cloves cinnamon ginger and alum notes.
A rallying note proclaims that difficulty is solvable through courage persistence and steady effort. It urges embracing challenges as steps to success and credits determination as the key to overcoming obstacles.
A collection of old recipe notes detailing Sweetbread Salad Delmonico Dressing Celery With Roquefort Fairmont Sandwiches Roast Duck With Peanut Stuffing and Conserve. Instructions cover prep quantities methods and serving ideas for each dish as found in a culinary column.
The text shows a fragmentary poetic passage about a seed striving toward light, knowledge, love, and power. It attributes the lines to Frederick Peterson and contains metaphorical language without a clear narrative event or identifiable context.
Practical household guidance spans cauliflower preparation for whiter results, alcohol application tips using a toilet bottle, simple salad dressing with sugar milk vinegar and salt, celery salt with cabbage, proper storage of ironed linens, avoiding blueing in unbleached muslin, cooking dried fruit in a bean pot, removing peach skins after softening, and baking sandwich bread in pound cake cans for no crust and even browning with hollowed rolls as cream chicken or seafood holders.
A detailed survey of feather trims in fall hats. Paradise and goura plumage lead as expensive yet durable decorations, shown in examples with sprays sweeping crowns. Natural quills and pheasant feathers appear in blue green red dyed forms, while many factory-made varieties offer beauty and low cost.
A Woman's Home Companion piece urges stout women to accept flesh and wear corsets true to fit. It cautions against squeezing into smaller sizes, recommending a corset about three inches smaller than the dress waistband to avoid unflattering bulges and discomfort.
The text states that a well prepared and well preserved meal signals the host’s duty to guest comfort and happiness under his roof, emphasizing the entertainer’s control over the guests’ experience.
A compact collection of luncheon dishes including Pimiento Bisque Spanish Chops Tomato Salad and Small Cakes with dessert ideas. Each dish features practical steps from prep to serving with notes on garnishes fillings and suitable presentation for a hostess friendly menu.
An elderly woman can keep white hair clean without frequent washing. Use absorbent cotton layered on a wire hair brush bristles to pick up dust. press the brush to the hair and stroke gently. Repeat nightly before retiring to keep hair soft and clean without risk of cold.
The piece notes women’s skirts remain slim and svelte with little room for petticoats. Silky satin fabrics dominate, clinging to the figure, while winter lingerie novelties have not yet appeared.
Paris correspondent reports Frederic Mistral in good health despite alarming rumors. The veteran poet, correcting proofs for Les Olivades, read his supposed obituary with amusement, noting Italian papers published a long tribute. He remains vigorous at his desk despite age.
A summer man claims fashions have gone under the sea with mermaids wearing hobble skirts. The playful verse notes mermaids are attired in the now familiar silhouette, linking seaside whimsy to current style talk.
La Mode pratique notes soft taffeta silk boile and supple satin will lead fall wardrobes with figured beaded Sauze metallic lace and velvet grounds. Radium satin light colors and tulle remain in vogue, featuring delicate old tones and garlanded or bouquet motifs. panier skirts vary with side drape and long hem.
Pretty little dress in cambric embroidery with flouncing. Skirt gathers at the waist and the bodice is tucked at each shoulder with a Magyar cut. Edge trims feature a matching insertion across the center front and square neckline. Materials include two and a half yards of flouncing, one and a quarter yards of wide, and a half yard of insertion.
A call for producers and consumers to discuss dairy and meat import costs and how to boost domestic production. The piece urges using the National Dairy Show in Chicago to learn modern farming, breeding, and marketing methods and asks farmers to participate October 24 to November 2 at the International Amphitheater. It frames the question as Beef or Dairy and stresses independent effort to reduce foreign food imports.
Mrs W H Pillsbury of Chico shot a large six foot brown bear while walking with her husband near Cohasset. With a 30-30 carbine she aimed at the bear’s head and struck the right eye, killing it instantly. The hide weighed seventy pounds and the carcass about 300 pounds.
A periodical argues plays should explore emotions other than love. It notes the producer's difficulty in creating a hero and cites an ancient graffiti quote about love as shaping public taste and gentlemanly conduct.
A brief humorous exchange centers on vacation mood with a playful line about a husband not sharing the same enthusiasm as his wife. The mood contrasts grumpiness and leisure in a lighthearted domestic moment.
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