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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
8
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap with its emollient and antiseptic properties aiding skin, scalp, hair, and hands. It promotes Cuticura Ointment to prevent irritation and clogged pores, guarantees clear skin and glossy hair, and directs readers to Petter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston for a free Cuticura Book.
A happily married matron shares a curious incident with a close friend. Before her engagement was announced she rushed to a jewelry store to verify the price of an engagement ring and noted the jeweler’s name from the box. She also paid for a commercial agency report on her future husband’s standing.
A family moving to a suburb bought the largest watchdog from a German dog fancier. Burglars entered the home while the big dog slept. The fancier advised getting a smaller alert so a “leedie dog” would wake the big one.
A man on Atlantic City beach recalls a past encounter as a woman sketches in the sand nearby. He gathers courage to speak, remarking on memory of a brief conversation two summers earlier and remarking on a vivid detail from that time. The exchange hints at lingering attraction and nostalgia.
William A Radford offers free expert answers on building topics to readers. He cites his Editor author and manufacturer background as authority and invites inquiries with a two cent reply stamp. The article notes wall colors influence mood and contrasts decorative choices with domestic planning details.
A Radford Editor discusses color schemes for living areas dining rooms and bedrooms stressing harmony with personality. The piece outlines a 28 by 29 foot house plan with beam ceilings interconnected living dining spaces two access points to stairs and three second floor bedrooms including an alcove and a large front bedroom for decorative display.
A household guide lists recipes for making baking powder from bicarbonate of soda cream of tartar and corn starch and a tooth powder from chalk bicarbonate of soda castile soap and essential oils. It also outlines a wood floor polish using beeswax turpentine and Venetian turpentine and a homemade hard laundry soap from grease potash borax ammonia and water with steps to dissolve mix and set.
In Skibo castle archives a lawyer notes Andrew Carnegie aimed to cut work injuries. A foreman filled a blunt slip for James Miles after a toe was crushed by an ox dent blow from a sledge. The document records date March 6, 1880, and a brief, clerical remark.
An anxious friend laments Briggins vanity noting his stock and bread depend on folly. Briggins insists he is secure thanks to a thoroughbred horse and a goat he calls a thorough butter, showing a comical belief in luck and assets.
A New York Weekly report notes a first passenger claims a couple attempting elopement are aboard the train. A second passenger says the couple are merely observed, with the man seen in the smoking car for the last two hours.
Great-grandmother’s sponge cake method by Mrs. May Peintner. Use eggs weighed with shells, sugar equal to half the weight of the eggs, and flour half the weight of the eggs. Add lemon rind and juice, beat yolks to light cream, fold in whites gently, bake in a moderate to rising oven.
Green corn fritters are a seasonal delicacy. Use grated corn from the ears or uncooked kernels to make a griddle cake batter with milk flour egg baking powder and salt. The batter may need more milk or water if stiff. A knife or scoring method removes kernels and frees the milk for batter.
Slice a round sponge cake with a hollow center to hold jelly. Fill with lemon orange strawberry or coffee jelly and cool. Top with sweetened whipped cream. Avoid adding egg whites to gelatin at setting. Serve with poured custard around the jelly.
A vintage recipe describes beating sugar with eggs, adding cream and flour with baking powder, then mixing into a smooth batter. The batter is baked in a long buttered mold for about 30 minutes and served with a liquid or foam sauce.
Pietro, a laborer in Florida with a gang on railroad construction, faced a dangerous rattlesnake when a coiled serpent barred his path as he prepared to lift his leg from a pine log. The striking event occurred without warning, prompting a startled expletive.
A bashful man and his companion share a seaside drive where she falls silent and confesses feeling blue. He reassures her with faith and affection, noting that God and her mother love her and that she can sit on her hands.
A Western tale recalls Three-Finger Sam and Stage Coach Charley shaping town lore. The railroad shuns Crimson Gulch, feared after Charley’s settlement, with trains that scream and vanish from sight.
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh by a tonic sold by Gale J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. It cites testimonials claiming success with a laxative for constipation and mentions F J Cheney as a known figure.
A playful exchange about a birthday present prompts plans to visit town in the morning. One partner seeks the other's opinion on color and style, highlighting light hearted domestic mood.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best for households with a claim it is sold at leading grocers for five cents. The text reflects the era with a Saxe Holm quote and a note about a man who wrote a book on wealth having achieved it.
Water Pound Cake instructions mix one cup sugar half cup butter half cup cold water one and one fourth cups flour scant teaspoon cream of tartar scant half teaspoon saleratus two eggs. Cream butter and sugar add yolks then water and flour with cream of tartar and soda then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
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