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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
10
The New York Herald profile portrays Claudia Le Blanc as the era’s top woman broker in New England. From a thirteen year old start financed by borrowed money she built 478 employees and forty offices. Her rise followed labor support during the Fall River strike and she expanded from Lowell footwear to real estate and brokerage.
A simple Armenian style breakfast uses three eggs beaten with milk for half a dozen bread slices. Dip halves in the egg, fry in butter until golden, then stack on a hot plate and serve with maple or fruit syrup. Ten minutes yields a quick family meal.
The passage notes a tiny dwarf willow reaches two inches at best yet is a true tree not a shrub. It discusses wildness across species with curlew among the wildest birds and the tamest in confinement, and observes lobsters traveling in regiments and leading in triple rows with the maimed following.
This excerpt explains skirt making steps to ensure pattern alignment and fabric grain. It covers folding, laying right sides together, cutting longer for hip room, basting seams, trying on, stitching and pressing, and adding tape to prevent sagging with overcasting or bias binding.
The text discusses buttonhole construction with two threads and a corded edge, finishing methods, and shaping hands with Del Sarte exercises plus soap and cosmetics for softness and manicured nails. It then shifts to towel materials, favoring hemstitched huckaback over fringed damask for moisture absorption and a bridal dower chest touch with embroidered ends in various colors.
An expert recommends using three layers of paper on closet shelves to simplify cleaning. The layered approach allows removing soiled sheets one by one as needed, saving time compared to stripping and replacing all items.
A recipe suggests using cold lamb ham or beef minced with ham breadcrumbs and an onion if desired. Mix with an egg and leftover gravy, place in a baking pan, cover with breadcrumbs and bake thirty minutes for a luncheon dish.
The guide suggests using a bag made from an old clean sheet dipped in strong blueing water until very blue. Place loosely washed white clothes in the bag and hang in a dark closet to preserve whiteness for years.
The writer notes cabbage stumps and apple scraps have value in cooking. Young cabbage stumps can be sliced and added to stews, and apple cores and peelings can be turned into jelly, though most pips should be discarded.
A physician specializing in nervous disorders recommends an hour of daily silence for each patient, possibly two hours in serious cases. He notes that many of his patients with nerves are women.
A man with poor eyesight explains he failed to recognize his creditors when they encountered him by chance. He argues impaired vision caused the oversight and seeks to reschedule repayments.
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