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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
19
A neighbor in a household sermon urges Dan to curb grumbling and thank the Giver for blessings. She argues that even when crops fail and troubles rise, they have enough to eat, a healthy child, and daily mercy to count, urging honest credit to God for their blessings and a hopeful Thanksgiving.
A rustic verse asks how creatures and household sounds predicted rain at dusk. Grandma cites a divined practice as birds, swallows, and a kettle endorse a coming storm, while a shy cuckoo and bob whites echo the forecast in rhythmic whispers.
Fashion notes describe Paris trends with red dominating wardrobes. Whole red suits trimmed in velvet or panne and fur, large puffed sleeves, and extensive trimming. Velvet with satin, fur in high favor, mole skin as a new trim, lace and Russian Roumanian Norwegian embroideries popular. Rough felt hats with narrow brims, and colored silk scarfs with borders used as trim. A quill adds finishing touch.
When guests arrive unexpectedly, prepare a hearty old fashioned luncheon. Scalloped tomatoes baked in individual crusts or scalloped cauliflower cabbage or carrots mimic cauliflower. Creamed lobster or salmon from cans and scalloped varieties form tasty dishes. Potato salad topped with whipped cream and mayo, with capers and chopped pickles for flavor. Omit onions or use lightly.
Illinois superintendent Alfred Bayliss reports for the year ending June 30, 1900, that rain mud and bad roads disrupt country children’s school attendance. He notes 1278 of 12809 schoolhouses are unsanitary or ill suited to their purpose.
County superintendent supporters claim decent schoolhouses while vast gaps persist. About 2000 school promises exist, 5000 schools lack libraries, 435 with enrollments of ten or fewer, and Winnebago county records show ten pupils in one school and several under ten.
A ten year old boy led a stray shepherd named Shep to the central police station, crying his mother could not pay for the dog license. Chief McFarland comforted him and vowed not to kill the dog, sending boy and pet home unharmed amid relief and tears.
A steamship line faced repeated mattress failures as hats pins brownt pine and pins stabbed inflatable berths. Stewards spent hours reinflating cushions on two large ships. The manufacturer warned travelers not to insert pins as mattresses are used as lifesaving gear and may be damaged by sharp objects.
A late 19th or early 20th century note stresses that cold baths are less popular in the morning due to energy costs and low cleansing effect. It favors very brief water exposure with brisk rubbing, notes some prefer a cool sponge bath followed by warmth, and suggests hot baths at night for cleansing and rest. Author Emma E. Walker MD cites Ladies' Home Journal.
The article explains adding cochineal with rose flavor and orange rind to color foods, while pistachio yields green and bitter almond with vanilla colors white. It states colorings sold for kings are harmless in tiny amounts and attributes this to the Ladies' Home Journal.
A poetic Christmas scene recalls a family home quiet by rain and fire. Children gather about the hearth while guardians bless health and happiness. soon a gate creaks and the homeward steps return, promising peace and good will to all.
Welcome Its responsibilities. Heavy though they may be, they strengthen mind and body for the coming fray. They are skirmishes in the battles that make soldiers of us and teach us to buckle on armor and gird for the fight. Welcome Its trials. For one of them we come purified, as gold freed from dross, to be refined until impurities are purged away. Welcome Its sorrows and bereavements. They urge us to seek a heavenly home and heed loved ones beckoning from above.
A humorous exchange between Mr F and Mrs F about age and kissing. Mrs F complains he avoids her and he retorts that she was once eighteen, raising questions of propriety and aging in a light domestic jest.
A Louis Republic item recalls a boastful anecdote of a bright old lady who kept a pleasure book in her life and found at each year’s end that not a day passed without a small touch of happiness.
Estelle Maude and May Robbing pine for presents for mamma and papa. Miss Croker overhears their plight, gifts them wool and crochet needles, and hides gold coins in the mats. She then guides the girls to shops to buy proper gifts, leaving them with a memorable New Year.
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