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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
7
Practical home guidance outlines roasting a turkey with steps for cleaning stuffing and trussing, then baking with basted gravy. It also details a baked dish layering chopped turkey with oysters and gravy, plus variations using mushrooms as a substitute. The piece emphasizes planning and the festive use of leftovers.
A May Manton nightshirt pattern article describes a roomy nightshirt with a smooth yoke and fitted back, detailing sizes 34 to 44 inches and yardage. The piece also notes Glasgow street paving customs, city department coordination, and requests for subscription postage details.
A ragged tale recalls Rosalind Thurber a pretty farm girl courted by Gus Walker and spurned by Joe Green. Joe first shows devotion by lighting fires, Rosa rewards him with a glance, and Green's scarred face and red hair mark social scorn. The piece traces Rosa's choice and the family’s reactions amid rustic courting and jealous rivals.
In a mossy Moss Pond tale Pappy Frog wakes the valley’s frogs for a regatta. The event features boats, sailing tires, canoe races, high diving and obstacle races. Pappy Frog takes pride in his craft while others join in the celebration for the winner.
A vintage cookery section offers cherry rolls with dried cherry juice sauce, Spanish hash, sparerib potpie, and German nut cakes. Also included are an oyster salad, old time sugar cookies, lemon cream, and an eggless cake with period measurements and instructions.
The note suggests jewelry as a prized gift for mothers, highlighting antique and penel jewelry, charms, and affordable prices. It mentions a purse as a stylish addition to a woman's jewelry case and describes an Egyptian scarab design inside silver with nickels and dimes linked by a chain.
Practical advice for home embroidery care. The article suggests salt in rinse water to set colors, immersing colored pieces in salt water before washing, and using gentle heat and mild soap. It outlines a method using oil of ran and boiling water to prepare a cleaning solution, then washing delicate fabrics by hand.
Health Talks outline pure water safety and daily hygiene including washing with soap, clean towels, and personal toothbrush use. It stresses avoiding shared cups, not touching objects with dirty fingers, and maintaining hand hygiene to prevent illness. Also discusses digestion rules, eating calmly, and avoiding overeating. The note includes smallpox vaccination as a protective measure and contrasts vaccination with older methods.
Children eagerly buy Red Cross Seals to aid combat of the white plague. A teacher recalls a shy girl who bought stamps daily, asking how many people the money will cure, while another child questions if it will provide medicine for the sick.
A fragment discusses agitated feminine minds over present gifting choices. The text ponders what to give Tom Dick or dohoy, reflecting a social moment of indecision and curiosity.
The piece warns that days feel shorter due to holiday shopping, urging early planning to beat crowded stores. It notes longer waits for clerks, wrapping, and change, and encourages advertising Christmas goods now to let customers shop early.
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