Dolls and Candy Children At Christmas Tree Land
A tale of Christmas Tree children in Christ mas Tree Land where dolls live in toy houses and the Candy children reside in a candy village. The dolls hope to impress Santa and leave behind their best dresses while the Candy children host a quiet party that ends with the dolls melting in heat after a turkey trot.
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These Ants and Termites Terrorize South Africa
An evening tale describes South African termites and their damage. Termites build vast wooden structures and hollow out timber, sometimes collapsing buildings. Workers soldiers and a queen regulate the colony, and the queen lays about 80 000 eggs daily, frightening local residents.
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Ateica
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December 16 Pace to Dodge the Last Minute Rush in Shops
Shoppers are urged to plan early to dodge a last minute rush. Retailers warn of limited stock and crowded aisles as December deadlines approach, encouraging preholiday purchases and in store pickup options.
Vinegar Cleaning Tips From a Historic Household Guide
A December era tip column extols vinegar as a cleaning gem for dirt smoke and yellow pine. It recommends soaking a flannel in a pint of vinegar and wiping surfaces then rinsing, plus uses on fly specks frames windows and even removing shoe polish.
Desserts Made with Gelatin Shapes and Flavors
An old guide describes gelatin desserts and molded jelly creations such as Amber Jelly Chartreuse and Macaroon Morsels. Recipes include soaking gelatin, dissolving in water, and adding cider or milk mixtures, with toppings like whipped cream flair and fruit jelly accents.
New Year Supper Menu and Cookery Tips
A period recipe piece outlines a New Year Eve supper menu featuring Lobster Chops with Cream Sauce and Orange Sponge. It includes steps for preparing croquettes, a raisin pudding with a grape juice cream sauce, Cream of Lettuce Soup, Pickled Red Cabbage, Diced Beets, and notes on Eggs easily digested as a nourishing economy measure.
Rich fur cloth suit pictured as a standout autumn fashion
Julia Bottomley showcases a black maire plush fur coat ensemble with a straight underskirt and full coat, a chiffon waist, satin overbodice, and fur trim. The design emphasizes a waist definition at the back, a double-breasted neck fastening, and rich accessories including patent leather shoes, white gloves, a velvet hat, and ostrich plumes, all at modest cost.
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Julia Bottomley
Christmas Gifts for Your Girl Friend
Odd, fragmented copy describes novel opera bags with velvet bottoms and ribbon drawstrings. It also gives an old fashioned home cleaning tip for soiled wallpaper using a dough of sal ammoniac rye flour and water, advising gentle rubbing and avoiding overwork.
Uses for Empty Baking Powder Cans and Memory Metaphor
The article suggests repurposing empty baking powder cans by piercing lids for soap shakers and sprinklers for laundry. It also notes various simple household uses like storing soap powder sand horns or cleaning fluid. It then switches to a memory analogy comparing the brain to a phonograph with records to play.
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