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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
3
A collection of beet based dishes and preparations. Instructions cover cleaning boiling and slicing beets and include beet hash Lyonnaise beets creamed beets and beet soup. Also notes on keeping leftover beets and using beet greens as greens like spinach.
Guidance on preserving food during hot weather stresses refrigeration or cool storage, cooking before spoilage, and avoiding contamination from dust and germs. It warns that ptomaine poisoning from contaminated canned meat or fish, shellfish, and ice cream is a risk, and urges clean storage, ventilation, and covering foods.
A reflective note on personal discipline as the foundation for ruling a family and then participating in the broader commonwealth. Emphasizes self-mastery before public duty.
The dialogue shows Gertie praising the new minister for revealing fresh insights and making familiar things feel newly seen. Harry responds with humor, noting satisfaction in having a laundryman as good as the minister.
The article notes Princess Victoria Louise, daughter of the German emperor, as a popular figure and beloved by both family and the German people due to her sweet disposition. It highlights her being the youngest and the only girl among six brothers who are older.
Gather straws upright to form a top crown and a spread base. Players use hooked sticks to lift one straw without disturbing others. Each removed straw scores one point. the player with most wins. Marked straws named king queen and bishop carry four three and two points respectively.
A game shows players pass a small object, then guess whose hand holds it. A Nation themed quiz asks guests to end each answer with nation words like Carnation and Coronation, and sketches origin notes for several place names and terms.
The article recalls 1776 as the birth of the nation with a Fourth of July pledge in Town Hall and a salute to patriots who broke from England. It notes the old firecracker celebrations faded, suggesting a masked or colonial parade with children in period dress as a safer patriotic display.
A playful Fourth of July game uses cards marked with gilt stars and red and silver stripes to form the American flag. Players seek exact star and stripe counts, draw from neighbors or the pool, and compete to lay down correct flags for a prize.
A brief puzzle about arranging twelve buttons into hollow and full squares, counting four then five per side. The verse then recalls a moving time scene where a doll mother must shed toys yet keeps her dolls and promises all go with her, preserving the family circle despite losses.
Advice to take short breaks if long ones aren’t possible and to adapt work to summer freedoms. Encourages picnics and outdoor eating for privacy and health. Notes homekeeping women have more outdoor options than working spouses and celebrates outdoor life as healthful and joyful.
A tale set in Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island traces Rhoda Baker, a shy spinster, and Pardon Pym, a preaching elder. The Puritan regime enforces stern church rule, shaping a fifty year unrequited courtship that ends with Rhoda bequeathing her leatherwork to the church and Pym naming his boat Rhoda wouldn’t.
The article previews spring millinery with dark colors, noting black and white combos, cotton agaric, and Turkish toweling effects. It describes petticoats as narrow drop skirts and highlights a two piece cut with wide hem and tuck. Judio Chollet May Manton pattern 22 to 32 waist. send 10 cents plus 2 for quick mail delivery with coupon.
Fashion notes describe velvet fichus and heavy Venetian point lace for spring neckwear, plus a black velvet ribbon collar idea for a child’s dress. Also highlights new side jabots, revers designs, and a front closing child’s dress with easy wear. JUDIC CHOLLET May Manton pattern for girls ages eight to twelve offered by mail order.
The article profiles King Christian X of Denmark focusing on his domestic happiness with Queen Alexandrina, their marriage in Cannes in 1898, and their sons. It details the royal name traditions, historic Danish flag origins, and the royal family’s naming law, noting Knut and Frederik iterations and the coronation cadence. It also notes royal orders held by the king and the link to Canute the Great.
Vassar College receives a prize fund of 1375 dollars for honor reading in memory of Miss HE Elizabeth Dana funded by students and graduates of the school Miss Louise L Newell now heads the school Butterflies donated to Vassar by Miss Lucy Tappan in India Mary Lanning scholarship awarded at Smith College to Misa Julia Hamblet Florence Mast Mother Mary Stanislaus and Mother St George are said to be the lone survivors of the nurse band with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.
The column notes essential oils grow more expensive each year with bergamot and attar of roses rising sharply. Perfume fashions shift with trends such as sweet peas, violet, and lavender water remaining in demand. Market hints favor lily of the valley and violet for bath use while oriental scents gain note.
A witty exchange from Cornell Widow quips about theater going turning dull after a rainstorm forces a parlor seating. The speaker suggests theaters are boring, with the punchline reflecting a shift from stage to home.
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