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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
4
A scatter of humorous and provocative notes surveys society, science and daily life. It mentions courtship, autos, alcohol, gadgets, money and education with quips about Yale, Boston clubs, New York stages, Paris wireless prospects, and New Jersey law quirks. Strong voices comment on fashion, manners, and progress.
Gilbert Farrandale, a lifelong bachelor, discovers that affection for Doris Lorimer may soften his vow to remain free. After a perilous ride ends with Doris’s horse harmed by a chained hound, his brave defense wins her grateful regard and slowly turns Doris toward love, reshaping his lonely view of marriage.
A Tel ephone Review correspondent notes ants eat wooden poles used with canal tone steel rails and cross arms. they once infiltrated an office, bored through a bell box into a desk, and gnawed interior pine. The ants even dig mud tunnels along floor beams to move unseen through buildings.
A mother prepares a wholesome school lunch using a small earthen jar for baked beans. The box includes buttered bread, cucumber pickle, orange or apple, two cookies, and a napkin lined dish. The jar may hold custards or baked dishes enjoyed cold.
William a large draft horse belonging to H G Grey of Brooklyn Ante Arundel County Indiana had its eyelid caught on a hook in a stall. The surrounding area was treated with antiseptic and the eyelid sewn. Recovery expected to be rapid with full function return.
The fragment references Fiatonic Jove described like a loaded gun and Merce’s Pleasant Pellets claimed to regulate stomach liver and bowels. It mentions a cook visit and a free trial package from A. Olmsted La Roy N. Y. plus a rude Irish gang boss joke about language and a Haitian railroad crew.
A merchant writes that bad eating led to weak digestion and sleepless nights until he started using Grape-Nuts at breakfast and lunch. He notes rapid stomach improvement and renewed vigor, calling Grape-Nuts a boon to his family and his two year old son who began digesting better. The notice invites readers to read the letter and mentions Postum Co. as advertiser.
A housewife shares economical egg handling tips to cut waste. Whites can be kept a week in a cool place for dressings and white cakes, yolks covered with cold water. She uses eggs for double purpose in salads and keeps lists of portions from bread, cake, chicken, and more to simplify planning.
When papering a room light should guide the choice. White absorbs about 15 percent of light, making it best for bright rooms. Dark green absorbs about 86 percent, the heaviest light loss. Pastel tints and light blues absorb 20 to 26 percent, orange 30 percent, greens near 60 percent, and brown 60 to 70 percent, reducing brightness accordingly.
To fry fish, heat fat nearly to a boil until a blue smoke rises. A dessert combines grapefruit juice with chilled allied bananas served in tall glasses with powdered sugar. One large grapefruit serves eight. For fried ham, pack sliced ham in a stone jar after covering with melted lard to keep flavor and moisture.
Experienced cooks advise less sugar for sour fruit by adding a pinch of carbonate of soda during sweetening. When cutting hot bread dip the knife in hot water for smooth slices. To peel apples quickly pour boiling water over them. For fluffy boiled potatoes let them steam in the dish a few minutes after cooking. Do not stir soft boiled rice with a fork. For smooth custard place the pan in ice water and beat with a Dover beater when the custard sets.
Beat yolks with sugar then stir in flour and cornstarch dissolved in milk. Cook in boiling milk two minutes, flavor with orange and fill baked crust. Whip whites with sugar, flavor with orange, spread on top and bake until lightly browned.
Well-made floors, whether finished natural or stained, are highly desirable for downstairs apartments. They are durable and easy to care for, adding an air of distinction to the rooms they grace.
Cut the cabbage into long narrow strips like noodles. Cover with two parts water and one part vinegar. Cook until tender, about one or two hours. Stir to prevent burning. Drain vinegar and season with salt pepper and butter.
Elkhart Indiana woman Sadie Williams says she suffered fourteen years from organic inflammation and found relief after four months using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She grants permission to publish her testimonial noting the remedies contain no narcotics and are supported by many testimonials at the Lynn Massachusetts lab.
A Baltimore reader, Mrs Maude Schmechel, recounts her daughter’s skin eruption cured by Resinol Soup and Ointment after a year of scratching and suffering. The notice promotes free samples from Resinol Chem Co and urges readers to request by mail.
Cretonne with colored woolen designs is applied over fabric to decorate cuffs and collars on new tailored coats. The text notes cretonne worked in wool adds decorative detail to outerwear.
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