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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
10
Elaborate Christmas centerpieces feature Santa Claus motifs with snowball gifts hidden inside hollow spheres and a rolling sleigh with reindeer. The display spans four feet, uses holly, mistletoe, red crepe, satin ribbons, and gold lettering to evoke warmth and merriment while concealing gifts for guests.
A guide to making a charming Christmas work bag that includes an attached needlebook. Instructions cover cutting, folding, beading, and sewing the linen, pasteboard covers, and flannel linings, plus a blue silk lining color scheme and delicate embroidery details. Also suggests embroidered Delft blue calendars and matching pillow and rack ideas.
Advice on removing scratches from polished furniture mother of pearl bric a brac cleaning with oil and whitening water for blotting ink halving tempera jars air sealing and preserving cut flowers reviving stems soaking dirtied brushes with borax and hot water setting up comfortable sewing positions using cushions and avoiding steam heat cleaning plane keys with benzine or alcohol and damp rags to protect wires
Instructions urge boiling water to wash spinach for cleanliness and pest removal, noting quicker cleaning and bright green color. A lard based crust pastry is described, layering dough and top crust with slits, plus a final wetting step to ensure a flaky crust.
Lift two cups of stewed carrots with boiling milk sugar salt cinnamon cloves and ginger plus two eggs beaten lightly. Mix in order given. Line pie tin with paste and rim, fill with mixture and bake in moderate oven. An excellent substitute for squash pie.
Celery tops are dried in a pasteboard box then stored in a glass jar for later use in soups and dressings. During autumn home renovations yellow margins on engravings can be cleaned by sponging with a solution of hydrochloride of soda.
Household note advises cautious care of china with gold decoration. Use mild soap sparingly and rinse thoroughly. Avoid very hot water to prevent damage to fine patterns and gilt. Ensure proper drying to preserve shine and prevent streaks.
A DIY cold remedy recipe mixes syrup of sarsaparilla, Toria compound, and whiskey to be taken every four hours, pitched as curing an acute cold in 24 hours. The note adds a fortune teller joke about a death within a year with a cryptic year reference.
George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire reports a two month skin outbreak below the knees with swelling and intense itching. After trying multiple remedies with no relief he applied Cudlenia and the condition promptly subsided. swelling diminished in two days and he could wear shoes again. This account is dated May 14 1907.
Barrie relates two stories about himself including a quiet street for horses and a hat blocking spectator. Sir John beyond a London medical school reopening imagines a utopian era where influenza and related diseases vanish due to ventilation and sanitary reforms, condemning indiscriminate kissing. He defines a kiss as a cheek breathy sound, offering humor and critique.
A Tennessee woman describes health improvements after quitting coffee for Postum. She notes headaches from caffeine withdrawal, later gains weight and vitality, and says her husband calls her a living advertisement for Postum. The letter promotes Postum as a coffee substitute from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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