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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
14
A nostalgic guide outlines a full scale outdoor birthday party for children with a lemonade station under a Japanese umbrella, hidden animal crackers treasure hunts, a stars and stripes banner, fanciful cakes and daisy cookies, and candle tricks for after dinner entertainment. It emphasizes simple crafts, party favors, and safe novelty shows suitable for young guests.
Historic note describes outdoor party games for children using a large cone tied to a string and a knot in a clothes line with colored clothespins or ribbons. Kids try to toss or slide the cone across the line and blindfolded players aim to land pins near the knot, with each pin labeled by player color or number for individual trials.
A method suggests using a white china egg on a mending pall for black stockings and a black egg for white stockings to prevent eye strain.
Julia Bottomley notes the rise of white mourning millinery and gowns for summer on Fifth Avenue. White crepe hats with white or black veils dominate, offering cool, elegant, non somber options. The article highlights crepe trimming, winged flowers, and lilies in white and black accents as fashionable, emphasized by restrained contrasts and stylish silhouettes.
A home sewing guide describes making delicate satin bedroom slippers to match summer peglige. It covers selecting brocade, cutting satin pieces for the toe and sole, silk embroidery, and finishing with braid and knots. A gift idea for graduates or brides-to-be, with a satin envelope cage to present them.
Strictly tailored waists and mantish shirts with soft collars and cuffs remain popular. Fabrics include washable crepe de chine, silk, and albatross in white or striped. Glass buttons and embroidered trims add feminine touches to mainly mannish, front-opening styles.
A description details various plaid stripe colors including red blue green yellow taupe purple old gold and kings blue in a new plaid pattern. The text emphasizes a mix of vibrant and muted tones to showcase the updated design.
Description of a cool summer suit featuring blue crepe fabric and a ribbon sash aligned along the front. The waistline is accented with white silk crape, suggesting a refined and light ensemble suitable for warm weather.
The article describes Black Tulle and Black twie worn with spring and summer hats. It suggests ruffs over brim, under brim, or as a gabecween between hat and trimming. A white satin hat with tiny rose trimming in red yellow and green is highlighted, noting playful, miniature designs.
A nineteenth century tip explains cleaning a white beaver hat with equal parts French chalk and powdered magnesia. Sprinkle into the hat and let it sit for a day, then brush and shake out. If the hat is badly dolled, it may be necessary to repeat the process.
A housewife suggests pairing salads with French or mayonnaise dressings and meat light gravies. She advises enriching Italian macaroni or noodles, eggplant peppers tomatoes and stuffed vegetables, and vegetable stews to create appetizing, varied meals with minimal meat. The aim is balance, variety, and easier housekeeping alongside lighter cooking.
The article describes soft wash and shirt waist 134 fashions for various figures. It notes plain models for plump wearers, extended shoulders, turnover collars, turned back collars, and accessories like net lace borders and ties. Sleeves vary with crepe cloth options and sailor collars, with crystal button cuffs and throat openings.
Flavored vinegars add zest to spring salads such as potato and meat dishes. To make a simple onion vinegar, bruised Spanish onions with sugar sit for an hour, then a quart of vinegar is added. Bottle, shake daily for two weeks, strain, and cork for cool dry storage. Prepare small bottles for easy use.
A recipe describes stuffing eggs with a cheese filling. Cook eggs hard then remove yolks, mash with grated cheese. Add paprika salt and a touch of onion juice if desired. Moisten with melted butter or olive oil and garnish with spinach leaves.
Instructions describe removing a screw with a broken head by placing a screwdriver against a side of the head, pressing the screwdriver with a small block, and turning both to back the screw out. The screw should come out almost as easily as with an intact head.
The text describes a quirky kitchen instruction involving mixing granulated substances with water and Relat, adding lemon and orange juice, cooking briefly, then combining sugar with a candy substitute. It reads as a fragmented, misspelled cooking note with unclear measurements and steps.
To stop a lean a teak, mix whiting and yellow soap into a thick paste with little water. Apply this to the leakage area and it will be instantly stopped. A plumber visit is still necessary, but there is no special hurry for more radical ear repairs.
A brief note explains how to cook vegetables to keep their color by boiling in salted water. It suggests adding a pinch of salt to the water before immersion to enhance the process.
Readable fragments reflect casual remarks and storefront phrases. The lines include light chatter about a man’s interest in a woman and several old time brand names, with stray quotes about wandering in the park and birds singing. The text mixes advertising style with social witticisms.
Enthusiastic interest in one’s occupation is valuable but a newspaper note cautions that a woman in business should not discuss her work everywhere. People have other topics, and balance is urged to respect varied conversations.
A satirical note describes a trek up Greeley Hill, noting the climb and a humorous local saying about measuring miles with a greyhound and a dead file, attributed to Subughan Lile Magazine.
A child named Marion struggles with a homework problem, mutters about five and four thirds, and finally declares a method to reduce the large fraction. The mother expresses doubt, and Marion exclaims she will convert the improper fraction to a mixed number.
A child asks his mother for a cooky for himself and a guest. The mother offers two cookies of different sizes. Paul gives the smaller piece to his playmate, explaining he kept the larger one because he feared the guest would become ill from it at night.
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