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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
4
A silk buyer advises careful handling of silk fabrics. Use small needles to avoid holes and breaks, replace needles often, and avoid overheating irons to prevent cracking. Pleating, ruling, and excessive trailing of silk gowns should be minimized to reduce fraying.
A half inch onion pepper tomato apple and garlic are cut and sautéed with butter flour. Lean veal and pork and eggplant are added with curry salt and pepper, then simmered with water and herbs. After baking, the dish is served with boiled rice.
Cleaning guidance outlines washing oil painted walls with soap and water using a soft cloth, finishing with cold water and thorough drying. It notes varnished woods require chamois leather and a soft duster, and offers wax turpentine or olive oil turpentine mixes for polishing floors and furniture. It warns on cleaning stained paint and emphasizes a soft linen cloth for drying.
The article instructs on dampening sawdust to trap dust on bare floors and using moistened paper on carpets to collect dust while sweeping. It warns against wetting materials, avoiding feather dusters, and recommends soft dry cloths shaken or washed out to remove dirt and prevent recontamination. It also notes feather dusters can damage items like bric a brac.
The piece notes the art of packing a trunk and hints that women may be hired to assist. It emphasizes supplying with tasteful paper and careful bottom lining, suggesting practical tips for efficient packing tasks.
A Buffalo Courier article explains careful packing methods for garments and accessories. It advises placing underwear and shoes at the bottom, tissue paper in shoes and sleeves, heavy coats and gowns next, and arranging hats, ribbons, and collars in the upper tray with tissue protection.
A Detroit list of relishes and sauces paired with meats includes grated horseradish with roast beef, tomato or horseradish sauce with veal, currant jelly with mutton, apple sauce with pork, mint with lamb, cranberry jelly with turkey, tart apple sauce with goose, and various other combinations such as celery with quail, olives stuffed with peppers, and sauce tartare with lobster cutlet.
A Youth's Companion column argues against breeding only speed in horses and praises balanced traits. It notes racing promoters claim breeding advances the noble horse and counters that true merit lies in beauty, stamina, disposition, and versatility across saddlers, drivers, and work.
A quotation notes birds and vanity, comparing peacocks to pigeons. It jokes that a mirror in a dove cot would lure and hold birds from neighboring pigeon houses, illustrating self admiration with a witty aside by George J. Mur in London Spectator.
A leprosy treatment by Professor Deycke in a new nastin tte form shows promise for the nervous variety. Officials study airship use for Government wireless services and anti-smuggling work. Belgian bacteriologist Dr Leon Bertrard claims a stronger pneumonia serum. Danish peat alcohol production costs about one fourth that of potato-based product. The Jungfrau Railway project described as remarkable though unfinished, led by financier Guyer Zeller. Dr Fritz Lang develops stomach photography apparatus.
The passage discusses reforming money cleanliness arguing money can be unclean yet appear sanitary. It notes treasury interest in escaping unclean money and replacing coins via registered mail, and suggests public demand for clean money at banks could drive new currency. It mentions boiling coins and ironing bills as potential remedies.
A metropolitan magazine reader cites a novice Indiana writer who sent a 10 000 word manuscript with no punctuation except a period and a note asking for decimal points to salt. The quip illustrates the challenge of fitting cadence to prose. In a separate aside a North African tree is noted for butter production in Ashantee.
A reflective line notes that many men's poor reputations spring from flawed judgment, implying the connection between decisions and public perception.
Capudine Ita Liquid advertised for indigestion pains belching sour stomach and heartburn from fever. Immediate effects claimed. Doctors prescribe it and it is sold at drug stores for 10 cents.
Quote from Chicago Tribune in 1932 about lifelong voting habit to support Bryan, noting reluctance to change partisan habit despite time.
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co. in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public J Gleason signs. Cure taken internally, claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all 75 cents. Take Hall's Pain Pills for constipation.
Ray Hadhey and Thad Williams claimed the most intelligent turtle in the world. After a disputed sharing plan the two were to alternate care, but the turtle wandered from Hadley to Williams’ tub, crawling over a block via alleyways to reach its home, seemingly pleased but exhausted.
A London News item reports a tiny bookstore in Eighth Avenue New York offering a large pile of Bibles at very low prices with a bold display reading Satan trembles when he sees Bibles gold as low as these. The correspondent notes the quirky advertisement as an item for the oddities column.
A reader letter recounts how coffee worsened a North Dakota woman’s health and how switching to Postum and Grape Nuts improved her complexion headaches digestion and energy. The note credits Postum with restoring vitality and a healthier family life and invites others to read The Road to Wellville.
John and Marianna Sturmbeck, aged around 100, celebrate their fifty years of marriage while living on ten cents a day. Once stonecutter and helper to neighbors, John lost an eye and now earns about a dollar weekly in odd jobs. The kindly tenants share what little they have, keeping their simple needs met with gratitude.
Property owners are urged to protect themselves from misrepresentation and adulteration in paint. The National Lead Company offers a simple test outfit and a paint book free to requestors, at Woodbridge Building New York City.
Mrs. Frank W. Gulliford claims spirits led her to buried treasure in Chattanooga Tennessee. She plans to donate the money to charity if the owner does not claim it, saying Martha the spirit child indicated the location years ago and a large sum was found under a stone in a pasture.
In a New York Sun report, Magistrate Joseph Corrigan hears a complaint from two young women against a battered mulatto man. The judge probes a brutal street fray noting a long gash near his ear while the defendant denies beating him, claiming only a hand strike.
The ad claims Jicks Capuchine cures nervousness whether tired, worried, or overworked. It is described as a refreshing liquid for brain and nerves available in 10c 25c and 50c at drug stores. A closing quip labels a skeptic as a man who does not believe in others doubts.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a product or political slogan with unclear meaning. It mentions a substance or toxin and references adults and children, but the exact event or notice is not discernible.
A Minnesota mother recalls her two month old daughter developing a facial rash that worsened to eczema despite various remedies. After using Cuticura remedies the child recovered fully in two months and showed no signs of eczema thereafter.
The ad extolls Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative with no after effects. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs, is physician approved, and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version from leading druggists.
Mrs Thomas Duan of Columbus Ohio testifies to long term back pain and fatigue noting relief after using Deans Kidney Pills. The ad promotes the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo at 50 cents a box claiming a permanent cure.
Chin Chan a young Chinese market gardener in North Yakima paid 500 dollars for his bride Tina James with 6 dollars extra to his mother in law. The couple, members of the First Baptist Church, had been married three weeks but the purchase was made under traditional custom despite their American Christian beliefs.
Article argues borax solves dairy cleanliness problems by removing bacteria and grease with a safe mix for utensils and udders. It promotes 20 Mule Team Borax as a vital, low cost solution and advertises a free Jingle Book with baby ad and packaging details.
A central power project near eight luminous coal fields in Indiana aims to cut transport costs by distributing power directly from mine mouths. From plant to Indianapolis about 106 miles away, transmission losses may rise about 10 percent, but overall savings in other areas are expected to greatly outweigh this drawback.
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