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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
8
In a devotional meditation from December 1904, the piece argues time is God given and must be used wisely. It warns against wasting moments, urges reliance on divine guidance, and stresses daily habits, memory, and frugal use of every minute to build a virtuous life.
A period piece attacks William Jennings Bryan as a self appointed Democrat prophet. It recalls his 1896 1904 era cures of the party and argues his leadership has collapsed with his fall from popular favor. It credits his rhetoric with stirring discontent and criticizes his moral stance and impact on supporters.
In Crawfordsville Georgia Thomas E Watson denounces the democratic party as a tool of privileged class and corporate greed. He predicts Bryanism will fail and urges southern whites to break from the party to gain genuine political freedom. The piece notes eastern democrats fear Bryan’s radicalism but recognize his fighting role. President Roosevelt is praised for opposing rebate grabbers and unfair railways.
Excerpt from Sunset Magazine reflects on practical virtues and self discipline for girls under 15. It lists habits like keeping a tidy room, rising early, baking, mending buttons, organizing possessions, aiding others, wearing a collar to breakfast, and clear speech. It then muses on sparrows and birds as symbols of constancy and decorum.
An early 20th century home science note explains making a small wind detector from a knitting needle corks and pins. By positioning the contraption near suspected draught sources the slightest breath makes sails move indicating the air current and its origin.
Step by step from a Washington Star idea for a homemade merry go round. Use a large empty spool corks hat pin pasteboard a box and string to create rotating animal figures on a central axis. Follow measurements and hole placements to spin the canopy and animal figures for playful motion.
The New York Sun reports forty to fifty roller skating rinks opened in New England New Jersey and other states in the last year. The promoters expect a renewed national pastime after a long dip in popularity as crowds flock to hockey games endurance races and fancy skating exhibitions.
Washington Iowa Democrat laments waste of readers time and calls for more careful use of public discourse. The remark notes frustration with how much time one person occupies.
A family craft method teaches saving broken china and repairing with cement then decorating with magazine silhouettes. Apply china cement to rejoin edges, cover with pasted silhouettes, paint over, and uncover the white outline for a dainty ornamental piece.
A farm lifestyle guide explains homemade cosmetics using garden ingredients such as rhubarb spinach lettuce strawberries cucumbers and quince. It notes preparations like mutton suet bases with almond oil and perfumes, plus tips to prevent rancidity with benzoin or salicylic acid.
The article prescribes hand care using pure soap with no free alkali and thorough rinsing. It notes chapped hands link to poor circulation and exposure to hot or cold water, and promotes a jelly made from gum tragacanth rose water glycerin alcohol borax and rose oil as a preventive for rough skin. The mixture is prepared by steeping tragacanth in rose water for three days, then adding remaining ingredients. It dries clear without leaving an oily residue and can be used on face or hands.
A lemon bath is described as a daily necessity in the West Indies. Fresh citrus juice from three or four limes or lemons is allowed to infuse in water for half an hour to extract the juice, leaving the skin with a delightful sense of freshness and cleanliness.
A guide for crafters to crochet a daisy and leaves pillow. Start with two paper circles, cut denim to match, and crochet using yellow white and green silk finished cottons. Add petals and leaves around a denim circle, sew onto backing, and topstitch or ribbon edge for a finished pillow.
Noted German physician Prof Ludwig urges employing women physicians in lunatic asylums. He cites improved tractability of female patients and notes success in cases linked to sexual issues. Dr Krapelin backs this view, predicting wider use of women doctors in female asylums.
Guidance on composing letters with careful tone and format. Advices include using plain unruled fine paper, black ink, avoiding personal matters with strangers, and not sending important messages on postal cards.
Many titled Englishwomen with flower names decorate tables with their namesakes. Princess Henry of Pless, nicknamed Daisy, uses daisies at meals while Lady de Trafford with Violet decorates with violet flowers. Men join in the trend, as roses adorned a Lord Rosebery ball.
Marion Harland suggests a thin apple sauce per pint with a tablespoon of soaked gelatin beaten in then cooled. Serve with rich cream or top with uncooked meringue sweetened for a dessert option.
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