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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
2
The text explains that flywheel arms are curved not for aesthetics but to resist stresses from uneven cooling. Arms are thinner than the rim and hub, cooling and shrinking faster. curved arms better withstand the pull during shrinkage, straightening only slightly.
Two geese escaped their enclosure near a Trenton bar to a vacant lot and buffet, broke several liquor bottles, drank enough to impair themselves, then staggered to a barn where the saloon keeper found them next morning and gave them cold baths to sober them.
A note on sand blasting used for cleaning metal or stone in London streets. Operators wear a strange helmet and suit to protect against flying dust as fine sand is driven at high speed by steam or air through a tube.
The article describes a stone on a Scottish farm near Wigtownshire whose central hole allows two people to clasp hands from opposite sides. Folklore says couples married by passing their clasped hands through the hole, giving the site its name Bridal Stone.
The illustration shows pipes protruding from a coal stack used to prevent firing. When the stack lies down the pipes are inserted and drawn out at intervals. If hot the stack is demolished and re-erected to avoid smoldering and combustion at the bottom.
A hungry tramp asks for nourishment at a farmhouse and is offered bread. He worries what to do the next day if he eats now, highlighting poverty and daily hunger.
A reader comments on a concert performance noting admiration for Howler, while critiquing a recent song rendition and praising his vocal curve.
Household hints cover cooking tweaks like sweet croquettes with a touch of sugar and rimming croquettes with a sugar crust. Door cleaning with cat urine is advised for quick drying. Tomatoes over flame cause skin to burst. scalding reduces mushiness. Brass polish uses powdered bath brick and oil. cutting ham ends with vinegar slows molding and preserves beef briefly. Frosting windows with hot Epsom salts yields an opaque, removable coat. Fringe care for starched cloths includes fourfold folding and selective starching, finishing with a comb to keep look like new.
A kitchen note lists recipes: Chicken Spanish with garlic onion tomatoes and spices simmered in olive oil. Spanish Summer Squash fried with onion tomatoes and sugar, then squash added and fried to softness. Spanish Shrimps with onion peppers tomatoes cream and canned shrimp, finished with soda.
A compact kitchen clothesline uses an oxidized copper reel about five inches across. It mounts to walls with a hook and casing, stretches 24 feet across the space, and retracts into the reel when not in use. Suitable for kitchen, veranda, or summer cottage porch.
A short recipe lists two cups flour and baking powder with salt milk and nut meats. Eggs butter sugar and vanilla are added then beaten and folded into whites. The batter is divided into gem pans and baked twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Discussion argues against the belief that sitting during ironing is lazy. It notes fatigue from standing at the board and suggests sitting for small items like handkerchiefs while acknowledging limits for long garments.
Advice on protecting fur garments and woolen materials from moths and buffalo bugs by gathering wild yarrow, or tansy, and sprinkling it freely among fabrics. Recommends locking wardrobes to ensure furs stay unharmed when opened next fall.
Mix one cup bread crumbs with one cup ground nuts. Stir in one cup sweet milk and one beaten egg. Season with salt pepper and sage. Grate in some onion. Bake twenty five minutes. A simple lunch option.
A period instruction explains rubbing light bread on a grease spot to remove it from clothing without leaving a mark. The tip attributes effectiveness to bread's absorbent properties and suggests applicability to various fabrics.
A fashion column surveys the season’s styles, praising a mix of Directoire coats and long sleeves, and detailing the shift from bulky to fitted sleeves. It compares Paris and American tastes, notes practical dress options, and describes two layer skirts, bracelets, and lace trims for summer wardrobes.
A. Radclyffe Dugmore journals a season in Newfoundland as caribou begin to migrate. He rebuilds a primitive blind, tests leads and wind, and captures successive herd arrivals with patient waiting and careful camera work despite harsh cold and fading light.
A native healer arrives as a girl is brought from a hut and treated with bloodletting and ritual divining. A white chicken is sacrificed, its blood shared among the family, and goat horns laid in a line for healing. The process uses charms and painful arm cuts, while villagers watch. the girl dies despite the rites.
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a playful exchange about a woman named Kitty and her behavior. The archaic wording hints at social banter and a pet name analogy within a domestic scene. No clear event or outcome.
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