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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
3
Practical tips on preparing carpets and wallpaper using milk paste and rubber goloshes. Cleaning methods include soda paste for tiled grates and fuller's earth for grease stains, plus a milk based paste for papering over whitewash. A mirror cleaning routine uses methylated spirits and powdered indigo for a high polish.
The method describes larding calf liver with salt pork lardoons and cooking it with butter onion herbs and tomato jauce. The liver is parboiled in a water bath then browned, flipped, and simmered with gravy thickened by browned flour for serving.
The piece argues fashionable women may tire of the narrow skirt as it becomes too trendy and predicts a return to broader styles like crinoline. It notes that even with trends not collapsing, a shift toward more capacious skirts seems likely, yet comfort and hygiene support moderate widths.
Melt two scant cupfuls lard and add to it two cupfuls molasses with cloves and cinnamon. Stir in salt and soda dissolved in hot water and one beaten egg. Add sifted flour gradually to make a dough. Roll out, shape, and bake in a moderate oven.
Prepare serving dishes with a thin layer of jelly and let set. Rub apricots through a sieve into a basin, add sugar and dissolved gelatine, then boiling water. Beat cream and fold in. Layer into dishes, refrigerate until firm, and top each with half an apricot.
Grate mature carrots with skins, fill a pint measure. Mix in three quarters of a pound hogs lard and cook in a apider while stirring until brown. Strain hot through cheesecloth, add about an ounce of yellow beeswax. Apply on a cloth. Rub a little flaxseed jelly on sore beforehand.
A new method uses waste milk from creameries mixed with phosphate of lime and yeast to create a potent fertilizer. The mix, formed like mortar and dried, yields about 72.3 percent phosphate and a bit over 1 percent nitrogen with no odor nuisances typical of fertilizer factories.
A charming model for dancing school wear described as light and fluffy. The design features nainsook fabric with lace insertions and rosettes finishing a half belt of crushed ribbon, suitable for a very young lady.
An impatient passenger at a city station newsstand demanded Life in a hurried rush as a train loomed. The clerk calmly advised the woman that she needed air, while another line mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething infants.
A Harpers Magazine excerpt recalls a strict family's child who visits the circus for the first time with a nurse. Upon returning home he tells his mother that if she ever went to the circus she would never attend a weekly prayer meeting again.
Strong winds and sand storms irritate eyelids causing granulation. PET: fItv'S EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves. 25c. All druggists of Brocated Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
A paraphrase of George MacDonald on finding true comfort through aiding others. The quote argues self focus diminishes as we focus on assisting people, believing personal welfare follows from generosity and modest care.
Murine Eye Remedy Co offers Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form for 25c and 50c with a one dollar option and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes for 25c or one dollar Eye Books and advice free by mail from Chicago manufacturers Druggists sell the product.
A short tale of a boy named Philip aged eight who watches his town's deaths leave families unprovided for and reflects on the word widow. The narrator hints at a night when Hamlin's Wizard will remove stiffness, promising a surprising effect.
Caroline Thurber details Norwegian household life, music, and art in a Century narrative. She describes Grieg lovers, Ibsen and Bjornson friends, and the northern school of painting. The piece notes long dinners from 9 to 11 and a late night regimen, then laments how endless nights tempt dissipation.
Instructions urge giving children tea early to promote a healthy tiredness. The aim is to help them play freely and drift to sleep sooner.
An aphoristic meditation contrasts two classic loves. It posits a soul’s pursuit of heavenly communion at home against the body’s delight in sensory pleasures, arguing full living requires both paths in balance.
An old ad touts Bromo Quinine as the universal remedy for colds with a bold promise to cure in one day. The copy features a callout about E W Grove signature and notes a 25 cent price, marketed as the world over remedy.
A reflection on suicide arguing one should not end life for a present burden. It asserts life spans past present and future, and that only a perpetually unhappy person with unchangeable conditions would have such a right.
Clear bead stringing tips advise not using a needle and to wax the silk end for passage. It notes knot size matters and professional stringing is best for expensive jewels. The ad promises pile relief with PAZO OINT MENT in 6 to 14 days and a money refund if not cured.
A former slate writer jokes about revived spirit messages written on souvenir cards. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are touted as a cure for constipation, with a claim that curing the cause cures the disease. The dialogue mentions Ferdinand and a prosperity outlook.
The quotation laments that an aging man in Atchison cannot endure punishment as before. It notes punishment in earning a living, daily life, and street life, urging readers to reflect on their own experiences and the growing strain as people grow older.
A witty exchange contrasts a man finally flying from ship to shore with the old quip about always missing the boat. The speakers joke that true mastery would require crossing from shore to airship, hinting at escalating feats.
A Philadelphia Evening Post excerpt quotes an Arkansas lawyer urging jurors to ignore law and facts, describing his client as sorely beset while on trial for stealing a mule. The passage parrots a dramatic courtroom appeal as the attorney seeks mercy.
Si Sim declares plans to give speeches in the legislature to show he is awake. Farmer Corntessel counters that speeches won’t convince anyone and suggests that talking in one’s sleep comes naturally to a veteran legislator.
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