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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
6
A reader from Michigan extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a longstanding household remedy and spring cleanse, claiming it purifies the blood and removes winter humors. He advises using the liquid or Sarsatabs to suit the farmer's needs.
Tranent colliery near Haddingtonshire, a coal mine with a 700 year history, was closed recently. Women long worked in the mines alongside men, and a few former female workers remain in the district.
A collection of old fashioned dumpling preparations including Never Fail Dumpling with veal or beef, Rhubarb Dumpling, Fruit Dumplings, Potpie Dumplings, and simple Dumplings for soup. Each entry gives dough proportions and cooking steps for a hearty family meal.
The Zuni Indians craft dolls goats frogs cows and birds from baked clay. They create hollow birds that warble when filled with water and blown through a back tube. Mothers use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup during teething periods.
An Asiatic winter vegetable with tuberous white roots and sweet flavor is beginning to appear in markets. Widely used in Europe, notably Paris for 25 years, it is valued when served with butter and is considered highly desirable for winter meals.
In a talk reported by the Atlanta Constitution the deacon humorously contrasts grandmothers boiling maple syrup for soft soap with modern hosts roasting a marshmallow in a chafing dish. The remark highlights changing social habits in a village setting.
An advertisement asserts constipation is caused by various issues and greatly aggravated by them and that Dr Pierce's Pellets provide a thorough cure with tiny sugar coated granules.
The article discusses the invention of perforated postage stamps by an Irish inventor Arch er. It notes that before 1854 stamps were sold in sheets to be cut by buyers and that Archer sought patent rights from the British treasury but was rejected after years of effort.
The passage urges cautious kindness and warns that helping neighbors can risk accusations of meddling. It argues genuine sympathy differs from intrusion and that the heart can guide actions better than the head.
Oregon Experiment Station explains land plaster or gypsum as a native lime sulfate that boosts legume growth, releases potash, and aids nitrifying soil organisms. It discusses application rates, soil types, and the role of legume bacteria in atmospheric nitrogen fixation with inoculation methods and expected benefits.
Practical cleaning and cooking hints including lamp care with salt rubs for brightness, roasting a turkey on buttered paper with skewers, dyeing by thorough stirring for even shade, borax whitening, sun drying, mildew removal with tomato juice and salt, lemon to clean copper, oil storage, and gasoline aid for dust-free carpet cleaning.
Experiments by Oregon Agricultural College's Department of Soil Bacteriology show inoculating soil with specific bacteria boosts leguminous crop growth and nitrogen content. Early results indicate nodules on roots vary in size, and the right bacteria affect both yield and quality.
Rich flaky pie crust with sliced sour apples and butter baked under a creamy filling. Egg yolks milk cornstarch sugar vanilla and cream form a custard poured over apples then topped with beaten egg whites and confectioners sugar frosting. Bake until light brown.
The paradise fish raises its young to eat. The female lays eggs anywhere and the male collects them in a bubble nest he blows. He waits for hatching then eats the young, keeping the rest nurtured until needed, ensuring the species persists.
Medical Times observes that Eskimo babies are rarely weaned before four months and may still be subjected to tobacco smoke and juice. It notes no clear ill effects from these practices, describing them as not showing recent growth or evident harm.
Women suffering from any form of ness are invited to communicate with Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women to preserve confidential guidance. Mrs Pinkham offers advice from decades of experience and invites requests for her 80 page Text Book free by mail.
A Harper's Weekly note describes drownings avoided as victims are held afloat by bitter water. It explains air passages may be affected but bodies float to shore where rescuers retrieve them.
The newest sewing receptacles use ribbon turned up at ends to form pockets. They are tied around the waist as a girdle and pockets hang at the right side for easy access.
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