17 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
1
A poem by L. M. Montgomery celebrates voyage and voyage with the crew heading from dawn to the fishing ground. The speaker recalls homes left behind and calls to comrades as sails rise on a strong voyage toward blue seas and rising sun. The verse speaks of liberty courage and the enduring bond of sailors.
Jack returns to England by train to Kent and plans a quiet encounter with his matchmaking cousin Kate Fielding. A thunderstorm drives them to shelter where Kate reveals herself as a bold, spirited neighbor potential, while Jack recalls her red hair and squint and resists his uncle’s marriage scheme.
A narrator recalls a dining scene at the Grange where his cousin Kate appears as a radiant, quiet visitor, drawing attention from a curate and the narrator’s jealousy. The twist reveals the curate’s wife in disguise, ending with laughter and the narrator’s acceptance of his father’s wish.
A Boston Record recounts a meeting in Washington between Prince Fushimi and Supreme Court Justice Hulmes. The judge jokes about the Emperor sending the prince to avoid fighting. The prince replies he feared bullets in the Chinese War but now is ready to deaden fear and pursue his aims.
A revival of the quaint roundabout chair in mahogany or pine is described. The low comfortable piece blends with white bedroom furniture, floral papers, chalk white floors, and chintz cushions. Pine reproductions imitate antique mahogany colors for a coordinated bedroom palette.
The guide explains a simple method to wash a flannel blouse without shrinking. It uses soap jelly and ammonia in warm water, soaking ten minutes, rubbing only where needed, rinsing in tepid water, and pressing through a wringer multiple times to remove moisture before hanging.
Daily airing and thorough cleaning of beds and bedding are essential. Mattresses should be dusted and opened for cleaning at least every three years, with dust rapidly accumulating inside tickings. Blankets require daily airing and shaking. all wool blankets are best, though cotton warp wool filling blends handle home cleaning better.
A compact listing of classic home kitchen recipes includes Molasses Pudding Sauce with molasses water butter salt and vinegar, Cabbage Salad with dressed cabbage on ice, Little Coconut Cakes with coconut milk icing, and Nut Drop Cakes with butter sugar eggs flour cinnamon baking powder raisins currants and walnuts shaped into small balls and baked.
A mix of brief notes reports and curiosities from around the world: Betsy Meagher of Ireland dies at 125. San Francisco advocates a public whipping post for footpads. a Hull pianist William Frost performed nonstop for seventeen hours. a 65 year old spring wagon in Missouri carries 1000 pounds. a floor collapse at Hille France kills two and injures many. European rail speed claims Leeds to Edinburgh 259 minutes. Ottawa finds about one third of sampled coffee adulterated. Denmark eases name change rules for heads of families. Chinese and Korean students in Tokyo and wages of 10 dollars a month for lodging and meals. Mary Lyron at St George s Church New York attempts to shoot the Rev Dr Rainsford and is sent to Bellevue. California Board of Trade seeks a U S Agriculture Department commissioner to study local agricultural potential.
A humorous note from the New York News about a mother who coaxed her son Johnny to smoke one of his father's cigars to prove he was growing up. The boy grows ill and promises to quit smoking until older. The Dallas and Texas press comment on public duties and fiscal matters with a witty line about tying ends in a bow.
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