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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
13
The article touts thick glass pastry boards as more sanitary than marble and describes glass rollers for towels. It also shares a simple baked dish recipe: make a cheese sauce with butter flour milk and cheese, then stir in four eggs and bake until set, serving immediately.
The four essential nursery items are boracic ointment camphorated oil borax glycerine and honey and castor oil. Boracic ointment heals broken or reddened skin and should be liberally used. Rub camphorated oil on a child's back and chest at the start of a cold to check it. Borax or glycerine and honey clean the mouth if thrush appears.
An excerpt from Harper's Bazaar urges homemakers to balance meals by average nourishment. Hearty soups should accompany lighter meat when present, and rich desserts should support otherwise limited meals. Emphasis is on value of puddings like rice and bread pudding for nutrition amidst high meat prices.
The article explains that varnishing wood floors causes issues in the long run and recommends waxing for pine maple birch or oak floors. It outlines a preparation mix of equal parts linseed oil and turpentine with a japan drier, filling pores with a filler, and applying paste wax with turpentine in multiple coats.
A vintage household recipe segment outlines a scallop mash over peppered cracker crumbs and potato layers baked until golden, a salmon on toast method with cream milk sauce, and a golden pudding mixing bread crumbs suet marmalade sugar and eggs for a baked dessert.
Henry Watterson laments Pompeii’s wealth of ruins and luxury, arguing excavations reveal a once indolent, spectacle driven society mimicking Rome. He notes temples villas theatres baths gardens and art, carved in bronze alabaster porphyry and Carrara marble, now restored and lit by Tyrian dyes.
A series of concise moral maxims on virtue, repentance, and faith attributed to Henry It. Cope. The quotes emphasize inner righteousness over show, warning against hypocrisy and the lure of revenue, with calls to trust in God and action over words.
The Shoe Retailer reports a wide range of summer footwear options. Morocco goatskins in fashionable shades create attractive afternoon shoes for women while patent feather and dull kid pumps suit dress occasions. Outdoor looks feature Tan Russia calfskin and white duck or buck shoes, with gun kid and gun metal as light weights gaining popularity. Oxfords and evening pumps show dull lustre leathers and easy care. Pumps reemerge as a gentleman's evening dress shoe in patent and full leathers.
Mrs Staines recalls Ezry Haines calmly enduring a sleight of hand act at the county fair. The magician pulls rabbits and a hen from Ezry’s beard while the audience laughs, and Ezry quips that he suspected the animals had been there for some time.
A collage of aphorisms and quotes invites reflection on virtue hospitality charity and self worth. Notable lines touch Socrates Dryden Juvenal Bulwer Emerson Rochefoucauld Tillotson and Channing, urging integrity, practical kindness, and disciplined judgment for a noble life.
The piece defending late hours argues against the proverb of early to bed. It praises Dr. John M. Scott for challenging the rule and notes how many great problems were solved after sunset. It cites Senatorial testimony on railway regulation and industrial growth driven by western agriculture.
At a recent Executive Mansion gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Mickey, a playful event unfolded with men hunting for hidden ladies and a finale of lassoing partners for supper in the ballroom. The informal entertainment proved a success despite lacking larger facilities.
The Yankee Doodle tune likely originated as a Sehwalm district country dance in Kur-Hesse. Hessian troops in America used a four-march tune. Hessian recruits from Sehwalm carried the tune abroad, later played by bugles drums and fifes in Great Britain’s pay during the Revolutionary War.
The article advises keeping and discarding layers to build a favorable laying strain. It notes winter lays decline and urges using hens that did not idle much in winter to improve spring and summer production. This shows a plan to maximize egg output by managing breeding and laying cycles.
The Yreka Journal reports a Riverside family named Sam White welcomed multiple sons on unique dates including February 29 leaping year and Washington's Birthday. Additional births occur on inauguration day April Fool's Day Thanksgiving Day and Groundhog Day with several other dates noted.
In Manila many houses and offices use translucent oyster shell panes instead of glass for windows. The text notes Northern Arabia has a winter season with cold rain and occasional frosts, contrasting Arabia’s heat and unhealthiness.
Ada C. Smith describes severe scalp itching and pimples. She treated with hot water Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, then reports full cure and hair growth, endorsing continued use. Signed Ada C. Smith, 39 Grand St Jersey City.
The report states that out of every million persons born, 41 men and 112 women survive to age 100. The figures highlight gender differences in longevity and overall mortality trends observed in the cohort.
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