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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
1
A poetic note from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on longing for the other side of Jordan. The speaker favors life here over flight, praising fields, rivers, and the earthly sweetness while acknowledging the urge to rest at home when called. The piece blends rural imagery with spiritual metaphor.
On a July surveying trip to stake the road to the geysers the party's dangers escalate as Denis fires a brush blaze and is confronted by a rock tunnel and a captive wilderness. The Lad, Charles Cady, widens the rescue, while Shelley and the rest rally. Denis is saved by his brother Thomas Cady and carried to safety.
A London Spectator note recalls an Englishman in India or Ceylon who witnessed a monkey feign death as crows eyed offal. The monkey tricks the cook by swapping a plucked crow for a fowl in the pot, then returns with the fowl for his master’s luncheon, prompting alarm at the clever trick.
A clock cleaning tip explains using kerosene to loosen dust particles. Place a soft cloth soaked in kerosene in the clock’s lower part to vaporize dirt, which then drops away for removal.
The article urges routine spraying of trees and vines as neighborhood protection and details drastic pruning for newly planted fruit trees. It advises cutting back branches to six inches from the trunk, with peach trees trimmed to three feet above ground, to promote vigorous future growth and manageable tops.
The article promotes dwarf pears in rows three feet apart with ample space, suggests dedicating sections to currants gooseberries and raspberries, and recommends grape vines along a fence. It urges a strawberry bed in every garden with new plantings each spring for continuous supply, plus asparagus rhubarb and pieplant, sage and rest periods for new patches.
The article explains early and late pea varieties for market gardening, arguing mid-season types are often unwise. It praises the Juno as the best late pea, noting its dwarf plants, easy staking, paired pods with seven to nine peas, and superior flavor and color retention even when old. It ends with a brief history note on human ancestry.
A column of comic quips and witticisms drawn from various papers. Jokes touch on marriage wealth education and social manners with light regional humor and playful exchanges among characters and commentators.
Household tip describes mixing a thick cold starch for washing mirrors or panes. Apply with a clean rag and rub dry with chamois or a cloth that does not fit. The method is simple and yields fine results.
A fragment describes small piticushions shaped as hearts in a gilt heart frame with three small legs like period bureau boxes. The cushion is made of shadow silk with a tinge of old brocade, reflecting antique textile craft.
In a curious anecdote a wealthy fruit grower’s wife amazes friends by serving melons, muskmelons, plums and grapes as fresh as picked. She explains a simple method: dip melons in wax, seal stems, coat with shellac, then bury in sawdust to prevent rubbing and freezing. Grapes receive wax only, plums and others receive wax then shellac, all packed in sawdust.
The article reviews patent leather as elegant but impractical for rough play, notes gun metal leather as durable and polishable, and recommends the Newport tie for children. It warns barefoot sandals and warns against toe spread from front straps. It also stresses proper stocking fit to prevent foot injuries and suggests laundering over cheap, wrinkled hosiery.
A collection of kitchen directions includes Creamed Eggs baked in a cream sauce with eggs cut lengthwise, Spinach Soup with spinach and stock strained and thickened, Potatoes Finnegan with white sauce and diced potatoes and carrots, and Rhubarb Pudding baked with lemon rind cinnamon cloves nutmeg eggs and puff paste, finished with egg white froth.
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