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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
4
An advertisement claims Bond's Pills are mild and effective with no sickness or constipation. It argues against purgatives and promotes a bedtime dose for headache billousness and torpid liver, offered at 25 cents or free sample from Bonds Pharmacy Co. Little Rock Ark.
A fragmentary society note rounds two lovers and a dozen suitors from Misa Vivian’s seasons on the eligible list. She tells her father she has a new object of affection and the reply hints at more matches to come in lighthearted family banter.
A mother questions a child’s crying over a homework task about natural history. The boy argued about the difference between a wasp and a fly, leaving the parent astonished at the depth of his study for his age.
The pewberry, a cross between loganberry and raspberry, debuted at the Royal Horticultural Society in England. It reportedly carries raspberry flavor without the core and is larger than its parent fruits, signaling potential dessert value. The lowanberry, another hybrid of raspberry and blackberry, was created about 30 years ago by Judge Logan of California.
In a dining room tale a loyal servant James, long valued by his mistress and master, is dismissed from table duties after a guest asks for a fish fork and the hostess notes Mrs. Jones lacks one. James retorts that Mrs. Jones once caused the loss of a Geb fork, and is sent to the garden.
An operetta company arriving from New York to Toronto found the orchestra score had been left behind. With no copies for sale, a telegraph dispatch translated the score for seven hours. In Toronto the musical director then turned the dispatch into musical notation for the performance.
The article notes cool washable fabrics dominate summer curtaining for homes and country houses. It favors cretonne and chintz sash curtains with easy rod handling, warns against heavy fabrics like brocades or silks, and highlights valances and simpler lines over puffed drapery.
A recipe instructs to heat buttermilk and mix with sifted corn meal and flour, add ginger if desired, then cool lukewarm with a soaked yeast cake to sour for 12 to 24 hours. When bubbly and sour, combine with meat to form and roll dough, cut, and bake or dry as directed.
To clear articles mate of steel rub with a raw potato unslaked lime or powdered pumice. Skates sled runners may be kept from rusting in storage by coating with a mixture of lard pulverized black lead and camphor. To remove rust from steel rub with salt wetted with hot vinegar scour rinse boil dry and polish with sweet oil.
To brighten white and light colors wash with a bowl of hot soapy water just enough soap to soften the water. In a saucer place powdered whiting. Dip a clean flannel, wash the paint, rinse with clean water, sponge dry, then polish with a dry cloth for a like new finish.
Cut chicken into pieces and dredge each with two tablespoons flour one half teaspoon salt and a dust of pepper. Roll pieces in mixture and pack tightly in a bean pot. Cover with boiling water and bake three and a half hours. Do not cover until boiling. serve from the baking dish.
Cream one cup of light brown sugar with one-fourth of a cup butter and one egg. Add one cup sour milk or cream with dissolved soda. Stir in vanilla and flour and dissolved bitter chocolate. Bake in two layers or loaf at a moderate oven. If using sour cream use half the butter.
The method describes finely chopping fresh meat or fowl, mixing with mashed potatoes, seasoning with butter salt black pepper mustard and cayenne, shaping into cakes, then dipping in egg and bread crumbs and frying until brown. This yields savory cakes with a crisp exterior.
Wash the kettle in strong soap suds with soda and let it stand for a couple of hours. Then mix sifted coal ash with paraffin into a paste and scour the kettle. The treatment will soon restore brightness as when new.
A tall glass features a bottom layer of vanilla ice cream with a generous scoop awaiting a chilled coffee top. The coffee is sweetened with sugar and cream, not stirred, and served with a long-handled spoon.
Advice for home laundering suggests adding a pinch of salt to bluing water to improve color distribution and prevent streaks or blotches on fabric.
A collection of humorous quips and reflections on manners politics and fame includes lines about cultured women sneezing avian hospitals and public office. It contrasts a French remark on the academy immortals with a playful exchange about birthrights and ambition.
Doris hurries to tell a passing neighbor about a newborn added to the family. The neighbor reacts with curiosity and questions if the baby will stay, while Doris calmly watches the scene. The exchange ends with the remark that the infant has his things off.
Pronson jokes about Masson and Woodson noting a minor incident involving a garden hose that needed mending after it was loaned by Masson. The exchange suggests a light, humorous interaction between the men.
A Kansas man tells how coffee harmed him and how switching to Postum restored health. He cites stomach trouble headaches and poor circulation before adopting Postum with his family noting weight gain and better strength afterward.
Mr Busiman endures repeated busy signals and exits before finally reaching Mr X. The caller asks to speak to him, but the voice replies that the line simply rang to hand him a cigar, illustrating a humorous miscommunication from a chaotic telephone exchange.
A theological lecture argues that without the resurrection Jesus is not risen, making the apostles false witnesses and undermining faith in God. Paul asserts that denying the resurrection invalidates preaching, faith, and salvation, leaving believers in sins and God untrustworthy.
Heirs of an elderly Allentown woman uncovered over $3,000 in gold and banknotes hidden in described spots on her two Lynn farms after following instructions from a sealed packet. The find explained odd nighttime lights reported in the meadows. The estate reportedly included about $50,000 in farms and securities.
A garbled meditation mixes quotes about cows in water with a portrait of a shiftless man who painted rural scenes and depended on charity. It includes exchanges about office seekers and bids to public employment, ending with a humorous line about filling fountain pens for a deputy secretary.
A young boy named Arthur receives a large furry monkey on his birthday. Two days later the toy lies with its eyes pulled out. When pressed, Arthur insists he did not tell a lie and reveals he pushed the eyes in, provoking his father’s sour admonition.
A contributor recalls two young Quaker brothers who argued and the older, angered, grabbed his sibling by the shoulder and exclaimed thee. He later confessed in a changed voice that he had sworn and begged not to tell their mother.
Harry Elkins Widener's valuable book collection will go to Harvard University after his death on the Titanic. His grandfather P A B Widener will fund a building to house the volumes. Highlights include a first folio Shakespeare and Stevenson's finest works.
A clipped scene shows a prize fighter confronting a schoolmaster about his unruly son after a quarrel over a boy’s schooling. The daughter agrees to marry a rich old brewer but balks at the age difference, joking about waiting a decade for consent. Anxious parents push for control while the girl polishes her resolve.
A lightpanel of satire quotes from Smart Set and Knicker shows barbed exchanges on marriage labor saving devices and the clash of self deception. It notes a father's apathy toward prohibition when a baby cries at 2 am and ends with a jibe about luck and debt.
Two hobos debate a mix up between irrigation and irritation as one describes being splashed with hot water from a woman in a wayside cottage. The scene blends dialect and comic miscommunication.
A caregiver reports a baby born with a scalp rash that caused itching sores and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the condition healed within a month. The note endorses the products and provides a Boston mailing address for samples and skin care literature.
Seventy five million Red Cross tuberculosis seals are printed for 1912. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, with the American Red Cross, expects higher sales. The three color seal features a Santa Claus head, holly wreaths, and small red crosses in corners, bearing Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
A Judge story comically contrasts a washerwoman Martha and Mrs. Mason over a pun on exclamatory rheumatism. The exchange mocks political advertising as Senator Sorghum and a campaign manager discuss defeating an opponent and the limits of personal ads.
Parents urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for safety and the familiar signature. The advertisement claims Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Uncle Silas notes New Yorkers changing from ambitious sports to turkey trot enthusiasm. The boarder asks how this shift affects excitement, and Silas doubts the activity will be thrilling. Harper's Weekly records the humorous perspective on local amusements.
Reverend Ssymanowski of St Stephen's Church residents praise Elisir Babek as a fine tonic saying it acts like magic and has helped many with chills malaria and fever. The product costs 50 cents and is available at Kieczewski & Co Washington DC. Also mentions a child’s dream of a papa arriving by aeroplane.
Mr Melvil Dewey state librarian of New York says libraries should supply free music rolls for player pianos just as they provide books. He cites Toledo efforts advancing musical art and shares a seaside town anecdote about a governor and a humorous drum message.
A judge cites Jerry and Mike sharing a trolley ride where the conductor, a young Irishman, collected fares while Mike, moved to tears, spoke of the generous warmth of Americans. He says a beggar with a blue cap asked twenty people for a nickel each, all giving. Rose Pastor Stokes recalls a Philadelphia charity tale under an apple tree about telling children about Our Feathered Friends.
A West End woman drew her husband’s attention to a baby sleeping on bare porch boards across the street. He noted no rug or paint on the boards, prompting a sharp, humorous reaction about the poor condition of the porch.
A fragment notes a dispute and a judge remark about a young man confessing love to a girl. The text suggests social pressure for reputation and propriety, mentioning a suffragette and a confrontation leading to a judgment. The readable pieces imply a melodramatic or satirical tone.
Fragments describe welding and wrapping stock, coal handling, and a request for a trial order. Mentions roofing of all kinds, painted steel rubber, gravel coating, and a rubber product. Includes a quote from the New Orleans Times Democrat about feeling well after eating hash and ox tail soup.
The article notes ongoing development of American public schools in the Philippine islands and reforms to fit local conditions. It mentions electing American teachers from U S universities and colleges, selected from eligible candidates. The piece reflects a period view of insular education and training programs.
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