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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
4
A column touts Oxidine as a system energizer and malaria preventer with regular use. It notes celebrity claims about obesity cures and jokes about vacation delays, plus a New York dressmaking bid craze signaling a new bid-competition era.
Rankin Dusfre describes crossing a bridge at night when a loud splash drew him to the bank. He claims to have found a 16 inch field flounder lying in the weeds, noting the lantern may have pulled it from the water.
Edward Bayard Moss writes in Harper's Weekly on the Stockholm Olympics praising the American athletic triumph. He notes thirteen new Olympic and world records set during the games and cites Arnold Jackson of Oxford as the lone redeeming feature for England in the 1500 meter event.
A Syracuse businessman sought currant industry knowledge and bought a year’s edition of standard literature. In a separate school scene Miss Martin conducts a recess dispute court while a pupil named Guy corrects her quip about “the meantime.”
A housewife-friendly guide to summer floor options from Japanese flower and lattice mattings to verbena ingrains and woven rugs. Reversible patterns, palm leaf designs, braided wool and rush mats offer durable, sanitary, colorful choices for living rooms and verandas.
Practical housekeepers favor lightweight cottage bedspreads over Marseilles and rab linen. English printed cotton and American Kentucky blue and white designs promise durability. German linen in Biedermeier style with gold or black accents suits summer rooms. Includes simple fringe or valance options. Also recipe for Elecult Dough Pudding with eggs sugar starch flour butter lemon rind and juice.
Instructions describe breaking three eggs into a porcelain pot, adding salt and sugar, beating vigorously for four minutes without an egg beater, then adding cider vinegar and beating. Afterward add milk, beat, boil to cream consistency, remove from heat, and beat in butter until smooth.
When the yolk breaks and falls into the whites, wrap a warm damp cloth around the yolk and lift it with the cloth. The yolk will cling to the cloth and can be removed easily.
A recipe note explains stewing rhubarb with sugar and making a soft custard from milk eggs sugar and cornstarch in a double boiler before pouring over the rhubarb. Also describes softening candied fruit and hard lemons by gentle warming in a moderate oven for 15 minutes.
A short home technique explains dipping a cloth in warm water wringing it dry and touching the yolk with a corner. The yolk adheres to the cloth and can be removed easily.
Advice warns against starch for stored linens to prevent cracking and yellowing. Rinse thoroughly, dry, and fold in blue paper to preserve fabric during long-term storage and usage.
Recipe fragment describes mixing three crackers with milk yolk and eggs plus butter, baking, then beating egg whites with sugar to top and brown in oven. Contains a single dessert preparation step with vague quantities and yields a puddling-like dish.
Peel and grate three cucumbers then press out juice. Mix pulp with cream flour butter salt and white pepper. Beat eggs separately, fold in batter, fry spoonfuls until crisp and brown. Serve like fried oysters.
The text quips about losing friends over political arguments and mocks medical advice for malaria. It mentions Oxidine as a supposed remedy and references religious acts and conformity, ending with a jab about a friend’s sharp, morbid humor during a spree and family mourning.
A brief classroom exchange features Pa and Mary debating anachronisms in Shakespeare. The dialogue includes a humorous response about emart people and a reveal that Mary’s companion is a lance corporal.
Bilkins mentions his recent subscription to a new thought magazine. He hopes its perusal will inspire him with fresh ideas. The speaker notes Bilkins' frequent conversations about the weather.
Orfla, called as an expert, was asked by the president for the amount of arsenic needed to kill a fly. He demanded details on the fly’s age sex temperament and status before answering, then offered to provide the quantity.
A well dressed man questions silver race cups at a jeweler’s counter. The jeweler explains they are prize cups. The stranger suggests a race for one, grabs a cup, and wins the prize. Keystone notes capture the playful wager.
In a humorous Washington Star column, Erastus Pinkley laments trading a mule for a bushel of oats. He complains the mule ate the oats while he was not looking, leaving him feeling cheated and unable to break even. Miss Miami Brown adds to the tale, echoing the misfortune of the deal.
The drive will operate in nearly all states and territories including Porto Rico the Canal Zone Hawaii and the Philippines. At least 100000 volunteers from departments stores druggists theaters and individuals will sell seals and advertising material. Over 100000000 seals are expected to be printed and distributed plus posters and other literature.
A playful note hints Hiz-Wigson showing no sheepishness lately as Dix-No wonder remarks on growing mut tonchop whiskers.
A Kentucky woman describes indigestion and nervous prostration that improved after switching breakfast to Grape-Nuts with cream. She reports renewed strength and vitality, notes occasional pain from greasy meals, and attributes her recovery to the cereal as promoted by Postum Co.
A sermon on Genesis where God asks Adam, Where art thou, and the soul’s response to divine pursuit. It argues that God seeks man, man often hides, and inner shame signals a path toward reconciliation, urging Back to God and personal renewal through communion with God. The piece cites biblical lines and quotes from Faber, and closes with notes from Bacon and Whipple.
Engineering News reports two English towns install street corner mirrors to aid drivers at blind angles. Folkestone uses 24 by 24 inch mirrors on gas pipe standards at acute corners to reveal oncoming traffic. Malmesbury features an angular 5 by 8 feet mirror at a curve apex, top 15 feet high, requiring minimal cleaning.
Philip Hale advocates barley water over ice cold blends for heat. His recipe uses pearl barley, sugar, lemon, and water, steeped then strained until clear. A buttermilk fan adds chilling advice, then the rug goes in a cool place. Lady Augusta Gregory recalls a witty Irish wedding anecdote.
A playful exchange features Kate and Grace discussing Sue the foxy elf. Kate laments misfortune while Grace notes Sue’s sharp wit and self awareness in a humorous, lighthearted moment.
A collection of clipped quips and jokes noting habits of voters, town gossip and oddities. The dialogue references political loyalties, smoking, small town life, and a former dentist turned actor amid a jumble of humorous lines.
The aged Quakeress Gertrude Cartland, relative of Whittier, presents a serene, radiant portrait as she recites her cousin Greenleaf Whittier’s poems at a social gathering. Her grave tone contrasts with occasional verse that is lighthearted, prompting critique from a serious Friend who doubts the verses divert her as intended.
A playful exchange hints at a romantic proposal as Summer Girl asks what she deserves for a kiss and Youth responds with a possible marriage suggestion, capturing lighthearted flirtation.
In a flippant exchange the two married men Henne and Peeke recall past loves and current marriages. Henne laments days when he walked with a girl destined for sorrow, while Peeke boasts he once held his wife’s hand for three hours and fears her wrath if he let go.
A short saying emphasizes that loud voices do not always carry the best ideas. The quip is attributed to a little brown hen and highlights simple wisdom over noise.
In a concise dialogue, one speaker questions the lady’s health with the remark about her attenuated form. The other responds, suggesting she appears real thin, prompting reflection on perception of physical condition.
The Queen Alexandra charity drive for London hospitals drew women from all classes to sell flowers on Alexandra day. Over 150000 dollars was collected, with plans that England will mark the queen mother's day similarly next year.
The passage blends dialog about salaries and automobiles with sensational health remedies and social commentary. It mentions George and a raised salary debating ownership, a question about marriage cost, and references to cures for teething and fever. The style suggests a mixed, printed page of quotes and annonces.
Mrs. W. H. Edgerton reports her daughter's eczema began with ear itching and discharge then worsened to sores and pus. After trying several remedies, two treatments of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the sores in four to five weeks. The regimen also helped chapped feet on another child.
The United States Bureau of Education reports literacy in Germany at three per 10 000 nonliterate, Britain at 150 per 10 000, and the United States at 770 per 10 000. The figures compare literacy across leading nations and are issued for free distribution.
The fragment portrays a humorous exchange with Father Knickerbocker and departing visitor about money and departures. It parodies social mores and suggests household tips, with product pitches for Paxtine and Oxidine amid observations on church crowd behavior and illness.
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