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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
3
The Philadelphia Press notes careful boot and shoe choice as babies begin to walk. Socks protect the upper foot, weak ankles may need doctor guidance, and later flexible, firm inner support can strengthen ankles. Proper hygiene and limited outdoor walking prevent deformities and fatigue, aiding healthy development.
Practical recipe for economical custard using flour to replace some eggs. Prepare four cups milk four tablespoons flour three egg yolks a pinch of salt and sugar, mix well, cook to thick, then bake in a buttered sugared dish until set for a delicate, budget friendly pudding.
Winding wool with the provided tag reduces crochet and knit mishaps. A clothespin apron with two large pockets slips over another apron to carry items between rooms, saving steps. Breakfast doilies in blue or purple replicate blue china tones with three shaded bands and a dark edge.
Practical advice on kitchen fat management and home care. Tips include using salt to stop oil splatter, cleaning mirrors with alcohol and chamois, dusting walls with flannel bags, fabric sprinklers, and preserving silver by wrapping pieces in tissue paper to prevent tarnish.
Cream may be made in small quantities at home. Pour new milk into a flat tin dairy pan and let stand six to twelve hours. Heat gently on the stove until rings form on top but do not boil. Move to the larder and next day skim the thick cream.
Individuality shines in even simple frocks by adding the wearer's favorite color at the throat or waist. White and colored frocks use high tights of harmonious or contrasting shades prettily arranged to enhance the garment.
An old woman offers water and biscuits to a hungry tramp who befriends a passing gentleman. The tramp recites a tale of a St Louis man who builds a wheeled schooner to travel with his family to Denver. The story ends with the couple's future plans and the tramp’s own travels across Europe awaiting a reunion in Interlaken.
An old tale about a squirrel who changes or accepts its lot and becomes a red squirrel after choosing to scold from a branch. The piece also describes a party game named Lottery Bag using a peanuts draw to guess amounts, with prizes for closest and farthest guesses and a consolation prize for the worst.
A compact recipe fragment describes thinly sliced Boston brown bread with light butter. It suggests mixing cream cheese chopped olive nuts and celery with mayonnaise, spreading on circular bread pieces, and placing crisp lettuce leaf between slices.
Fragmentary reader verse describes a dog or creature named Pana Sleers waking household noises. The speaker notes a pet’s growl rumble and clatter as it settles, then considers leaving it fixed to avoid waking someone or something in the home.
A humorous editorial asks readers to imagine being a pencil and the pains of children misusing it. It muses on spelling errors and how pencils suffer when pointed at by clumsy students, urging care to avoid dulling points and poor writing habits.
Conservatives and younger Quakers clash over a proposed five year meeting to coordinate national activities from Indianapolis this month. Proposals include more frequent gatherings every two to three years, electing officers, creating a permanent body, and hiring a secretary as head of Friends of America. Orthodox Quakers number about 100,000, strongest in Indiana and Ohio, with traditional bases in the midwest while Pennsylvania and Maryland fade. A name change to the Superior Meeting of Friends in America is under consideration, though the structure may allow continued meetings regardless of name.
The text asserts nature restores body and mind fatigued by work or urban life. It argues exposed to sky and woods heals the tradesman and attorney, renewing self through calm and broad horizons. The eye’s health depends on seeing far, framing nature as medicine.
A London and Lisbon based clipping traces Portugal’s historic empire from the fifteenth century to its remaining holdings in Africa and Asia, noting Macao’s sovereignty and Nova Goa as a regional capital. It contrasts vanished global reach with current limited colonial presence and includes short curiosities on legends and language.
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