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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
4
An Austin method converts garbage into oakoal fuel selling at 6.50 per ton. A large plant handles house waste, street debris and more, producing two pound bricks with 12,000 heat units per pound, rivaling bituminous coal. By products are sterilized and sold.
Wax the thread before stringing beads or sewing for stronger fastening. Use lave insertion on summer lingerie seams. Thread a needle with worsted by twisting cotton wool on the yarn end. Buttonholes in ravelling material benefit from firmer interlining. Cut one buttonhole at a time and finish before the next. Overcast and outline each side hole before working. Use appropriate thread weight for material to avoid a poor finish.
The French army commission and the chamber debate a bill to grant commissions to men with deep chemistry knowledge. They see chemistry as essential to national defense and munition manufacture and propose a corps of chemist engineers attached to the army as specialists.
A quick rise from modest beginnings to a splendid mansion and many servants is described. The narrator notes the ascent was helped by being an early buyer of steel stocks before the war in Europe began, highlighting luck and early privilege rather than self-made effort.
A collection of witty lines on love marriage attire and social behavior. A narrator muses on Cupid ambition neglect weather minded men and the paradoxes of single and married life. The voice highlights charm vanity and self awareness in social rituals.
A state employment official cites the essence of strong letters. He urges natural tone over stiff formality and notes many applicants fail to convey their true abilities. He highlights a five page missive from a country girl that lacked age, interests, and experience but claimed value in housework.
Practical tips cover odor reduction when boiling cabbage with baking soda and rinsing milk pans to prevent sticking. Use trimmed old whisk brooms to scrub pans and sugar crusts on custard for browning. Airing alcohol on fabric removes hot dish stains, softening sugared jam in the oven. For silver filigree, a soft brush and velvet polish cleans without scratching.
Director D C Watson of the Milwaukee Art Institute asserts pots and pans are art not mere kitchenware. He praises polished copper kettles from Spain as striking in the home, noting utensils grow more attractive and that Cinderella-like luck favors twenty first century sisters of the stove.
A brief sketch features Bil and another character reacting to a grand opera performance. Bil struggles to understand the libretto while a friend quips that the humor lies in the delivery rather than the words. The exchange captures light theater audience banter.
Mrs C A Barnes of Charleston writes praising Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative. She says she has never found anything so mild and pleasant, and notes her brother also used the tablets with satisfactory results.
Washington October 16. The Civil Service Commission seeks 10 000 typewriter operators and stenographers for Washington departments. Examinations are weekly in 460 cities, with flexible locations to reach applicants. Entrance salaries from 1000 to 1200 dollars yearly, rapid promotion for satisfactory service. Information from the secretary of the board of civil service examiners at the local post office.
Land buyers are invited to request a price list of Iowa farms from E C Sloan & Co Albia Iowa. Prices range from fifty to one hundred twenty five dollars with easy payment terms.
An eyewitness recalls a court martial where the president, a colonel, uses family battlefield stories to chide a wandering recruit. The colonel cites Malplaquet Ramillies and Wellington campaigns while recounting years in India Egypt and South Africa. The respondent Tommy claims Somme service, in a restrained exchange.
Practical advice for cleaning carpets with soap and water. Begin by removing dry dust, then place the rug on a table and scrub with a soft brush to form a thick lather. Rinse once with a warm cloth, brush the nap in one direction, and finish with a whisk broom for a smooth dry look.
A boy asked a merchant’s clerk for knives or scissors to grind. The clerk quipped about sharpening wits, and the boy retorted he would sharpen wits if any exist. The exchange ends with a nod to the article Christian Herald.
Instructions describe shrinking percale and gingham by a salt brine in cold water. Fold fabric in yard lengths, submerge in a tub overnight, then rinse with cold water, drain without wringing, and hang selvage edge to dry. Edge should be pinned loosely to allow shrinkage and smooth results.
Recipe details for cream scones list ingredients including pastry flour baking powder sugar salt butter eggs and cream. Method describes rubbing in butter beating eggs and cream then rolling cutting and baking at high heat for about fifteen minutes.
A fragment lists ingredients for a hash using twelve green peppers twelve red peppers six onions two tablespoons salt two cups sugar and one quart vinegar. The method mentions chopping the first three ingredients fine, covering with boiling water ten minutes and bringing to a boil for three minutes before draining.
A remedy to remove lingering onion smell from cookware involves washing and drying the pan, scouring with common salt, and heating on the stove until the salt browns. Shake often during the process, then wash to finish.
A poem about belief and perseverance. A man ignores doubt and scoffing, rolls up his sleeves, and proceeds with quiet confidence to tackle and complete the seemingly impossible task. The verse celebrates determination and steady effort overcoming skepticism.
The fragment cites a Detroit Free Press promo with bold phrases about overcoming odds and a nationwide promotional push. It mentions a boundless term “Rough on Rats” and a U.S. government product line with economy sizes and drug store distribution, ending with Jersey City as a mailing reference.
A testimonial urges parents to have Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand for croup attacks. Follow the plain print directions for fast relief, as claimed by F. D. Stubenrauch.
A British soldier home on leave visits a London barber after leaving the trenches. The barber asks if the razor is fine, and the soldier jokes that he would not have noticed if not for the blade. He quips that his barber seems ready to bayonet his whiskers off.
Beautiful fabrics offered made up to your exact measure. All wool goods featured at a savings of ten dollars, with others asking twenty five dollars for similar values. Limited time promotion aimed at customers seeking tailored quality at reduced prices.
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