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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1891
Page
6
A florid 19th century note catalogs festive cooking ideas and household tips centered on holiday meals. It highlights turkey as the centerpiece and mentions cheerful reminders for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, urging abundance for readers who can afford it.
A long narrative recipe list outlines a Christmas dinner plan featuring turkey and sides, plus numerous elaborate dishes. It covers consommé, roast chicken leftovers, potatoes, croquettes, creamed potatoes, mincemeat variations, and pastry tips. It promotes economical substitutions, housekeeper tips, and ways to use oil in pastry, with commentary on mince pie and plum pudding.
Discusses advantages of well made mince pie filling using mince meat, suiting sweet and corn meal flavors with even particle size to aid blending and digestion. Notes the ill repute of mince pies and the need for proper preparation to enhance taste and texture.
The article argues Count Rumford’s coffee making method remains sound but condemns tin or metal pots. It notes iron solder taints coffee through tannate leakage and favors cloth or flannel filters over metallic vessels. It questions why new writing on the topic unless genuine progress exists.
The article outlines a perforated earthenware diaphragm and a top-suspended cotton bag for quick coffee filtration. It promotes fresh ground coffee and hot water, heating the pot beforehand, and a tea cupful per batch, claiming a good cup in one minute using a displacement method similar to pharmacy.
Article urges breakfast table aesthetics to stimulate appetite with bright white and blue china, damask linens, and color accents. It also explores rain dress design emphasizing practicality, waterproof fabrics, simple waists, and adaptable outerwear for storm conditions.
A printed health tip advises relief from a sharp left temple pain by hot sponge therapy on the face and neck followed by a rest on the back. After thirty minutes of warmth and relaxation the reader is told the facial lines soften, the headache eases, and mood improves, with the patient urged to lie quietly and reflect on comfort.
An old article explains making four-in-hand neckties from quality silk costing about a dollar each, with silk strips worth $20 yielding six ties. It suggests reusing an old tie for pattern, swapping fabric strips among six readers to create a set of varied colors.
A weathering guide advises two skirts beneath a long coat to resist wet feet and dress underfoot. It criticizes rubber mackintoshes and praises varied hats from English walking felt to sailor styles. A gray satin ribbon bandeau and three large satin rosettes are recommended with a gray or brown palette. A new Juliette rubber footwear is noted.
A businesswoman recounts how male post office clerks read addresses and judge bundles. The clerks joke about adding state names to avoid lost papers while she notes the gendered curiosity. Helen Watt ee sor is named in the account.
A sober review of an 1737 guide The Whole Duty of a Woman notes its chapters on Modesty Meekness Compassion and Affability. It discusses female behavior toward men managing jealous husbands and keeping quiet, while praising restraint and decorum as essential for a wife. The piece compares old Dutch and Japanese views, details old fashion cookery and tonics, and includes reader Q&As on complexion and beauty remedies.
A Keokuk, Iowa brother of Mark Twain is recalled for extreme absentmindedness. He reportedly drank violet ink for blackberry cordial and took an ammonia dose as medicine. Last summer, while his wife at a Sunday school picnic, he supposedly ate the salad meant for baking, leaving the salad itself untouched.
A Clarion county resident recounts a farmer near Clarion being seized by a ten foot albino black snake that coiled around his waist and hypnotized him. The farmer cut the snake, found the eye bore a portrait of his face, and the head with part of the body was preserved after photographing the eye.
Inventors demonstrate a new electric heating method for automobiles during a cold wave. The system heats interiors quickly and evenly, but cost remains a concern. The stove costs about 210 upfront while the electric system requires 60 per car plus higher running expenses.
Craft a decorative candle shade from a wire frame and silk petals. Cut long petals from colored silk, crimp and heat set, sew petals in rows on a ribbon rim, create a standing edge, and attach a ribbon bow. This homemade shade mimics a $3 shop version at under fifty cents.
A 19th century lesson on infant care stresses warmth over exposure. Proper bath routines, heated rooms, and immediate warm clothing help babies thrive. Early childhood training through movement, languages, and music is encouraged, with emphasis on consistent schooling and avoiding conflicting methods.
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