Housekeeping Tips From The Quwanbeyan Observer
An 1908 fragment offers household guidance on pastry fats substituting water for lard, cleaning patty pans by boiling, and using soda borax or soap extracts. It suggests soaking a new blanket twelve hours to remove bleaching sulphur, then washing with boiled soap solution. Also notes soda as a general remedy and a teaspoon of water to ease heart burn and aid sleep.
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Froissarts
London
Richard IL
Europe
Ita
Metropolis
Smithfield
Infant Care And Digestion Principles From Health Guide
The text outlines nur sery basics including fresh air fresh water and regular feeding for infants. It recommends clean water with milk, weekly weight checks, proper clothing for caregivers and simple bedding repairs. It also discusses exercise aiding digestion and heart rest from lying down, with numerical estimates of blood and heart activity.
Chivalry Games and Archery From England's Past
The piece recalls medieval English sports from tourneys to archery, noting the long bow's military role and royal bans on games like football and bowls. It cites Richard II and Edward IV eras, Robin Hood legends, and Froissart described tournaments with heralds, ladies, and knightly contests.
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Enzhich
Richard
Robin Hood
Sherwin Forest
Rennon
Mooney
Risley
Fuuer
England
Chet Edward Til
Crecy
Edward IV
Quotations on Virtue and Character from Various Authors
A collage of moral maxims and observations on will, temper, manners, and education. Notable lines discuss evil, earnestness, parental influence, and the guiding power of character, citing Hood Dickens Vinet Marivaux and others. The passage emphasizes self-improvement, kindness, and the impact of manners on law and society.
Gold railway tickets promise free travel across Britain
Humour and quotes mix with a note on gold railway tickets issued by major lines. The tokens are florin sized, oval, watch-chain wearable, engraved with the company's arms and the holder's name, not purchasable, given to those who have earned the railways' gratitude.
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Quwanbeyan
Heath
Waterloo
Tibia
Hvays
Froiesart
Jourt and
Ivanhes
Ivanhoe
Tomself
Lion Hearn
Prekisied
Mae
Merino
Oltaire
Ote
Ryrance
Macaulay
Hood
Dr. ‘Usey
Dickens
Alec Maclaren
Princess Alice
Wood
Marivaux
Pageboy
Maude
Ben
Old Blank
Tom
Ant
Miss Pink
Leigh
Dresden
Sistine Madina
Chicago
Howell
Powell
Babi
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