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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
3
A reflective verse by Clarence Army quoted in Lippincott's urges firm pursuit of virtue. It pleads for strength to confront sin directly, faces life’s trials with a clear conscience, and to lay down one’s life for a king when love crowns it.
In a park a man engages two children with whimsical tales about animals and exploits. The scene shifts through zoo sections as the trio chat about goats, kangaroos, quaggas, and more. The children shield a wounded veteran father, revealed to be their patient guardian, a man whose playful stories mask his condition.
The Chilean government has paid 2818480 in U S gold for property needed to widen streets straighten others and modernize the wrecked area of Valparaiso. The note adds a moral line about charity and public service.
The article urges maximizing light to reveal dust and improve mood while weighing carpet choices. It discourages heavy curtains, favors bright sun, and suggests carpet squares with margins, parquet linoleum borders, or plain linoleum to protect walls and improve taste. It warns against DIY refinishing floors and recommends a tradesman for best results.
Practical home tips cover pie crust lining with paraffin and rice to bake empty shells, cleaning enameled ware with salt and vinegar, keeping rice white by lemon juice, boiling eggs with water already boiling, reinforcing weak curtains with cloth, wrapping green vegetables for freshness, reducing coal and gas waste by closing dampers, and renewing stiff well linings by steaming around a pasteboard roll.
A traditional lemon mincemeat mixture is described using lemon rind juice sugar and dried fruits. The recipe adds beef suet chopped apples currants raisins and citrus peel then a splash of brandy or white wine before filling pie crust.
Do not place mirrors where light shines directly on them. Bright light causes spots and blurs that ruin the glass. Hang mirrors so they receive light from the sides to preserve clearness and ensure a satisfying view.
The article argues for weekly washing of woodwork with a soft damp cloth. It claims wood needs moisture to prevent drying and shrinking and compares wood upkeep to caring for carriages to keep it in good condition.
Use stewed apples strained to resemble tomato base and spiced with onions celery cinnamon red pepper cloves salt and vinegar. Include all jelly or preserves for maximum sweetness and flavor in the ketchup mix.
A simple home fix advises cutting about one inch from ordinary rubber garden hose and slipping it over the faucet ends to protect china from chips. This quick guard provides a shield against knocks during dish handling and washing.
St Paul Minn February 9 1908 expectations rise that American settlers will flood the Canadian Northwest surpassing 1907 record due to generous railroad homeseekers rates and strong opportunities. Reports from Cardston Alberta describe a mild winter with wheat staying green and early spring prospects. Crop yields from Magrath Asia and Magrath Alberta are cited with oats wheat hay potatoes sugar beet and per acre values and totals for 1907.
An ivy plant growing in a crevice of St. John the Baptist church tower at Yarnborough England undermined the foundation and lifted stones out of place. Repairs are estimated at $3,000 to restore the structure.
A fragmented advertisement page touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward, plus testimonials from Toledo druggists and partners. It mixes patent medicines Garfield Tea and laxatives with tips and jokes, including Piles treated by PAZO and random quips about love and mothers-in-law.
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