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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
7
A village prank turns into a romance as Libby Arliss and William Tabor reconcile after a hoax letters scheme. The boys’ ruse backfires when Libby’s kindness and renewed affection lead to a public garden pear feast and a rekindled relationship, witnessed by amused neighbors.
The violin and violoncello are highly sensitive to air, heat, and light. Improper cases and winter room heat ruin tone and pitch, while old practice of overpainting wood with bichromate varnish petrified the wood and degraded sound. A sturdy natural wood case protects instruments better, warns Harper's Weekly.
The Illinois Editorial association closed its annual meeting in Decatur with Hoopeston’s Charles W. Warmer elected president along with J. M. Page secretary and S. J. Porterfield treasurer. The report also lists other local and state items from Leie to Decatur and Chicago.
The passage urges houseswives to balance simplicity with variety by preparing stews with vegetables and light dumplings, macaroni and cheese with meat gravy, and salads with French or mayonnaise dressings. It encourages summer vegetables stuffed without meat, and vegetable stews, noting variety can refresh meals without extra effort.
The article explains patterns for soft wash silk and crepe shirt waists suited to different figures. It details plain and tailored styles with turnover collars, ties, long sleeves, and turned-back cuffs. Net or lace trims appear with some necklines and crystal buttons may finish cuffs.
A traditional bread method uses two flours and fats with yeast. Combine whole wheat and white flour with lard or cottolene sugar and warm liquids then dissolve yeast in warm water. Mix knead rise shape bake in greased pans until puffed.
To preserve flowers, dip them in melted paraffin while keeping the liquid just fluid enough. Withdraw quickly, dip one at a time by the stem and move briefly to remove air bubbles. Use fresh, moisture free flowers for best results.
A historical recipe for calves liver dumplings lists ingredients: one pound minced liver, half pound goose fat, eight egg yolks, four ounces soaked bread, salt, pepper, nutmeg, parsley, a small onion and mushrooms, and the whites of four eggs beaten stiff. Bake in a pan.
Lift one quart of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one teaspoonful of salt. Mix to a soft dough with sweet cream, roll thin, cut into tiny biscuits and bake in a quick oven.
When strings fail to train vines up brick walls use adhesive plaster as a substitute. Cut narrow strips and apply over young tendrils so they cling to brick or plaster as they grow.
Guidance on storing berries and small fruits in a glass jar inside the refrigerator to preserve sweetness and freshness, a method suggested as superior to leaving fruit in its original boxes.
Walter William trudges to Sunday school with two bright pennies one for giving and one for sweets. He loses one and tells his mother, who asks which one was missing. He answers with a childlike, literal misreference to the coins as the Sunday school penny.
Miss Pansy Hutchins reports two year facial rash with itching and scabs, spreading to both sides. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, inflammation vanished in two days and the rash disappeared within four weeks, leaving the face clear. She also uses the products for scalp and hair. Cuticura ads promote free samples via Boston address.
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