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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
7
A New York home gains a child friendly zone called the Zo Do-Room. It is a fully equipped playroom designed to muffle noise with deadened walls and safe, rounded furniture. A large rug covers part of the floor and a built in bookcase holds favorite books.
The article outlines a method to refresh curtains by brushing dust away, drying bran with heat, and rubbing silk curtains with bran and indigo blue if desired. It suggests using clean flannel, sprinkling bran in sections, and brushing to brighten fabric. glazed chintz and upholstery can similarly benefit.
To can asparagus, trim stalks to two inches below the tips. Discard the woodier stems. Pack the abbreviated stalks evenly in a boiler, cover with slightly salted cold water, and bring to a slow boil for ten minutes. Remove gently, layer jars with tips up, fill with boiling salt water, and seal.
Instructions for making gravy from roasting pans. Remove grease, mix flour into browned bits, add water, simmer until thick, season with salt and pepper, then strain. For chicken gravy add cream. the gravies are described as grease free and easier on delicate stomachs.
An old recipe describes beating one egg, adding flour mustard sugar salt and pepper, heating thoroughly, then stirring in cider vinegar. Boil or cook until thick, then fold in butter.
Instructions describe trimming lamp wicks with old manicure scissors to stop smoking. A decorative bread roll with butter and celery sticks is prepared, crusts removed, rolled tightly, and tied with ribbon for serving at luncheons and social functions.
Reasay Island between Scotland and Skye failed to draw a buyer at a 225000 price. The island’s name means place of the roe deer and includes shooting rights mansion grounds and Brochel Castle ruins of the MacLeods nearby. Also mentions Celtic lore and Johnson reference. Defiance Starch advert claims superior strength for laundry use enabling thinner application.
A vestry agreed to place a memory tablet for a long-serving pastor in a prominent New York church. The tablet was installed in the vestibule and remains there, drawing smiles for ending with the line Now the people of God have rest after listing the pastor’s virtues and labors.
Frank J. Cheney sworn to testify that his firm F J Cheney Co will pay one hundred dollars for every case of Catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Men say the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Toledo 1886. Sold by all druggists 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pile for constipation.
On the commander's recommendation, Alaska troops will receive field rations including 16 ounces of bacon or 16 ounces of salt pork or 22 ounces of salt beef, 24 ounces of fresh vegetables, 8.25 ounces of candles, replacing prior desiccated vegetables and smaller candle allowances.
The piece highlights Defiance Starch as the safest choice for delicate fabrics, free from injurious chemicals. It claims its strong stiffening power lets users use half the usual amount, delivering a finish as perfect as when the goods were new, amid a summer trend toward fine white goods.
Marengo, Napoleon’s famed war charger, reputedly the greatest horse of modern history, last rode at Mount Saint Jean where he suffered a seventh wound, and died at the age of 36.
The article notes Loch Katrine water in Scotland is remarkably pure with only a quarter-pound of alluvial deposit per 1,000 gallons, compared to the Thames at four pounds. It also mentions a Kingston notice banning grandchildren or cats on premises, Dr. Kline's nerve restorer, a banana peel quip, Lewis' Single Binder cigar ad, and a remark about men with long heads.
A naval officer's wife at Annepolis employs an Irish servant Bridget who longs for home. She explains homesickness stems from not being in her own place, despite good wages and kind treatment. Also notes on textile laundering and Defiance Starch, and a German sausage record in Pennsylvania. The piece blends domestic humor with home care tips and a sensational sausage record.
A collage of old product pitches includes Krause's Headache Capsules 25 cents from Norman Lichty Mfg. Co Des Moines Iowa builder, a joke about self estimates, Lewis' Single Binder cigar from Peoria Illinois, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic 25 cents, and a German phrase about scattering and gathering with one hand.
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