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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
3
A poetic meditation on the restless Earth circling the sun and humanity as dust. The verse dramatizes longing for light and night while laments breezes and seasons, concluding with a stark reminder of mortality.
Two elderly sisters Ann and Abbie fear losing their clock and home as they accept winter shelter with relatives. They steal back their cherished clock at night, flee the valley house in a snowstorm, then return to find the cottage safe and the clock ticking, with a hopeful outlook.
A reflective poem by Susan Marr Spaulding honors worn hands shaped by ceaseless toil. The speaker contrasts rough work with the earned reward of rest, praising labor as a crown and the life’s work as a jewel set on the breast.
A lyrical panorama of a flying Babylon built by wind and light ends as dawn erases the city. Separately, James Snook in Marin County recounts a buck encounter at Occidental where a seemingly dead deer sprang up and charged him, knocking him down before dying nearby.
The injured lion Nero at Hart's Court exhibition in London had one eye removed after a fight with another lion. A specialist examined him and efforts were made to fit a glass eye.
A wary man, never fully content, admits relief at not fearing withdrawal while shifting concern to increasing deposits. He says he has stopped fretting about taking money from the bank and now worries about how to secure more funds.
Instructions for preparing and canning beets tomatoes corn and spinach for winter storage. Step by step methods specify selecting sizes washing peeling boiling filling jars sealing and processing to ensure shelf stability. Includes whole sliced and stewed tomato variants and spinach preparation tips.
A lavender custard recipe uses grape juice for coloring, unfermented juice to flavor, and rennet for setting. Milk and sugar heat in a double boiler, then grape juice and rennet are added before chilling in ice and serving with whipped cream and candied violets.
One quart flour two level teaspoons baking powder a pinch of salt. Mix dry ingredients then rub in one level teaspoon butter with fingertips. Add sweet milk to biscuit dough consistency. Roll cut twist and fry until golden. Drain and roll in powdered sugar for serving.
A simple cake recipe uses one cup sugar four eggs beaten separately three fourths cup potato flour and one teaspoon baking powder. Bake in two layers and fill with whipped cream. Potato flour costs ten cents per package from grocers.
The tray under the burners of a gas range is indispensable for draining dishes or cleaning silver. It helps prevent neglecting cleanliness and keeps the area tidy.
An inquiry cites the United States Dispensatory descriptions of Peruna ingredients including hydrastis canadensis golden seal corydalis formosa and cedron seeds. It notes hydrastis as treating deprived mucous membranes and cedron as a bitter tonic for dysentery and intermittent diseases and invites readers to request a free testimonials book.
A small boy is scolded for fishing instead of attending school. The boy replies he forgot to go, revealing a simple, humorous moment of mismemory between an elder and a child.
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal recalls using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat eczema on her three daughters heads and a neck fold issue on a younger baby. She reports complete cures after four to five uses and notes the next morning improvement in the neck skin. The date given is May 21 1907.
The text riffs on spanking and indulgent luxury with references to Father’s Cane, Mother’s slipper, and a Lewis’ cigar from Peoria Illinois. It showcases a satirical or risqué humor pairing domestic chastisement with leisure brands and the idea of luxury resisted by prudish sensibilities.
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