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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
7
The Chicago News highlights violet and lavender wallpaper as fashionable for bedrooms with violet tones offering a cool sunny exposure. It describes a window display with violet clusters on a cream ground, white fireplace, and brass beds, noting violet rooms feel cozy and neat for guests in a serene apartment setting.
A note lists a Mexican dish Chili coloron by Harry Leighton with boiled tomatoes onion sugar pepper salt and slow simmer. It also describes Fruit Dumpling with peach filling steamed on a perforated pan and served with peach butter sauce.
A historic recipe passage details Fruit Cake using eggs, sugars, molasses, milk, butter, figs, dates, raisins, currants, nuts, candied peels, citron, spices, and flour baked two and a half hours. Cheese Sticks describe rolled pastry strips layered with grated cheese, salt, pepper, egg yolk glaze, and slow baking.
Heat two tablespoons butter in a saucepan until bubbling. Add two tablespoons flour at once and stir from the sides to center. Prepare a cup of hot milk and gradually whisk into the roux until smooth. Season with pepper and salt, beat in two raw egg yolks and a bit of chopped parsley, with optional chopped hard boiled egg white and yolk.
A five year old quotes the sea story after church, saying walking on water is a trick. The piece shifts to a laundry ad praising Defiance Starch for its strong hold allowing thinner use without harming fabric or wear.
Sir William Crookes along with Professors Krowalski and Moscicki of Freiburg University announce a new atmospheric nitric acid extraction process. It is slated for commercial industrial and agricultural use and could revolutionize the nitrate industry and global food supply.
Advisory warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urges prescriptions from physicians. It promotes Fall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney Co. as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
Colleges have become seen as high insurance risks with widespread premium increases expected. In 18 years there were 784 fires in college buildings causing about 10.5 million dollars in losses and an average of 13 thousand dollars per incident. A separate note touts Defiance Starch for home laundry yielding proper stiffness without sticking to iron.
A recent golden wedding in England drew attention to tradition as the elderly bridegroom wore the suit from his wedding day. The clipping also promotes Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial, and various ads note cigars and soothing syrups for children.
Hall's Journal of Health notes Castoria as harmless and a perfect substitute for Castor Oil It soothingly quiets nerves and assists digestion without narcotics It is recommended for children and contrasts with unsafe syrups and tonics The piece urges careful health reporting and warns against poison methods.
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