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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
3
The article advertises cheap fall fabrics for dresses and wrappers, noting wool skirts and light colored frocks suited for autumn. It highlights voile and bordered silks, velvet ribbons for color, and jackets in thin silk with short waistlines, plus a practical black worsted skirt with decorative braid and a blue white shirt waist.
Water waving forms a natural looking wave by shampooing the hair, brushing it half dry, and binding the front with cheesecloth strips. A second row of curls sits atop, also banded, creating a harmless wave that can be refreshed after every shampoo. On hot days the front hair can be brushed forward over the forehead to shape the curl.
Instructions describe arranging a waist length hairstyle using fingers and side combs, securing with combs until hair is fully dry. Step by step caution on firm placement, creating another curl or wave, treating it similarly, and leaving combs until complete drying.
Mrs Washaway states she uses candelabra on the dinner table. Mrs Newrich responds she never has anything canned at table. The exchange highlights differing table setting preferences.
A historical recipe collection presents Italian style dishes for holidays. It covers Italian Tripe with onions mushrooms and stock, a chicken Italian dish with con serve, and a peach and macaron paste bake. It also details an Italian Risotti made from potatoes and Parmesan.
Six good sized apples are cured with two cloves each and as much granulated sugar as it will hold. They are baked in a pan with water, kept whole, then cooled. The syrup is strained, boiled with dissolved gelatin and red coloring, and poured around the apples to set for supper.
Clever housekeepers discover plain glass sheets as covers for dressing tables and library writing tables. Glass tops show lace and embroidered dollies beneath, protect them, and keep them clean indefinitely. They are inexpensive and shield oak or mahogany surfaces from careless guests who may place fruit or burnt matches nearby.
Wash the whitebait thoroughly and drain on a soft cloth. Dip them in milk then rest in flour and fry in deep hot fat. Drain on soft paper and sprinkle with cayenne before sending at once to the table.
If fond of cocoanut, sprinkle baked apple for breakfast with shredded cocoanut. Eat this with rice as a cereal, substituting cocoanut milk for other milk or cream.
In a landmark statewide vote about 120000 ballots were cast with 60878 for repeal and 59563 against. Maine may call a special session to enact a new liquor regulation law replacing the old constitutional prohibition. Cities tilted the result, while rural areas tempered the margin.
Admiral Murdock sails from Shanghai toward Nanking aboard the Saratoga with the New Orleans and Helena as unrest in China turns violent. Rioters and soldiers are killed as mobs attack the Yamen at Chengtu and viceroy’s residence. telegraph lines are cut and evacuees include American women and children.
Geneva reports that James B. Angell co president of the University of Michigan suffered an apoplexy attack while traveling in Switzerland. Angell resigned the Michigan presidency in 1909 after 38 years in service, saying he wished to yield to a younger man.
An Alabama town event shows segregation by footwear in a rural dance. The floor manager instructs attendees to form lines by those wearing shoes and stockings versus those barefoot, with barefoot dancers to improvise around the room.
The United States government, urged by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, formed a commission to study dust exposure in metal mining. The inquiry will cooperate with state authorities and follow methods similar to Australia’s Royal Commission report recently received.
Philadelphia writer describes how regular Grape-Nuts improves digestion and stamina for a demanding lecture career. She reports rapid recovery from weakness, increased mental vigor, and relief from insomnia and nervousness after ten days. She also calls Grape-Nuts palatable and urges carrying it on tours.
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