Housewife's Idea Box Relief for a Burn
A home remedy suggests scraping a raw potato to make a poultice for a light burn. It claims immediate relief and advises replacing hot and dry poultices with fresh ones until relief occurs.
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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
7
A home remedy suggests scraping a raw potato to make a poultice for a light burn. It claims immediate relief and advises replacing hot and dry poultices with fresh ones until relief occurs.
Foresters urge preserving beavers noting their dams regulate stream flow and moisture reducing fire risk. Logging in Saskatchewan stripped the area of beavers, drying streams and drying dead wood, leading to a devastating fire that destroyed a mill and much of the forest.
A Scots speaker resists signing a lease after it is read to him. He jokes about not keeping ten commandments for a mansion in heaven and not affording two rooms on High Street. The exchange captures a humorous, defiant tone.
Oliver Hazard Perry, born August 23 1785 and died August 23 1819, rose to fame for defeating the British fleet at Lake Erie on September 10 1813. His victory secured Ohio and sparked nationwide praise with monuments, a restored Niagara, and Wakefield homestead shrine keeping the Perry name alive.
Patchwork quilt makers highlight old designs such as Log Cabin Rare Old Tulip Poinsettia Pineapple Butterfly Pussy in the Corner Pin Wheel Sunbonnet Babies The piece offers sewing tips and promotes Quilt Book No 21 from Home Craft Company with instructions and a mailing request to receive the book.
A concise editorial urging self mastery over temper. It argues that losing temper wastes energy, damages poise, and clouds judgment, while steady self control builds character and effectiveness.
A Horwill quotation notes English American word usage divergences such as biscuits to crackers and cabinet ministers versus cabinet, boot versus shoe, and shoeblack versus bootblack. It highlights the odd etymology and usage shifts between nations and industries.
A New York Times correspondent reports Ojibway practice at L'Anse and Chicangon Michigan burial grounds placing food for the dead. Miniature houses hold the food and the dead are said to come at midnight to eat, though small animals and birds typically consume the offerings.
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