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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
1
The piece notes petticoats regain favor due to new dances and slit skirts requiring a flexible foundation. It details satin and chiffon foundations, accordion flounces, lace and chiffon trims, and elastic waistbands in lingerie items, with examples of petticoats, flounces, and dancing garters.
A short note describes reducing friction while darning socks. It recommends warming paraffin dough and rubbing it on heels before mending on a darning egg to smoothseams.
The article notes how women express individuality within fashion trends across Europe. Parisians link current styles to feminism, with draped overskirts, narrow underskirts, short coatees, and hip sashes. Dark blue dominates, accented by striped or checked trimmings, with tulle frocks and rose embroidery for youth.
The article describes beaded sashes using bright colored wooden beads arranged in patterns. Some sashes use silk threads to form fringes or symmetrical designs, with pieces sold at high prices. It promises a guide to replicate the beaded sash at home.
Small disks of cotton compress into pill like pills that expand to face cloth size when placed in water. Sold ten per Morocco case for three dollars. They appeal to women who are traveling fast as the cloth dries ten times before repacking for further journey.
A garb described as the transformed lingerie frock shifts from mousseline to white chiffon then to white or black taffeta. Veiled with lace, the Parisian style is noted as limited to certain markets, with mention of Wariner elmatad and a wavering tone on its exclusivity.
The text outlines desserts suitable for invalids with emphasis on appealing presentation and easy digestion. It recommends serving fruit in prepared forms such as orange pulp in glasses, cantaloupe scooped and sugared, baked apples, pears, bananas, peaches, stewed prunes and figs, and milk based desserts like junket from rennet, baked and boiled custards, plain ice cream, and gelatin desserts. It stresses using fresh ingredients, gentle flavors, and simple puddings, with a note on preparation details for texture and ease of swallowing.
The text asserts that a firm resolve to avoid uselessness and a sincere wish to assist others quickly and subtly enhances one's own character and effectiveness. It frames moral intent as a driver of personal growth and social usefulness.
A historical recipe blurb details savory meat pies including leftovers reuse with gravy and pastry, plus Chicken Pie with chicken, pork sausage, mushrooms, eggs, oysters, and white stock, and Gypsy Pie layering potatoes and meat with herbs. Veal and Hamble fragment mentions veal, ham, eggs, mace, cayenne, lemon rind, parsley, onions, mushrooms, and herbs.
Practical old time tips for families including how to treat earaches with oil and pepper, ease cold symptoms with peppermint steam, use camphor for inhalation, pineapple juice with honey for coughs, egg to coat a swallowed foreign object, ice packs for nosebleeds, kerosene rub for cramps, and wrapping ice cream cans in newspaper to keep them cold longer.
A household guide argues that time and possessions form an income that cannot be renewed. It urges homemakers to plan daily tasks, assign routines, and involve all family members to maximize comfort and efficiency while balancing work and leisure.
The article notes post bridge refreshments leaning simple with tea and buttered muffins rather than elaborate lunches. It mentions coffee and sandwiches as popular, urges light sweets, and offers recipes for stuffed celery and rolled sandwich fillings with buttered bread and optional sausage meat or cream cheese mixtures.
A practical look at damask linen for homes and restaurants. It pleases fastidious users with attractive fabric and easy replacement for diners, though it wrinkles and shows stains more than heavy figured damask. Suitable for special dinners, with napkins and cloth finished by embroidery or hemstitching.
The recipe describes preserving huckleberries with sugar lemon juice and water. Berries are weighed with sugar at three quarters of a pound sugar per pound berries. Overnight sugar and lemon juice are mixed then heated to a boil and simmered with berries until tender. Jars are filled and sealed once cold.
Blanch and shred two ounces almonds then cook in butter until delicately browned. Mix two tablespoonfuls chopped pickles one tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce one tablespoonful chutney one fourth teaspoon salt few grains cayenne over almonds for two minutes stirring. Mash cream cheese with salt paprika spread on unsweetened wafer crackers then top with nut mixture and assemble in pairs.
A recipe instructs boiling two ounces of macaroni in a pint of milk with lemon peel and cinnamon until swollen. It is to be laid on custard, covered with four portions of custard while still hot, then served cold.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions travel and safety themes with garbled names and places. The readable items hint at a report about appearance bias and predictive safety measures related to travel, but specifics remain unclear. No identifiable persons or organizations are conclusively present to anchor concrete facts.
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