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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1894
Page
7
The piece explains folding a rough parchment like cover for cheap paper books with a dainty water color motif, gold edging, and a ribbon binding. It notes lining, optional designs, and practical care for rooms and housekeeping, citing a New York Herald authority.
A recipe lists ingredients for a layered cake: white sugar, melted butter, egg yolks, milk, flour, baking powder, baked in layers. For the filling mix three eggs, sugar, butter, lemon juice and rind, then cook like boiled custard until thick, stirring often.
The piece argues midafternoon is best for outdoor activity while morning and early evening workouts strain the exhausted system. It notes digestion and thought clash after noon meals, and claims atmospheric electricity affects mental labor, with peak work when electricity is high in the morning and evening.
An advice snippet outlines spring cleaning steps from top to bottom. Start with the spare room and fireplace grate, remove winter dust with an old dustpan, then organize the closet. Pack away winter clothes, tidy the dressing table and drawers, and shake heavy curtains while inserting tar balls to absorb dust.
Recipe for a hominy pudding with cold boiled hominy milk butter and sugar. Mix smooth, add salt, bake in a buttered dish until set. Serves as a simple dessert or side dish from a traditional kitchen.
The preparation of the vegetables is the key step. Slice carrot, turnip, celery, leek, and onion and fry in butter until brown. Drain, simmer in broth about two minutes, then combine with soup stock and boil gently for two hours.
A low eut bodice for an evening dress in turquoise blue velvet suited to youthful sleeves and fresh complexions. It features a white mnelin bertha on balloon sleeves, rosette bows, scalloped epaulettes, and a waist drapery that extends into the skirt with two small catches.
The home dressmaker often relies on ingenuity to trim garments with handmade garnitures. Dexterous fingers craft many dainty effects through careful application of these decorative pieces, suggesting practical methods for dress embellishment.
Portrays several decorative trims for dressmaking. No 1 shows a black satin waved outline with plaits and jet bends. No 2 features a black mette silk volque with tabs edged in jet. No 9 offers sharp point folds in black satin with jet accents. No 4 presents a deeply waved satin trim with inner edge plaits and jet bends.
The article urges early study of piano pedals as a third hand, emphasizing the loud pedal's power and Chopin's pedal mastery. It notes editions omit the pedal, argues for thoughtful use of the soft pedal to avoid vulgarity, and stresses delicate touch to achieve subtle slide effects.
An ad extols Tur Trin UNES equipment as a first class printing establishment with a superb bindery and up to date machinery. It emphasizes neat work, prompt service, fair prices, and claims no superior in North eastern Pennsylvania. Don’t Spoil Those Multichromes.
The piece offers practical advice on maintaining a witch sponge, noting its cost and utility. It suggests using preventive steps after each use, avoiding malodor, and drying properly. Recommendations include air drying in sun, winter drying near a stove, and storing in a wire basket near the bath with an open window to keep the sponge fresh.
A vintage instruction describes a Welsh dish titled Welsh Robin. It calls for half a pint of creamed soft cream, half a cup of cream melted together, a pinch of salt, mustard, cayenne, a teaspoonful of butter, and one or two egg yolks. Stir until smooth and serve over toast.
A historical kitchen instruction describes halving water, cooking the maple mixture without stirring, adding a small piece of butter near the end, then removing from heat when it thickens to a waxen mass. The mixture is formed into balls and wrapped between two English walnuts or cashew halves and placed on a greased plate.
Wipe dry the chops and bake about four minutes. Butter the gridiron bars and broil over hot coals. When done transfer to a dish, season with salt and pepper, baste with melted butter, then serve with thin lemon slices on each chop.
Denim remains a favored material in home decor. Use chloride of lime as a disinfectant for wooden vessels and a seven pound iron provides better crease removal with steady pressure. Fold sheets to finish quickly, separate clothes on intake, and consider lightweight granite kettles over heavy ironware for cooking.
The article extols Dr E Grewer as a fearless, decisive physician who reliably says yes or cannot cure after examination. It notes his leadership roles in major hospitals, his position as Demonstrator of Physiology at the Medico-Chirurgical College in Philadelphia, honorary membership in the Medico-Chirurgical Association, and Penn graduate status, framing his success as tied to cautious conservatism and decisive action.
The bank highlights guarantees tied to balances and responsibility with special focus on business accounts. Interest is paid on time deposits and client trust is emphasized.
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