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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1899
Page
6
A period piece describes feather curling as a craft for women with step by step directions. It covers tools such as a curling knife and steam method, plus technique to curl both sides and conceal the stem for a neat finish.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet urges women to hold in the back, throw the chest out, and bend from the hips only to improve figure, beauty, and health, presenting a practical guide on posture and fashion.
A collection of period kitchen notes includes Little Folk Frock blue serge garments sugared hollows and vanilla, cauliflower pickling, jars with vinegar, a Ribbon Cake with raisins, jelly layer fruit, Fried Oysters crumbed and fried, Squash Pie with ginger and cinnamon, and a long discussion debunking kidney worm myths in pigs. It cites Wisconsin Experiment Station findings on pig diets, stressing mixed nitrogenous rations, exercise, and avoiding corn-only feeding to prevent paralysis and improve pork quality.
An informal health note urges correct shoulder and neck alignment to prevent malformation from tight corsets and slouching. It recommends upright, level shoulders, firm neck and back posture, and a whitening skin treatment briefly described as a Spanish paste. The piece cites French fashion as an example and warns women to maintain good posture to avoid lifelong slouching.
A recipe for Peach Padding style baking uses one cup sugar one cup milk three cups flour two eggs half cup butter two teaspoons baking powder. Batter spreads in a broad shallow pan. peaches are halved peeled and seeded and placed on top.
Fragment from a classroom exchange where Katie explains her class reads aloud to Tennyson rather than with the teacher, highlighting a humorous or affectionate description of school routine.
Frank Tidwell reports doubt about natural immunity to tick fever in sheep. American observers claimed sheep are not susceptible after one lamb experiment, but Queensland tests by Dr. Hunt induced fever in two ewes with mixed outcomes. Blood transfer to a bullock caused no clear disease, underscoring uncertain susceptibility and the need for further study.
Secretary Wilson notes Mississippi Valley dairy markets expanding to the Pacific via China agents. Puget Sound imports Mississippi dairy products. butter earns 30 to 40 cents a pound there. Slow-gaited horses require walking training. the shingle tick is described with life cycle and control. Clover hay and mamgel-wur xols listed as winter feeds for cows and hens.
An overview ad praising Syrup of Figs as an ethical, effective laxative backed by medical journals. It highlights its pleasant taste, lack of unpleasant after-effects, and wide acceptance among healthy, informed consumers. The note urges obtaining the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A mosaic of reflections urging action on good intentions, faith in daily life, and charitable conduct. Includes quotes about neglecting talents, urging perseverance, and warning against indolence. Mentions child marriages in India census figures and a mixture of health and science notes.
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