26 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1904
Page
1
A detailed look at current home made needlework trends with blue ribbon accents. Describes flannel petticoats corsages sachets Japanese silk bags and ribbon embroidery on white crepe outfits. Highlights popular scents sandals orris and Japanese pedemer and explains simple techniques for cross-stitch and russet blue patterns.
A ferocious intruder bursts into a newspaper office and demands the editor rewrite a paragraph to avoid being printed as a dead man. The exchange ends with the editor brandishing a pistol and whiskey bottle, offering death or life if the paragraph is altered, but the threat remains unresolved.
A New York Tribune piece urges a model farmhouse with labor saving devices to cut energy waste and drudgery in rural kitchens. It cites Rev RE Prevsey of Massachusetts and criticizes 50 years of kitchen design, proposing practical changes like built in water, accessible tools, and efficient dishwashing to spare chores for large families.
The article describes common failures of fire bricks in stoves and the costly need to replace cracked bricks. It offers home made cement recipes using soapstones or floor ashes to bind cracked bricks for several years, noting fireproof seepstone provides added bonding and that quick repairs prevent further plate damage.
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