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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
In the mess room a jolly Jack Tar hosts a Christmas feast from the galley with merry kits remembered. The sailors and beasts enjoy vivid greens and festive woodland imagery as the feast unfolds aboard.
A guide from New Idea Womans Magazine offers tips to reduce a double chin. It advises loose collars, collarless dresses, and avoiding late night eating. It also prescribes a ten smacks facial exercise followed by a slap with the left hand, practiced five minutes each morning to melt away chin fat.
Instructions for prolonging cut flower life include choosing nearly harvested blooms, trimming stems in the morning, and placing them in a deep vase with two thirds submerged stems. Add charcoal to water, change water every five to six days, keep vase full, and avoid drafts. Some stems should be cut shorter for better water uptake, especially after long transport.
A recipe advises melting beeswax with turpentine and ammonia to coat floors, kept warm over a kettle. It suggests using flannel cloths, then cold setting. For polishing, it proposes using children in stockings on shoes to dance, or an adult with Brussels carpet wrapped around a brick as alternative.
Cleaning tips describe mixing powdered magnesia with water to form a paste. Apply with a clean toothbrush, allow to dry, then brush away the magnesia. Repeat if needed until the hat looks cleaner.
A festive scene at The Crown Hotel describes a charitable Christmas dinner event with guests, volunteers, and local supporters. The report highlights community involvement and a joyful gathering at the hotel premises.
The Claypool Lumber & Coal Co advertises ready stock of fiue lining brick sewer tile brick for chimneys cement blocks fire brick and fire clay kept in stock at all times for local construction needs.
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