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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
6
A groceryman suggests Evelina Garling hire him as cook and housekeeper after a long kitchen scene. The pretty cook doubts the arrangement but the offer promises meals and board with little effort, while a horse behaves wildly and a bystander muses on effort and risk.
A New Jersey country church notes no afternoon service as the pastor teams with another clergyman for a fishing excursion. The speaker warns attendees the service is canceled this afternoon. A collection of odd anecdotes follows, including courtroom and social vignettes.
The piece discusses how household drudgery and lack of routine burden women, urging planning and simplification. It cites meals, chores, and frugal living tips, including efficient appliances and time management, aiming to ease mental and physical strain on housewives. It also touches on fashion trends and social expectations, contrasting domestic duty with personal improvement. The narrative blends advice with casual storytelling and period commentary.
The Gazette laments feeble minded horsemanship and cites a frightful incident near Emporia. A young man with a woman and baby in a car fled a red automobile, misjudged a turn, and caused a risky escape.
A wedding at Life Church Across the Street began with Lohengrin and Mendelssohn and Call Me Thine Own. The sexton whispered the couple had been married three times, halting the organist as the ceremony stalled.
A historical note reflects on how monopolies resemble feats by a female star in a revue. The piece contrasts trust and control, suggesting a woman can command attention and space in entertainment while avoiding reliance on a partner.
The column highlights lace combinations with Irish and Valenciennes lace and black fabrics for winter wear. It notes plush trims on turbans, a green cloth cutaway coat with a Georgette hat, and suggests an evening waist from old rose crepe with Chantilly lace. English tweeds in plaid effects are mentioned as well.
The article offers practical advice on drying large fabrics by hanging curtains in a window overnight and using a mangler, plus feather washing methods in linen bags. It then discusses couture designs including a Directoire reception gown with a silver embroidered yoke and velvet trim, noting lace sleeves and blue buttons.
A mixture of boiled linseed oil and turpentine can renew varnished woodwork floors and furniture but only a small amount should be applied and rubbed in until no oil remains on the surface to avoid a dull dust-catching film. For dulled wax finishes the best remedy is hard rubbing. A little polish may be used in desperate cases but none should be left on.
The text argues temperance in eating and regular meals as essential to perfect health. Regularity is described as a golden rule of a well ordered life, emphasizing discipline in diet and routine.
A health tip advises against slapping a choking infant on the back. Instead raise the left arm above the head to help relieve the obstruction.
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