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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1896
Page
4
A mix of domestic advice and farming guidance covers baking tips with sweet milk for browning biscuits, fur cleaning with magnesia, and a cautionary note on bowel relief remedies. It also discusses landscape rumors about Queen Liliuokalani near Vienna, and a humorous exchange about odd names.
A Highland anecdote explains Banavia’s name for a lobster via a hotel prank. An American visitor mocked Scottish scenery, a waiter hid a lobster in the bed, and the startled guest cried out about the “tar nation big fieas” after waking toes. The quip links Banavia to famed local sights like Ben Nevis and Loch Linnhe.
Eskimos report that polar bear skins arrive with noses mutilated. A furrier notes that wherever a bear is killed the nose is removed and left on the ice, or the hunter curses bad luck.
A fragmented passage describes a social scene where an interview with many society belles uncovers they seek $3 a week positions. Mothers hope to rent a place, while conversations hint at broader town ambitions and flirtations.
The piece argues that steadiness and know how determine output more than raw effort. It notes some men do twice as much work without appearing to labor and warns against false steps. Hiring capable workers who finish tasks efficiently may cost more daily but pays off in the long run.
The text explains curing meat after killing and dressing hogs. In cold weather keep hogs in a building to prevent freezing since pork once frozen is harder to cure. It advises starting by easily removing portions and trimming the feet just below the hocks before continuing.
A short note describes the difficulty of lifting a bale onto a wagon, citing unwieldiness rather than weight as the main challenge. The passage emphasizes how awkward shapes hinder simple handling tasks.
An illustrated iron hook assists lifting baled hay. Placed with bale standing on end, the hook grips the top end, then the other end, allowing the base to be raised easily. Made from 8-8 inch round iron with a hand loop, tapering at the far end.
A simple cement made by mixing litharge and glycerine to a thick cream like texture. It fixes stone jars coarse earthenware leaks in tin pans and wash boilers cracks in iron kettles lamp tops loose nuts bolts joints and many kitchen fittings. It hardens in a day to a week and resists water acids and heat.
The article explains the old belief of pulling vines after frost is wrong. Potatoes should be dug before cold weather and kept in a dry cellar in layered storage. Keep off the floor if possible and pack around the outside of the container with leaves to protect from light and frost.
The live farmer attends farmers institutes where veteran growers discuss causes of success and failure. Their experience drives agricultural progress as farmers listen to peers and share practical lessons.
Walter L Sinn son of Colonel Sinn a famed theatrical manager was buried from Plymouth Church. After the service the lid was removed and mourners filed past. Colonel Sinn took the arm of his divorced wife and helped her from the church aisle. The moment suggested a reconciliation to onlookers.
A woman who recently returned from Turk’s Island notes low dressmaking costs and explains a silk gown she paid $2.75 to have made, though the China silk required careful assembly. She contrasts with the usual 2.50 for a dress row.
Amid thousands of telegrams to the duke and duchess of York the Faraday crew sent a message from mid Atlantic. They were laying a new cable to America when the signal instrument on board relayed the news of the royal birth.
The empire puff decorates evening gowns with a gathered sleeve look. Wire is sometimes used to lift and stabilize the cape trimming around the neck for added structure.
An old remedy claims to restore hair color after blanching. The product named Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer is advertised as a potent solution.
The wick should not exceed the oil reservoir depth. Wash or replace the wick every two months. Remember the wick acts as a strainer and must stay clean to function properly.
Antique ad claims No-To-Bac cures tobacco habit with a quick ten day gain and weight increase, citing 400000 cured and offering booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co. It also mentions a borax wash for red flannels and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents.
An 1890s reader testimonial touts Cascarets as a safe liver and bowel regulator preventing consumption. The item contrasts lifestyle notes on fashion trends like narrow white linen collars and chiffon fabrics with growing use of tiny buttons and decorative ticking for home textiles.
A long miscatalogued National Portrait Gallery painting once named George I and His Staff is revealed as a 1781 review scene in Phoenix Park. The figure believed to be King George is actually General Irwin, the commander of forces in Ireland.
Caution against mercury containing catarrh remedies and praise for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Also notes Mrs Humphrey Ward's meticulous writing and serial rights in England reportedly worth $10 000.
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