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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
3
The article explains how mourning etiquette governs dress and behavior after a death, noting broad European changes and the rise of complimentary mourning. It details fabrics like crape, silk grenadine, bombazine, and nun’s veiling, plus transitions from deep black to gray and white.
Describes a smart frock suitable for cashmere silk and wool crepon or fine wool. Details include a coraclet bodice and skirt sides cut to hip, front jaw panel to foot, unplatted lower parts, braided trimming on bodice and skirt, a simple shoulder border, and lace underslip with materials listed as 6 yards of 46 inch wide fabric and 2 yards of 18 inch wide for under-slip.
A plain sailor hat gains richness from a rosette folded into a round rose shape. The technique highlights both expense and artistry in transforming simple headwear into decorative headgear.
A novel traveling pin case resembles a wallet with a side flap and patent clasp. It uses cardboard, elderdown, and cretonne or embroidery with two inner pages holding large headed pins to form borders or patterns. Cases come in various sizes including a four by five inch option.
The article explains that silk blouse seams are hard to press without leaving marks. It recommends passing each seam over the upturned edge of a wana iron. The seam should be pulled taut with both hands and slowly guided over the iron, avoiding contact with the fabric beside the seam.
The article argues money scarcity makes veil purchases risky and urges buying fine net by the yard. It claims veiling costs four vella for the price of one, offers better quality, and lasts longer than buying simple veiling, advising careful selection to look well.
A reflective line questions value of age, stressing life lived defines character rather than years counted. It emphasizes daily choices and experiences shaping identity over numerical age.
This piece offers guidance on meal planning balancing meats with vegetables, desserts, and salads. It notes avoiding too many starches at once, suggests light desserts with heavy roasts, and advises on fruit desserts and canned or baked puddings. It also shares home care tips for ironing clothes and stain removal.
A simple quick dessert combines pineapple with mashed banana, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Serve as a matte fruit dish any season. use fresh or canned pineapple and riced banana for texture.
In warm weather rains trouble, rub with dandelion vot when full of milk to relieve. Apply twice daily as a remedy that helps the lawn’s appearance. Shoes soon blister. Paste white enamel bricks into shoes for cooler, cleaner feet and easy removal.
A fragment quotes Victor Hugo likening appetite to reason’s golden chain and urges restraint to find balance. The lines reflect 19th century literary moralism and philosophical pondering on self control.
A cookbook style list offers methods for ham based dishes such as ham toast ham balls and hashed brown potatoes. It includes pineapple mousse cornstarch pudding a brain pate and Russian tea with spices for afternoon servings. The text mixes recipes with brief tips on preparation and serving.
A note praising economical and easy to prepare dishes for homemakers with three daily meals. Emphasizes economy as the primary goal in most homes and suggests practical options for daily cooking.
Practical domestic shortcuts cover jelly bag making from cheesecloth and embroidery hoop, stain removal with soap borax solution, airing canned vegetables before use, stove polish with alum, lemon tips for grain separation, and testing nutmeg by needle to check oil flow.
An old tennis racket can be repurposed for tearing rage with careful handling. Rerail frames in good condition at low cost. Grease cream pitcher spouts with butter to prevent cream drops on clothes. Dry cleaning net curtains by rubbing with dry cornmeal then airing yields neat results. White curtains use white cornmeal, yellow cornmeal for other fabrics.
A wheatfield style article extols concrete block construction as durable cool in summer and warm in winter with moisture resistance. It outlines design features a living room kitchen and porch plus a two bedroom second floor and a target price and maintenance ease. It emphasizes planning from inside for family convenience and outsourcing to a contractor familiar with block methods.
The recipe lists celery two cups chopped raisins two thirds of a cup halved large, grated apple two cups, two oranges sliced fine and a quarter cup mayonnaise. Veal relish suggests placing half a teaspoon of preserved pear chips in the center of each slice.
The Philadelphia visitor and his wife met Alabama figure Tom Jones then governor. Jones later urged a monument fund and hinted he would not reveal the donor if a later gift was added. A generous check followed, with Jones never telling.
A friend visiting Smithville after the new depot's opening wandered the streets claiming he could not recognize the town. He misread landmarks near the Byrne building and the Masonic temple, stumbled over a resting cow, then cried out that he had returned to Smithville, insisting the place was different.
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