Canary Flown Prompts Consolation in Domestic Scene
A distraught wife weeps that she left the cage open and the canary flew away. Her husband George consoles her as she clings to him, saying she now has only him left.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
3
A distraught wife weeps that she left the cage open and the canary flew away. Her husband George consoles her as she clings to him, saying she now has only him left.
Important to Mother. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it is properly labeled and stored to prevent misuse or accidental ingestion.
Wright confirms reading the requested volume and Penman asks if it caused trouble. The exchange ends with a quick price mention of one dollar twenty five cents and a brief reply.
A quirky column notes that many men dislike a wife who wears bold makeup while a man who paints the town red faces objection. The piece mixes humorous observations about fashion, behavior, and social norms of the era.
A patient and the doctor each gain from the medical guidance, highlighting a mutual financial incentive linked to treatment decisions.
The Mother's Magazine urges communities to popularize old ballads at home and in schools to guide children's taste away from today’s popular songs. It argues youths crave emotional lyrics, and mothers should introduce fine ballads to educate in song and romance.
At the Ennis Assizes Chief Baron Green acquits an accused man in a long case of highway robbery. The judge asks the sheriff if there are any other indictments and is told none. He requests the man be detained for half an hour before proceeding toward Limerick.
Aunt Daphne chides her son about starting to eat with garbled talk. He cites the Good Book, and she retorts that the fas’ shall be ias’. The exchange reveals dialect and education friction at the family table.
A one week employment reference for Nora Foley states she worked for us a week and we are satisfied. The note appears in Everybody's Magazine and serves as a minimal endorsement for a cooking position.
The text shows two speakers joking about a man’s carefree look and a wife abroad. A proverb contrasts pints and quarts with a jab about trouble, suggesting casual, ribbing dialogue and a local flavor of wit.
The article details a four day assault starting August 29 as Russian troops stormed Lemberg from Naked Hill andalong the forts, breaking Austrian resistance. It notes harsh terrain, thirst, cold nights, heavy casualties, and a successful double-quick charge into the town, with Lvov becoming the new center after the fall.
The article extols growing kitchen herbs for flavor in salads. It highlights basil marjoram chervil chives savory coriander and garlic as easy to grow in windows or garden beds and urges using 25 cents worth of seed for ongoing fragrance and taste in dressings.
An old instruction explains dyeing fabrics using gasoline mixed with tube or canned oil paints. Wash and dry the fabric, test on a scrap, then soak and stir until saturated, remove to dry. Colors vary but blend when made into rugs. Do not dye near fire or flames.
A vintage recipe describes soaking gelatin in cold water, draining pineapple, and using half for gelatin and half chopped with juice. It directs boiling the combined mixture, cooling, flavoring with lemon and vanilla, then beating cream and folding in with pineapple. It notes fruit substitutions and sugar adjustments for a fail safe dessert.
A poultryman technique advises using an elf toothbrush to rub off charred lampwick portions instead of scissors. The method yields a smooth edge, reducing uneven burn and smoking in incubator lamps.
When washing cut glass start by soaking articles in soft water with a drop of blue. Scrub gently with a brush, then dry thoroughly with a soft cloth to keep the glass sparkling.
A speaker reveals she will revert to the surname of her first husband claiming it felt familiar since childhood and she learned to spell it long ago. The quote underscores personal identity tied to a chosen name.
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