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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
20
Sewing room tips advise finishing hooks and eyes to prevent loosening and weak seams. Lay pattern on cloth before cutting for better yield, and use cardboard under braids to keep lines flat. Elastic webbing can extend waistlines, while muslin under fabric prevents rucking during embroidery. A lawn underlay strengthens buttonholes.
The piece surveys summer style with warp print ribbons in navy cerise and bright greens, soft white embroideries, and collarless dresses. It notes sport coats for young women in checked tweed, beaded gowns, and a shift toward light shadowed fabrics, popular wraps, and drocaded worsteds and cottons for summer garments.
This note describes light summer pillow covers using cretonne muslin and other fabrics. It suggests white or bleached muslin with four inch cretonne trim, striped gingham options, and color schemes in white, beige, and red. It emphasizes simple, durable designs for porches and bungalows with embroidered or plain fabrics, and recommends straight row arrangements for a traditional border look.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson states that couples reach their noblest development when husband and wife are complementary, reflecting a belief in marital growth through partnership. The remark emphasizes shared progress and mutual support as the ideal in marriage.
A historical tip for cleaning wood advises mixing equal parts sand and soft soap with a quarter part of fine material to form a paste. Work into a paste, apply to a scrubbing brush, then wash the boards or tables with plenty of clean water.
A dated tip explains removing fishy odor from forks by washing in hot water, drying briefly, then rubbing with a small piece of butter. Rinse and air dry to prevent scent lingering.
A historic tip instructs to reduce bitterness by adding a pinch of baking soda to simmering cranberries, skim off green scum, then press through a sieve to ready the fruit for use. The method reflects practical home kitchen steps for preserving flavor.
A St Paul traveler warns Africa's northwest region holds many dangers from venomous plants to disease and wild beasts. In Gwallah a dense plant cover released deadly gas that killed dogs within minutes and later felled three sleeping natives, revealing a ground-deep layer of toxic fumes.
Riches take wings and comforts fade while love is cast as a divine force in this reflective line attributed to Lew Wallace, contrasting wealth with transient earthly joys and devotion.
Reported by the Chicago Tribune the sunflower plant yields diverse uses from battleship construction to cigars. Stalks provide water-absorbing blocks for ship sides, seeds oil for food, seed cake for cattle, blossoms for honey and dye, and Chinese methods extract fiber from stalks.
Fragmentary lines praise a sunlit place where life moves swiftly and winds sing. A reference to a brand called Atlanta Seal Oil ice Cream appears, plus a garbled note about Eskimo ice cream made from sea oil, snow.
An African mineworker narrator recounts a diamond find and a plan to flee with wealth. Suspicion and a wreck of trust follow as Merford and his wife spread secrets. The tale follows a shipbound arrest plot, disguise, and a dramatic reveal that the thief is Edward Michler eloping with another man’s wife aboard a Southampton to New York voyage.
Of Interest to the Young Folks describes a carnival or stage trick where two people operate a "table orator" by concealing one actor behind a curtain. The assistant manipulates props to simulate speech while the visible actor appears to deliver a live performance.
A stone mill once placed by a South Dover miller was left years ago. A milletone grew through the eye of the stone and flourished beside the mill. People debated whether the tree would rise above the slab, eventually lifting it and spreading upward over time.
Fragmentary OCR passage depicts a child observer noting pastoral life and a farmer's wife plucking chicken. The text mixes garbled dialogue with archaic phrasing, referencing youth and a company name, indicating a measurements of rural scenes rather than a clear narrative.
Fragmentary account describes a young German emperor at Queen Alexandra’s March wedding. Unclear details mention uncles present and a ceremonial rite that caused a boy to bite calves, with references to princes kneeling and others told to endure silence during the service.
A fragmentary account paints a portrait of a brite man famed as a fearless soldier. It recalls his late service and a resolute, wilful spirit in the face of heavy duty. The piece hints at battle courage and a life devoted to duty even amid hardship.
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