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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1915
Page
23
A meditation on female beauty stressing that youth is not the sole route to allure. The author argues real beauty endures past 40 through experience, character, charity, and humor, not quick cosmetic fixes.
A belt compound made from equal parts rosin and light machine oil. Boil the mixture about 20 minutes then apply a few drops to the moving belt as it cools. The compound thickens grip and preserves the belt, as noted in ceopoint Science Monthly and World's Advance.
A Notre Dame woman named Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana claims a home treatment cures rheumatism muscular and joint pains sciatica lumbago backache kidney pains and neuralgia. She says the remedy purifies the blood removes uric acid loosens joints brightens eyes and restores system vigor and invites readers to request proof by mail.
A writer discusses beauty, mindset, and practical tips for enhancing appearance. He argues that real improvement comes from consistent effort, not fake claims, and promises straightforward guidance that fits a busy life. (To be Continued.)
A prominent actor argues that dentistry is essential for health and appearance. He stresses regular dental visits every three months, salt powder for gums, daily brushing, and warns against gold fillings, praising toothpaste or soap cleansers and magnesia for nightly care.
A speaker outlines strict dietary rules to protect health. Alcohol, rich creams, and bananas are avoided. meals are small and vegetable heavy with fruit from breakfast. Occasional meat is allowed, but overall restraint, exercise, and careful food choices are emphasized.
Mash a cup of cold baked beans with chili sauce spread on buttered brown bread and toast. Pine Grove Chorus Club entertains at the schoolhouse to raise funds for the school. Various local notes include ill Grandma White and neighbors visiting, home building, and weekend hunts at Hurricane Bayou.
An advertisement offers a no cost trial of a new asthma treatment designed to relieve wheezing and paroxysms quickly. It claims effectiveness regardless of age, occupation, or climate and urges immediate mail‑in requests.
A 19th century style recipe describes searing pork chops then simmering in water until tender and thickening gravy with flour and milk. It also outlines Oyster Toast preparation with simmered oysters and cream binding, plus dining etiquette on fork order, salad handling, and seating rules.
Soak whole allspice in warm water until soft enough to pierce with a needle. Use a medium coarse needle and a heavy twist. gold silver or pearl beads may be used between the allspice with good effect.
Readers are invited to try chafing dish dishes for indoor entertaining. Recipes include Chicken Supreme and Curried Chicken with step by step instructions on melting butter, making cream sauces, and heating chicken and aromatics.
A jumble of steps for minced chicken with mushrooms and eggs, fish with cream and milk, and panned oysters. Instructions cover mushroom prep with flour, butter, and seasonings, followed by egg binding, serving on toast, and finishing sauces with lemon and parsley.
Beets begin winter menu planning with staples like rice potatoes wheat chestnuts and cereals for heat. Use beets carrots cabbage and parsnips for bulk and boil underground roots in unsalted water while top vegetables go into salted water. Beets in Butter suggests six uniform beets boiled peeled sliced and served with melted butter lemon juice salt and cayenne. Beets Sauted in Butter And Sugar coats diced beets in melted butter salt cayenne then sugars and browns slightly for a hot serving.
A home decorating guide urges light wall colors to reduce electricity use. It argues light grays tans or whites reflect more light, while scarlet crimson and brown tones waste more illumination, boosting daytime and nighttime lighting efficiency.
A housewife uses a white enameled umbrella frame hung from a hook to dry tea towels and dish cloths. The frame folds away in a closet each morning, showcasing inventive storage in a small apartment. Also suggests growing a decorative miniature greenhouse by planting grapefruit seeds in a flat pot for a glossy green display.
The text describes a home made centerpiece idea and suggests washing dust cloths in warm water, wringing out gasoline, and hanging to dry. It mentions using dry cake to replace bread in pudding, resulting in a fine bread pudding made from cake.
The Ocean Springs School staged a successful concert Thursday night to raise funds for the library. Performances included a play Baliene ac Meditation, a girls chorus, multiple vocal and violin solos, piano duets, and a violin trio, with Miss Ida Ober as accompanist and Mrs. dred Duncan Ashman as chorus rector.
An amateur fisherman is teased with boaty puns about fish and sea life as a speaker undercuts his tall tales. The banter hinges on puns like sole shrimp mussel perch flounder line and spat to tease the storyteller.
Practical home furnace guidance explains stacking coal centered high with outer sides low, sprinkling water on coal and ashes to extend burn and reduce dust, using small coal sizes, and not over shaking the fire. It advises coordinating family chores to avoid accidents and keep the water pan filled.
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