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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
2
Pioche Weekly Record notes publication by RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Subscription and postage info listed with credits to E. Orr and Gondvich, Lersoce. Entry confirms Pioche Nevada post office second class mailing status and Saturday publication cadence.
Damages reach an estimated 100000 dollars after Pirw destroyed 2000 shacks in Samm Ploul district Manila. Separate reports note a blast in Barcelona central market injuring a woman and an Egyptian race tragedy at Heliopolis leaving one dead and fourteen injured.
Washington reports a U S war vessel likely the Eagle is to voyage from Guantanamo to Port au Prince Haïti to safeguard American interests. Officials say no serious danger exists but the move is a precaution amid revolutionary tensions and a desire to let Haitians manage their own affairs.
Chinese authorities freed the Japanese steamer Taisu Maru after agreeing to punish officers who lowered the Japanese flag, accept demurrage settlement through Canton with the Japanese consul, and purchase seized arms. Japan will urge vigilance against arms smuggling by its subjects.
An old article explains a blowpipe test to distinguish pure white lead from adulterated paint. Pure white lead, when heated, should revert to metallic lead. any impurity prevents this. The National Lead Company offers tools and guidance, including a blowpipe setup and a booklet, for readers to test paint before use.
A fragment recounts Mr Ingraham discovering missing fowls replaced by heirs of the tiles and a scrawl from a thief named Sinner promising to return chickens. It cites Consciones and mentions value differences and a community-wide concern about poultry theft.
A collage of odd anecdotes and snippets showcases courtroom curiosities, athletic lore, a southern livery tale, Hottentot verse, and a musician’s tale of nerves. It includes a Wichita court stenographer's humorous self description, a New Yorker’s reaction to Irish sport lore, and a coffee to Postum testimonial from a Michigan student.
A guide urges thrift in table setting using a square mat for the fire and plain doilies or flax coverings to cut laundering costs. It recommends a center plant arrangement, lighter china, and charming breakfast accoutrements. Also included is a salmon croquettes recipe using milk, flour, canned palm, eggs, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and frying in hot fat to a rich brown.
The note suggests using clean OM Swiss sash curtains as sewing aprons. A simple hem tape run through the edge facilitates easy fitting when ready to sew, turning worn curtains into useful craft material.
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