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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
6
A guide on braiding linen gowns with white or colored braids to achieve a cool summery look. The article describes a French model linen gown in rose color braided with white cotton, suggests black accents, and notes patterns for shoulder pieces belts and trims. It emphasizes simple home sewing and transfer of the design via carbon paper for easy laundering.
A vintage craft note suggests making watch fobs from heavy lace and lace insertion for lingerie frocks. Use remnants of Irish or Cluny insertion, fold the strips, add a gold gilt brass catch, finish with a white tassel, or pair with a military style gold strand. Thin fobs can be lined with white or colored ribbon and may include small oval buckles or bat trimming.
Eyelet embroidery pieces such as waistlines and skirts often become puckered after washing. To restore fullness, thread a needle through each eyelet and gently reinsert it after laundering. This technique helps the eyelets regain their original look and keeps the fabric even.
A model showcases a large black hat with a wide brim slightly folded on the right. The design features simple elegant ornamentation and white ostrich plumes for a striking contrast.
Gypress green, pewter gray and a delicate fawn shade rise in favor as subtle color options for homes. Designers highlight these hues for versatile palettes, pairing them with natural finishes and light woods to create calm, cohesive rooms.
A historic home recipe column discusses pulled bread baked from warm underdone loaves, light breakfast rolls, huckleberry tea cake, and blueberry shortcake. It offers mayonnaise and vinegar dressing recipes, gooseberry jelly from green fruit, and notes simple, brisk techniques for tasty tea table fare.
A historic recipe describes chopping one gallon green tomatoes one gallon cabbage half gallon onions and two dozen large green peppers and one dozen red peppers. After salting and overnight standing the mixture drains then white mustard seed is added. Boil one gallon vinegar with brown sugar pour over chopped ingredients and cook briefly on stove.
Beat yolks of three eggs with confectioners sugar and water. Stir in flour sifted with baking powder. Fold in stiffly beaten whites. Bake in greased pan, in a moderate oven. Turn onto towel, spread jelly, and roll while warm.
A brief recipe describes making ham and pickle sandwiches by chopping cold boiled ham, mixing with melted butter and mustard, adding finely chopped cucumber pickles, and spreading between thin slices of bread and butter.
A reflective line attributes friendship as life’s sweetest gift and describes being a friend as a daily solemn and tender education of the soul, imparted from day to day by Anna Robertson Brown.
A study of Jesus entering Jerusalem from Bethany along the Mount of Olives. It covers crowd homage, the kingly role of Jesus, the temple excess, and the reactions of chief priests as the crowd chants Hosanna to the Son of David. Includes Luke and Matthew references and a note on Jesus weeping over Jerusalem.
The Baltimore Evening Sun reports Marshal Farnan has ordered an end to street catty after incidents injure bystanders. The game described involves whittled pine cattys struck with a stick and a chase to hit and retrieve the object, causing occasional eye injuries and public disturbance. A youth outside the courthouse questions city life and moves from rural Maryland to Lexington Street.
A Dietetia Gazette article argues that education on right living underpins preventive medicine and anti tuberculosis efforts. It asserts ignorance of healthy living and moral conduct fuels illness, poverty, and crime, urging mass instruction on healthy life practices.
Richard Parr, the discoverer of the Bugar trust frauds, speaks in New York about a government reward. He notes expectations of millions and jokes about being in the lawyer class. The tale involves a will contest and a law firm seeking a large fee, highlighting Parr’s perceived wealth.
A brief exchange from the Boston Evening Transcript shows a wife telling her husband she seeks higher things than his budget allows, while he complains about clothing costs. The dialogue underscores tensions over money and ascent in status.
A tense school scene unfolds as Willie Wees becomes president of a mock insurance club and is abruptly fired before he can resign, while Mama questions how it happened. The incident centers on a boy’s leadership loss and harsh treatment by peers.
An Albany legislator recalls the late Senator Platt noting how circumstances alter all, including health. He recounts a cynical quip about a party switcher and a friend afflicted with severe insomnia who still rests soundly each morning as his wife wakes him to start the fire.
Solomon laments the summer duty of watering many plants and questions his title to wisdom as he contemplates their absence. The reflection frames a moment of doubt about knowledge and memory during a long summer away.
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