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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
5
Describes arranging cut flowers for natural appeal in home décor. Guidance covers tall stalks in high vases, tiny flowers in small containers, daisies with seed grasses for a fieldlike look, roses loosening in bowls, and pansies cut with stems in low flaring vases to appear still growing.
The Transcript reports that a Harvard College graduate becomes president for the third time in U.S. history and first in 72 years. It cites John Adams in 1755, John Quincy Adams in 1787, and Theodore Roosevelt in 1880, noting Hayes attended Harvard Law lectures but was a Kenyon man.
Beatrice questions whether a wife must testify against her husband in a social game. The husband replies the law forbids a wife from testifying against a spouse. The scene unfolds as the rival challenges the couple amid a tense gathering cited from Lippincott's.
A London review contrasts long gaps between crime and punishment across eras. It cites Italian, English, and Norwich cases, including Pietro Giaconi and Mario Bon, Rhigene Aram, Horne, Governor Wall, Sherward, and a 1868 Crown prosecution for stealing a parish register leaf, where the prisoner was acquitted.
The passage argues that with tools and many helpers a shark can be controlled by humans, but alone in the water even the bravest diver cannot prevail against a shark’s power. It emphasizes the sea’s danger and the limits of human courage.
The article discusses the decline of home quilting and comfortables practices while detailing cotton batting sheets available in large sizes for beds. It notes how two sheets suffice for a full comfortable and one for a light cover, with emphasis on easy distribution of fleecy batting using single rolls versus small bales.
A satisfactory combination of fruit and savory salad is made with pineapple, celery and a bit of sweet red pepper. A small ripe pineapple is peeled and shredded, and a cup of finely chopped celery and diced red pepper mixed with it. Marinate with French dressing and ice for fifteen minutes, then fold in mayonnaise and stiffly whipped cream. Serve on lettuce hearts.
The best shins to polishing win dows is a small hand map made of scraps of chamois. Pieces no larger than a dollar can be used, and if well worn it will work so much the better. String them together on twine, tie in a bunch. When dirty wash, dry and rub soft beneath hands.
An art journal suggests using raw potatoes to clean oil paintings. Cut potatoes in halves and dampen the fresh surface with cold water to rub the canvas, removing soil as the surface is sliced. The rubbing produces a light lather wiped away with a damp sponge, then the canvas is washed with cool, clean water and dried.
A carpet cleaning method uses white soap and hot water to form a thin cream like suds with fuller’s earth. Work in small sections with a brush sponge and cloths, dipping the brush into the mixture and washing with cold water, then drying each piece.
In new houses stairs often end at a landing that can break the line of the lower rail. A practical fix is to use the landing as back support for a high settee with a rounded front cushion in velvety fabric. Match the wood and design to the staircase, as a dark rail with a dull red cushion proved highly effective.
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