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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
4
A 1900 column argues lack of experience causes many mistakes for wives and young housekeepers. It urges mothers to teach daughters rudiments of housekeeping, from bread and soup to coffee, and to provide practical home management training before marriage.
The article notes how linen authenticity and fabric life hinge on washing care. It contrasts washwomen who ruin fine linen and cotton goods within a few washings with others who preserve fabrics over years, urging proper care methods.
Passages describe how marking of soaps guides selection and rubbing processes. Many valuable pieces are damaged or lost due to lack of tasteful plain markings, though illustrations show possible labeling improvements.
An old belief linking tomatoes to cancer faded as tomatoes gained status as a vegetable. Doctors debate the health effects of strawberries for gout and rheumatic conditions. A Nature writer cites Linnaeus noting curative berry properties after gout sufferers report relief.
The passage explains that gluten absence in corn hinders bread quality and digestion. It urges proper use and following directions to produce a wholesome corn loaf that is sweet and attractive. It emphasizes knowledge of corn bread making techniques for better results.
A hostess creates a playful gathering where guests arrive with right hands bound and write their names with the left. A left handed soloist and elocutionist perform as the hostess serves a spoon dependent menu to heighten the comic awkwardness.
A simple salad recipe with sliced eggs and radishes on lettuce. It uses salt paprika oil and lemon juice or vinegar mixed and poured over to toss and serve. The method emphasizes even coating and serving immediately for best flavor.
An Illinois plant uses gasoline powered clippers to shear sheep, detailing ten machines in a row with pens holding flocks and the process from restraint to wool collection. It notes speed, cost savings per sheep, and a surgeon like approach to the work, with observers questioning the pain to animals.
A home dessert method uses fruit juice cherries mixed with cornstarch and egg whites, cooked into a mould then served with whipped cream or custard. The May column notes Mrs Ayers may travel to Alaska this summer and references a gift description tied to a third of June event.
Y. W. Williams of Decatur Alabama sells a hog claimed to be the largest. The massive animal weighs 1524 pounds and measures over ten feet in length and about four and a half feet tall according to readable OCR fragment.
A silver pie dish conceals the pie for table service and doubles as a fruit dish. Breakfast sets include tray egg cups butter dish toast rack and salt and pepper bottles. A glass jam dish with a silver butterfly aid and a silver egg boiler at table. Electric lamp dishes banish dull meals and a five lamp fruit basket dazzles. An asbestos lined frying pan with a care basket and drain pieces promises easier cooking with safe handles. Glass tea cups and a silver frame holder for six cups completes the set.
A guide praises rag carpets as economical and feasible for households. It outlines gathering worn garments, sorting colored and white pieces, using machine sewing for neat seams, and choosing stripes, warp, and color harmony. It notes dyeing scraps and weaving methods to achieve varied, durable mats.
Mrs. Howard Gould faced a suit by a dressmaker over a garment that allegedly did not fit. The judge ruled in Mrs. Gould’s favor, but the dressmaker plans to pursue the matter before a jury. The dispute centers on about $75.
A collection of wry maxims on love social norms and success. Remarks compare church expectations, financial strain, planning for the future, risk and reward, animal humor, and wisdom of afterthoughts. The tone blends irony with practical observations.
A new Philadelphia ordinance prohibits placing loose circulars under doors in vestibules on steps porches or around door knobs. The report notes 214 transports engaged by the British Government totaling 1 050 259 tons with the Cymic at 12 552 tons. The Toronto Mail and Empire says Gen R A Alger will likely settle in Canada due to large Canadian interests.
Dig and clean dandelions cutting roots to prevent bitterness. Boil thirty minutes in salted water then rinse and cover with fresh salted water. Pack hot into jars, seal, and store in a dark cellar. Reheat in fresh water about twenty minutes to serve like fresh greens.
A collection of quips and maxims on honesty blame judgment and happiness. Observations cover responsibility selfishness fate and human nature with wry humor about politics religion and daily life.
During the war with Spain the Surgeon General issued 270000 first aid packages to troops in Cuba and Porto Rico and to soldiers in home camps.
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