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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
9
Census shows Frank lin’s invention for protecting homes is seldom used now. No electrical maker lists it among products and only one American firm designs or installs rods. In major cities fewer lightning strokes occur due to the dense network of wires and electrical apparatus.
A Cincinnati master signs as G. B. Best, his full name Good Better Best. His German immigrant father learned English and found the name formed by the positive comparative and superlative of good. When his wife bore a son, he named him after the curious sequence.
M. Malleval a Parisian financier once disinherited for youth’s mischief marries for money. On their wedding day he leaves his bride outside a gambling club and returns at 2 AM to confess he lost her dowry at play. Paris press cites this as typical of his career.
A dialogue reprise features humorous exchanges among women and men about wit vanity marriages fortunes and backbiting with a New York Herald attribution. Characters Ida May Ella Myrtle and Stella share quips on flirtation inheritance and aging gracefully.
Choy Sel Ken, a Chinese nobleman and reform advocate, arrives in New York to organize a liberal governing party for China. He envisions public schools, railways, electric lights, free currency, and a peaceful to revolutionary path after the dowager empress’s death, with plans to brief cities worldwide. Local Chinese communities welcome him as support grows.
The article promotes feminine design in home spaces with East Indian inspired corners featuring Merut prints Kus Kus fans and Moradabad ware. It suggests affordable drapery using a single length of fabric hung from a ceiling ring or rod to create a graceful headboard treatment suitable for a young housewife.
Describes a design shift from poles to moldings for windows. A short sheer valance in figured design rests on the molding, with straight hangs to the floor on both sides. Under the sash, short plain tint curtains complement the weave, harmonizing with the overall look.
Use the liquor in which a fowl has been boiled to make stock. Cook a quart of stock with a cauliflower cut small plus one onion, pepper and salt. When tender strain and press, then add a pint of milk and a pint of cream. Heat, thicken slightly, and serve with fried croutons.
The bones of a turkey or chicken roast simmer in water until the meat falls off. Remove bones and season the broth with pepper salt and chopped celery. Thicken with flour and water and simmer until well done for a good soup from almost nothing.
When a can rusts through at the seam the holes can be stopped by lining the inside with a small piece of linen dipped in copal varnish. After drying the tin is water tight and the can may be saved rather than discarded.
William Boone, a Dawson City miner, now in La Plata with relatives, says his claim reaches 225 feet underground but the ground remains permanently frozen. He notes he has yet to strike unfrozen earth.
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