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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1911
Page
4
The article celebrates pincushions as a stylish craft for home workers using odds and ends of lace materials and trimmings. It describes hanging and table models, including a doll and animal motifs, hair accents, and a Welsh milkmaid design, noting their beauty and ingenuity though not strictly practical.
A dainty headgear piece for girls who attend dances and theaters. The crown uses Dresden silk over a wire foundation. Pink chiffon band with pale blue chiffon rose buckle encircles the crown, and lace frames the face. It can be crafted from house scraps like lace and silk.
A girl adapts a large cotton turkish red edged blanket into a cozy floor rug for a baby. She crafts appliques of nursery figures from scraps and sews a bright border to protect against drafts and provide visual amusement for the child.
The article describes frijoles and tortillas as the staple of poor Mexican diets. It explains tortilla making on a metate and clay griddle, mentions boiling beans with onions and chili, and notes hot foods and the influence of cinnamon. It also cites pulque as the national drink and stronger maguey spirits like mescal or tequila.
A World’s Work essay recalls 1905 New York warehouse fire in Thirtieth Street where three firefighters perished when a wall collapsed after ignoring orders. Former Chief Croker warns that the battle zeal can endanger lives, while other anecdotes note a railroad engineer’s clever but costly plan and a ten year old’s joke about servants pulling chains.
Drops vary in size by production conditions. A minim yields 489 to a fluid ounce 76800 to a gallon. An experiment may show 400 drops per fluid ounce. The average drop exceeds the minim by 20 percent.
A playful poem on justice personified as a woman who flirts with danger while balancing roles. It contrasts idealized justice with human flaws and hints at social observations about fairness and gender.
Chicago markets show wheat slipping on improving Argentine crop conditions while corn and oats recover in late trade. Livestock futures in St Louis Kansas City and Omaha mirror mixed demand with cattle and hogs steady to lower amid large receipts and slow wholesale demand. Local job ads and small notices accompany market pages.
In a 1911 advertising pitch, the seller touts $100 to $200 off every piano and offers $4 to $10 per month terms. The entire bankrupt stock must be sold by Saturday night December 2, 1911, and cash purchases are urged to clear the inventory.
Chicago Produce notes firm butter and steady cheese with mixed hog and cattle activity. Wheat and corn futures show varied prices while live stock and dairy markets reflect a broad mix of steady to lower quotes across hogs cattle and sheep. Waterloo and Minneapolis market figures supplement regional data.
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