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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
4
A period piece urges home carpentry with rag carpets using collected fabric scraps and white pieces dyed to create stylish, cost efficient floor coverings. It praises machine sewing, twisted stripes, solid warps, and color variety for durable results and personal satisfaction.
Instructions describe cleansing goats and greens, boiling with a salted water soak, filling hot jars, sealing, and storing in a dark cellar to be ready when winter storms arrive. The text emphasizes removing excess moisture and ensuring the greens taste fresh.
A fragmented notice outlines a young host arranging a gathering with invitations, social expectations, and aims to entertain guests. The text suggests a lively event with curious phrases and garbled wording reflecting a cultured, intimate social scene of a bygone era.
An article argues that lack of experience in new wives leads to costly mistakes. It urges mothers to teach daughters household basics before marriage, including bread, soups, coffee, and guiding servants, to prevent tears, wasted money, and unhappy homes.
Mrs Howard Gould faced a dressmaker suit in New York court claiming the garment did not fit and she refused payment. The judge ruled in her favor though the dressmaker appeals for a jury trial. The dispute concerns about 75 dollars and reflects tensions over fashion and payment.
The passage stresses linen care and warns that improper handling by some washwomen can ruin delicate linen and cotton goods in a few washings, urging careful laundering practices to preserve fabrics.
The text notes poor marking practices in selecting soap and rubbing methods, leading to loss of valuable pieces due to a lack of tasteful and plain labeling. The illustrations demonstrate these points and underline need for clearer marking standards.
An old article surveys changing views on tomatoes and strawberries in disease. It notes past fear that tomatoes caused cancer and current belief they aid health. It cites Linnaeus and a Nature writer praising strawberries for gout, sciatica, and pain relief.
The passage notes that corn bread is hard to digest if corn is not well cooked and explains that lack of knowledge leads to poor loaf. It emphasizes careful following of directions to yield wholesome, tasty bread that is good to eat.
A survey of decorative silverware and glass cup service items highlights pie dishes that hide beneath silver receivers, breakfast sets with trays and salt bottles, and novel jam dishes with butterfly ornaments. Exhibits include egg butlers, electric niche lamps, fruit baskets with hanging lamps, and a frying pan with removable lining and basket attachment for draining.
A letter describes en route to the Paris Exposition with vivid, unsettled impressions. The writer notes dramatic vitality in the travel scene, a seasick couple, and a dramatic wedding anecdote as they prepare to study the Exposition and share impressions.
A list of town and township officials including mayor, aldermen for three wards, city clerk, treasurer, city attorney, streets superintendent, policy magistrate, township supervisor, town clerk, treasurer, auditors, highway commissioners, school trustees, justice of the peace, constables, and pest control master. Also notes Rebekah Lodge Pride of the West No 544 I.O.O.F meeting dates, Troy District Court No 362 S.C. of F L meeting times, Kaskaskia Tribe No 126 I.O.R.O.O. Saturday gatherings, and Troy Public School term start September 4 with Principal J Collis.
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