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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
3
A historic home kitchen guide outlines boiled ham meals for a family of four. It covers dinner prep with soaking and boiling times, cabbage kale and potatoes, plus methods for breakfast dishes, ham puffs, and fried ham slices. Instructions include cream sauce with milk and flour, egg batter, and using ham bone to make beans. Ends with rendering ham fat for frying potatoes and eggs.
A guide for organizing travel with a trunk packed efficiently. It covers folding dresses in large envelopes, placing pills and powders in bases, using linens and covers, packing shoes with care, and sealing items to keep clothing wrinkle free. It advises keeping items flat and distributed, tucking ribbons and gloves in a narrow space, and rolling underwear around the trunk edges.
Dainty white bows enhance dark linen dresses and can be made at home. Instructions cover sizes 04 by 34, cutting, scalloped edges, center plait, and single or double bow styles. Embroideries and cream lace add richness to white sheer frocks for warm weather wear.
Macrame laces gain popularity with a charming macrame belt designed to complement a white summer dress. The accessory adds handcrafted texture and a bohemian touch to warm weather outfits.
A guide notes rust forms on irons if not cared for, urging washing in strong suds, rubbing on a board with polishing sand, and rinsing in hot water to restore like new finish. Also mentions summer dress patterns and color options with stripes and harmonious borders.
An 18th century note discusses coloring fish like carp through chemical baths using iron and peat in Sicilian waters, with color adjusted by bath strength. It cites the London Globe and Paris as sources, then pivots to Ben Jonson's portrayal of a allegorical goddess with symbolic regalia and moral imagery.
A fragmentary verse in which Robert Louis Stevenson contemplates happiness and moral effort. The speaker questions if earthly joys and human experiences have truly stirred his heart, seeking loftier pleasure and spiritual awakening.
A quirky, fragmented account describes a character named Willie discovering an overlooked hole in his night attire. He declares he will never wear a nightgown again, even if he must go to bed without one, amid a tense, odd exchange surrounding a girl cousin's gift.
In a dramatic upper ten athletic season moment Henry Grayson of the Dix center rush toppled Don Laidlaw in a desperate display. Laidlaw while hospitalized reflects on life and love as a park scene unfolds with Toodles and Shyettres nearby. A child’s rescue and Laidlaw’s vow to walk again mark the scene of triumph and tragedy in one vivid campus moment.
A children’s party activity describes the Virginia reel style barrier dance with a shepherdess and sheep sequence. The piece notes children enjoy singing in French as they pass through tall hands forming a barrier led by the two leaders.
A children filled caption notes little girls reading about politics and the vote as fathers discuss issues. It mentions a brief suffrage event in New York where several children were allowed to participate and learn about voting rights from their mothers and the wider movement.
The puzzle asks which word with four setters can be expressed by two clues. Clues hint at Wise and Seer with base and endings. Answer involves wordplay around meanings and letters, yielding a compact solution expressed by two hints.
A nostalgic verse from the New York Globe invites a child to keep dreaming of a royal future. The speaker recalls a childlike fantasy of castles, ermine coats, and a future king, urging perseverance and happiness despite doubt. The piece blends whimsical imagery with a hopeful message for young readers.
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