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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1907
Page
5
A collection of kitchen tips covers proper vegetable boiling, salt use, and how water quality affects texture. Advice includes broiling technique, meat doneness tests, and cautions about rheumatism and potash in greens. Also notes on an Electric Thermophile fabric charger and temple elephants in India.
A Siamese custom is described where a man proposes to a woman by lighting a cigarette or cigar, signaling agreement to marriage and triggering dowry arrangements if no impediments exist. The report also notes Japan’s fishermen and contrasts India’s fishing practices with coastal dependence and primitive methods.
The article describes a lake in Java that contains boiling mud with columns of mud rising and falling continuously. It notes two large bubbles near the edge that inflate and burst about three times each minute.
French military observers report that the old rigid German corps discipline is fading during recent maneuvers though acts of insubordination are kept quiet or minimized when severe.
A Virginia mother credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her seven year old son's back and kidney pain. She recounts persistent illness, doctors' doubts, and how one box eased the pain and weakness. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co agents in Buffalo New York.
Special to The Star from Ridgeway West Virginia details Miss Edna B. Huyett daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther A. Huyett plans an extended trip to the Eastern Shore visiting school friends and will attend the Jamestown Exposition before returning around July 1. The report also notes various local movements including Confederate veterans at a Richmond reunion and other residents traveling or visiting towns such as Winchester Chambersburg and Charles Town.
Rail schedule lists northbound No 9 daily from Berryville to Haferstown with connections to Washington and Philadelphia and a parlor car to Washington. No 14 nightly to Hagerstown and New York with Pullman sleeper. Southbound No 4 at 3 13 am toward Roanoke and beyond with sleeper to Welch and Knxvllle. No 13 midmorning to Roanoke and Knoxville with a Pullman to Knoxville and Columbus. No 27 evening toward Elkron with parlor car. Rates maps and timetables available from M J Drugs or W B Nevill in Roanoke Va.
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