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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
3
A historical notice emphasizes backache as a sign of female illness and urges urgent attention to restore health, stating a single remedy quickly removes the cause and returns the feminine organism to normal.
Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine says three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved long running backaches and side pain and brought unprecedented improvement. Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl reports severe backaches and sleep loss but the remedy left her feeling like a new woman. The advertorial note touts thirty years of use and claims the product cures placements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities radio pains backache flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
Mrs Anne R Waln Bassett of Norwood Pennsylvania wrote Qur Good and Honest Taft a campaign song approved by William H Taft and Frank Hitchcock. A Philadelphia School of Industrial Art graduate and skilled artist and musician she has written over a hundred songs but published few preferring to keep them at home. She conceived the song after reading Tafts speech noting the plain man slogan and decided to set it to music.
A writer argues women in modern life need hobbies to sustain well being. He cites men as examples who balance work with hobbies, urging women to observe and emulate the habit for renewal. Father O'Toole offers practical courting advice emphasizing steady devotion and shared effort in marriage.
Travelers recalling Mexico treasure a dish called chili reinas stuffed peppers. Peppers are roasted, peeled, filled with grated dry cheese, sealed, and fried in hot lard with a light egg dressing. Serve with a walnut chili sauce.
An inventive woman. fond of music and art. creates The Moon beam a charm based on new moon wishes. The book features illustrations of the moon and bordered pages with spaces for daily year round wishes and common desires signed by the wishers.
A quaint list extols common cooking and laundry aids. It notes salt with rhubarb, vanilla with prunes, butter for chocolate, puff paste resting, basting for meats, and alum for colorfast wash. Each item is tied to practical, traditional guidance for home tasks.
Take small linen scraps and mark a circle with a pencil using a tumbler as guide. Stitch the mark on the machine then a buttonhole. Crochet a pattern around with sixty crochet cotton to make a set of doilies costing under 20 cents, worth more than two dollars.
A wire basket called a salad shaker or drainer dries greens after washing. Lettuce leaves still hold water after shaking. Each leaf should be wiped dry with cheesecloth to ensure even dressing distribution.
A polished wood sanitary crib with aluminium trim and white drill canvas body offers a compact all in one for infant care. The article notes the design provides freedom of movement and practicality for mothers seeking hygienic nursery furniture.
A historical recipe describes currant buns made from yeast, warm milk, flour, currants and sugar. The dough rests until light, is rolled into rounds, baked thirty to forty minutes, then glazed with a cornstarch sugar syrup for a glossy finish.
Advice warns against rubbing red eyes and forcing out foreign bodies. If irritation occurs, blink to allow tears to wash out debris or have someone remove it safely. Rests and proper lighting improve eye health. avoid reading or sewing in dim light. use side lighting and limit continuous work. A home wash for sight includes soft water salt and brandy.
The article showcases a novel six branch floral candelabrum built on a slender column with a Carnation and greens motif. It suggests arranging multiple sizes with smilax trails and recommends wax candles or shaded small electric lamps for best effects.
Iodine helps dull pain in toothache gums and joints when not swallowed as it is poison. Menthol cologne eases headaches with a burning and cooling skin sensation. An astringent eye wash of taric acid and camphor, sold by druggists, soothes eyes after travel or night use and may prevent headaches.
Bits of soap should be saved in a glass or china jar until enough have accumulated. They are dissolved in boiling water to make soap jelly for various uses. Soap from toilet jars is for the bath while kitchen and laundry soaps are for laundry. Ensure every soap piece is clean before adding to the jar.
Familton Mathié argues the current industrial age involving women in work will not last a century and may not be desirable to endure. He offers no replacement system or compensation for women missing pleasures once others work for them, leaving questions about the future of labor and gender roles.
A brief reflective note urges readers to smile first to invite kindness. It emphasizes reciprocal warmth and courtesy as a social approach, suggesting the value of a welcoming gesture. The phrase The girl with a smile hints at a lyric or caption celebrating positive demeanor.
An Italian count who built a seven tower castle in memory of his seven wives is examined as a sentimental model of a widower. The piece muses on whether the towers honor memory or celebrate liberation and notes seven as a magic number without an eighth tower.
Miss Alice M. Bacon notes a shift in Japan as girls travel from rural areas to urban schools. She observes the early happiness of schooling, the future duties in in-law households, and the strict tea ceremony rules shaping a girl’s life, including studies, cooking, sewing, and flower arranging.
Mrs. Humphry Ward and Mrs. Julia Ward Howe clash over womens suffrage in western states with Ward citing a Denver election fraud claim. Denver district attorney testifies most involved offenders were men, supporting Howes stand. Judge Lindsey notes male involvement in Colorado frauds. A global suffrage battle colors the exchange, followed by a household cleaning tip about polishing silver.
A fashion of picture puzzles sweeps all ages, with some elaborate designs selling for eight dollars. Learn to make them using a jig saw and old magazines as source images. Paste a chosen colored picture onto white Hollywood board, cut into pieces, and keep the puzzle in a box to avoid losing any fragment.
A croched slipper with a silv er thimble inside, pocket stitches to prevent tearing, satin and silkateen work, machine cuff finishing with sleeve right side out, and simple baby bibs in toweling or linen. Paintography offers stamped china painting as a past time with enduring colors.
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