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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
6
Cookery suggestions describe layered tomato and lettuce salads with cucumber celery and apple, and various stuffing ideas. Use walnut catchup for flavor, drain tomatoes well, dust with pepper, and cook the filling if onions are included. Propose tomato and cheese salad with French dressing and toasted crackers.
The article suggests papering guest rooms with floral designs, choosing lilac and violet themes in a north facing room, and using mahogany furniture with white enamel woodwork. It advises avoiding glare in seashore cottages, adding shades, and furnishing each guest room with a chair or rocker plus a bureau and mirror for comfort during afternoon siestas.
A reader describes steps to improve unattractive arms. Warm water bath with borax benzoin and oatmeal softens skin, then a sponge rubto wake the skin followed by pumice to smooth rough elbows.
The piece urges kind, ongoing care for feet to prevent aches and corns. Neglect leads to pain, calluses, and limping. Staying mindful preserves health and keeps walking buoyant, with feet remaining in first rate condition through consistent self care.
A tip explains that when a fountain pen halves are tightly screwed the section will unscrew easily if a kid glove is worn on the right hand before attempting. The advice helps refill work and prevents discarding pens as useless.
Advice warns that many childhood eye infirmities start in the nursery from eye strain caused by poor lighting and inappropriate color choices. Early careful lighting and color use can prevent harm to infants' eyes.
The author argues against crowded meals and endorses giving the stomach seven hours to digest. He compares one meal a day and five meals a day, warns that four hours between meals overloads digestion, and describes the risk of a mass of putrefying matter forming if meals are too close.
A San Diego man invents a door that opens automatically when a person steps on a button six feet from either side. Weights in the walls power the mechanism, and a second button on the far side closes the door after passage.
Optional home treatment involves moistening wart spots with water and rubbing with washing soda several times daily to remove them without scarring. Small hand and facial warts may shrink at home, but larger ones near ears or throat are glandular and should be removed by a specialist using electricity for safe, thorough removal.
A Delineator column warns that solitary extended vacations by one spouse threaten marriage. Two lovers may endure short separations, but prolonged time apart weakens mutual dependence, trust, and daily teamwork. The piece cautions against routine wife getaways labeled as risky by insurers.
A columnist argues for disciplined use of the telephone in well run homes and establishments. Messages should be taken by a servant to avoid interruptions and confusion during conversations. The piece cites a luncheon disruption caused by incorrect calls and urges clear rules to preserve order and avoid spoiled gatherings.
Practical tips on housekeeping and comfort include pushing a carpet sweeper with the rug nap, choosing a light bed setup for weak patients, and improving tea and coffee flavor with lemon, cloves, and orange peel. Suggestions cover spice additions, timing, and serving notes for daily meals and beverages.
Practical tips cover preserving needles with coffee grounds and cold-water rinsing, sharpening bent sewing machine needles on a whetstone, storing talcum powder in a covered box, aging plaster with vinegar for smoother putty, and threading very fine beads by waxing silk thread for easier passage.
A reflection on how children learn trust and reject falsehoods when a mother breaks her word. The quote highlights the hurt of a child when promised things are not delivered and the impact of parental credibility.
A simple demonstration shows Earthlike layering by pouring water oil and water in a glass. Stirring rapidly causes the oil to cluster around a rod and inflate into a ball, then flatten and bulge to resemble a globe.
The sea gains salt from minerals carried by rivers and streams. Evaporation by the sun concentrates salt in seawater while fresh water returns as rain or snow. Rock salt mines and salt springs supply better quality salt, with boiling producing crystal salt. rapid boiling yields fine table salt. Chicago News.
A historian notes that all precious stones have fooled forgeries except opal. Its many facets and cohesive structure refract light like a prism, giving iridescence. While artificial opals exist in labs, repeats fail, suggesting rare genuine opal formation.
A short playful verse questions why life is a riddle and claims we must surrender it. It then puns on an alligator feigning deceit by taking large meat and leaving an empty stomach, ending with the line that the stomach was not empty.
The first skater’s name is lost to time yet skating is described as very ancient. Saxo Grammaticus mentions skating in 1134, William Fitzstephens notes it in London in 1180, and Olus Magnus’ history (1555) shows figures of skates.
Chicago Tribune style humor item about a teacher asking which domestic animal is left. Tom sheepishly admits the bristly, dirty mud-loving pet is him.
A lighthouse in the Arizona desert marks a hidden oasis where a fresh water well offers travelers relief. The structure is not listed on marine charts and serves as a beacon for those crossing the desert.
An obscure verse muses on dogs forming a grand empire like humans, invoking a narrator’s homage to grandiose canine rule. References to better men and a playful title nod to John Kendrick Bangs appear in a whimsical, fragmented note.
An excerpt from Dillon Wallace's The Long Labrador Trail in Outing Magazine describes Eskimo life near Karwalla west of Rigolet. Mark the driver suffers snow blindness after days under a bright sun while Mary recounts travel from the Chicago World’s Fair to Portland. Mary prefers her Arctic company over the United States notes lacking seal and deer meat.
The Philadelphia Record notes how motormen and conductors' romances unfold on the job with sweethearts visiting during official nights on the Haddington line. Sweethearts ride the route two to three nights weekly, keeping spirits up amid quarrels with passengers. Some ride to the end of the last run and are driven home by their beaus.
The article cites etiquette in China India Africa and among Moslems with cautionary examples. It recounts how wrong gestures wrapping gifts or body language can offend, then shares a Hawthorne anecdote about a wife’s support helping him write The Scarlet Letter. It also notes tooth worship in Buddhist and island cultures and the sacred status of animal teeth.
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