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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
2
A tutorial describes making a small sixteen by twelve inch pillow from dotted Swiss with a satin cover in pink blue or green. Silk wash cover, removable for washing, features tiny dots and scalloped edges, buttonholed in white or matching thread. End hems are decorated with two inch Hyelets and rosettes, with ribbon or bows for finishing.
The article discusses using lavender bags and scented pads in beds to enhance luxury. It outlines methods like sachet powder in cotton pads and sprinkling perfume among feathers, with pine scents as another option. It also notes lavender and scented sachets can warm a room by drafts on cold evenings.
A humorous tale of Homer and Mrs. Justwed debating sensible spending before Christmas. They agree to frugality, exchange modest gifts, and end up revealing simple, heartfelt presents—a sewing basket and a small humidor—proving sentiment matters more than price.
The article surveys the U S Post Office dead letter problem for Santa Claus requests. It notes past failed charity deliveries, addresses many letters to Kris Kingle and odd names, and reports varied beliefs on Santa’s home from North Pole to Iceland.
The article traces Christmas tree origins and harvesting from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont to New York markets. It notes six million trees used nationwide with balsam fir favored for fragrance. It details holly mistletoe shipping from Maryland Virginia and Norway and recounts historic associations with the Christmas tree from Druids to Mary Queen of Scots era.
The text provides methods to remove soot with salt and coarse flannel, rinse and dry items, clean galvanised baths with goa and soda, polish with paraffin and sand, rinse and dry to remove paraffin smell, clean tin with whiting paste, and a soap whiting solution boiled and cooled with spirits of hartshorn for storage.
The square nine attire train appears on evening gowns with a grotesque extended tail and heavy trimming. Origin traces the long black panel with vogue growing in Paris and London. Queen Mary first approved the train on mourning dresses as a latest curiosity in fashion.
A light Christmas vignette contrasts a single young man with a married chap amid holiday finances and gift-giving. The piece shifts to a buyer’s note for a small cement-stucco cottage, 28 by 22 feet, with one upstairs room, a bath, storage, and simple pine trim, designed for warm uptake and low fuel costs.
Government scientists introduce diverse plants from Angola to Paraguay, including a desert shrub with underground turnip like roots storing rubber, a tomato tree with egg shaped fruit from Brasil, water chestnut from China, candelillo wax shrub from Mexico, and vegetable silk pod bearing plant from Paraguay, noting arid viability and edible or practical uses.
A proposed 20 mile underwater tunnel would link Amater Island in Denmark with Schonne in Sweden. The plan calls for double tracks and electric trains for freight and passenger service, with iron sections lowered to the seabed and joined underwater. The project is touted as a major modern engineering feat. The note adds that Sydney Harbour Lighthouse houses the world’s most powerful electric light.
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