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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
3
Local snippets list daily comings and goings in Carson Valley including residents from Mason, Wellington, Stith Valley, Mite Grove and Verington. Mentions visitors, marriages, business trips, a lost purse, and ads for groceries, liquor, framed pictures, and fresh vegetables. A note critiques Nevada corporation annual publication laws and calls for legislative action.
Louis S. Leavitt, former captain of the University of Nevada football team, has graduated and will likely make his home in Washington. The Grand New Year’s ball of the Fraternal Order of Axles will be held at Owl Hall tonight with music and a good time promised. Subscribe for the Times.
In Rochester at the Congress of Venal Mayground Associations an alderman from Chicago extols the city system of playgrounds and parks. The speech highlights methods: reclaiming unused land, leasing sites with tax relief, accepting gifts, and a cooperative model with the board of education to expand playgrounds citywide.
Insights on keeping cream separators clean to prevent bacterial contamination and odor transfer, stressing daily washing and sanitary placement. The piece also highlights hogs as efficient converters of feed to marketable pork, emphasizing cost efficiency and support to farm profit through proper feeding practices.
The guide warns against hard brushes and strong cleaners for oilcloth. Clean with a soft cloth and tepid water, add a small amount of ammonia if dirty, and rub dry. Restore shine with softened beeswax and turpentine, then polish with boiled oil and milk as needed.
Simple methods to loosen a tight glass stopper are described. Pour a small amount of liquid around the bottle mouth and wait. warm the bottle gradually to loosen the stopper. If needed, gently tap the stopper while guiding it around its fit to ease its removal.
A strange sewing tip describes shaping a woman's sailor hat into a mushroom bat by wetting and placing it in a bowl to dry. The hat gains a bowlike contour when fully dry, achieving the desired form.
Instructions describe loosening rusted screws in wood by pouring paraffin around the screw head and allowing time for the grouse to sink, after which the screw may be pulled out. The note ends with a warning about acid and weeds being soot parted.
A vintage guide explains serving watermelon with rind used as a bowl for the pink center. It details carving, chilling, and presentation ideas including wedges, green rind bowls, sherbet glasses, and fruit cocktails, plus preferences on salt or sugar.
A Survey article describes a frugal home method to keep milk safe for babies. It outlines building a makeshift refrigerator using a wooden box, tin pail, sawdust, and layers of newspaper, plus a small amount of cracked ice daily to chill milk.
How to make starch requires half a pint of cold water and one quart of boiling water for each two tablespoons of starch. Stir the mixture to remove lumps, then add boiling water while continuing to stir until it thickens. If not boiling, return to heat, boil, then strain and set aside to cool, keeping it covered to prevent a skin. For a shiny smooth finish when ironing, stir wax candle into the starch several times.
Cleaning guidance describes using a soft white wash brush and warm soapy water to gently rub varnished wallpaper from bottom to top. Do not rub with a flannel or cloth to avoid smears or damage.
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