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  2. OVERWHELMED BY AVALANCHE

    Particulars regarding the supposed fatality on Mount Cook were contained in a telegram from Mr. Batey, officer of the Tourist department, who was at the Old ...

    Article : 316 words
  3. USEFUL HOME IDEAS.

    Fasten the waist band and pin the middle of the back to the centre of the front. Then lay the skirt out flat on a table, and with two pieces of tissue paper as foundations. ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. THE HOME CIRCLE

    As this paper now circulates very largely in the country districts of Northern Victoria. I should like to make this column specially interesting to women whose homes ...

    Article : 91 words
  5. LABELS THAT WILL ADHERE TO GLASS.

    To make paper, cloth or other substance adhere to metal or glass (as in pasting a label on a canister or a velvet backing on a brass tray), first coat the article with ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. TALKS ON HEALTH.

    The mortality in typhoid fever is not very high. The nursing is of the highest importance in this disease, as the patient is as helpless as a babe for many weeks. ...

    Article : 68 words
  7. TO OPEN CANNED GOODS.

    When the key has been lost from a can of meat, substitute a pair of tweezers. You will find it works quite as well, and sometimes even far better than a can-opener ...

    Article : 37 words
  8. DIFFICULTY TO DIAGNOSE.

    It is extremely difficult to diagnose typhoid fever in the first few days. At first it appears to be simply a case of a slight chill or a little malaise; it is only ...

    Article : 208 words
  9. SOME USEFUL RECIPES.

    Pork Chops and Onions.—This is called "a poor man's goose," and it is very good See that the chops are cut from a small loin and well hammered with the cook's ...

    Article : 738 words
  10. SEWING MACHINE HINT.

    To prevent garments from slipping while stitching them with the sewing machine, slip an old pillow case over the leaf of your sewing machine, and pin it so ...

    Article : 65 words
  11. GUIDE'S BODY FOUND.

    In the Southern Alps the search party has found the body of the guide Richmond. No trace of King, the British tourist, or the guide Thompson can be found. The ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. A GOOD FLOOR STAIN.

    A good floor stain that goes right into the wood, and is very durable, is made of linseed oil colored with ground burnt umber. Rub thoroughly into the boards ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. PAPERHANGING.

    A good hint for those who do their own paperhanging is to apply the paste to the wall instead of to the paper. Amateurs will find it much easier to match the pattern, ...

    Article : 51 words
  14. OKLAHOMA NEGROES.

    At the request of the British Government the Department of Justice is making inquiries regarding the proposed establishment of a negro kingdom on the Gold Coast ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. SOME PRECAUTIONS.

    Remember that what comes from the patient is highly infective. If you find out at the end of a week that the case is really one of typhoid, you must burn as much of ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. TO CLEAN A CARPET.

    Get 1oz. of wormwood salts from the chemist, put it into a pail of warm water, then wash your carpet as you would a floor or if very dirty scrub it. All dirt ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. BARQUE WRECKED.

    Seventeen of the crew of the French barque La Tour d'Auvergne have arrived at Wellington by the steamer Tahiti from Papeete. The barque, when bound for ...

    Article : 150 words
  18. WHEN I WANT TO LOOK MY VERY BEST.

    A correspondent writes:—I have a magic complexion treatment that I give myself. If I am going out in the evening, and want to look my very best especially if I'm very ...

    Article : 429 words
  19. THE DISCONTENTED WOMAN.

    No woman should find a misfortune in the fact that her neighbor can afford better furniture or better clothing than herself. Let her do her best with the means at ...

    Article : 89 words
  20. WOMANLY WOMEN.

    "The cleverest woman, to my mind," said a man who is a close observer and keen critic, "is the one who even in difficult circumstances manages to retain her ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. TO WASH FEATHER PILLOWS.

    It will be of interest to many housewives to know that there is a very excellent way of cleansing pillows at home, which is often necessary after some illness, or for ...

    Article : 302 words
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