Cord Wood Cutting and Selling Offer
A caller proposes methods to cut cord wood, haul to town, and sell at five dollars per cord. The question asks how much could be earned in a day.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
7
A caller proposes methods to cut cord wood, haul to town, and sell at five dollars per cord. The question asks how much could be earned in a day.
A historical note claims mammoth tusks may replace elephant ivory for billiard balls as supply of tusks fades. Also contains a string of vintage ads urging cures and products from Dr. Kline’s nerve restorer to Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and Piso’s Cure for coughs.
The piece notes $1.76 per word for Japan cables and enormous war news tolls while daily readers combine this with Pillsbury's Vitos for breakfast. It also reports the Department of Agriculture testing plant growth at night using laboratory electrical illumination in pathology to sustain nocturnal vegetation development.
Narrates Charles Ewing youngest son of Thomas Ewing, a Union officer at Vicksburg May 19, 1863, who seized the flag under heavy fire, saved General Grant by guiding his horse from danger, and inspired a second assault. Includes a short Cleveland Toledo affidavit about catarrh cure and a raisin pie recipe.
A Briton ranks hotels worldwide, praising English luxuries but criticizing food in Britain and France. He notes American hotels lag in service but excel in cooking in cities like New York and Chicago. He singles out India and East Asia for poor hotels, and declares the Oriental Palace at Yokohama the best for the fastidious traveler.
The article notes 75 submarine cables totaling 178,919 miles, mostly privately owned with 25,000 miles government owned. It claims these cables carry daily orders from every land for Pillsbury's Vitos, the all day food.
The article reviews If a Guide to Bad Manners by James Montgomery Flagg as a cheerful burlesque of human foibles. It notes caricatures and humorous yet sharp verses with plenty of hearty laughs despite the satire.
The article notes about 400 Christian Science churches in the United States with around 100 000 adherents and cites Mrs Eddy claiming rapid growth in popularity. It shifts to a recipe for potato soup using mashed potatoes milk onions butter flour salt pepper celery salt parsley croutons.
A old recipe explains using cheese rinds grated with flour and seasonings. Mix with egg yolk water and butter, form fritters, fry in hot fat, drain, and keep warm in oven until serving. A religious marriage quote from Rev. Edward Young is included.
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