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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1905
Page
7
A basic recipe describes boiling parsnips until tender in salted water, then scraping and slicing. When cooled, sprinkle with pepper and salt, dredge in flour, and fry in hot drippings until light brown. Drain and serve as a crisp side.
Practical advice from a domestic guide covers restoring linoleum with milk and lemon polishing for boots. It advises lamp wicks in vinegar for steadier light, soap storage, sugar in soups, cloth pleats for puddings, extinguishing paraffin with flour, cleaning milk tins, sour milk causes, and a wooden hook rack for utensils to save pantry trips.
James Creelman's account portrays Alexander III mourning his English nurse Kitty at the Winter Palace and the cemetery scene after her death. The autocrat walks in snow, kneels by the coffin, and shares a private, humble vigil with his brothers, showing a tender human side behind imperial glare.
The picture depicts a candle lit scene from early England under Queen Bess. It centers on Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, son of the second Earl of Bedford, a notable figure in Elizabethan fashion and court life.
Lord Russell of Tihornhaugh studied courtly manners in Venice Germany Italy and Hungary. He fought in Ireland and the Netherlands and succeeded Sir Philip Sidney as Governor of Flushing. Sidney left him his gilt armor and in September 1602 he entertained Queen Elizabeth.
A Russian resident at Marienburg received 100 marks from three friends to shave his beard but the deal was disrupted by his wife claiming part ownership. The trio now sues the businessman for nonperformance. Times have changed as female customers whisper at drug stores.
A local advertisement offers a $100 reward for a catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F J Cheney Co as makers in Toledo and notes endorsements from Wastr & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin. Claims the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and promotes price 75 cents per bottle.
A speculative idea imagines a society where wealthy relatives seek out poorer kin to assist them. The concept flips traditional charity norms, exploring impact, ethics, and social dynamics of wealth redistribution within family networks.
The U S Department of Agriculture awards its strongest praise to Salzer s New National Oats. Reported yield in 1904 ranged from 150 to 30 bushels per acre across 30 states. Farmer readers are urged to try to beat these yields in 1905.
Salter Seed Co promotes pedigree seeds with per acre yields such as 121 bushels for Beardless Barley and 300 bushels for Home Builder Corn. It lists crops like Speltz Macaroni Wheat 80 bushels and Victoria Rape 60,000 pounds with Teosinte Fodder and Billion Dollar Grass. Send 10 cents and receive a free catalog from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis.
Colonel Paul E. Beckwith former Lt. Col. of the 1st Reg minute men writes from 1503 Vermont Avenue NW Washington DC praising the remedies for coughs and colds as an unqualified endorsement from many friends.
A soldier and civilian audience favors Peruna for coughs and colds. Testimonials from officers and veterans praise its curative qualities for catarrhal ailments, noting strong endorsements from high rank and military groups though only limited space allows publication.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader comments on human fondness for flattery and self deception, noting people welcome flattering stories despite knowing them false. The piece contrasts men's and women's reaction to praise and ends with a remark on desert corpses drying to about zero weight.
Stephen Mellinger, an 18 year old from Denver Pennsylvania, is described by Leslie's Weekly as remarkable for moving with apparent sight despite lifelong blindness. He farmed, milked, harvested crops, and drives horses and a bicycle with remarkable skill, crossing railroad tracks and navigating roads without hesitation.
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