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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1911
Page
8
A Michigan inventor creates a mattress built from multiple fibrous layers bound by longitudinal and lateral tapes. Intersections where the tapes cross receive tufting to prevent slipping. A removable slip cover is added over the assembled core, or it can be fixed as desired.
Roast sucking pig select a few weeks old. Clean well and stuff with mash ed potatoes or stale bread seasoned as for poultry with onions. Moisten bread with water melted butter and one beaten egg. Stuff sew up and bake slowly with butter salt pepper and flour. Bake about three hours with careful baste and watch for browning.
A recipe describes mixing one pound pork chop with water, sugar, molasses, and spices, then folding in flour raisins currants and walnuts. The batter is baked in a moderate oven for one hour and three quarters.
Suggests remedies including equal parts alum and sugar in quarter or half teaspoons every ten to fifteen minutes, or a few drops of kerosene or turpentine on sugar at ten to fifteen minute intervals. For obstinate cases, dampen a cloth with cold water, apply to the chest, cover with a flannel, and keep heat in so the child finds relief in minutes.
Boil meats then skim fat while cooling the stock. Reboil with fresh water, skim fat again, and simmer until water is cooked out. Use clarified fat to shorten biscuits and doughnuts, claiming it is better than fresh butter or lard.
Roast duck prepared with dry bread and onion stuffing seasoned with salt pepper sage and celery seed then roasted with butter and water for basting. Glaze with brown flour gravy and lemon juice served hot.
Make a syrup with half a cup corn syrup brown sugar milk and butter plus three squares of unsweetened chocolate. Cook to soft ball stage, add quarter pound walnut pieces, pour into buttered tin, cool and cut into blocks.
A compact recipe listing three eggs beaten with one cup of sugar a tablespoon of cold water one cup of flour one teaspoon of baking powder and one teaspoon of vanilla or lemon flavoring. The text provides basic proportions for a simple sponge cake batter.
The article describes a current season outfit in black satin with white marabou, including a large bow muff and a gathered shoulder cape. A poke shaped bonnet completes the look, suited to a piquant face, reflecting fresh styling trends.
In a gallery scene a famous actress counseled a sitter to moisten and slightly part her lips to relax the face. She noted the mouth would seem closed in the final image, with a soft line where lips meet. A hint of teeth can add charm without a grin.
Aluminium utensils gain daily popularity for light weight and cleanliness. Do not wash with soda. soap and water suffice, with a touch of powdered whiting to polish.
The article praises chiffon cloth for evening frocks noting its drape lightness and durability. It also describes a fashionable look featuring a black velvet sash and white lace bands to elevate the dress beyond common magpie party attire.
Dr John Fremont Hill of Maine becomes acting head and new chairman of the Republican National Committee after Frank Hitchcock’s retirement. A former two term governor and legislator, Hill is a physician by training but has spent decades in publishing and business ventures, including electric railroads, with a noted Augusta home.
The Arizona Statesman reports Marcus Aurelius Smith and Henry F. Ashurst are nominated for the United States Senate after a Democratic victory in the first Arizona state election. Smith, a Kentucky native and Transylvania alumnus, moved to Tombstone in 1881 and built a legal career defending Arizona statehood efforts while opposing union with New Mexico. If statehood comes, Smith is seen as likely among its first senators.
Practical notes on economical winter soups using rich stock for nourishment. Includes Corn Soup and Corn and Bean Soups with simple method suggestions.
A compact collection of historic soup instructions including corn soup with milk and pepper, rich bean soup with soaked beans and bacon drippings, and an rice soup made with rice, curry powder, milk, butter, and parsley. These methods emphasize boiling, mashing beans, and thickening with cornstarch or flour.
The 1911 Taal eruption in the Philippine Islands killed about 1,500 people and prompted many scientific papers. Rev Maso’s bulletin notes meteorological and seismological features, unusual lightning, and winds sweeping Manila as the ash plume rose 20 000 to 30 000 feet and traveled hundreds of miles.
The United States Geological Survey reports that major rivers in the northeastern and middle eastern United States remain underdeveloped as sources of power. Despite long familiarity among manufacturers, water resources have not been fully appreciated or exploited to their maximum potential across the region.
Careful study of Canada thistledown heads assesses their effectiveness as natural parachutes for seed dispersal. Early calculations indicate remarkable results for seeds carried by air, suggesting high distances reached by wind-aided fall from the plant.
An 20 foot drop would take two thirds of a minute to ground with a 20 mph wind carrying objects about a fifth of a mile. Thistle down exposes about a third of a square foot to air due to hairlets. Silk threads used by gossamer spiders enable aerial voyages as another example of nature's parachutes.
Joseph Chilton reports to the Northeast Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders that a well designed lathe is the most economical tool for chip production. He notes half a pound of chips per horsepower per minute when cutting mild steel with about 100 tons per square inch tool pressure. A typical cut is half an inch deep with an eighth inch feed, yielding a specific area of cut.
The fragment lists crust composition with approximate weight percentages for oxygen silicon aluminum calcium magnesium potassium hydrogen titanium carbon chlorine phosphorus manganese sulfur and other elements. It also features a humorous poem by Berton Braley in Puck praising dialect poetry and rhymes.
A wittty exchange from the New York Mail notes a Grass Widower recounts his marriage to a vanishing lady. The quip highlights humor in domestic life and social observation.
A wry tale recounts an officer stopping Diogenes who asks to know what he is doing. He replies he is looking for an honest man. The officer walks away muttering. Diogenes jokes that the policeman would have arrested him for picking up his lantern otherwise.
Finch Investment Company sues Fred Taylor and Ella F. Taylor to foreclose a lien on Lots 1 2 5 6 in Block 1 and Lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 in Block 2 Dole’s Addition Aberdeen for a 5500 judgment dated December 24 1910 against Fred Taylor. The suit seeks community property declaration and sale of the described lands to satisfy the judgment.
In Chehalis County Washington the estate of Major L A Abbott seeks court approval to sell Lots 5 and 6 Block 27 First Addition to South Aberdeen to cover legacies. The hearing in Montesano is set for 9:30 a m January 13 1912. Publication in Aberdeen Herald required for four weeks.
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