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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
8
Walter Miller, a leading American jockey, says this season may be his last in the saddle. He notes the difficulty of maintaining his 105 pound weight and hopes to retire while still respected. He may ride briefly in Europe, but not long, and has earned about $200,000 since his rise to fame.
French to take up baseball under the Athletic club of Paris founded by aggressive Americans. Marquis de Beauvoir is president. estate Landricourt covers about 0,000 acres for a national diamond. Expert Americans will come to coach French players while Silas H. Jenkins promotes American sports in France. Also covers English Derby prospects with Vanderbilt, Belmont, Keene, Whitney, Madden, and Mackay nominees for the Derby.
Jacob Schaefer defended his eighteen inch balk line title by beating Wille Hoppe 500 to 423, signaling the retirement of Schaefer the wizard of the cue after thirty five years as a champion of billiards. Despite poor health he remained a formidable figure in the sport.
Umpire Charles Rigler reportedly set a 1907 season benchmark by ejecting thirty seven players from the game. The record for most benchings by a single club goes to Khen with fourteen Giants benched. McGraw allegedly held the individual benching record with seven suspendments.
Bran baths are claimed to soothe nervous people and soften skin. Use a cheesecloth bag filled with about 1.5 to 2 quarts of bran, steep in warm water until brown and bubbly, then soak briefly. Rest at least ten minutes after massage. Also advised is removing mildew from linen with dry brushing, buttermilk or lemon juice, soap paste, starch, and sun exposure.
Instructions describe making Oxford sausages by grinding lean beef and pork separately, mixing with suet and breadcrumbs, seasoning with salt pepper nutmeg sage thyme savory marjoram and lemon rind, regrinding, pressing into an earthen mold, shaping into small cakes when needed, and frying in a lightly greased pan.
A Oregon inventor patents an improved frying pan with a folding handle. The design allows the handle to fold over into the pan when not in use, reducing protruding space and freeing room for other cookware. In extended position the handle is held rigid by a spring hook.
A vintage sandwich preparation outlines dicing olives and mixing celery salt prepared mustard tomato catchup and cayenne with mayonnaise. Spread between crustless bread slices and serve on a folded napkin as a simple meat chopper style menu item.
Instructions describe salting almonds by blanching in boiling water then drying and browning in oven with butter. Also outlines Ottawa Root Beer ingredients and a 24 hour maceration with yeast, mixing and aging to ready in 20 hours. Includes infant bath temperatures ranging from 100 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit for early infancy and beyond.
Old broom handles are repurposed into three brushes for sinks and ped springs and mattresses. Cut the large handle, trim ends evenly, and tie with strong cord to create multiple brushes. Also notes Everlasting Cement made from tar pitch and gutta percha that resists water and bonds leather, wood, stone, glass, porcelain, ivory, and varnished surfaces.
In a convoluted tale of love and deceit, Gretchen plots to pair Franz with money provided by Carl, while Franz and her father conspire to outwit Carl. A staged elopement, threats, a midnight train, and a courtroomly minister end with Franz winning Gretchen and Carl paying damages, leaving all relieved.
A London Telegraph item quotes a widow named Rugg who, after marrying Sir Charles Price as her second husband, says she parted with her old Rugg for a good Price.
A fragment from the Pittsburg Post quotes varied praise for a saying about a lazy man with potential and notes endorsements of Dr Shoop's Cough Cure and Warner's White Wine of Tar. The ad-style text promotes a plant extract remedy for coughs without narcotics and asserts family cures for measles and long-standing coughs through purchasable products.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a natural digestive prep with vegetable acids and the same enzymes found in a healthy stomach. It claims relief from stomach trouble indigestion and headaches and notes availability from H. Schultz & Co.
An old advertisement touts De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for backache, bladder inflammation, and fatigue. It claims relief for weak kidneys and energy loss, with various local sellers listed in Racine Wisconsin. The copy imitates patent medicine marketing with multiple products and promises of health.
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