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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
9
A National Museum report chronicles the origin of its history division and a famed costume display. It highlights nineteen gowns of presidential wives starting with Martha Washington, tracing development and appeal to Americans.
The old Easter Lily building housed the National Museum exhibits until 1911 when the new building opened. The display includes a unique collection of nineteen White House period dresses, commemorative wardrobes, and national portraits. Displays feature Washington, Pinckney, Monroe, Jackson costumes, early printing gear, naval and military arms, flags, and George Washington relics, plus five sailing vessel models and a star spangled banner backing.
The article notes the key ring as a symbol of handing house keys to the bride, a tradition tied to wedding and betrothal customs. A separate cooking recipe instructs browning baked chicken mixed with breadcrumbs, onions, and seasonings, then baking until browned.
Instructions describe removing mud stains from white or cream serge by drying, applying salt, waiting, rubbing, then using French chalk. Perspiration stains on white dresses and underclothing are treated with lemon juice before washing to prevent soap setting the stain.
In households with many small children the plan is to protect the tablecloth with napkins or toweling under plates. Phil suggests using white paper forms as a substitute, purchased in sheets and cut into squares. The paper resists soaking, can be collected after use, and burned.
A vintage recipe describes baked hashed potatoes using eight cupfuls of boiled chopped potatoes one cupful of grated onion one cupful of milk one tablespoonful of salt a dash of pepper and one tablespoonful of drippings. Potatoes are prepared hot peeled and finely chopped then mixed with drippings and onion poured with milk and baked in a hot oven for about thirty minutes until nicely browned. Parsley is sprinkled on top.
Recipe fragment describes creamed small onions cooked in boiling water then simmered with milk, butter and flour. Onions boiled briefly, drained, seasoned with salt and pepper, then butter and flour rubbed until smooth and cooked until thick.
United States Marines captured and destroyed Fort Riviere in northern Haiti, crushing the Caco rebellion. Major Smadley Darlington Butler led the assault with Capt. William W. Low's company. no Marine casualties were reported as the fort was dynamited after entry.
A Carlisle Pennsylvania note lists Indian student names at the Carlisle Indian School, highlighting long and unusual surnames such as Katie Owns-Many Horses and Owen Woothakaw, plus body part nicknames like No-Shin-Bone and Red-Neck, with a few familiar names including Abe Lincoln and David Copperfield.
An Indian, Bob Wayne, found a bottle on the Moctips reach, once cast from the schooner Transit. The note dated August 10, 1899, says the ship was ten days from Honolulu bound for San Francisco with all hands well. It mentions lat 89 44 north, long 158 7, amid calm seas and baffling winds after a heavy offshore blow.
Mrs. Pather Paulson of 1012 Marquier Street obtained a divorce from Patrolman Peter Paulson of St. Paul. She alleged abuse including an attempted dog sleep demand, burns from hot grease, assault on her face, and throwing their daughter Agnes from the home in a prior year. The judge granted her divorce.
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