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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
8
A historical game description shows players wishing to become an animal or object and requiring neighbors to give reasons for the wish. Right hand neighbors must offer uncomplimentary reasons, left hand neighbors complimentary. Offenders pay a forfeight or exit the game.
Practical kitchen notes cover cooking carrots and beets whole, avoid iron kettle use, marble cleaning with eu ar abic solution, ammonia on plants, and peas in pods. Also includes a Caramel Nut Fudge method with sugar milk butter steps and finishing pour.
A fragment describes soaking bread without crust in sour milk overnight then draining. In morning it is mixed with one quart of liquid, yolks from two eggs, salt, sugar, and other ingredients to form a batter thicker than buckwheat cakes, with beaten egg whites folded in.
Short items cover rusted linen stain removal with oxalic acid and hot water, a Buffalo herd increase on Wichita National Forest, new French technique to protect telegraph poles with earthenware pipes and resin seals, a note on German submarines using detachable buoy cables, and a poem about missing children Curly-wig and Dimple-cheek with a hopeful return.
Mark Griffith, manager of the Washington team, predicts that young pitcher Joe Boehling will become the league’s top hurler after Walter Johnson. Boehling won eleven straight early this season and, with a year’s experience, could be a standout. Wrant Chance doubts Boehling’s longevity due to energy and many curves. Griffith counters, saying Boehling will be the real young star in pitching.
Duke Kahanamoku, the famed Hawaiian swimmer, broke three world marks at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He set new 25, 50, and 75 yard records, lowering the 25 and 50 yard times and surpassing his own 75 yard record. Also reported are new trotting and rowing headlines from Detroit and London.
At the Pittsburgh club office it was announced that pitcher L. W. Delii was purchased from the Great Falls Montana Union association club. Delhii previously played for the Los Angeles club in the Coast League and the Chicago Americans.
Walter Keng joins the Red Sox after leaving the S J Paul American association team. DOW member of the Busta American League club, he is acquired by manager Friel for £10,000 worth of players for Rt. Paol club.
Jim Hannigan, a wandering painter, loses a rabbit’s foot luck charm after discarding it on a trestle. A train approaches as he contemplates fate and hardship, and he narrowly survives leaping from the rails into the river below. He keeps the gray object found near the track.
In a Cuban hospital after the battle of Guasimas a nurse named Jenny cares for wounded Clifford and his brother Eugene Crawford. The story follows how the real Jenny’s arrival comforts Clifford, helps reunite him with his sister Miss Clifford, and how the hospital routine, resilience, and sacrifice of nurses shape recovery during war.
A Connecticut tag introduces the automatic clothesline reel praised for ease. The line winds itself up when released from posts, using a spring based on the spring tape measure. The circular metal support attaches to walls and swings, guiding the line with a hand ring to prevent over-winding.
Pudding Sauces and classic creams show how to whip egg whites with powdered sugar and citrus rinds for a fluffy base. Molasses sauce blends butter and lemon juice, while Cream Sauce uses milk and heavy cream with vanilla. Foamy Sauce folds butter and sugar into beaten eggs, warmed gently.
Fragmented cooking directions describe preparing chicken pudding from two young chickens, simmering until tender, then layering meat with butter and seasonings in a baking dish. Includes broth thickening, piccalilli and tomato layers, and a spiced pickle mixture with peppers, sugar, and spices to seal while hot.
A nearby recipe fragment describes frying chicken with salt and pepper, steaming until tender, browning in hot fat, then returning to a platter. A thickened sauce is made with flour and milk, seasoned to taste, and poured over the finished chicken.
A fragmented note describes keeping fresh fruit by using partitioned boxes to separate varieties. It notes peaches, plums, apples, and pears must avoid contact to prevent taint from overripe items spreading to neighboring fruit.
Preserved quinces prepared by coring removing back parts then boiling in clear water until tender. Drain and spread to dry. For each pound of fruit use half a pound of sugar and one third cup water. When strap boll appears, simmer slowly at the back of the stove until the fruit is not too tender. Longer cooking yields brighter color. Seal pot.
A short note describes whitening linen and handkerchiefs that have yellowed from use or sun exposure. It advises soaking in a pale solution, then applying cream of tartar and ironing to achieve a white, snowlike result.
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