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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
8
An advertisement touts Hudsons Bezema Unnt ointment as a cure for long standing tetter. It claims relief after fifty years of suffering and invites orders by mail from chemical company agents in Philadelphia.
An advertisement claims Bucklon Arnica Salve removes pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and scalds. It quotes E. E. Chamber of Clinton Me endorsing the product and touts the salve as a universal remedy for skin injuries with bold claims and a catalog-style pitch.
News clippings report on diverse topics including a Belgian chemist’s grain process, rising female presence in the navy and ministry, policewomen in Chicago, wireless links across Australia, and women preachers increasing in the United States. Also covered are aluminum consumption, new Chinese agriculture, an American habit of land giveaways, and a Japanese Korea tree planting program amid Balkans alarms with Trebnova’s earthquake destruction.
The article notes that dugongs and manatees commonly off northern Australia exhibit the habit of holding or testing their young when a strange object appears. It suggests that such behavior may have inspired ancient tales of mermaids and mermen given the striking likeness between the creatures.
Practical notes on preparing produce and cleaning with simple solutions. Cook enarripts and beets whole then skin and slice. Avoid cooking vegetables in an iron kettle. Use a gujar able solution to clean marble and let it dry. Ammonia diluted in water can aid plant care. Peas can be cooked in pods as they rise to the surface.
A massive engine toppled a wooden Pullman at the wreck site leaving cars derailed. Reported scenes show officials instructing workers to clear debris and secure the vicinity as investigators assess damage and cause.
Washington dispatch outlines a Wilson plan for sweeping reforms including tariff, currency, anti trust, and railroad measures. The tariff bill moves to a conference committee in days, currency legislation to dominate debates, with Senate and House leaders signaling major action before year’s end. Democratic and Republican members press for regulation, while hearings reveal sharp partisan positions on currency reform and wool duties.
Rev. Davis Thompson of the Presbyterian mission in Tapan marked the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival as a mission worker. I helped organize the festivity in Tokyo and served as interpreter for the group during the celebration, noting his work translating documents and aiding the station during this long association.
A fragment describes a child’s acrostic game where players trade letters of a market purchased item, with the buyer animating the use of offered items. It also recounts a fable of the body’s parts quitting their duties, and notes a Minnesota invention: a combined colander and fruit dresser with a revolving blade to pare skins and press juices, plus a table-edge spiral support.
Advice on preserving linen by darning worn areas before threads fail. Worn dinner cloths can become breakfast or kitchen cloths after cutting and hemming. Partly worn cloths may yield breakfast napkins or new trim cloths. Emphasis on neat cutting and careful hemming and overall thrift.
Connecticut inventor unveils a self winding clothesline reel. When clothes are taken down, releasing the line winds it automatically, the spring powered reel mounted on a circular metal support attaches to walls or uprights and swings left or right. The line feeds out over a guide with a free end ring to prevent over winding, and a released spring winds it back in after use.
Instructions describe beating egg whites with powdered sugar and citrus rind and juice, then preparing Molasses Sauce with butter and lemon juice or vinegar, Cream Sauce with milk cream sugar and vanilla, and Foamy Sauce with butter sugar egg and vanilla, all to be beaten over heat.
Fragmented cooking notes describe cut up young chickens stewed until tender then baked with a buttered batter and gravy. Also outlines a pickle layering tomatoes with salt, then a tomato pepper mix boiled with vinegar sugar and spices before sealing.
A recipe outlines cutting chicken into joints, salting and peppering, then stewing in hot water covered on a back stove to steam for an hour. It instructs browning in butter or lard, removing to a platter, then thickening remaining sauce with flour and a splash of milk before pouring over the chicken.
Do not throw away partitioned cartons used for eggs as they keep delicate fruit such as peaches plums and small apples or pears from touching each other. An overripe fruit can impart taint to neighbors if contact is allowed, so reuse the egg cartons to separate produce.
Preserved quinces are prepared by peeling coring and cutting into quarters then soaking in clear water until tender. Boil with half a pound of sugar per pound of fruit and one third cup water. simmer slowly for an hour until color brightens. For whitening washings dissolve cream of tartar in water and soak linens overnight for whiter results.
A hospital nurse tends a wounded soldier after Guasimas, with Eugene Crawford showing stubborn will to recover. Nostalgia and homesickness threaten his strength while a nurse named Jenny comforts him and a sister, Miss Clifford, arrives to care for her brother.
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